Beauty woes

So...does anyone else feel super-duper insecure when they go in to get their hair cut? Every time I go I ponder whether or not I need to be totally making myself up so that I feel just as pretty as all the people in store look. And they're just the stylists!

I mean, I'm going there to get pretty (so to speak) but I find all these gorgeous ladies a little intimidating! I don't look that good on a normal day! I have to say though, getting a haircut - and in my case a specialised treatment - always makes you feel GOOD.

I am loving V for Hair at the moment. The girlies in there are lovely, and they have their token gay guy who is so camp it's funny. Last time I went was just after the wedding and I got all the length taken out of it because I was so sick of it long. I had a lovely stylist then who has now unfortunately left the place.

This time I wanted a bit of a change and they had sent out a voucher for a free treatment plus $10 off a cut. AND my hair was basically pissing me off so it was really about time to give it a bit of a hack. (Haha) The treatment was awesome. My hair feels great! They basically moisturised it and added some shine. That and a head massage (bliss!) plus some heat treatment and a complimentary coffee. (Noms!) I love head massages - they are SO GOOD. There's something about them that is so relaxing and stress relieving!

This time they booked me in with the head stylist - they hadn't told me this when I called to book and she costs $10 more than booking in with one of the regular stylists but that's all good. She'd just had her hair cut by one of the trainees that morning so she was looking pretty sharp too! She was awesome. She kept checking back with me to see if the length was good, if I wanted more layers etc etc. She even told me how to style my hair when it was all done. I really wanted a fringe but wasn't too sure if it would suit or what style would suit and she totally talked to me, gave her opinion and basically all in all did a great job. Totally worth the extra $10 bucks!

That and she did everything herself! Normally the other stylists get the colourist to blow dry and straighten the hair. But she totally did it all. It was quite cool.

And I'm really happy with it because I totally needed a different look!

So the "Woe" part of this post...well, I missed an eyebrow waxing appointment. This is not the end of the world for me as I usually don't really bother with my eyebrows. But last year I went with a friend from work to get them done and they booked us in four weekly.

But work's really busy and I forgot. Now, this friend of mine had an appointment the very next day and she forgot too. (Like I said, work is busy) I didn't call them and neither did she. But they called her and asked her to reschedule. No such service for me!! I thought to myself "that's weird" and didn't really think any more of it and was like "Oh well, I'll book and reschedule eventually"

Next thing I know they have sent me an invoice for half the price of the missed appointment. Apparently that is business policy when someone misses an appointment. Which is all well and good as I did miss an appointment and I didn't call them.

BUT THEY CALLED MY FRIEND.

Double standards, no???! I would happily pay the invoice if I knew that every time someone missed an appointment and didn't call they had to pay the fee. BUT I KNOW SOMEONE WHO DIDN'T CALL THEM BUT GOT CALLED INSTEAD. (Caps for emphasis) I'm not paying them their measly $7.50 - more on principle than anything else.

Btw - It's Body Business on New Regent Street, if anyone is thinking of going there. I mean, the girls there are usually lovely and I quite like it and they do a good job. But this really disappointed me. They need to have one policy for all customers. I don't care if they had a spare appointment slot to fill at the end of the day and so they called my friend to see if she'd take it. That's bull.

And that is the end of the woe.