Comments on: A $7 beauty school haircut

By: JKen

JKen — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:13:47 +0000

The local beauty school charges $5 for haircuts. The coloring is hit or miss and it does seem to take forever to get the work done. I expect that the work isn’t perfect and am very generous when I tip. My last experience wasn’t so great. The supervisor came by and decided to help assist the student. Since I’m not familiar with the process I didn’t realize she was decolorizing my whole head. Instead of hightlights I ended up with an all over hair color instead. It took an extra hour to correct it. But the haircut was great.

By: T

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:56:08 +0000

I just returned from the funeral of my Granny, and thought you all might get a chuckle out of this as well. My aunt had showed me a form Granny had filled out 4 years to the day before she died regarding her last wishes at this particular funeral home/cemetary. On there was “hairdresser, $50.” Prices went up and it ended up being $65. It struck me as somewhat funny that after all those years of being frugal about her hair, that the last service was so pricey! She deserved it, though, and looked very pretty. T

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:57:17 +0000

No but I would! I don’t know where to find these places around here. My hair is kind of finicky though. I did cut my husband’s hair myself the other week, and I think I did pretty good! I’ll be cutting it from now on and saving the $12 or so it costs.

By: Marcy

Marcy — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:56:20 +0000

I haven’t done the beauty college thing, but did try out a local salon’s ” training school” a couple of time after I quit my job to stay home full time. The first experience was great, but my second, um…not so much. I always go for cut and highlights, and I have no clue how the girl who did my highlights graduated from cosmetology school and was now employed by a very popular (and large chain) of local salons. I actually went back to have another girl fix it (for free) and she admitted it was the worst she had seen. I think cuts in general are pretty safe if your hair style is simple. All over color probably isn’t bad either. But I would think twice about highlights! Just my opinion though.

:-)

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By: Burnski

Burnski — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:03:31 +0000

I haven’t visited a beauty college, but I do recommend trying massage schools, etc. for discount services. I got one hour-long massage (a good massage, I might add) for $30 one time, versus $100+ elsewhere.

Students are always trying to impress and usually have fantastic supervisors – meaning you get people who really care about what they’re doing for a fraction of the price.

Usually services include waxing, manicures, etc.

Have fun everyone!

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By: Kacie

Kacie — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:46:26 +0000

God bless your Granny, T.

My husband’s grandmother went to be with the Lord the other day, as well.

By: T

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:23:24 +0000

I have as a child thanks to my Granny! It was a fun treat to go with her. Granny had her hair done at the same beauty school salon for over 50 years. She even got a plaque for her faithful patronage. Good memories- she was ushered into Glory yesterday morning.

By: Bargain Shopper

Bargain Shopper — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:05:19 +0000

I’ve wanted to try this for a while, but just haven’t gotten around to it. You’ve convinced me that it’s a good idea. Thanks!

By: Teresa in WV

Teresa in WV — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:18:09 +0000

My daughter is now a student at a Beauty School. WOW! I had no idea how much they have to deal with in bad attitudes from the other students, and even some clients. No matter where you get your hair done, your hairdresser had to go through some really petty attitudes from others.

I would also like to mention that your student hairdresser gets none of the money that you pay for a service. It ALL goes to the school. They are allowed to accept TIPS and really appreciate them. Remember, they are college students, and as such are as broke as any other college student. Your tip could mean that they get to eat lunch that day.

Also, if you get more than one service done (ie: hair and nails), and you get more than one student, tip each one individually. They don’t share.

Thanks for all the great ideas on this site! I’m excited to explore around it.

By: J

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:44:01 +0000

I got my hair cut at beauty school few years ago for $5. Unfortunately, stylist I got was not very good and took about two hours to get the hair cut. Cut was OK but two hours for getting my hair cut was bit longer than I would have liked and have not gone back in about seven years.

But with recent financial issues, I decided to give it another try. The cut was still $5 but I was very happy with the stylist who cut my hair, in about 20 minutes. I was so happy, I gave him a $3 tip. I will probably continue to go there. No more $20 cuts for me!