Why do women pay so much for haircuts

I cut my own because it’s really long and I normally wear it in a bun. Also can’t be bothered to go to a hairdresser. I do understand why people go to hairdressers though.

I said ‘pretty much’ unanimously. There’s a difference. But you know that. I think you’re just deliberately being goady now.

Have mine cut every 6 weeks.. short layered costs me £17 ( l always give £20).. local hairdressers in a row of shops.. she's won awards too. Don't have to go to a huge high street one.

Yes, funny how they are ignoring the maths though isnt it?

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No it means you’ve posted the same thing on two threads.

Exactly!!

To add to my earlier post…I’ve just worked it out. My husband pays £240 per year based on a cut every 3 weeks. I pay £184 a year based on having it done on average every 7.5 weeks.

If I didn't care what my hair looked like, I might give it a go but I am only too aware how cack-handed I am. I would therefore rather pay someone for their time, skill and materials to make my hair look decent 😂

What other things do you do yourself? Do you service your own car? Any painting and decorating? Take the moss off your roof and clean your gutters?

Most of these things you should be able to do yourself but sometimes it's just nice to have a professional with the right tools do it for you.

I like my hairdresser and I like that she takes time with customers to ensure they are happy. And she colours my hair beautifully. Happy to pay her for the job.

Cutting hair is very easy. Cutting it well isn't so most people pay professionals

Yes this is a good point. The one person I know who cuts her own hair also looks awful. I would never, ever tell her that as it would be rude/unkind but its the truth

This 100%

Does the barber wash your hair? Does the hairdresser always? I've never understood why women's hair has to be washed even for a simple trim and men's hair doesn't.

Why do people keep on coming up with this silly old chestnut - "post a pic of YOU then OP!" She's clearly not going to do it, so people need to stop bugging her. As I said, even if she did and her hair looked nice, the naysayers would insist she had used someone else's head/hairstyle.

@Moontan YANBU. At all. Plenty of people will agree, But as I said earlier, you won't get many agreeing on here as some people just love to be contrary.

But extrapolate that out and then you could say why are you going for a meal you can cook at home, why are you getting a taxi you could walk and so on. Why are you going to the supermarket when you can grow your own vegetables. Actually are you Tom Good?

Its easy to cut hair badly.

Its the same with everything surely. I can paint my own house (badly) or I can pay a decorator to come in and paint it neatly.

I can take up my own trousers badly or I can pay an alterations person to do it neatly.

I can paint my own nails badly or I can go to a salon and a technican will paint them nicely.

My friend never goes to the hairdresser. She has cut her own (straight) hair for years. She layers the front and cuts the back straight. Except it isn't nice. Sometimes I compliment her when I notice it is shorter than the last time I saw her. But I am trying to be nice to her. Maybe I shouldn't do this because now she, like you, might think she's doing a better job than a hairdresser would.

It depends on your hair obviously! Mine is long with a few layers in the front and it's a nondescript very dull brown colour naturally. I used to have it highlighted and it looked great for about one week. Now I've started cutting it myself and using lightening spray. It's amazing how dramatic people are about lightening spray but the truth is, as long as you spray it evenly and brush it through it gives a very very gradual and natural effect and is no more damaging than the bleach the hairdresser uses. That's as long as your hair isn't too dark to begin with.

No way I could afford £100! I sometimes go to the local college & if you have a Level 3 student, you can get a really fab cut for peanuts. I think cut, colour & finish is only about £20. It takes longer but I don’t mind that. As the college salon gets very booked up, my other option is a mobile hairdresser who only charges £15 for a trim & is a great cutter!

I don't cut my own hair because the memory of what I did to my Barbie and girls world is as strong today as it was in 1975.
I pay my hairdresser a lot because when I said "Can you do it for £3.50 today?" She said "No."

If you want a reasonably priced haircut and you live near a college that has a hair and beauty department try it. You will need time and patience, but all the students are supervised and cuts, blow drys, and colouring are checked and/or corrected by the tutor if needed. Men's barbering is sometimes taught at the colleges as well.

I used to cut my own fringe when I was a poor student. Never again. It's easy to cut off some hair but not to do it well.

With your face blanked out no one would be any the wiser BUT we would all be able to see whether your haircut looks as good as a professional haircut.

You've asked why we pay so much - personally, it’s because I currently believe my hairdresser makes a better job of it than I could - I believe that cutting my own hair would be incredibly difficult if not impossible.

You’ve said it’s easy, and you can add layers, manage to cut the back etc. If I saw your hair, and it did indeed look comparable to a professional cut, I’d be tempted to start doing my own, so that’s why a picture (with your face blanked out) would be so beneficial.

I have curly hair . Been cutting it myself now for at least 10 years. Its easy and must gave saves me hundreds if not thousands. I hated going to the hairdressers so its a win all round.