I was hesitant to write this, but every other professional hairstylist I talked to that saw my hair and heard what happened said I should. I was going to Gregory for 4 years and referred 4 people to him (none of which who went back). For my last visit, I wanted a cut and color for my aunt and uncle's 50th wedding anniversary, which is across the country. I told him I wanted to grow my hair out and wanted dark red subtle highlights. I showed him a photo of a woman with choppy ends but said I wanted it longer than this. He said ok like he understood but the haircut shows he clearly didn't. At first he gave me fire truck red highlights and I had to ask a couple times to get them toned down, which was fine and doable. But the haircut is when it gets crazy. He said he was going to do layers, which I said was fine but reiterated I wanted to grow my hair out. BUT he basically gave me a bad 80s chick rocker mullet. The hair was left very heavy on top with uneven layers that started at my eyebrows (Yikes!). Then it was thinned out so much at the bottom that there was hardly any hair left. So imagine a big bowl on top of someone's head with thin strands of hair coming out from underneath (that's what I looked like). He styled it well, so I left uneasy but didn't complain at the time. I went home and noticed how uneven it was, so I texted him. He was nice enough to let me come in the next morning and was adamant that nothing was wrong and that it was even. I left again but still felt uneasy. I wanted a second opinion, and the other hair dresser said my hair was "violated" and was so uneven, had holes in places and the layers started so high, that she wouldn't even take my money to fix it. She said I should let it grow out for at least 6 months. I again texted Gregory to let him know to see if there was anything we could do and to let him know how embarrassed I felt with my new do. He texted me back saying he has 25 years of experience and stands by his haircut and did not offer a refund or remedy but told me to find another hairdresser. So I was left with a terrible haircut that starts at my eyebrows; I was out $300; and I no longer had a hairdresser who basically kicked me to the curb the second I didn't agree with him. Not to mention I had to spend an additional $250 just a couple short months later to even it out a little. But it is so bad, I am going to need at least another 6 months to even my whole head out again. Thus the damage is costing me a year of bad hair.
So long 2017 :( Currently, my layers are only at the top of my eyes on one side of my head and the other side of my head is longer. So it kind of looks normal on one side and then on the other, half of the hair is at my eye and cheekbone with the long thin layers coming out from underneath.) I've basically been pinning it back but have felt hideous the entire year. And I understand people make mistakes, but it is important to own them and correct them, especially with loyal customers. Yet, this was not the case, so I felt it was important to tell my story to let others know this is what could happen if you aren't happy with your haircut. read more