By Ellen Warren, Tribune News Service

Dear Answer Angel Ellen : Your recent question from the self-described successful “smart woman boss” who was too afraid at the salon to tell her longtime stylist how she wanted her hair done? Well, I could have written it!

But reading about that woman’s plight inspired me. I promised myself I would tell my stylist how I wanted him to fix my hair after many years of keeping my mouth shut. Today, I did just that. I even brought a few photos from the internet to show exactly how I wanted it styled.

He didn’t make even the slightest effort to give me the hairdo I asked for. Just the same old, same old! Now what?

–Bella R.

Dear Bella : Congratulations on speaking up, telling — and showing — him precisely what you want!

You already know what’s next:

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