#mod de

appointments are generally made, yes, but you can also just walk into some shops to get haircuts depending on what type of place it is and what type of cut/style you want. cheaper run-of-the-mill barber shops like great clips will usually have barbers on stand by, while more expensive places and salons will be harder to get walk-in haircuts and you’ll most likely have to make appointments for those.

if you want to make appointments, you can do one of three things:

make appointments online, if the place you’re going to has that sort of thing available

call the shop and schedule an appointment that way

go to the shop and schedule an appointment with the front desk. this is convenient if they have an appointment open at that very moment and the front desk person can get you in now

talking to the receptionist might go like this:

you: hi, i’d like to schedule a hair appointment.them: okay, what would you like done?you: [list anything you’d like done; either just a trim, a full haircut, dye job, styling, etc. if you don’t know what exactly you want, you can ask them and they can list options, and you can pick from those]them: all right, and what time would you like your appointment?you: [if you have a date/time of day in mind, you can say that. examples include] afternoons work best for me // sometime before the 24th // any time during the weekend would be bestthem: okay, we have [x, y, z] times open if any of those work for you?you: [x] sounds great them: okay, and can i have a name please?you: [your name]them: okay, so i’ve got [your name] for an appointment with a hairdresser at [x time and date], is that correct?you: yes

some fancier places might ask if you prefer a particular hairdresser that they have, but if you’ve never been to a place before, you don’t know any of the dressers, so you don’t have to worry about it. that question’s usually for the regulars. 

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when you get to a hairdresser’s, they’ll sign you in, and make you wait in the front area until your hairdresser is done with the person before you. they’ll lead you to your chair and sit you down, and tie a little sheet around your neck that drapes over your shoulders that is there so that hair won’t get all over you. 

they’ll ask you what you want to get done to your hair. this is where i start to struggle, cause it’s hard for me to explain what i want most of the time. if you know what you want, though, go for it. usually i just bring in pictures of other people’s hair and go “i want that pretty much”, which is perfectly okay to do!! this is also where you mention if you want any styling or dyeing to happen.

they’re probably going to wash your hair before they cut it, and they take you to a little sink to do that. it takes about five minutes and then they start to cut it to what you want it to be

the stylists will also want to talk to you the entire time. they’re going to talk you into the ground. most people can do this no problem, but they’re going to ask you about your personal life and your school and work and maybe bring in other customers and stylists nearby into the conversation, and i personally can never do it. i usually end up drained when i walk out of the place. 

anyway once you’re done and satisfied with what you have they’ll send you back out to the front to pay for what you got, and you’re all done!!