A young woman was left in tears after spending $300 at a luxury salon only to receive the worst haircut of her life.
Olivia Day, From New York, she visited the exclusive salon recommended by her friends to give her style a makeover and what she received left thousands of people “horrified.”
She arrived at the salon sporting a soft bob with delicate layers and showed her stylist a picture of a perfectly cropped cut that was her styling inspiration.
But the hairdresser completely got the instructions wrong and Olivia revealed an “amazing” final look of misshapen, spiky locks and a back and side view of thickly cut layers.
“It looks like I hacked it myself. ‘Are you kidding me?’ he said in a video.
When the grieving American asked her stylist if she could fix the cut, things only went from bad to worse as each snip of her scissors made her look worse.
Olivia demanded a refund and left the salon as quickly as she could, rushing home to try to salvage the look by fixing the rough layers herself.
“Luckily I’m a lesbian, so that helps soften the blow of losing my hair to Edward Scissorhands,” she joked, referring to the hit film starring Johnny Depp.
Olivia Day got a haircut so bad it almost defied belief, and it was at an exclusive New York salon that all her friends recommend.
The young American showed off the hair she arrived with and also her style inspiration: with the haircut she ended up hiding inside her hat.
Olivia Day received the worst haircut of her life, explaining that it looked as if she had cut her own hair with a hacksaw.
The New Yorker ended the video by showing off a much-improved style, saying she had managed to go from ‘frizzy to schizzy’ by styling her hair herself.
Olivia told FEMAIL that growing out the hideous style has been “quite a challenge.”
“But if I can get over that haircut, I can get over anything.”
Thousands of people reacted with shock to the dramatic revelation of the “brutal” cut, with many saying nothing had prepared them for how horrific it was.
“In this video I was heard saying twice that I couldn’t breathe,” one said.
Olivia’s fans assured her that her stunning features meant she could rock any hairstyle.
Olivia managed to salvage the ‘horrible’ hacking job by taking a pair of scissors herself to smooth out the harsh layers she had received.
“My jaw dropped, he treated you so badly,” another agreed.
“Girl, I thought maybe you could fix the front, but the back and sides…” added a third with several crying emojis.
Someone who visited the same salon shared their own horror story.
‘Oh my god! I’ve been there! This guy was having an argument on the phone with his partner while he was furiously cutting my hair. And he was going from one client to the next at the same time. We were all too afraid to cry or leave.’
But most people agreed that Olivia had become her own “heroine” and had done an amazing job of rescuing her style.
“I’m a hairdresser and I can’t believe it. But you saved him,” said one.
“The end result reminds me of the 90s heartthrobs, you did a great job! Whoever did that shoddy job should be fired immediately,” added another.
One woman said Olivia’s stunning features meant she could pull off any look, no matter how hideous.
‘On a happy note, you are so beautiful that any cut suits you.’