If you are reading this and you are a professional hairstylist, you understand the title. Professional hairstylists are comprised of a special breed of people, and we can spot a comrade a mile away.
20 October 2013 
What’s that Movement Underneath the Hairstylist’s Cape
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Hairstylists’ are unique individuals, and we all share bizarre stories that we have witnessed or experienced as we beautify our clients (some however seek inappropriate services, as with the cape). Behind the Chair is a series of short stories with fictional characters, although based upon a hairstylist’s examination of salon life over 25 years.Continue reading
7 October 2013 
A Hairstylist’s Chronicle of Salon Life: He Showed me his Junk
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Behind the Chair: A Hairstylist’s Chronicle of Salon Life
Behind the Chair: A Hairstylist’s Chronicle of Salon Life is a series of short fictional stories based upon years of working as a hairstylist. These are excerpts from a soon-to-be book comprised of comical, erotic, and serious stories that have been heard and then embellished to depict the often humorous side of salon life.
He Showed me his Junk
I love working from home, but always feel as if my privacy has been invaded once a guest enters my corridor. It is a reaction I have learned to mask through a warm, inviting, yet fake smile and a cheery hello as I greet my clients. You learn after a while who is emphatically late, who arrives early and who is so punctual that if they pull up five minutes before appointment time, they will sit in their vehicle until the precise scheduled moment.Continue reading
A writer, author, NY State licensed cosmetologist, beauty educator and Executive Director, Deirdre Haggerty has been actively involved in the hair and beauty industry in New York for over 30 years. Feel free to ask any question relating to hair care, beauty and skincare! Send Deirdre an email 
