Women in Professional Services Industry- how much do you spend on your hair?

[Anonymous]

I am an attorney. I spend about $900 per year including tips. I see my stylist four times a year. Cut and color each time, and partial highlighs twice a year.
I think it is too much. What do you think?

[Anonymous]

I would say that you are average. I was spending $250-300+ every 3 months. However, I found an excellent stylist at a chain "super cuts" type place. Now I spend $80 ($100 with tip) every three months

[Anonymous]

I have no idea. Every time I got to the salon I spend about $150. I might go very 10 weeks?? I'm considering Keratin to make my mornings easier.

"too much" all depends on your disposable income. People range on this site from 70K/yr to 900K/yr.

[Anonymous]

I spend probably 2k a year on cuts and color.

[Anonymous]

This year I stopped coloring and a friend cuts my hair in exchange for wine & dinner. So maybe $100?

[Anonymous]

Four visits a year is very reasonable. I spend less, but I lucked out in the gene pool and still have excellent dark hair with just a couple of greys in my late forties so I don't color or highlight. I do spend over $100 for the cut, because the hair has an interesting texture and if it's not cut by someone who I knows what they are doing, it's a disaster.

So, I think it's a good deal, especially if you want some thing that isn't the Haircuttery. I don't know where you are and where you were raised - I was raised in NYC and now live in Arlington, so I expect to pay. If you grew up in a place where you went to Truvy at the local, then it might seem excessive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I spend probably 2k a year on cuts and color.

Insane

[Anonymous]

I make $140k and have had the same hairdresser for 25 years. Who never changed my rates. I only pay 45 bucks for a cut, about every 10 weeks. And color myself.

[Anonymous]

Pay 200 for a cut/highlights about every 12 weeks. Plus 400 every six months for Brazilian blowout. So you're amount seems about right to me

[Anonymous]

$150 for cut and color (including tip) every 5 weeks. Those roots are killing me.

[Anonymous]

I'm also an attorney. My hair grows really fast. I spend $130 every six weeks for cut and color, plus $250 every 5-6 months for a keratin treatment.

[Anonymous]

I just made partner. I go to a school, much cheaper. Curly hair so I can get away with a long time btwn visits. $200 a year.

[Anonymous]

I go every six weeks. Alternate cuts ($100) and cut and highlights ($300). So I guess that's about $1600/year?

[Anonymous]

$200 for cut and color, including tip, every 8-10 weeks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I go every six weeks. Alternate cuts ($100) and cut and highlights ($300). So I guess that's about $1600/year?

This is about what I do and spend. Every 5 weeks though.