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"Last week, Beth asked you guys if you like to chat with your stylist while you&amp;#x27;re getting your &amp;#x27;do done. Many of you were like me and just love to zone out when you&amp;#x27;re at the salon. But you also don&amp;#x27;t want to offend your hair&amp;#x27;s BFF right? Read on to see how to handle this and other tricky situations after the jump!I sat down with one of NYC&amp;#x27;s fabu hairstylists, Christo, to tell me all the 411 on what we ladies need to know about dealing with those situations of when you just want to tell your stylist to &amp;quot;Shhh&amp;quot; and looking at your hair after your stylist is done, realizing that you totally hate the cut. Here&amp;#x27;s 4 hairy situations where Christo and I have the solutions to help a gal out! Hairy Situation #1: &amp;quot;What should I do when the only thing my stylist wants to do is talk and gossip and I just want to chill out?&amp;quot; Reading a mag or chatting on the cell phone to avoid your stylist can sometimes be a little distracting for them, so if you want to relax and trust your stylist, sit down in the chair and immediately tell them how you had such a long day and can&amp;#x27;t wait for some R&amp;amp;R time at the salon. You can even close your eyes to indicate you just want to zone out. Hairy Situation #2: &amp;quot;There&amp;#x27;s so many people to tip! How much should I give the stylist? The shampoo person? The colorist?&amp;quot; Just remember 15-20% for the main hairstylist handling your &amp;#x27;do and 5% for everyone else (this includes the shampoo assistant, colorist and if there&amp;#x27;s a junior assistant coloring your hair). If the cut is super super pricey, slipping a Mr. Grant (a $50 bill) is plenty (even if it doesn&amp;#x27;t equal 20%). Also, don&amp;#x27;t feel obligated to tip the owner--that&amp;#x27;s totally optional! Hairy Situation #3: &amp;quot;I went home and realized that I hate the cut!&amp;quot; In order to avoid a bad cut from the start, you must must must have a consultation with your stylist before you get any service. When you say you want &amp;quot;three inches&amp;quot; cut off, show him with your fingers on your hair to let him know what three inches mean to you (his/her measurement idea could be way different than yours!). If you go home and you really can&amp;#x27;t stand the &amp;#x27;do, don&amp;#x27;t have a fit and say how much you hate it, but simply call and say, &amp;quot;I&amp;#x27;ve had a hard time styling my hair with this new cut, can you please take a look at it?&amp;quot; Make sure to book an appointment with them while you&amp;#x27;re on the phone with your stylist (so nothing gets lost in translation). Hairy Situation #4: &amp;quot;Okay, now that I know how to break it to my stylist that I don&amp;#x27;t like the &amp;#x27;do, should the re-cut be free?&amp;quot; If you call within the same week that you received the bad cut and come in for the redo appointment soon after (no longer than 2 weeks), then you shouldn&amp;#x27;t be charged for the correction. There you have it--some handy tips you need to make your next trip to the stylist go a little more smoothly. Did I cover all the bases? What other tricky situations do you come across? Have you ever gone home and discovered you hated a cut? Let&amp;#x27;s have some salon talk below! Haircut ideas to make your next cut totally glam!: * 15 Glam Ways to Wear Your Hair * 19 Cute Celebrity Cuts * And just to make sure you get the most out of your buck, click here to see How to Speak to Your Hairdresser: Tips on Getting the Haircut You Want More Ways to Get Glamour Glamour stylists answer your fashion questions at WhatToWear.com. Ask away! You could win $50,000 just for registering or logging in to Glamour.com! Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Photo: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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