The Blonde Hair has to Go! by Shant

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It had been a busy morning at my barbershop. In the afternoon, things slowed down, and I hoped I would get a few more customers before the end of the day.

The door to the shop opened and in stepped a young guy, probably in his early 20's. He was a good looking guy and had an immense head of thick, dark brown hair that he parted in the middle and hung down to his shoulders.

His dark brown hair on top looked so healthy that I could not take my eyes off it. It really was beautiful. Apparently, at one time, he had decided to dye his hair really blonde. It may have looked good when he first did it, but since he had quit coloring it about eight months ago it looked a mess.

The first four inches on top were brown again. His hair looked so healthy and shiny on top. His blonde hair hung about six inches longer, almost touching his shoulders. The blonde hair looked so fake compared to his awesome brown hair. It had totally lost all its shine and was a real mess.

When a guy walks into your shop for the first time and has a head of hair like that, you immediately wonder what he wants to do with his hair. A lot of guys just keep letting their hair grow out, ignoring the difference in color, and when it was time to cut all the blonde off and get a decent looking haircut they would just go ahead and do it.

I thought if a guy colored his hair and that when he was over it, he should grow it out about two inches long and then get rid of all the fake color hair. I always believed that people would notice his short, thick, shiny hair and think how great he looked. If he also had six inches of fake blonde hair, that's what people would notice instead.

I was hoping he had decided to get rid of the blonde hair and then let me give him a sharp looking haircut. I couldn't wait to find out what he was going to ask me to do.

"So, what can I do for you today?" I asked as I ran a comb through his hair. The guy told me that his name was Tom, and that he really hated how terrible his hair now looked. "You can see what a mess it is. I'm definitely not going to just keep growing it out until I can get all the fake blonde cut off at one time. I know it will be short, but it will look a whole lot better than it does now."

"I definitely agree with that," I said. "Your brown hair is fantastic looking. What made you decide to go ahead and dye it blonde?"

"I thought that I had really nice looking hair but some of my guy friends decided to get together and have a surprise party for me. Little did I know that they secretly were going to try to get me to color my hair blonde!"

"One of the guys said, "Man, Tom, you've got such great hair! It's so healthy looking and so thick and has such great body. Now that school's out for the summer, why don't you go for a change? Why don't you color your hair blonde and see how it looks? We all think it would look awesome because you have such thick, great looking hair. Wouldn't you like to see how different you would look? Come on, let's go ahead and do it!"

I said to them, "Are you serious? I don't want to color my hair. I think it would look awful. There's no way that I would ever do that. I like my hair just the way it is!"

"As the night went on, the party started getting rowdy. We kept drinking shots because we were celebrating we were out of school for the summer. I drank a little too much and apparently never even realized what they had planned to do to me."

"I must have passed out for a while because I really don't remember anything that happened. I found out after that these guys had been planning for weeks what they were going to do to my hair. Mike, one of my best friends, had brought the blondest hair color he could find. He later told me that everyone was so envious of how great my hair looked that they wanted to really do something different with it."

"I knew that I was very close to falling asleep. I vaguely remembered Mike saying, "Hey, Tom! How about letting me comb your hair for you? It looks a mess right now, and I know that I would like to comb it for you and get it to look better."

"Mike had combed my hair on several occasions so I didn't really think about it. I guess I then nodded off. These guys then had a really fun time doing what they had planned to do. Jim, another guy from our group, grabbed a wide tooth comb and covered it with the blonde dye and combed it all through my hair."

"I was told after that everyone had a blast taking a turn running a streak of blonde color through my hair. They kept adding so much of the dye as they combed my hair that when they finished there was hardly any brown hair still showing."

"The next morning I woke up, totally unaware of what had happened. When I went to the mirror to comb my hair, I couldn't believe what they had done! Instead of seeing my dark brown hair, I now saw a guy looking back at me with really blonde hair! I really hated it and it pissed me off at what they had done!"

"I knew there were some guys that were envious of my hair, but I never thought they would ever be so mean and ruin it. Since it was summer, I just ignored it for a while. I couldn't wait until it was long enough that I could cut off all the fake color."

"My buddies thought it was hilarious! They tried to get me to let them give me a buzzcut, but there was no way I was going to let them get their hands on my hair ever again. I really didn't know what to do!"

"I went home for the summer and started letting it grow out. I wore a lot of baseball caps to hide how terrible it looked. I know that most guys probably would have cut all their hair off and just got rid of it, but I couldn't get myself to do that!"

"I'm thinking that perhaps it has grown out enough that I could get at least most of the blonde hair cut off and hopefully end up with a fairly decent looking haircut. I'm really not sure what my options are, but another friend who was not at this party, suggested I come see you and ask you what you think I should do?"

This was music to my ears! Tom had already said that he wanted all the blonde hair taken off and then hopefully would have enough hair for a decent looking haircut, and he wanted my opinion how he should cut it. It was going to be fantastic cutting so much of his hair off and then trying to get him to cut his brown hair even shorter.

