Bad hair days are one thing, but hair disasters are another. I've lost count of the times I've dyed my hair only for it to turn out yellow, green, or pink—the results of trying to change my hair from brown to blonde. Or the time I chose dark brown only for it to go black, which I quite liked but it didn't suit my skin tone.

Ummm... Bless you, lad.

Debra Staples of SynergEbooks once had lovely long hair down to her waist and visited the hairdressers to have it permed. Off she went, sat in the ...