hair job

noun

A hair service or styling appointment, such as a haircut, taper fade, coloring, braiding, etc.

Meanings

nounhair job (plural hair jobs)

plural hair jobs

  1. informalartsA hair service or styling appointment, such as a haircut, taper fade, coloring, braiding, etc.

    much work into that kickin' new hair-job of yours to let it go to waste.

    2011, Jeff Edwards, Dome City Blues
    2 more examples

    Female models with shorter hair can benefit from doing hair jobs a lot more than those with the shoulder length Pantene commercial locks.

    2008, Didiayer Snyder, On Your Mark - An Insight Guide to Modeling, page 15

    Hair jobs may leave models having to reshoot their entire portfolio and being unable to work with their regular clients, as their hair may be completely destroyed.

    2019, Leanne Maskell, The Model Manifesto, An A-Z Anti-exploitation Manual for the Fashion Industry
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