15% but it feels like tax.

Once I went to a pretty high end salon for Keratin Special and I thought I tipped very well (at least 20%). The stylist says, "oh very generous of you." You think he was being sarcastic?

The standard I have always gone by is 20% plus a tip for assistants, if an assistant is actually applying the color I would break the tip more between the stylist and the assisant. I tip that plus my hair stylist cuts my children's hair at no charge so I tip significantly more for that. I have a sibling that is a colorist at a high end NYC salon and has worked at a salon in DC when she was younger. If you are a poor tipper they notice.

I pay $230 and tip $50

I am the person who tips a combined $35 on a $185 appointment. The stylist's share comes to just over 16%, which some people may feel is undertipping. (I also give her $150 at Christmas.) But I don't feel compelled to tip a well-compensated professional at the same rate as a waiter at Cactus Cantina, a taxi driver, or even the person who hands me my drip coffee at Starbucks. IMO, the primary purpose of tipping should be to bump up a low wage.

I tip $15 on $50 - stylist is a friendquaintance plus more to hair washer.

I can't believe all the people who tip less than 20%! Esp on the cheaper cuts.

Anonymous wrote:Oh dear. I've been tipping $20-25 on my $160-180 haircut. Does the lady at Aveda hate me?

If that's what you pay for a haircut she probably likes you just fine. But she probably thinks you're uncouth.

For an $85 haircut I tip the owner/stylist $15 and give the shampoo person $5.

A long time ago the rule was "Don't tip the owner" but I haven't had an owner discourage tipping in decades.

Oh dear. I've been tipping $20-25 on my $160-180 haircut. Does the lady at Aveda hate me?

20% to the stylist (sometimes a little more because it's easier to round up), $5 to the person who shampoos my hair.

I'd be embarrassed to do anything less than 15%, especially if I was in a high-end salon.

I always tip at least 20%. I've been seeing the same person for years and I really like her.

Anonymous wrote:Wow. Some of you are cheapskates. Obviously, you value her service if you keep returning. Kind of galling that you're willing to spend that much on your hair, but tip 10 percent.
And no, I'm not a hairstylist. Just a sympathetic wage slave.

This isn't something my mom ever educated me about. Please tell me: what % is proper?

Wow. Some of you are cheapskates. Obviously, you value her service if you keep returning. Kind of galling that you're willing to spend that much on your hair, but tip 10 percent.
And no, I'm not a hairstylist. Just a sympathetic wage slave.

I tip 10%

I can't get over how many people spend 150 or more on their hair. I pay $35 for my cut and do my own color. I tip my stylist $8-10.