Woman, 22, who spent $1,300 on hair extensions and funky hair dye, stays close to TEARS after her locks all fell out due to severe bleach damage, leaving her with uneven ‘burnt’ locks

A Los Angeles makeup artist has shared a hair horror story that’s sure to make you feel better about your worst hair day.

Beauty professional Andrea Sanchez22, has found viral fame after spending $1,300 on hair extensions and a grow-out at her regular hairdresser, only to have her locks fall out due to severe bleach damage.

The so-called ‘chemical cut’ left Andrea with burnt, super short, bright pink hair, and the hairdresser refused to give her a full refund.

Andrea revealed the horrible hair experience on TikTok in September and quickly went viral, with followers offering their support.

Andrea Sanchez paid $1,300 for hair extensions and root touch-ups before her hair broke and shocked TikTok followers when she revealed the hairstylist refused to fully refund her

Andrea shared her hair journey on TikTok, explaining how her hair suddenly felt gummy and fell out, leaving her with much shorter hair than ever that grew extremely slowly.

In one of her videos, the beauty guru explained that she “literally cried” after going for her “regular root retouch” and coming out with chemically burned hair.

Andrea said it took a long time to get an appointment because her hairstylist was busy, but she thought it would “work out fine” because she had longer roots.

The makeup artist said, “The problem is she put bleach all over my hair, from root to tip,” which led to her hair extensions falling out three days later and her hair feeling gummy.

Andrea said she had a small mohawk on her head and two months later had very little hair.

Many commenters shared their support, with one writing, “I feel like no one understands how traumatizing a chemical cut feels until it happens to them,” referring to what happens when hair is treated with too much bleach, becomes weak and breaks off easily. .

“Definitely a chemical cut,” another agreed, explaining, “they take forever to grow back.” Andrea replied, “I know it feels like my hair is growing, but I know it will take years before it reaches my shoulders.”

“That’s happening to me!” said another follower, adding that they “went back to the stylist to show the hair and she told me ‘someone applied brujeria on me,'” referring to witchcraft. Others urged her to file a lawsuit and reveal the hairstylist’s name.

Andrea then shared the experience with her shocked Instagram followers, captioning the Reel: ‘It’s hard to process that millions of people saw me at what I think is one of my lowest moments.’

“Things are happening, and unfortunately the beautiful red/pink hair I once had is gone… but this storm will have a beautiful rainbow at the end,” the makeup artist promised her followers.

Andrea went viral after sharing the story online, explaining that she had checked in with her regular hairstylist before realizing her hair felt ‘sticky’ and was falling out after the treatment

Andrea informed her stylist that her hair was “extremely frizzy” and falling out, but the hairstylist did not offer her a full refund

Andrea’s stylist responded and said she was no longer the right stylist for her

Andrea’s Instagram followers were equally encouraging, saying: ‘I’m not a hairstylist, not even a beauty professional, we all know not to bleach your already bleached hair again… she really messed you up!’ They also urged her to get a lawyer.

Andrea then shared her texts with the hairdresser on TikTok, talking about how her hair was falling out and not getting much support or even an offer for a full refund.

Instead, the hairstylist seemed to blame Andrea for the bleaching problems, explaining that she no longer thought she was the hairstylist for her.

‘As a hairstylist, she knew she had it all wrong from the start! I’m sorry this happened to you,” one follower commented.

‘It’s funny how some professional hairstylists blame their clients for their negligence. I’m sorry girl, I went through the same thing,” another TikTok user agreed.

After the months-long stylist saga, a Los Angeles-based hairstylist Alfredo Lewis reached out when he saw her TikTok videos after gaining several followers begged the hair guru famous for his solutions to help hair.

Luckily, with the help of his team, Alfredo was able to completely transform Andrea’s hair with a color correction and later, long, honey brown hair extensions.

Andrea’s followers flocked to her comments to explain that she had undergone a chemical cut, which is what happens when hair is bleached too much and eventually breaks off

After Andrea’s ordeal went viral on social media, hairstylist Alfredo Lewis reached out and was able to color correct her hair and have new extensions installed

Andrea shared the final results on TikTok and thanked the team involved for helping her regain her confidence after the chemical reduction

‘I STILL CAN’T BELIEVE THIS IS REAL!!! My days after this transformation have been the happiest for me. I couldn’t be more grateful. I never realized how important my hair was to me until I lost most of it,” says the beauty influencer wrote on TikTok.

“Hair doesn’t define someone’s beauty, but it is a HUGE part of a woman’s identity. Grateful for this great team.’

Alfredo, whose TikTok bio reads, “Saving clients from hair disasters, one head at a time,” shared the end of the hair journey on his own TikTok.

The celebrity fixer declared that her long “hair nightmare” finally had “a happy ending.”

Alfredo explained, “After she paid $1,300 for a touch-up with bleach and extensions: all her hair broke off. A month later we collected her for free.’

Commentators rejoiced, calling it “justice for Andrea,” writing, “This act restores humanity.”

Despite the TikTok drama, Andrea still not refunded by her original stylist.