I am a girly-girl in the sense that I love to switch up my hair and look every month or so………. BUT, it really strikes a chord deep within my soul to see young ladies wasting money on inconsequential items such as brand-name clothing, shoes and over-priced beauty services.
Case in point: I was at the nail salon with my sister when a twenty-something ,Yonge & Eg’r came in and proceeded to moan and belly ache to her mom about her growing list of expenses. One such expense just happened to be a $300 cut, color and blow out she received from a shi shi Yorkville salon.
Now, I go to a salon in Yorkville and I sure as hell do NOT pay $300 for my hair treatments. Furthermore, I’m a Black woman – with delicate tresses requiring a tad more TLC than most females – so, on average, I will fork over between $80-100 to my trusted hair technician on a bi-monthly basis. This includes a relaxer (chemical straightening), deep conditioning treatment, trim and blow-out!
Call me cheap, frugal, spendthrift, whatever…….. but $300 on ONE trip to the salon? I just don’t understand!!
Anyhow, I was chatting with my co-workers about this and just wanted to share a few money-saving tips with the Nerdy Girl network.
To start, here some links to beauty schools and academies offering a bevy of talented, trend-setting junior stylists ready-and-waiting to perform hair magic at extremely affordable prices.
A few tips for the first-timer:
* Get there early and watch while you wait! While you’re there you can observe your student stylist in action to assess whether their specific hair care methodology, work ethic, and styling are suited to your tastes.
* Know what you want! It never hurts to bring in a magazine cut-out or two to provide a road map for your stylist.
* Clearly communicate your likes/dislikes! If you don’t tell them what you want, how will they ever know?
* Do your research! Get to know your hair type, what products work best for you, and understand what styles flatter your face shape and lifestyle. Unfortunately, your stylist may be lacking in real-world experience so you’ll have to be a more active participant in the process (which I loooove..)!!
Ok, I'm curious.. what's the most you've ever spent on your hair? Was it worth it, and would you do it again?
Until next time!
xx
1 comments:
I totally agree….you don’t need to spend $300 on your hair, esp if you are getting it done once a month!
I went to the Fiorio Academy today and it was one of my best haircutting experience! The girl was very nice, she greeted me, asked me about my background (nerdy accountant! haha) & asked me how I usually do my hair (nothing much – just let it naturally flow) & how I wanted it. I just told her that I wanted to keep in long.
She saw that I had A LOT of hair which is yes, definitely my biggest concern everytime. Everytime I get my haircut, I literally shed as much hair as a whole golden retriever (seriously, a clump of thick hair) which surprises whoever the hairdresser is because they wouldn’t have thought such a petite girl can hold so much hair! She checked with her instructor if it was ok to proceed with the hairstyle that she had envisioned, while keeping it long. And away she went!
She did a wonderful job of trimming my hair & creating a side-swiping fringe! The only drawback is that it took more than 2 hours, so be prepared to be there longer than your usually hairdresser! The instructor made the final touches to ensure my hair was flowing enough – they did a good job!
I would definitely recommend people to go there again but just note that they are only open Mon-Fri 9 to 5.
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