Your hair looks gorgeous. It cost ... what?!

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Anonymous wrote:I have curly hair with different curl types over my head. Havign someone who doesn't understand curly hair cut it results in terrible cuts. I now pay $135 (up from $115 last year) for a dry cut - which is better for curly hair - no shampoo, no styling. I go twice a year. So worth it. Those cuts last forever because they're well done in the first place and once curly hair is past the shoulders, it's not noticeable when it's been growing for a while. So I get my hair cut 2x/year for, now, $270 plus tips. I'm ok with that. I don't leave the salon sad about the way I look.

But if I had straight hair or short hair that quickly looks sloppy if not trimmed regularly, etc.? I'd be looking for Hair Cuttery Prices.

I have chin length curly hair and have had so many bad or inconsistent hair cuts over the years that I've given up on professional stylists. I now go to Hair Cuttery to get a blunt straight across cut for the length and cut my own curly layers at home.

I have fine, curly, very low density hair and so so many stylists seem to think that thinning shears are the way to go on my hair. I will walk out of the salon where you can see my scalp through my hair and my curls just poof because they have been thinned and will no longer clump. If I go to a curly specialist, they are usually used to denser hair and cut chunky layers that result in see through dangly, scraggly ends. None of it is good.

It's not about being cheap, but about not wanting to have a terrible haircut for 4-6 mo while the catastrophe on my head grows out only to play the hair stylist lotto again.

This. I learned to cut my own during the pandemic. My self-cuts are fine. Not as good as my favorite stylist ( whom I can’t see anymore), but much, much better than a typical salon cut. I’m not paying a stranger to ruin my hair for 6 months ever again.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am vain; I will eat ramen noodles, drive a used car, wear thrift store clothes, but I will go every month for a trim/highlight/blow out (about $200 to include tip, sometimes products) and manicure & pedicure every two weeks (about $150).

No apologies and I’d spend my last few bucks on this self-care - so relaxing and enjoyable for me.

I agree. My hair is important to me. I can't believe some people are so cheap.

I used to be this way. My hair was the one thing I would splurge on because it was the one thing I wore every day, so I was going to the most expensive people in the nicest salons. Then two things happened. One is that I have a teen with super curly hair that doesn't trust most stylists, so she started cutting her own. Two is the pandemic, and it was so hard to get appointments, I gave up and started cutting and coloring my own. Then I decided I could not actually tell the difference between what I did and what the stylist was doing. I've been watching the stylists for years, so I basically know what they were doing, and I mocked it. I get compliments all the time on my haircut -- it's just not that hard to cut shoulder length hair with some layers and angles. I do splurge on expensive conditioner and hair care products, though -- that, along with a good blow-dryer and styling tool, seems to make more difference for me than the cut. It's not even about the money for me -- it's more about the inconvenience of having to make an appointment, take time off work on one of the few days that my stylist works, get up there, get parking, sit there for two hours, etc. Whereas I can do it in my bathroom whenever I have a spare hour and watch TV or answer emails while the color sets.

I am right there with you - my solution was a mobile stylist who cuts mine and my daughter's hair in one go (150 including generous tip for all three of us) . But if she every quits you might have just convinced me to buy an air wrap and give it a go. I cut my own hair during covid but it was a multi- day affair of tweaking it, but at least ican do that on my own schedule.

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Anonymous wrote:I thought of this thread today when I went to make an appt with my stylist.

She's great, have been going to her for years and would love to continue getting my hair cut by her but she recently moved her studio. When I went to make the appt, I see that she now charges $250 for a 1 hour appt to cut hair. That was $100 more than the last time she cut my hair. I can't. I just can't. As much as I loved her as a stylist and want to support her, I just can't justify a $250 hair cut.

Because it is insane.

+1. She’s going to lose a lot of customers. That’s just for a shampoo, cut and blowout?

I've seen a lot of social media posts about the cost of lash extensions getting crazy expensive, and those places are indeed going out of business. It's sad but at the same time I'm not sure what these business owners expected to happen.

I'm all for paying hairstylists what they are worth, but at some point what they are worth is more than I can afford. I wish them all the best and cut my own hair.

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Anonymous wrote:I've stopped going.
I was going every 8 weeks like clockwork for $80. Then she went to $90, $100, $120. All since Covid.

I actually had my teen daughter do my last 2 cuts after she watched some You Tube videos. I can't tell any difference from the $100 plus tip haircuts.

That's awesome! For everyone else reading this it's much easier than you think it is. I've been cutting my own hair since covid and it looks exactly how they cut it at the salon.

Without being disrespectful to the stylists, this is why it’s crazy to me that they’re charging so much for a service that in reality requires little skill and is easy to do. Of course, there’s always a handful of stylists who can perform miracles on challenging hair, but I would say most people don’t fall into that category.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am vain; I will eat ramen noodles, drive a used car, wear thrift store clothes, but I will go every month for a trim/highlight/blow out (about $200 to include tip, sometimes products) and manicure & pedicure every two weeks (about $150).

No apologies and I’d spend my last few bucks on this self-care - so relaxing and enjoyable for me.

I agree. My hair is important to me. I can't believe some people are so cheap.

