Hair cut and colour now exceeds what I earn in a day. Absolutely fed up.

I go to a local salon. They are fab, I pay £45 for half head highlights, cut and blow dry. It’s £70 for full head.

There was a thread on Style and Beauty last week about hairdresser prices. The difference in prices is astonishing, the divide definitely seems to be between the North/South.

I'm so glad I'm a Northerner - I've just paid £70 for highlights, my roots and a cut (I leave with wet hair as nobody can dry my curly hair as well as I can!)

Agree with this, it isn’t the hairdressers fault but seems madness that 10 years ago I could afford regular salon visits and now as a 50+ year old I can’t. No difference in the job I do, literally the cost of living.

I think you need to shop around. My hairdresser has her own shop a few miles outside the city centre. She charges much less than that.

Stop colouring your hair and solve the problem. It’s not a must have .

Everything is more expensive. A full head of highlights and a cut and blow dry is about £220 for me (south east, not London). I spread out the appointments a bit more than I did before, and have gone a bit darker with the highlights so the regrowing isn’t so noticeable.

I think saying the price is “unreasonable” is itself unreasonable. Businesses still need to turn a profit, and the cost of business rates, employing staff etc have gone up a lot. Renting a chair doesn’t change that since renting a chair still involves paying a price which reflects the overheads of the salon.

My hairdresser charges £170 for a cut and blow dry. My colourist £270. It’s a very expensive business.

It’s ridiculous !! The price is honestly disgusting . And no unless you rent in a very posh shopping centre etc no cost can justify that price .

Wowzers, that’s spenny! My cut and colour is around £80 in the NW. Really lovely and talented hairdressers in a nice salon just a little outside of our town centre. Maybe shop around? Ask for recommendations on social media for salons with more competitive prices

My hair is in a state because I’m stretching the time between appointments further and further. £170 sounds a lot: where do you live? It can be worth travelling to an area with lower living costs
for a haircut.

I would consider embracing the grey. I refuse to spend money at hairdressers any more. My teenager gives my hair a chop and that’s the extent of what I do.

I made the decision to embrace the grey. I just can’t justify salon colour costs. I’m actually quite liking it now although it looked a bit rubbish as the colour grew out. The shade of grey is very light and I get lots of nice compliments on it.

Buy a wig?

Is there anyone in Hertfordshire who can recommend a good mobile hairdresser for highlights and cut? My last in salon appointment was £240 for half head highlights and cut and blow dry. I can’t pay that anymore either now.

I'd get some prices from other hair dressers, mine charges £85 for colour, highlight, cut, wash, blow dry. If I go a lighter shade it's an extra 30 for the toner

Home hairdresser in south cost 85 for full head, cut and blow dry. Maybe home dressing will work better for you?

It’s shit, OP. As someone who works in a professional job, you should be able to afford to get your hair cut and highlighted a few times a year. The cost of living is getting out of control.

I was quoted £330 for colour and blow dry. Toni and Guy

Whereabouts in the country are you? £170 seems bonkers!
I pay £85 for full head highlights and cut and blow for similar length hair to you but she comes to my house. I used to go to her in a salon but she went mobile. She is very good.

Wages aren’t keeping up with the cost of living and it’s leaving people (me!) feeling unmotivated and resentful at work. I enjoy my job but it’s really taken the shine off knowing that no matter how hard I work or how well I do, I’ll never be able to keep up with the rising costs of everything.

I’ve increased my income after retraining but I’m far worse off now than I was before, it makes me wonder why I bothered. Conversely, if I hadn’t bothered and was still on my old wage, how the hell would I pay my rent and bills with the increases? My rent has increased by a ridiculous amount, and that’s not even including all the other increases in bills and groceries.

When I decided to retrain, I was excited to finally be able to afford regular hair cuts and to go crazy and pay for a dentist check up twice a year at the private dentist because there aren’t any NHS ones. Instead, I’m more skint than I was before, my dentist visit will have to wait til I’ve won the lottery and hair cuts are still out of reach. I’m pissed off!

No-one is forcing you to get your hair coloured. Embrace the grey, it's a very chic look these days.

It’s a business. It has to make a profit and pay staff, electricity, NI contributions, rent, Council tax, products, and other overheads. Nurses don’t pay any of these. You could possibly find cheaper but the high street will go if we all bail out. Their costs aren’t their fault. £150 take home is decent. How many days do you work? What band are you on? I think your take home is decent and I bet your pension will be amazing in comparison to a hairdresser.

I use a mobile hairdresser now as a result of the cost in a salon. I pay £65 I think for highlights and a cut and blow dry but it’s not a full head. Maybe see whether there is a recommended mobile hairdresser local to you?

Whereabouts are you in the country? If you give us a rough idea we might be able to recommend someone? I can get a cut and highlighted bob done for £90 in Saddleworth.