Anonymous
Post 03/07/2025 09:50     Subject: What do you tip your hair stylist?
Anonymous wrote:I tip with a thank you.


I pay my mortgage with thank yous from my clients.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2025 09:45     Subject: What do you tip your hair stylist?
Anonymous wrote:I'm torn on this because my stylist is the owner. Of course I tip because he's good but idk.

The whole idea started that the owner set the service prices and so you were tipping stylists who didn't set their own prices and also sometimes paying to rent a booth. It is a little annoying that salon owners saw their employees getting tipped and were like "Well, the old rule about not tipping the owner is outdated...."

But again, he does a good job. 20% for a guy who sets his own prices seems excessive though.


I tip 20%. I love my stylist. I want him to feel appreciated by me.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2025 07:26     Subject: What do you tip your hair stylist?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I paid $150 for cut and fun color for my kid yesterday. Tipped $20.


So you spoiled your kid and undertipped the stylist. Nice.


+1

Please tip at least 20%.

I can’t believe you spent $150 on your kid and tipped your stylist a little over 10%. Gross.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2025 07:03     Subject: What do you tip your hair stylist?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Cut and color for $520.
20%
15%

Obviously tip the assistant.


520 for your hair? Good lord. I hope it looks amazing every minute of the day— and does itself.

Give at least 20%. You’ve obviously got money.


OP's price was average. I've paid double for a cut, color and style before.


Nope.

I go to one of the most expensive salons in Tysons, and cut and highlights is about $350.

If you are paying over $1k for this…well, you better be in Dubai or something.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2025 06:35     Subject: What do you tip your hair stylist?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Cut and color for $520.
20%
15%

Obviously tip the assistant.


520 for your hair? Good lord. I hope it looks amazing every minute of the day— and does itself.

Give at least 20%. You’ve obviously got money.


OP's price was average. I've paid double for a cut, color and style before.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2025 06:34     Subject: What do you tip your hair stylist?
Always 20%
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2025 02:34     Subject: What do you tip your hair stylist?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I paid $150 for cut and fun color for my kid yesterday. Tipped $20.


So you spoiled your kid and undertipped the stylist. Nice.


I mean, it was hair cuttery, and her birthday present. They trimmed the ends and dyed a sliver blue. Took an hour, seemed reasonable.

Now I'm second guessing it though--should I go back and tip more? Is that weird?


I don’t think Hair Cuttery means you’re free to tip less. If anything, they could use the money more.


Okay, lesson learned. I wish places would either a) share what a reasonable tip expectation is (we'd never done this before!) or b) charge a fair price so their stylists can make a fare wage. Seems so opaque and open to misunderstandings.


20% is the norm. Your hair dresser isn’t going to tell you. Are you not American?
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2025 02:32     Subject: What do you tip your hair stylist?
Why are we tipping people who have a good hourly rate? These are not min. wage servers.
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2025 23:56     Subject: What do you tip your hair stylist?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I paid $150 for cut and fun color for my kid yesterday. Tipped $20.


So you spoiled your kid and undertipped the stylist. Nice.


I mean, it was hair cuttery, and her birthday present. They trimmed the ends and dyed a sliver blue. Took an hour, seemed reasonable.

Now I'm second guessing it though--should I go back and tip more? Is that weird?


I don’t think Hair Cuttery means you’re free to tip less. If anything, they could use the money more.


Okay, lesson learned. I wish places would either a) share what a reasonable tip expectation is (we'd never done this before!) or b) charge a fair price so their stylists can make a fare wage. Seems so opaque and open to misunderstandings.


It’s the same as dinner out- 15-20%. Most do 20%. You tipped 13%.
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2025 23:23     Subject: Re:What do you tip your hair stylist?
I tip 20% every time.
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2025 23:22     Subject: What do you tip your hair stylist?
Anonymous wrote:I tip 20%.

Getting my color right isn’t the easiest and I appreciate how talented she is and the effort she puts in.

I give the assistant who does my toner a $5, which is an old habit so probably isn’t enough.


I also tip 20%. I think for the assistant, especially if they are doing something beyond a basic wash (taking out highlights, applying toner or treatment, etc.) the standard is more like 10 now, so that's what I do. Just my anecdote but we seem similarly aligned generally so wanted to give you that data point.
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2025 21:54     Subject: What do you tip your hair stylist?
Anonymous wrote:I'm torn on this because my stylist is the owner. Of course I tip because he's good but idk.

The whole idea started that the owner set the service prices and so you were tipping stylists who didn't set their own prices and also sometimes paying to rent a booth. It is a little annoying that salon owners saw their employees getting tipped and were like "Well, the old rule about not tipping the owner is outdated...."

But again, he does a good job. 20% for a guy who sets his own prices seems excessive though.


I don’t tip; my stylist owns the salon. Been seeing her for a decade. Tipped her, of course, when she was at a different salon but stopped when she opened up her own spot. (Her prices have increased over time; I can’t remember if she charged more when she became the owner.). She doesn’t bat an eye and doesn’t appear to expect it. She takes my bookings and we are very friendly. I tip the lady who washes my hair of course.
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2025 21:02     Subject: Re:What do you tip your hair stylist?
I was recently at Vidal Sassoon, the cost for haircut was $135.00. I tipped $10 hair assistant who washed my hair and $40$ hairdresser.
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2025 18:13     Subject: What do you tip your hair stylist?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I paid $150 for cut and fun color for my kid yesterday. Tipped $20.


So you spoiled your kid and undertipped the stylist. Nice.


I mean, it was hair cuttery, and her birthday present. They trimmed the ends and dyed a sliver blue. Took an hour, seemed reasonable.

Now I'm second guessing it though--should I go back and tip more? Is that weird?


Are you OP? Better not be if you said $520 at a HCuttery.
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2025 11:47     Subject: What do you tip your hair stylist?
Anonymous wrote:Cut and color for $520.
20%
15%

Obviously tip the assistant.


520 for your hair? Good lord. I hope it looks amazing every minute of the day— and does itself.

Give at least 20%. You’ve obviously got money.