One thing I knew for certain was that I was going to cut those six inches of fake blonde hair all off! It would be a rush using my scissors and cutting it off and watching it falling into his lap. I couldn't wait to see him with only his brown hair!

"I think that if I cut your hair down short, that I can get rid of all the blonde and then leave you with enough of your brown hair to comb and it will look good. I'd suggest taking off all the blonde hair first and then we'll see what we have left to work with. Do you want to go ahead and do it?"

"I'm a little nervous how it's going to look so short, but anything will look better than the way it is now," Tom said. "Go ahead and let's see what you can do with this mess of mine."

I slightly wet all Tom's hair and then combed everything all straight back. When I did this, when he saw himself in the mirror, with his hair all brushed back all he could see was his four inches of brown hair standing up high on his head. I can't wait until all my hair looks like this," he said.

"You know when I remove those six inches of blonde hair you'll probably have between three to four inches of brown hair for me to work with. After we get rid of the fake color, why don't we discuss the options you will have?" I said. "With that much brown hair there will be several different ways I can cut it for you."

"Oh yeah, man! I can't wait for you to do this!" Starting at the front, I lifted up his ten inch long forelock and sliced off the six inches of blonde hair. Tom immediately had the biggest smile on his face when he saw that first blonde lock falling into his lap.

I then worked my way from the front to the back, taking off about six inches from all over his head. There was still a little bit of blonde here and there, but I knew that after we discussed what I could do with his hair, that I would take the remainder of it off.

It didn't take long to take my scissors and cut off all of his blonde hair. With every cut, more and more of his pretty brown hair became visible and the bigger the pile of blonde hair grew in his lap. I already knew how I wanted to cut his hair, but I just needed to be patient and slowly convince him to try something different.

After I cut off all the blonde hair, I wet his hair again and combed it with the sides going back and the hair on top combed into as good a wave as I could.

"This already looks so much better!" Tom said. "Any suggestions how I should have you cut it now?"

"I'd like to even up all those ends of yours on top, leaving your hair about three inches long. Your hair has so much body that I think that after I cut it and comb it up and back that it will stand up tall and will look really thick."

"I'd then like to take my clippers and taper your hair in the back and around the ears. If we leave the hair on top three inches, I'd suggest a close taper, leaving the hair on the sides and back a little over an inch. I'd like to take the clippers and put a 2 guard on them and give you a close taper. This will make your hair on top look like it's standing up even more. I think it will really look sharp. Would you be okay with me cutting it like that?"

"Sure," Tom said. "Anything is an improvement compared to the way it looked when I walked in here. I totally trust what you think will look best."

I tapered the sides and back down and brushed the top up and back. He was so much more handsome looking without all the fake color hair. When I finished, to my surprise, he said to me, "You know, if it's not asking too much, I'd like you to take the top down a little more. I like the way the sides and back look but I think I'd like the top shorter. Would that be okay with you?"

"No problem at all," I said. "Your hair looks so much better now. I don't blame you for wanting to try a different look. I know exactly how I would like to cut it."

"Go ahead," Tom said. "Surprise me with a really different looking haircut." When Tom said that, I immediately knew that I was going to cut the top down shorter and give him a long, square, boxy looking flattop. I didn't know if he had ever worn one, but I was sure it would look terrific!

"Are you sure you really want to go that short? Your hair looks great now that it is all brown. I don't want you to do anything that you might regret. You really have a beautiful head of hair now!"

"Do it!" Tom said. "I'm excited seeing how different it will look. If I don't like it, I'm sure it will only take a couple months before I can start combing it longer again."

I put the 1 guard on the clippers and ran them up to about two fingers above his ears. Not all that much hair was coming off the sides and back, but there was definitely going to be quite a bit coming off the top. I slightly wet his hair again and then took my blow dryer and vigorously brushed all his hair on the sides and top straight up and back. I then stood behind him and taking my wide tooth comb, I lifted up his forelock and cut off over another inch. He sure looked surprised when I did that!

I left the front long enough so that he could just brush it back. Behind his forelock, I started taking it down a little shorter, making certain that it was all standing up and was flat as a board. He really looked terrific with his thick, shiny brown hair.

"I hope that you like how I've cut your hair. If you don't, in just a little over a month you'll be brushing it back the way I first cut it. You look like an entirely different person compared to the guy that came into my shop just a little while ago."

"I think it looks terrific!" Tom said. "You have definitely found yourself a new customer! I'm going to enjoy having you cut it all different ways as I start growing it out again!"

"Just wait until my friends see my hair now. I'm going to try my best to get at least a couple of them in here to have you cut their hair. What they won't know is that we'll have a little surprise for them and have you give them a totally different looking haircut too! What's fair is fair, right?" Tom said with a big smile on his face.

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