Hairdresser pushing the sale of hair are products!

I'm shocked at what you can have to pay.
I go on a pensioner day, with clean hair from my shower at the gym where I swim. The hairdresser dampens my hair, cuts it and finishes with a blow dry and all for £13. I am a Londoner, though she is not, and she is the most expert cutter I ever encountered. She speaks good English but doesn't chat and works at great speed. Before I found her I paid £12 for a dry cut at a wholly English staffed local hairdresser so nationality plays no part in the cheapness. Neither of them have ever tried to persuade me to buy any products. Perhaps they think I am past it.

That's why I haven't been to the hairdresser for a few years. They talk to you in such a patronising way. I have coloured my hair for 30 years as its so expensive but have also cut it myself in recent years. I went last year to a hairdresser in a nearby town thinking they would make me look really nice but the girl was horrified that I had been cutting my hair myself and said I had cut 'beneath the curl' and that was why my hair was such a mess! No friend or family member has ever realised that I cut it myself!

I'm with varian. Dry cut costs me £15 with tip every 8 weeks. Can't see the point in paying someone to wash and dry it - washed in the shower and dried upside down in less than 5 minutes. I recently asked to buy a large comb and they offered to order one as they don't sell them!

My hairdresser gives me little sample sachets of what he thinks I should use; then it is up to me. What I found to be a useful tip was not to wash your hair too much if you have colour and highlights; ageing hair doesn't need it. The new dry shampoos are good, I find. I use products called "Sexy Hair" which I find very embarrassing when lined up on my bathroom shelf to be gawped at by my grandchildren, or the a changing room sharers.

I developed Alopecia Universalis 5 years ago and have no hair on my head now - hadn't realised how lucky I was not to have this stress in my life, lol

I go to the local FE college training salon where they train students. It's managed by the qualified tutors and I've never had such good hair care! It costs me about £20 for a head of highlights plus cut and blow-dry. (Would cost a bit more without getting the "over 60s" discount! ) The drawbacks are that it can take a while and they are only open at certain times. Also it's nearly always a different student doing my hair, and you have to understand that it's a training environment. The "pluses" are the low price and the real care of my hair. It's on a tutor's advice that I have highlights and not "full colour" as I want to let the grey show. The tutors monitor what's happening and they don't let you have anything that they think might damage your hair. It's a nice environment and I find it interesting and fun to be amongst the young people. Worth a try?

I pay £28.50 for a cut and blow every 5-6 weeks seems I'm doing allright compared to other ladies here!1 Also get a coffee and sometimes a muffin if there are not too many in that morning and also cheered up by my hairdresser she is so lovely and funny - the price I pay is for anyone as i'm not yet a pensioner!!

I pay £25 for cut, wash and blow dry and £55 for colour, never get pressured or even offered any products. We have a nice chat and she does a great job. I guess we all just need to find someone we're happy with and stick to them!

Really intrigued by your mention of discussing WW1 with hairdresser, aggie, tell us more.

W Midlands £65 for cut, blowdry and roots My haidressser works from home
I used to go to him at local salon where it was £120 (5 years ago)When I retired decided that was ridiculous and started going to local salon Was ok but never such a good cut and was still about £55 .Found out hairdresssr had set up on his own so..
He never pushes expensive products as he doesn't sell them and told me as I have it coloured regularly (every five weks or so)I don't really to worry about the fancy shampoos that preserve the colour although he says they are good if you leave it a long time .
He does say higher end shampoos are gentler on the hair though
I stay with my DD in London quiite a lot and find the water does horrible things to my hair Tried soaking it in Argan oil during a steamy bath and it really helped the condition

£40 ish for a trim and blow dry. £80 ish for highlights and trim and blow dry.

I think I pay about £18ish at the village hairdressers. Just a basic cut and blow, no fancy shampoo or conditioner. When I asked her about using a shampoo for grey hair, she gave me a bottle to try. I do moan about her sometimes, perhaps I shouldn't, knowing what other people pay.

I have just cut mine. It cost nothing, I reckon that I spend less than 50p a year on hairstyling.

At least twentyfive years ago I bought electric clippers to cut DH's hair. He had lovely thick wavy hair (but it thinned out considerably as time went on!) I liked it to be long enough for the waves to show, but barbers seemed to favour the "short back and sides".

I used to get my own done in a succession of salons. The first cut was always great, but subsequent ones were never as good, and they didn't listen when I told them what I wanted. I seemed to be always chopping bits off here and there to get it to look right.

Then I discovered that the longest setting on the clippers, number 14 or 40mm, was good for cutting my own, and I have used it every couple of weeks ever since. I trim the front edge with comb and scissors, then use the clippers to get the sides, crown and back to an even length. When washed it just needs towelling dry and pushing into shape.

I wash and dry my hair then go to a hairdresser who trims it dry for £6.75.I usually leave quite a generous tip which I can afford to do as I only go to the hairdressers four or five times per year. In between I sometimes trim it myself but it can look a bit lopsided.

last time I had my hair cut it was £27 (last Nov) I thought that was extortionate, no attempt to sell any product

I go to the salon with my hair washed.Cut and dry costs £12.

And me annsixty ! I pay £21 every 6-8 weeks for a wash and good cut, minimal drying required as it's quite short and no colouring needed as I'm happy with my natural highlights salt and pepper verging towards silver look. I was flattered last week when a young mum at the toddler group where I volunteer wanted to know where I had it cut!

I pay €55 for cut, colour and blow dry and I live in one of the most expensive areas of Portugal. You can convert that according to how the market is responding to Brexit but a lot less than some of the prices you are quoting. She will only mention products if I ask. Might ask if I want my nails or eyebrows done if the beautician is available. I will make sure I get my hair done before I visit the UK.

You are all far better off than me!!

Cut and blow dry with highlights, £92. And that is with. 10% off for being an oap. Better get your hair done before you come to Surrey *Granjura.

Well I can top thauy. I have a girl come to the house every 5 weeks. I have a cut and blow,she gives H a trim. £21,she won't take any more but I give her a generous tip at Christmas and give her C spends when they go on holiday. I am obviously very easily pleased or totally oblivious to how I look.

£23 but I wash my hair and the hairdresser comes to the house and uses my electricity.

OMG- I can't believe those prices - wow.

I thought mine at 48 Swiss francs was extortionate- but it works out at about £30!

I pay £60 for shampoo, cut and blow-dry and with a £5 tip added to that I feel that's quite enough to spend on my hair every 6 weeks. I have already told her I have all the products I need at home but the sales pitch is relentless.

I think I will try aggie's ploy!

Good grief !! I pay £20.00 for a cut and blow dry , this is on "pensioners day ". they never try to sell me anything , mind you I get fed up trying to explain WW1 to a slack jawed junior , so pretend I am deafer than usual