Australian hair stylist reveals what not to do at the hairdresser and her biggest client pet peeves

A top Australian hairdresser has revealed the most frustrating things clients do while in the chair at the solon including being too controlling, leaving for cigarettes and touching their hair too much. 

 Amanda Lunedei, 31, who has been working at a hairdresser and colourist for 14 years, said while she loves gossiping with her older customers, there are some newer clients come to her with a few annoying habits. 

The award-winning Melbourne hairdresser and mum-of-one gave her advice on how to be a star customer and leave with the best results at the salon. 

Amanda told 9Honey her ‘number one pet peeve’ is someone who ‘constantly’ touches their hair while she’s trying to do her job. 

The most frustrating customer she said she gets is someone who is or was once a hairdresser themselves and think they know best, which happens a lot. 

She said the ‘last thing’ she wants to hear is that her client was a hairdresser and while some hare happy to let her work uninterrupted, others are very controlling. 

‘But if they keep going and don’t trust you, I have to say, ‘If you keep doing this we’re going to have a problem,’ she said.

‘Bobblehead’ customers are another annoyance for Amanda as are people who want to leave mid-session to smoke a cigarette. 

‘We call it bobbleheads, people who constantly move their heads while talking and I’m trying to keep their head still,’ she said.

Amanda recommends listening to your hairdresser if they say what you want can’t be done like going from black to blonde in one session. 

She learnt she was able to say no to outlandish requests the hard way after making ‘some pretty bad mistakes on some poor unfortunately clients’ during her years in the business. 

‘As a colourist, you have to have the ability to say no. At the end of the day, you can’t let someone walk out of the salon with work on their head you aren’t proud of. Otherwise, you’re doing a disservice to yourself,’ she said.