You’ll learn vocabulary and expressions connected to hairdressing and hair salons. So, sit back in the stylist’s chair, close your eyes and relax as we tell you all you need to know about cutting hair and getting your haircut.

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Is it ‘everybody do’ or everybody does’? (“Everybody hurts…..sometimes” – REM)

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Mónica from Madrid has requested vocabulary connected with hairdressing and hair salons.

hairdresser / barber / hair stylist

Verbs (actions)
to cut someone’s hair
to get/have your hair cut
to trim
to brush
to comb / comb out
to backcomb
to part
to layer
to fix
to crop
to braid / plait
to shave
to wash and blowdry
to get highlights and lowlights
to straighten
to curl
to perm
to dye / tint
to thin out hair

Products and tools
hairdryer
straighteners
curling tongs
scissors
clippers / trimmers
hair clips
hairpins
hair bands
ribbon / riband / bow
razor
shampoo & conditioner or conditioning shampoo
hair gel
hair mousse
hair cream
hair lacquer / hair spray

Types of hair
thick
short / long / medium-length / shoulder-length
curly
straight
wavy
a perm
a skinhead
short back and sides
a mullet
a comb-over
fine
greasy
bald, thinning, to go bald, to lose your hair, to go thin on top
a receding hairline
to go grey
a wig / toupee / hairpiece

Hair idioms
To tear your hair out
Keep your hair on!
To split hairs
A hair of the dog
A hair’s breadth
A close shave
To make the hair on the back of your neck stand up

Discussion
How often do you have your hair cut?
What do you talk about with your hairdresser?
How loyal are you to your hairdresser? Do you often change salons?
Have you ever worn or would you consider wearing a wig? When?

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