Essential vocabulary for the hair salon/barber's shop

Does your foreign accent get stronger and your vocabulary and nerve fail the second you enter the door of a hair salon or barber's shop? You may never be able to fully explain your hair's special quirks and whims but this short glossary of common hairdressing phrases may help!

Note that 'hair' is a countable masculine noun in French. Therefore, to say e.g. "My hair is very dry", one should say "j'ai les cheveux très secs' rather than 'j'ai le cheveu très sec'.

Essential vocabulary for the hair salon: