Saturday, March 15, 2014

An experimental haircut

We both panicked a bit after we saw the final bill for our kitchen renovation and thought it would be good to cut back on expenses for a little while. Naturally, this decision was made just about the time when my hair started looking really ratty. What's a girl to do?

My normal thrice-yearly fancypants haircuts cost $75. Long hair plus D.C. prices equals expensive! I get a super simple cut so $75 seems absurd. Instead I found a local beauty school.




Including tip it cost me $ 17. Not bad.

I'll probably splurge for professional color when I go up for a promotion at work. Hopefully soon!

Have you ever gone the beauty school route for your haircuts? How do you keep your haircuts inexpensive?



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6 comments:

  1. MegynMarch 15, 2014 at 7:26 PM

    So I go the cheaper route and do "hair modeling". Basically, I get to be a guinea pig in return for a free cut and color. Thankfully, most of the times I've done this, it has been at fancy pants salons; thus I get great service for free (or sometimes cost of product, if coloring). I've been scouring Craigslist for my next coloring, but haven't found the right fit yet. I always see the option for a free haircut (usually a bob as it's the standard test out for most schools), which I will get soon if I can't find a cut-color combo gig. The added bonus to this route too is sometimes it comes with photo shoots, so I get to pretend to be an actual model/pretty for a few hours. In high school, I did hair modeling for a Paul Mitchell show for Cost Cutters. It was fun to get my hair cut on stage AND get a nice swag bag. I think if I added it up over the years, I've saved over a grand in cuts and colors (some of the places would charge $200+ for the cut and color I've gotten done!).

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    1. UnknownMarch 17, 2014 at 3:13 PM

      Hair modeling? Wow! You've definitely got the looks for it!

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  2. EcoCatLadyMarch 16, 2014 at 12:44 AM

    You guys are so fashionable. I fear I haven't had my hair professionally cut for well over 20 years, and have never had it colored (well, OK - once with wash out stuff for Halloween, but that doesn't really count.) There are certain benefits to embracing one's inner dork.

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    1. UnknownMarch 17, 2014 at 3:12 PM

      non-professional cuts are fun and awesome. I wish I knew somebody here who could cut my hair other than my husband who probably wouldn't leave me bald, but I think he wouldn't know what to do with my 18" locks. Best haircut I ever got was from a friend in college. I sat on the counter in the dorm bathroom and she gave me an awesome bob.

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    2. EcoCatLadyMarch 18, 2014 at 2:08 PM

      Well... I just cut it myself. It helps that my hair is wavy - it hides a multitude of sins when it comes to getting it even!

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  3. NicolaBMarch 18, 2014 at 9:03 AM

    My hair is now quite long, but with scraggy split ends..I am tempted just to trim the ends myself, as it doesn't really have a particular style at the moment..!

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