How much do you pay for a hair cut?

shjo558

Hi,

I live in a very rural area and we have small 'hairdressers' rather than city style salons.

I have quite long hair and don't have anyone local who I trust to cut it. Last time I had a trim, the hairdresser just snipped along the bottom, never even sectioned it off and it's never sat right since.

So, after several recommendations, I will be going to a salon in a posh town about 10 miles away, hoping to go short although I might just get a good tidy up first to build up my confidence!

I've always paid less than £10 for a hair cut - dry cut, trim along the bottom only and out in 10 minutes:eek:.

I will be having a full wet cut, products and blow dry at the posh salon and don't think I'll have much change from £50 according to some folk (not very MSE but it has to be done).

So, how much do you spend on your hair and how often do you spent that?

Gillyx

In a basic salon near me it's £30 for a cut and blow dry. I try and go every 3 months. I hate paying it though, my hair isn't styled as such even though it has length, its literally a trim off the bottom and a dry. My hair is naturally poker straight so even that isn't hard. I'm normally in and out in 30 minutes. I wish I could make £1 a minute.

chunkychocky

The list price where I go is £50, but they text discount codes through every few months and as I only go every 6 months (have long hair and don't use any heat on it so it doesn't really have split ends or anything) I usually wait until I get a £15 discount code and only pay £35. It is worth it as they do the layers well and as they know not to expect to see me very often he shapes it to make it last.

sparrer

I also live in a rural area on the borders of two counties and both nearest town (6 and 10 miles) have colleges with training hair salons. They only let 3rd/4th years colour, I have a base colour, hilights, trim and blow dry which costs £30 every 10/12 weeks. In between times the 1st/2nd years do blow drys which are £7, if it's a trim and blow dry 2nd/3rd years are £10. They take longer than a professional salon are supervised 100% of the time, and the students are chatty and great fun.
Never come away disappointed yet, and would highly recommend a college (I have no connection with any of them or any students) if you want/have time to while away a relaxed couple of hours

SailorSam

The woman that cuts my hair is a sort of friend of the family, she's semi retired but still does a bit of mobile work and people who know here can phone and go to her house, i normally give her £4 for a quick cut.

Mrs_Arcanum

£17.50 for a washed (shampoo & conditioner) cut every 2 months. Would love to go less often but hair is too thick and wavy for less frequent. Have a friend who gets hers done once a year for less than a tenner. :eek:

VfM4meplse

Gillyx wrote: »

In a basic salon near me it's £30 for a cut and blow dry. I try and go every 3 months. I hate paying it though

I agree, that's probably why I haven't had a cut for...OMG it's been 11 months!

SailorSam wrote: »

i normally give her £4 for a quick cut.

Now that is what I call MSE :money:.

jenniewb

I get mine done as a hair model for free (but I tip if the cut went OK). Rarely do I pay for a cut (ie if I really need one and there are none free I can find) and if I do its normally £5-£10 again as a hair model.

lexuslass

mine is about £8... dry cut which they will spray with water if need be!

this is mainly because I absolutely cannot stand the false conversation you get with most hairdressers... so the least time I have to be in there, the better!!!

Jariya

I have a wet cut once or twice a year and it's £20 at a salon in town.

I have long wavy hair and grew it a few years ago so didn't have it cut for almost two years.

I also never blow dry my hair as it dries it out so a wet cut is fine for me.

I think if I had to pay £50 I would seriously be looking for a mobile hairdresser.

chanie

I don't think its so much about the salon as the actual stylist. I have curly hair, so there isn't a great deal of things that can be done with it and I always find that they cut my hair too short, or leave it too long, so my regular stylist knows how I like it.

I live in greater London and I always go to the same stylist. Last time I went, I washed my hair beforehand (because I have a young son and didn't want him running riot for too too long) - in the end, it cost me £9 (because I leave it to dry naturally). I don't do these things to save money, but it does actually keep the cost down.