last week i paid $360 for a full balayage and cut, i have long hair

this will shock DCUM, but i like my stylist so much, i actually tip her closer to 25%.

its expensive to live in the city. your hairstylist is not immune. if you like your hair stylist, then you need to help them afford to stay in the city.

Anonymous wrote:Price gouging

It’s not price gouging when there’s plenty of lower cost equivalent alternatives. We have not lost our free will. We make choices.

Anonymous wrote:Op— what city is this hair salon? My stylist is trying to jack up prices to help pay for her assistant but they aren’t in close to D.C. So, rent isn’t as high. Just wondering where yours is located. And baleyage is very different than a partial highlight.

Is baleyage more involved that partial highlights? Should one be more expensive than the other?

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it's that high OP. I have stopped doing highlights and just color my hair at home now. Just not worth it.

I'm ready to try this. I had a horrible cut and an ok color to cover gray 5 months ago and tried a new salon/stylist who has more experience. She and I disagreed over the color to cover my gray. I made it clear I wanted a lighter color than what she chose. She brought out the color board and showed me a color she said she'd use then lied to me and used a much darker color. She did not pull it thru my hair well. I paid approx 310 once the tips were included. It included a hair trim. Her scam is that she put in a darker color and the fix is that I come back in a week so she can put highlights and lowlights in. I don't want highlights. It will cost probably $150 or more. This will all cost me approx $500 for what should have been $250. No, I won't go back to her.

Anonymous wrote:This is why so many people say, f**k it, and go gray. The expense is to much now a days.

Yeah…agree. I’m not covering up gray (even though I’m in my 50s) just trying to make my mousey boring limo light brown hair look…. Better!

This is why so many people say, f**k it, and go gray. The expense is to much now a days.

OP here. In a suburb of DC. My hair is medium-short. It is sounding like this is a normal price. Ugh.

Years ago, I remember reading you were not supposed to tip the owner of the salon, but then I read that that changed, and you tip everyone no matter what. On services this pricey, I only do 15%, whereas at restaurants etc I am guilted into 20%.

Thanks everyone.

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Anonymous wrote:I just paid $450 for partial bayalage and no cut….with tip it was $540! My stylist is great but it’s getting too expensive!

A $90 tip? A tip should not be based on price

Your stylist will be mysteriously booked every time you try to make an appointment, if you stiff her on the tip.

You sound like the doordash guy. So now service providers will not do their jobs? I am sure their bosses will love that

The best stylists work for themselves, not the Hair Cuttery.

Yes, it's that high OP. I have stopped doing highlights and just color my hair at home now. Just not worth it.

That is NUTS. But also your tip should have been minimum $60.

Very high, I would not pay that again.

Price gouging

Op: what city?

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Anonymous wrote:I just paid $450 for partial bayalage and no cut….with tip it was $540! My stylist is great but it’s getting too expensive!

A $90 tip? A tip should not be based on price

Your stylist will be mysteriously booked every time you try to make an appointment, if you stiff her on the tip.

You sound like the doordash guy. So now service providers will not do their jobs? I am sure their bosses will love that

Anonymous wrote:If not based on price then what is it based on?

It is not to be based on anything, it is an optional amount of the givers choice.