Hair cuts

Janepig

I had a dry cut in a salon in Swansea City Centre last week for £7. Bargain central!!! And she put the straighteners on it too for that.

Jxx

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crocodileteeth wrote: »

Don't rule out city centres, there's more competition so it can help keep the prices down. Also some work on a no appointment system where you just queue for the next available stylist. There is one in Norwich city centre called the crop shop that charges £10.00 for a wash cut & blow dry. Supercuts also work on this system and they charge about £28.00.

I wouldnt recommend supercuts, they came across as really bossy and not at all friendly when I was in there and hacked my hair, it wasnt even cut straight. It was the most expensive and most awful haircut I ever had!

Obviously it was down to the individual hairdresser but it put me off them completely

MrsE_2

I personally wouldn't get a dry cut.
I think hair cuts much better wet, you end up with the proper style, rather than a mullet.
I think its well worth shopping around for a place that does a was & cut at a rate you can afford.
I only go to the hair dressers every 13 weeks, so even if it was to cost £26 its only £2 a week to keep it nice.
Nails I have to get done every 3 weeks & that costs £20 a go. So I spend nearly £350 a year on my nails!!!! Makes the hairdressers look cheap now.

I have to get a colour & mine charges £40 extra!!! Which considering a box of nice'n'easy is £6 I think thats a bit much.

I'm looking for a new hairdressers anyway, one that gives a wash like a head massage. If I could get the colour for an extra £20 I would pay it.

How much do you all pay for a color???

I don't mind for highlights (I've paid £100 for them before), but a brown tint, I used to think that was cheap.

Tori_Bellatrix

MrsE wrote: »

I personally wouldn't get a dry cut.
I think hair cuts much better wet, you end up with the proper style, rather than a mullet.

Previously I would have agreed - But as posted above, I had a dry cut this week and the hairdresser did a suberb job! Not at all mullet-like ...

How much do you all pay for a color???

I don't mind for highlights (I've paid £100 for them before), but a brown tint, I used to think that was chea

I've paid up to about £80 for colour previously .. but then that was different colours in foils not just a block colour ..

horsechestnut

Use your local college.
You can get students in either year 1 2 3 or 4. The more experienced the more you pay. But it is still VERY cheap.
Phone ahead for prices and appointment.

phizzimum

I've used mobile hairdressers for years now...and I'm horrified :eek: by salon prices! I know mobile hairdressers sometimes have a bad reputation - that they can only do granny's perms, but I've used several and they've been brilliant.

yesterday my hairdresser cut my, DH's and DD's hair for £25. She cut my hair at her college when she was training and then started coming to me when she qualified.

MrsE_2

Tori_Bellatrix wrote: »

Previously I would have agreed - But as posted above, I had a dry cut this week and the hairdresser did a suberb job! Not at all mullet-like ...

I've paid up to about £80 for colour previously .. but then that was different colours in foils not just a block colour ..

Yeah, when I've paid £100 & that sort of money its been for highlights (multi colours), No my local salon want £40 (extra) just for a brown rinse (block colour). Blimey that makes me sound so old:rotfl: a rinse:rotfl: , but you know what I mean a box of nice'n'easy type of brown colour.

millie

I go to The University College in Birmingham city centre. I have been going there for 8 months and can thoroughly recommend it, the students are supervised and have always been really pleased with the results. I have an appointment tommorrow £6 for a wash, cut and blowdry.

http://www.bcftcs.ac.uk/asp/SERV-spa.asp

Janepig

MrsE wrote: »

I personally wouldn't get a dry cut.
I think hair cuts much better wet, you end up with the proper style, rather than a mullet.

Probably depends on your style - I've got a bob and have never had a problem with a dry cut making me look silly - in fact, I find if I have a wash and blow dry I end up looking daft because I end up with "big hair" which doesn't suit me at all as I have a small face.

Jxx

shays_mum

The big chains i.e tony & guy, l'oreal etc all have their own training colleges/studios, ring your local shop & they usually tell you about them, they are quite cheap, but not as cheap as the local colleges, i use them for all my beauty/hair needs HTH