Salon visits promise a confidence boost, yet one woman's routine blow dry turned into a hair-raising experience. Disappointed doesn't cover it—she ended up with a viral, wildly unconventional hairdo from an unfamiliar boutique.
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Chicago-based comedian Maggie Hughes DePalo became an online sensation when she showcased her salon disaster on TikTok.
Her hair-raising video quickly grabbed attention across social media.
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Known as @maggiehughesdepal online, she opened up to her 1.5k followers on TikTok, sharing more about the ordeal with her signature comedic style.
Turning a salon mishap into a viral hit, she made the internet laugh along with her.
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She began: "All right. So last Friday, I was involved in a very unfortunate situation, I went to a boutique to get a blowout."
Maggie revealed she had never got her hair done in this particular boutique before and 'didn't really know their operation'.
Setting the scene, Maggie explained: "So what happens is you walk in, somebody washes your hair, they throw you in a chair, multiple people ferociously use round brushes on you.
"So many round brushes, at one point, my head was way down and when I looked up and I came to somebody else was pouring some white powder on my hair."
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During Maggie's appointment, the woman initially styling her hair kept 'answering the door,' causing interruptions.
To add to the chaos, the salon was also busy 'selling purses' throughout the entire visit, making for a rather unconventional salon experience.
"There was a lot going on," Maggie went on.
She continued: "When I left, let's just say it wasn't exactly what I had anticipated, but I was too afraid to ask for the manager."
Maggie ended her cautionary tale giving a 'PSA to all women out there'.
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"If you are unhappy with something you should say something," she instructed before showing viewers her locks which she said were 'pretty disturbing'.
The clip abruptly cut to reveal the finished look, and it was quite a sight to behold. Maggie's hair had an extraordinary amount of volume, so much so that it nearly grazed the roof of her car, creating a comically larger-than-life appearance.
Since its debut on the platform, the brief clip has garnered close to a million views, sparking a flurry of reactions.
Thousands of comments poured in as people eagerly shared their amusement and disbelief over the blow-dry blunder, making it a viral sensation.
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One TikTok user penned: "Where did you go? The 80s?"
"You didn't step into a salon... you stepped into a time machine," teased a second.
A third chimed: "Was the powder self-raising flour???"
A fourth joked: "That was not a Bob it was a WHOLE ROBERT."
Another quipped: "That wasn't a hair blower, it was a leaf blower."
"I was not prepared for that," admitted one user, while someone else revealed: "When I say I laughed out loud. Oh girl. Thank you for documenting this!!!"
"This might be one of the funniest things I've ever seen," echoed a final TikTok user. "I'm so sorry."