I'm a hairdresser and here's my three major client icks, your floppy neck is just the start
Danielle, from Aberdeen, regularly shares her styling tips and favourite haircare products on social media (@dp_blondeexpert).
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A hairdresser revealed the three 'icks' that clients do at appointments
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In a recent video, the mum of one opened the lid on the annoying habits customers have that hair experts always notice.
Danielle said: "I thought it'd be fun to share my top three client icks because I'm a hairdresser and I have been for like 18 years.
"This is light hearted, it's just a little bit fun."
First up, she poked fun at clients with "floppy necks" - including her own mum.
She explained: "Every hairdresser has experienced this. Doesn't matter how lightly you put your comb or your brush on your client's head, they just lose all strength in their neck. I don't know why. FYI, my mum is one of them."
Next, Danielle revealed that clients running late can be an ick if they finally arrive with a specific item.
"When a client arrives late with a takeout coffee, you guys are bold", she laughed.
"When I was younger, that used to p*** me off, but see now, I love it. Cause I'm like, you don't give a f***.
"You're like, 'yeah I'm late, dare you to ask me where I was'. And I do not."
And the hair expert has pleaded with clients to stop doing the final ick on her list which she insists that hairdressers find "creepy AF".
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She said: "When you are lying in the basin, you don't have to shut your eyes, but what you do not do is like lean all the way back and stare at us.
"Like don't, don't make eye contact. When you're in the basin, we do not appreciate eye contact.
"Don't know what it is, but it's like, just, it's intense. Relax, close your eyes, zen out for a few minutes, but do not stare at us."
Other hairdressers immediately flooded Danielle's comments with their thoughts on her list.
"Number 1 is 100% the worst", one insisted.
A second added: "When they come in with the take away coffee! Like babe if your gona be late at least bring me a coffee!!"
"Haha the basin one I would never", added a third.
A fourth wrote: "Omg the floppy neck gets me every time and the basin stare."
A fifth cried: "The basin eyeball, cannae cope with it!!! Always worry I have visible snotters on show. Actually had a client tell me one day that 'I had a bat in the cave',"
Meanwhile, a sixth echoed: "Ahhhhhh don't stare at meeeeeee hahahahah it's the worst isn't it."
Danielle earlier revealed the big mistake people make when washing their hair - and it could be wrecking your locks.
She said: "If you shampoo the ends of your hair, you are doing it wrong.
"Shampoo is for cleaning your scalp and roots of your hair.
"Shampooing the ends can cause tangling and possible breakage."
She also revealed the three shampoo brands she swears by that she always recommends to customers.
As well as in-salon hair services, Danielle offers online tutorials to help her fellow hairdressers perfect their colouring skills - in particular, bleaching and balayage.
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