Hi Tracy,

Thanks for the reply. Honestly, as I said, I'm quite conservative in my appearance, so I didn't change my hair for a long long period of time. Then my friend in Boston was insisting on making some changes and finally I followed her advice. She arranged me an appointment with a hair stylist and even drove me there. And I was really pleased with the result that day. Of course, I was not able to repeat this style the next day, but anyway everyone at my work noticed my new hair style and liked it (hopefully, sincerely).

Since then I made already 3 trips to cut my hair (the latest incident included), so I am not so afraid of the changes anymore...

I am also not sure now, if it's really worse than it was before. I guess, I probably overreacted at first. I feel a little bit guilty for making them to return the money...

The interview went well, was relaxing, though there were at least two tough questions. But as I understood, there are 6 other candidates they are interviewing. So, the chances are 1/7... There were 4 people... They told me they contact me in ~2 weeks, but I'm free to contact them earlier with the questions. I am not sure, if I should call and what can I ask...

Thanks again for the advice.

>Hi Nadya,
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>I think you handled it well given the overall stress you must have been feeling that day! I have spent over $100.00 a pop to have my hair ruined by a hairstylist! I learned a long time ago to 1: don't go to a hairstylist period and 2: never go to a new hairstylist before an important event.
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>Seriously, I quit going to hair stylists over 15 years ago because I could never find anyone that would cut, style, treat, etc my hair to my liking. Not only was it not what I had in mind, but it was so much worse than what I walked into the beauty shop with! Then about a year and a half ago, my sister-in-law found a really good hair stylist and I was impressed with what she had done to her hair. She gave me a coupon for a free cut, color, and style. Well, I figured for free I would be willing to give it a try again after so many years and I've been returning to her every 6-8 weeks since. Now, I would follow her anywhere, and if she is not available, I do not get my hair done period. I would rather suffer without it then have it made worse by someone who either is not skilled at it or cannot understand what I want done or does not even know if it is possible or not.
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>My recommendation is to find someone who has hair of a similar quality/texture/length as you and whose hairstyle you like. Ask them where they have their hair done. Find out if what they do daily to take care of their hair and style it is something you are willing to do also. Don't go anywhere without at least a couple of recommendations from people with similar hair to your own. Don't be afraid to ask a salesperson at a clothing store or anyone whose hairstyle you like and whose hair texture is similar to your own. Most women will take it as a compliment if you tell them you really like their hairstyle and ask them where they got it done. Don't forget to ask the cost too, because it sounds like at 45.00 you got an inexpensive cut for a top hair salon (typically twice that price) but average or high price for an 'average' hair salon like Fantastic Sam's, etc... don't be surprised if some places with happy customers charge twice that!
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>By the way, how did the interview go?