Quotes For People Who Need To Step Away From The Scissors

Desperate times call for desperate measures. With salons closed and people having a little too much time on their hands, these people just couldn't sit and wait any longer to cut or dye their hair.

So they took matters into their hands....only to regret it later. Let their mistakes be your lessons.

Repeat After Me: "I Will Not Dye My Hair During Quarantine"

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There is a reason your teacher used to make you repeat after her again and again when you were a kid. Eventually, it sticks and your subconscious brain is finally convinced.

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Pro Tip: If It Turns Out Bad Keep Hiding It, You're Stuck Inside Anyway

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This takes shaming to a whole new level. Imagine this girl's poor hairdresser logging into social media that day and seeing all their hard work in the trash. Literally, she shaved her head and threw it all in the trash.

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Your Hair, Your Responsibility

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OK, first of all, do NOT use office scissors. Also, can someone check on this girl within the next four days? There is still hope! Because damage will definitely happen and she will definitely be responsible.

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You Know You've Hit Rock Bottom When A Haircut Is Now "Living On The Edge"

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Although it makes for a hilarious play by play, we're not sure we'd qualify giving yourself a haircut as "living on the edge." Well, using clippers with no guard definitely makes it risky, but that's as far as we're going.

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Apparently, Ketchup Helps Dye Jobs Gone Wrong

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There are so many questions to be asked here. But let's start with who would have thought to put ketchup in your hair to fix color? Guess what, though...it worked!

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You Know It's Not Going Well If You Keep Hearing "UH-OH"

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Can you imagine trusting someone (who, to be fair, has zero experience) to trim your hair and not being able to see what they're doing except for hearing "uh oh"? Maybe he should've taken the trimmer away at the first "uh oh." Not sure why she kept going.

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Good Idea To Practice On The Dog First

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It's best to get some practice in on the dog first because they'll still be cute even if you give them a terrible haircut. The same can't be guaranteed for you...

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I Mean, How Hard Could It Really Be?

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It looks so easy in those YouTube tutorials, and it's not like you've never used scissors and a trimmer before, right? Wrong. If you're feeling confident about doing this, look at exhibit A.

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Quarantine Day 1 Me Was A Different Person

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Quarantine Day 1, we had so many dreams, goals, and expectations. They slowly withered away the longer we've had to do this, and the same rules just don't apply anymore.

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At Least You've Got Nowhere To Be With Bad Bangs

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No matter what you do during a breakdown, don't let it be cutting your own bangs. It almost never ends well, and it's just way too hard to make them even. This is a job for people who know what they're doing.

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On The Other Hand, It's Now Or Never

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I mean, we do have to point out that if you don't experiment now, when's the next time you'll be able to ruin your hair and hide from your crush for months?

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Just Change The Number Of Days And Repeat Daily

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Congratulations! You've made it nine days without impulsively dyeing your hair! Now, let's see how many more days you can go. It's a good way to test the method of subliminal repetition.

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As Long As The Line Is Drawn Somewhere...

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We have so much respect for this guy, because at least he draws the line somewhere. He knows perfectly well that Malfoy's blonde is just way over the line and can only mean rock bottom.

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Short And Simple

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This is a logical chain of events, right? It's day 12, the natural thing to do is obviously to bleach, right? If you do bleach, please be very very careful, it's one of the easiest ways to permanently damage your hair.

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That's The Spirit!

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Will next time be better? Will it really, though? You gotta appreciate this guy's positive attitude towards the whole thing! He made the best of a bad situation and hopefully took down some notes for next time.

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Wanna See Your Money In The Trash?

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Salon visits are not cheap, especially for dye jobs. Imagine if you went into a salon with a hundred dollars and just directly tossed it in the trash? That's basically what just happened here. If this isn't her worst idea, we're scared to ask what is.

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The Salons Are Doing Everything They Can To Cut Out The Consequences

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This is truly humanity at work. Or it's just the salons trying to save themselves, because they are terrified of the number of messes they will have to clean up when they open again.

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Ginger Is Close Enough To Blonde...

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If you think about it, ginger is on the same spectrum as blonde...just a little darker...and a little more pigmented...and a lot more drastic...and not at all the same color.

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OK, we tried to find the silver lining here and failed.

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Just Remember: In The End, Practice Makes Perfect

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We support this lady's positive outlook on her haircut gone wrong. The dog, on the other hand, doesn't look like he feels the same. Good thing he's still cute and fluffy!