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The causative is used reflexively (with a reflexive pronoun) to indicate that the subject has something done to himself or asks someone to do something to/for him.
   Je me fais coiffer deux fois par mois.
   I get my hair done (literally, "I get myself coiffed") twice a month.
   Il se fait apporter le café chaque matin.
   He has [someone] bring him coffee, He has coffee brought to him every morning.
   Vas-tu te faire expliquer le problème ?
   Are you going to have someone explain the problem to you?
   J'aimerais me faire faire un soin du visage.
   I'd like to get/have a facial.
   (It might look strange, but faire faire is correct; J'aimerais me faire un soin du visage would mean "I'd like to give myself a facial" - see page 3.)
The reflexive causative can indicate something that happens to the subject (per someone else's implied action or wish).
   S'est-elle fait expulser ?
   Did she get kicked out?
   Il s'est fait avoir.
   He was conned, He's been had.
   Fais gaffe, tu vas te faire renvoyer.
   Be careful, you're going to get (yourself) fired.
   Nous nous sommes fait faire un détour par Paris.
   We were rerouted through Paris (We were made to detour through Paris).
And it can describe something unintentional, a completely passive event:
   J'espère ne pas me faire échauder.
   I hope I don't burn my fingers. (I hope my fingers don't get burned)
   (Note: se faire échauder can also mean "to be swindled")
   Attention, tu pourras te faire mouiller (s'il pleut).
   Careful, you might get wet (if it rains).
   Le chien s'est fait renverser.
   The dog got run over.
   Elle s'est fait tuer (par une infection virale).
   She was killed (by a viral infection).
Page 1 - Faire + infinitive
Page 2 - Se faire + infinitive
Page 3 - Causative with objects and agreement
The causative is used reflexively (with a reflexive pronoun) to indicate that the subject has something done to himself or asks someone to do something to/for him.
   Je me fais coiffer deux fois par mois.
   I get my hair done (literally, "I get myself coiffed") twice a month.
   Il se fait apporter le café chaque matin.
   He has [someone] bring him coffee, He has coffee brought to him every morning.
   Vas-tu te faire expliquer le problème ?
   Are you going to have someone explain the problem to you?
   J'aimerais me faire faire un soin du visage.
   I'd like to get/have a facial.
   (It might look strange, but faire faire is correct; J'aimerais me faire un soin du visage would mean "I'd like to give myself a facial" - see page 3.)
The reflexive causative can indicate something that happens to the subject (per someone else's implied action or wish).
   S'est-elle fait expulser ?
   Did she get kicked out?
   Il s'est fait avoir.
   He was conned, He's been had.
   Fais gaffe, tu vas te faire renvoyer.
   Be careful, you're going to get (yourself) fired.
   Nous nous sommes fait faire un détour par Paris.
   We were rerouted through Paris (We were made to detour through Paris).
And it can describe something unintentional, a completely passive event:
   J'espère ne pas me faire échauder.
   I hope I don't burn my fingers. (I hope my fingers don't get burned)
   (Note: se faire échauder can also mean "to be swindled")
   Attention, tu pourras te faire mouiller (s'il pleut).
   Careful, you might get wet (if it rains).
   Le chien s'est fait renverser.
   The dog got run over.
   Elle s'est fait tuer (par une infection virale).
   She was killed (by a viral infection).
Page 1 - Faire + infinitive
Page 2 - Se faire + infinitive
Page 3 - Causative with objects and agreement