40 Hilarious Photos That Show Not All Beauty Salons Are Employing Stellar Beauticians

Coming out of a salon is either the best or worst day of your life, and it's wild to realize you put so much into the hands of one person's skills (or in these cases... lack thererof.)

Sophia

• Published in Funny
• July 31, 2022

You may have heard of the saying, "Great hair doesn't happen by chance, it happens by appointment." Whether or not you would agree, there's no denying that a trip to the beauty salon is always an exciting time, especially when you have been waiting for months just to finally have that change you have always thought of.

Many of us love experimenting with our looks and switching up our appearance—whether it's a sign of a significant change in our lives or we just plainly want to spruce things up and die our hair a bold color. One way or another, changing up our style or just painting our nails a new funky or chic color is sure one way to lift our mood up whenever we have been feeling down.

Some of us opt for the cheaper option: dye our hair or paint our nails ourselves. But mistakes are bound to happen, especially when we aren't really professionals at this craft, so we still turn to the nearest beauty salon to ask for help.

But sometimes, going to the salon just makes everything worse. Don't get us wrong—we know not all beauty salons have a horrible reputation, but let's face it, we all have experienced the horror of watching our stylist completely butcher our hair while looking at ourselves in the mirror at least once in our life.

Here are some of the most hilariously tragic moments when people got out of the salon horrified and then posted for all the people on the Internet to see!

1. "Hairdresser Did Me Dirty"

2. "Didn't Think They'd Do The Arrow Too"

3. "Spray Tan Tears Won't Go Away"

4. "What I Asked For vs. What I Got"

5. "What I Asked For vs. What I Got. $400 And I Feel Like An Idiot"

6. "Wanted A Simple Manicure For My Wedding In March. Right Is What I Got. I Was Upset But Also Couldn’t Stop Laughing"

7. "My Sister’s Nails For A Wedding"

8. "The Hairdresser Had 'No Idea' How This Happened"

9. "Needed A Pick Me Up, But I Feel Like I Got Screwed Over At The Nail Salon. These Look Whack, Right?"

10. "This Has Been All Over My Social Feeds Lately. The Artist Has A Booking Site And Charges $85"

11. "Went To My Hairdresser With This Pic Today"

12. "I Guess I Got What I Paid For With This Free Look. Asked Makeup Artist For Homecoming Makeup"

13. "First Pic Is What I Asked For, Other Pics Are What I Ended Up With"

14. "This Is What Happened To My Client When She Went Into A Different Local Nail Salon Without Doing Her Research"

15. Balayage Hair? Say No More

16. "What My Sister Got vs. What She Asked For"

17. "My Sister's Friend Got Her Nails Done By A 'Professional' Nail Artist"

18. "All I Wanted Was Bangs That Look Like Dakota Johnson’s. I Showed Her Multiple Pictures And This Was What I Got"

It’s been over a year and they look fine now, but wow, I was suffering for a few months there.

19. "Asked For Caramel Balayage, Came Out Looking Like A Tiger"

20. "Expectations vs. Reality: Curly Hair"

21. "Yes, Done At A Real Salon. And Yes, She Did Cry When She Saw It"

22. "She Went To The Worst-Reviewed Makeup Artist In Her City"

23. "When You Accidentally Go To The Worst Stylist In Your Country"

24. "What My Sister Asked For vs. What The Salon Did vs. What My Mom Did After The Salon Disaster"

25. "My Best Friend Got This Done At Ulta Today"

26. "A Sephora Employees Rendition Of A 'No Makeup Makeup' Look. At Least Is Was Free"

27. "Are These Too Thick? I Can’t Tell If I’m Just Not Used To Them Or If This Is A Normal Application. I’m Not Thrilled With Them"

28. "What I Asked For And What I Got"

29. "The Usual Hairdresser Disaster. My Usual Curl Pattern vs. After Styling By The Hairdresser After A Cut"

30. "The Haircut She Wanted vs. What She Got"

31. "My Awful Eyebrows. Bad Microblading, Cheap Ink, Wrong Aftercare Directions. Now Look At Them"

31. "Expectation vs. Reality ($200 Later). Hairdresser Tried Telling Me It Was The Same Thing. Nope. Nope. No"

32. "Nail Bar Experience In Indonesia"

34. "Reference Photo vs. What I Got"

35. "What My Hair Looked Like - What I Asked For - And How It Turned Out"

36. "$60 "Professional" Halloween Makeup. I Asked For The Photo On The Left, With Just A Little Fake Blood. On The Right Is What The Makeup Artist Gave Me"

27. Horrible Shade Match

38. "My Little Sister Got Her Makeup Done For My 30th Birthday Party. She’s Really Good At Doing Her Own Makeup. However, She Wanted To Treat Herself And Went To The Salon"

29. "What I Asked For vs. What I Got - $450 AUD And 4.5hrs Later. I'm Going To Bed"

40. "What I Wanted vs. What I Got"

Getting out of a salon can really be a nightmare, and it's even hard enough to see them ruining your hair or nails the entire time but you are too nice to say anything about it. Let's not generalize these businesses, though, because there really are a lot of great salons out there—you just have to do your research first!

Do you have a similar experience to share? Comment down your thoughts, or share this article for all your family and friends to see!

Sophia