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The lowest moment I have experienced in a hairdresser’s chair came shortly after a break-up. I had gone with the idea that I wanted a less feminine look than my straight, shoulder-length hair. I thought a radical change would reflect my new freedom: I was an independent woman, striking out on my own. And so I requested a choppy, cropped thing that had no business being on my…

