Hairstylists put up with a lot — but even they can't be fully prepared for clients so cray-cray it leaves them questioning all their life choices.
For Hairstylist Appreciation Day, we asked stylists on Instagram to tell us the wildest thing that’s happened in their chair. And man oh man, did they ever.
Here are some that made us ask: wait, what now?
Good Thing She Didn’t Overreact
A bride threw a massive fit because her flowers came and they were the wrong shade of purple. Bawled her eyes out, ripped off her veil, smeared her makeup everywhere. It was like 1 shade off. And still purple. — @jennicaann_hairstylist
Did You Want To Check Yourself Out Too?
I stepped away for a sec to grab a drape and she Took. My. Shears. And. Cut. Her. Hair. — @loveleahair
What a Horrible Day to Have Eyes
I had a client send me a selfie while she was sitting on the toilet to show me that she was sick and couldn’t make it to her appointment. She gladly paid the missed appointment fee but I still have the memory of that day. We call her toilet selfie lady and shockingly I had to fire her months later for being inappropriate. — @rebekamurphy_hair
It’s Giving Poor
“Why you are not doing my blow dry with a Dyson?” — @brenofilipe
Wait Til She Hears About Our Witness Protection Program
My fave was the client who basically used her appointment as a confessional, then followed it with, “I’m so glad your industry has that client/ stylist confidentiality rule” 🤦♀️ — @julie_sue_
OK But That IS a Legit Reason
No-showed her appt bc she was in jail for trying to kill her husband 🤠 — @_morganmiles_
Priorities, Amirite?
I had a walk-in client who, when I got her from the waiting area, looked me dead in the eyes and said "don't panic, but my water broke an hour ago and I just really need a blowout before I have this baby." I did the fastest blowout of my life. I found out it was her first child too.
I both fear and respect her. Literally never saw her again ✨️ — @mirandareally
Priorities 2: Electric Boogaloo
Client had a cardiac arrest midway through foils, she was unresponsive for 6 minutes, I did CPR while I waited for the ambulance. She came through, then refused to leave in the ambulance without finishing her hair.
Ambulance officer had to stay, she was on a machine — fastest hairdo ever and she was off to the hospital 🏥 Later sent me flowers with a card - "You're a life saver!" 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
Worst day ever! — @concepthairdesign
Cursed Gift
My client dated someone whose family would save hair from every haircut and when that kid turned 18, they received a homemade teddy bear stuffed with their own hair. — @valcutcolor
Oh No! She's Caught On!
Recently a guest accused us of secretly taking hair out of her head during her highlight, and turning them into the hair extensions on display ... — @jill_higganbotham_style
Who’s Gonna Tell Her?
I had a client take in a sandwich bag with her hair from when she was a child (she’s in her 60s) asking if her hair color (a permanent grey touch-up) was still the same as when she was a kid. — @danasantoro27
Only If You Pay Me the Dentist’s Rate
I had a client come in and, during her haircut, ask me if I could cut some stitches out of her mouth from a recent dental surgery. — @daniellejoyce_hair
It's The Audacity For Me
Had a client call me from another salon asking me what my formula was so the other stylist could do it! — @jennamorenostylist
She’s in Her Find-Out Era
Doing a colour correction the client lied about her hair history, and when I told her we had to rinse to avoid damaging her hair, she said it “wasn’t blonde enough yet” and proceeded to lock herself in the bathroom for 25 minutes because she wanted to process longer. Her hair broke and she left with a bob 🫠 — @allydanadine
Like a Chicken Nuggie
When I was in cosmetology school, I was giving a lady a pedicure and she didn't warn me SHE DIDN'T HAVE BONES IN ONE OF HER TOES 😄 — @cessnaisabella
Oh Look, a Whole Bouquet of Red Flags!
My client's husband called me after her hair appt and told me her hair was too blonde and that he was “emotional about it” and demanded I fix it 🙃😐 — @rechellekirklandhair
Was He Carrying a Creepy Teddy Bear?
I had a man that would take his hair home in a sandwich bag. — @lisaashley10
Aaand That’s Enough Internet For Today
A client 💩 herself, wiggled her palazzo pant leg til it fell out then kicked it under the reception desk. — _@canadian_kelly
Do you have an unhinged client story too? Leave it here!