How much to tip hairstylist?

[Anonymous]

Katie Couric just said the cost of one session. I go 2-3x a year and went in late November and only tipped double my usual tip. Was I cheap?

[Anonymous]

Katie couric is free to tip as much as she likes, even 5*session.

Not sure what is your usual tip to tell if double your usual tip is cheap or not.

I usually between 10–20% that I divide between the main stylist and person washing hair.

[Anonymous]

Tip 20 percent across the board. For everything.

[Anonymous]

I go every four weeks and I tip 20% each time and I see the owner. I don’t tip extra for the holidays.

[Anonymous]

I tip 20% every time; no special holiday tip.

[Anonymous]

OP, I double the regular tip. I’m a generous tipper as a rule, and also don’t go often.

[Anonymous]

I do $5 for the shampoo person, $10-20 for the haircut person.

[Anonymous]

You did fine. You only go a couple times per year.

Katie Couric is probably getting her hair done every few weeks. At least. That's a different situation.

[Anonymous]

I tip 20% but I feel like that is too much. I am already paying $260-almost $400 for the process and cut. $50- $80 seems outrageous to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I tip 20% but I feel like that is too much. I am already paying $260-almost $400 for the process and cut. $50- $80 seems outrageous to me.

It isn't. It's standard.

Everyone: OP is asking about holiday tipping. On top of the usual tip.

[Anonymous]

Mine is self employed and has no employees (but does pay to rent a small space in one of those salon studio things.) I tip a flat $20 every time I go. She keeps the whole amount anyway obviously.

[Anonymous]

Yep, I tip $20. Not doing 20%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I tip 20% but I feel like that is too much. I am already paying $260-almost $400 for the process and cut. $50- $80 seems outrageous to me.

Agree-it’s too much. I am a generous tipper but I am not going to pay my stylist more than my psychiatrist.

[Anonymous]

my stylist charges 25$ for hair cut and I usually give her 40 to 50$

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:my stylist charges 25$ for hair cut and I usually give her 40 to 50$

You must know this is not the norm for most women around here.