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10 Stages Every Girl Goes Through When Getting a Haircut

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Strath chapter.

1. Your mind is made up – it’s time to go for the big chop and you’re feeling VERY optimistic about it!

2. Google Image Search – it’s time to find your IDEAL haircut on Google, and you’re certain it will look just as good on you as it does on the (naturally stunning) model!

3. It’s time – you’ve made it to the hairdressers, and you explain EXACTLY how you want them to cut your hair.

4. *SNIP*– so far so good, maybe this won’t end badly after all…

5. But the relief is short lived, as they continue to cut…and cut…and cut

6. When she finishes with your hair, she asks if you like it…

7. You spend the next 7 days wearing a variety of hats and headbands in the hope that people won’t notice the disaster that is your hair.

8. Your friends will tell you they love it, your mum will tell you how much it suits your face-shape.

9. It slowly starts to grow on you – maybe it isn’t so bad after all…

10. YOU LOVE IT! After a week of stress eating, a lot of YouTube Tutorials, and possibly some crying, you have finally come to terms with it and now don’t understand why you were so upset in the first place…FLAWLESS