To think this is a sickening amount to spend on my hair?

[MrsMachin]

A colleague was shocked to hear how much I spend getting my hair done. I really didn't think it was that extraordinate an amount. Then I sat down and worked it all out.

£40 for a trim, deep clean and blow dry (every four months)
£60 for a full head of colour (every three months)
£35 for full head of highlights and lowlights (every six weeks)

It comes to £640 a year in total. That's not including shampoos, conditioners, nourishing masques, styling sprays, heat defence sprays, hairspray, and basics such as bobbles, kirbies and Velcro rollers. In addition to this I have three pairs of straighteners, three curling wands of various sizes, two hairdriers and a multi-purpose thingamajig, which cost hundreds altogether.

Is this way too much? Really hoping someone else spends an even worse amount than me..

I used to spend £120 every 4 weeks until last year when I decided to go natural!
I've had more compliments about my natural grey that I ever had about my very expensive blonde.

Works out at £50 per month - not a lot if you have it to spend . I would spend more on my hair than clothes because I wear it every day ?

I see my hairdresser every 5 weeks for highlights. She visits me at home and I spend between 75 and 95 pounds, depending on the amount of highlights I need.
that is around 750 a year, and I think that is cheap as when hairdresser was unavailable I went to a "good" hairdresser for the same and spent just shy of 200.

I don't smoke , hardly drink, and it makes me feel a lot better about myself, I don't think you spend a lot OP

I spend zero at the hairdressers! I have very, very curly hair and I'm yet to find anyone who doesn't make a mess of it so I cut it myself.

I used to spend the same, but since the Menopause i've had to change my routine. I had to go one colour all over at one point.

If it makes you happy then it's money well spent. I don't think worked out yearly that it is a lot.

@BewtySkoolDropowt damn straight. Can't wear a hat or a mum bun on your brows!

I've just booked myself an appointment tomorrow. It's going to cost me £150. The last time I went to the salon was February. Before that was about a year ago. I only usually go for a trim about twice maybe 3 times a year. I do my own box colour about 5/6 times a year.
I'm having a complete redo colour and style. I'm also having my car professionaly valetted too. I'm really looking forward to it but kind of feel guilty

I don't think it's excessive.

My hairdresser is at the cheapest salon in the area. I go every 5 weeks for a cut and blow dry (£30) and every 10 weeks I have a full head of foils (£60, including the cut). That's £450 a year, without the Argan oil, shampoos, conditioners, shine serum etc.

I have a lovely glossy, swingy blonde bob that looks fantastic and takes years off me, and I think it's worth every penny.

When we move away from the area next year, I think I'm going to have to kidnap my hairdresser and take her with us.

I've got a few greys through already - got my first at 35, which was a bit of a shock as my mum is in her early sixties and has next to none!

I also get my eyebrows waxed and threaded and have shellac nails and lash implants.

Holy Balls! I'd go on holiday with that money!

If you can afford it and enjoy it then go for it. If you feel somehow 'less than' if you don't that I'd find that really quite sad.
I colour my own every couple of months, and cut it myself apart from its once a year, less than £30 trip to the hairdressers. But I go on holiday a couple of times a year with the difference between what I spend and what you do - so I'd be lying to say I can't afford it, just different priorities!

I don't even brush my hair, I just untangle it with my fingers and cut it myself. But you are entitled to do what you want with your cash

My friend and I have completely different costs when it comes to hair care. She easily spends over £1000 a year maintaining hers whereas mine struggles to get past £100 a year.

But crucially she's happy with hers and I'm happy with mine. I don't judge her for spending more than me. She doesn't judge me for not spending on mine because we're friends.

The only reason I'd raise an imperfect eyebrow would be if she was getting into serious debt to look after her hair or was neglecting her daughter. But she's not so live and let live.

The bills are paid, holiday booked. There's food in the fridge. I've just spent £50 on dd for a new outfit for non uniform day tomorrow and an unspeakable amount of money on prom. My car is 16 years old and has never been professionaly cleaned. Not even the outside. Dp just buys a new car when he's gets dirty (maybe slightly exaggerating). But still feel like a selfish bitch.
But I don't think yabu. Despite my life style I actually do believe spending money on what makes you feel good should be quite a night priory

I spend nothing on my hair, and £640 a year doesn't sound mad to me. If a cut and blow dry makes you feel fab and you can afford it, why not?!!

I found my 1st grey this week
I'm 33

I've not been on holiday since DD2 was a year old which was six years ago! I'm jealous of any woman able to cut her own hair. I don't even want to imagine what I'd end up looking like if I attempted..

The thing is, unless you aren't feeding your children or paying the electricity bill, then I can't see why it matters.

However, why on earth would you need to tell your colleague? I mean if a colleague told me they spent that much, I'd probably have an opinion, because obviously they wanted one. They wouldn't have told me otherwise. Stop discussing your finances with ransoms, then no one will judge you. Why on earth do you need other "ladies" to give you permission. Just own it for goodness sake.

Don't worry about it. I go every six weeks for highlights and a trim. It alternates between £85 for a t-strip and £105 for half head. It's about £820 a year. Yes, it's a lot but I hate my hair otherwise so it's worth it to me.

FFS randoms not ransoms

Meh, if you can afford it. For me its the faff. All those appointments to book in, yes the money but thats because I dont have it, and the time.

I do the MN cut (so free) and buy a box dye once in a blue moon.

Wombling trust me, I don't need anyone's permission
There were three or four of us discussing going to the hairdressers, and so I admitted how much I spend not thinking it was that much - until I worked it all out myself.

The treatments sound cheap TBH. Spend whatever you like and enjoy.

Scribblegirl
What moisturiser is amazing?

Don't spend as much as that since I embraced the grey and stopped going to London, but 20 years ago I spent £140 quarterly when I was working in an ultra-image conscious industry.

Good hairdressers are miracle workers; my DM hates having hers cut by the wrong person, but can't afford the one she likes, so I tend to treat her but it costs nearly as much as my old London cuts.