I used to be this way. My hair was the one thing I would splurge on because it was the one thing I wore every day, so I was going to the most expensive people in the nicest salons. Then two things happened. One is that I have a teen with super curly hair that doesn't trust most stylists, so she started cutting her own. Two is the pandemic, and it was so hard to get appointments, I gave up and started cutting and coloring my own. Then I decided I could not actually tell the difference between what I did and what the stylist was doing. I've been watching the stylists for years, so I basically know what they were doing, and I mocked it. I get compliments all the time on my haircut -- it's just not that hard to cut shoulder length hair with some layers and angles. I do splurge on expensive conditioner and hair care products, though -- that, along with a good blow-dryer and styling tool, seems to make more difference for me than the cut. It's not even about the money for me -- it's more about the inconvenience of having to make an appointment, take time off work on one of the few days that my stylist works, get up there, get parking, sit there for two hours, etc. Whereas I can do it in my bathroom whenever I have a spare hour and watch TV or answer emails while the color sets.

Oh man this is so validating! I have felt a little awkward about cutting my own hair, but I have gone to some very expensive "curly specialists" who did a terrible job, which just adds insult to injury when you consider navigating DC traffic and parking and spending so much time at the salon. I sometimes feel like I'm doing a hack job but after styling it, I think it looks pretty great and I get lots of complements.

After reading this thread I no longer feel like I should try again to find someone to give me a real haircut.

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I mean, I can “afford” paying xy amount, but at a certain point I feel ripped off and refuse to pay that much.

[Anonymous]

I just doing believe in paying that. It's not a skill that justifies the cost (just IMHO). So I cut my own and get compliments all the time (long, layered, textured and I have a lot of hair so if I'm doing anything wrong, you can't tell).

Try googling/looking on youtube for how to cut your own hair.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am vain; I will eat ramen noodles, drive a used car, wear thrift store clothes, but I will go every month for a trim/highlight/blow out (about $200 to include tip, sometimes products) and manicure & pedicure every two weeks (about $150).

No apologies and I’d spend my last few bucks on this self-care - so relaxing and enjoyable for me.

I agree. My hair is important to me. I can't believe some people are so cheap.

Other people would think the two of you are cheap for spending so little on other things. Everyone has different priorities.

I spend in all areas.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am vain; I will eat ramen noodles, drive a used car, wear thrift store clothes, but I will go every month for a trim/highlight/blow out (about $200 to include tip, sometimes products) and manicure & pedicure every two weeks (about $150).

No apologies and I’d spend my last few bucks on this self-care - so relaxing and enjoyable for me.

I agree. My hair is important to me. I can't believe some people are so cheap.

PP said she would be willing to eat ramen in order to get her hair done. More power to her (and I love top ramen), but if you really feel the same way then aren't you kind of cheap too? Top ramen is basically the epitome of going cheap on food.

I would eat ramen if I had to. But I don't have to. I'm wealthy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am vain; I will eat ramen noodles, drive a used car, wear thrift store clothes, but I will go every month for a trim/highlight/blow out (about $200 to include tip, sometimes products) and manicure & pedicure every two weeks (about $150).

No apologies and I’d spend my last few bucks on this self-care - so relaxing and enjoyable for me.

I agree. My hair is important to me. I can't believe some people are so cheap.

Imagine what people are saying about you and how pathetic it is that you value you hair so much!

It says "I'm worth it".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have curly hair with different curl types over my head. Havign someone who doesn't understand curly hair cut it results in terrible cuts. I now pay $135 (up from $115 last year) for a dry cut - which is better for curly hair - no shampoo, no styling. I go twice a year. So worth it. Those cuts last forever because they're well done in the first place and once curly hair is past the shoulders, it's not noticeable when it's been growing for a while. So I get my hair cut 2x/year for, now, $270 plus tips. I'm ok with that. I don't leave the salon sad about the way I look.

But if I had straight hair or short hair that quickly looks sloppy if not trimmed regularly, etc.? I'd be looking for Hair Cuttery Prices.

Where do you get your hair cut?

[Anonymous]

Hair Cuttery. They all have the same license.

[Anonymous]

I have curly hair with different curl types over my head. Havign someone who doesn't understand curly hair cut it results in terrible cuts. I now pay $135 (up from $115 last year) for a dry cut - which is better for curly hair - no shampoo, no styling. I go twice a year. So worth it. Those cuts last forever because they're well done in the first place and once curly hair is past the shoulders, it's not noticeable when it's been growing for a while. So I get my hair cut 2x/year for, now, $270 plus tips. I'm ok with that. I don't leave the salon sad about the way I look.

To the poster of the above, can you say who cuts your hair?

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I’m not the pp or op. The only money I spend on my hair is shampoo/conditioner from reader joes or whatever the discount store has on the shelf. Never colored or permed or even heat dried my hair, so it’s healthy and happy. i trim it myself now and then. It’s long, curly.

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Anonymous wrote:Learn to cut your own hair.

Or go to cheaper salons. I honestly can’t tell the difference between a $200 hair cut and a $40 hair cut- especially if you aren’t asking for some wolf, butterfly, shag type trendy style. Literally any licensed stylist can do a trim and some good layers