“Do whatever you think is best.”

I hear that request often enough that it’s become a bit of an amber flag. Because what follows, almost always, is a “but.” “But don’t touch my ears.” “But I’ve got this cowlick.” “But I don’t want it asymmetrical.” The amber flag turns bright red.

I don’t blame people for it. It’s the natural instinct when you’re in the chair. You want to trust the professional, you want to hand over the reins, but you also want to protect the things you’re worried about. So you offer me permission and then immediately take it back.

But what if someone actually meant it?

What if there was a service where you came in, sat down, and I got to decide. Not negotiate. Not compromise. Decide. Where the destination is mine to choose, and the timeline is mine to set. You might arrive with shoulder-length curls and leave with a pixie cut or you might leave with nothing done at all, if I think the real work is six years of growth. That would be £300 either way.

I’ve been hesitant about offering this. It’s uncharted territory for me, and the load it puts on my shoulders is genuinely high. But I’m keen to explore it, because I think there are people who actually want this. Not the fantasy version of “do whatever you think is best” with all the caveats attached. The real thing.

The reason people ask for it is usually simple: they want to know what a professional thinks. They want to hand over the thinking entirely and just trust. I get that. What I wasn’t sure about until recently is whether I could fully confidently step into that mode.

But since I’ve been vardering with Paul, something’s shifted in how I approach a cut. My technique is developing new aspects to it. There’s a moment I’m not sure how to describe it where I can almost step into autopilot. Not in a mindless way. The opposite, actually. As if in a lucid dream. It’s like the decisions stop being conscious choices and I just… snip merrily away. The thinking gets out of the way and the work happens.

I know there are people who need that from the other side of the chair too. They want to plonk themselves down and not have to think about anything. Not their appearance, not their choices, not the logistics of their own hair. They just want to exist in the chair and have someone else be responsible for the outcome.

And now I want to offer that as part of my practice.

Here’s what it would look like: You book in. We talk about your life, what you’re into, what you’re not into, your work, where you’re coming from, where you’re headed. I ask questions to understand these wider parameters. But you don’t get to decide the cut. You don’t get to show me pictures or describe what you want. That’s not the service.

What you get is my professional eye, my experience, my belief in what would work for you. You get the cut I think you should have — whether that’s a radical change, a subtle refinement, or me telling you to grow it out for a year and come back. That’s the service. That’s the £300.

The barrier for most people isn’t the money. It’s faith. It’s trust. It’s the vulnerability of saying “I don’t know what’s best for me, you decide.” Most of us are drowning in choice. We’re overwhelmed by options, by the need to have an opinion about everything, including our own hair. This service is permission to stop deciding.

But it’s also a lot to ask of a hairdresser.

Because if it goes ‘wrong’, and you hate it, there’s no “but I wanted shorter” to fall back on.

You trusted me, and I made the choice. So the responsibility is mine, completely.

That’s why I’m hesitant. That’s also why I want to do it.

The other thing it requires is a different kind of relationship. You can’t come in once and never return. If I’m telling you to grow your hair out for six years, I need to see you periodically. I need to maintain the work. I need to be invested in the long game. It’s not a transaction. It’s a collaboration, except you’re trusting me to lead it entirely.

I don’t even know fully how I’d execute this yet. But I’m starting to feel like I could. And I think there’s an honesty in offering it, even if it’s new territory. Even if it scares me a bit.

So if you’ve ever wanted to say “do whatever you think is best” and actually mean it, then this is the service for you.

This isn’t an impulse buy. Take your time. When you’re ready, you’re ready.

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