tipping etiquette in salons

[Anonymous]

I go to a very fancy salon, and would like to check in on tipping protocol. What do folks typically tip for a hair coloring process, hair cut, waxing, manicures, pedicures, etc? Do you tip the helpers who wash your hair (different from the stylist who cuts or colors your hair)?

Thank you!

[Anonymous]

20% (a bit less if they do a bad job).

[Anonymous]

20% total tip. I make sure the stylist gets at least 15% of this, depending on the cost of the cut. And the shampoo person gets the rest. On a $70 cut, I give $11 to the stylist and $4 to the shampoo person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:20% (a bit less if they do a bad job).

Fortunately I have always been happy with the services I have received, but if they did a BAD job, then I would not tip.

I have been going to my stylist for years and he cuts me a nice break on the price of cut and highlights. So, I tip 20% on the amount that I would pay without that break. I tip the shampooer between 2-5 dollars depending on how much time she must spend with me. And of course, more during the holidays.

I rarely get manicures (I garden, my hands are awful) and only get a few pedicures a year (usually one each season and then just keep up with it myself). But on these services I also tip 20%.

[Anonymous]

wow. i never tip 20%. i usually just tip about 10%. just got a haircut for $60 and left $5.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:wow. i never tip 20%. i usually just tip about 10%. just got a haircut for $60 and left $5.

Really? Why is that? Just curious about how you came to decide on that percentage.