Eyren Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 I try to go to the hairdressers as little as possible, as the ones in Cambridge are all so expensive - 30 quid for a cut'n'blowdry, just to have the ends of my long straight hair tidied up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Exactly! Now what can I buy with all the money I've saved! a big hat?? Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 I have a great friend who was trained at a proffesional salon, she now does detached youth work! Any way as I said she was a proffesional hairdresser for about 4 years so I get a really great cut for £5. I do the colouring bit myself or if I want a fantastic job doing my frined adds it onto the hair cut for a total cost of £10. I do like a bargin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Exactly! Now what can I buy with all the money I've saved! a big hat?? Phil Phil, that is just so rude! You haven't seen my hair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clare* Posted August 2, 2006 Author Share Posted August 2, 2006 Ok, moral of this story is not to visit a Toni & Guy salon. I do hope my regular lady that comes to my house carry's on after she has the baby. I can't afford to go to a proper hairdresser every other month I was hoping someone would say my £122 spent was the normal rate but seems I picked the most expensive place to go Not very money saving for a bargain girl like me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley-Jean Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 I love having my hair done, and my nails, and a massage OOOooooo....... Shoes and Handbags Ahhhh..... A new outfit and a nice dinner. MMmmmm...... Am I shallow ? ........... Yeh sometimes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Not at all like you my dear. I have to say that I got my hair done at T&G in Oxford a few years back. My hair was a fairly simple bob cut, much like yours, but they messed it up big time! never went there again. I can recomend Paul at Paul Joseph in Parsons Street though - say that you know me and he'll be extra nice too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debbie Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 I don't enjoy going to the hair dressers, I go 3 - 4 times a year, when I can't do anything with it. Normally a visit cost me around £65.00. This is for perm, cut and dry, or foils, cut and dry. I cut my own fringe when I can't see where i'm going ......got to go again before too long, its getting to that stage again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clare* Posted August 2, 2006 Author Share Posted August 2, 2006 Not at all like you my dear. I have to say that I got my hair done at T&G in Oxford a few years back. My hair was a fairly simple bob cut, much like yours, but they messed it up big time! never went there again. I can recomend Paul at Paul Joseph in Parsons Street though - say that you know me and he'll be extra nice too I will try them next time Clare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannie Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 I pay just over £30 with my proper hairdresser. But being a full time student at the moment I sometimes go to a cheap place that charges just £5. They do a dry cut very quickly and its fine. Problem is that you just have to take whoever's free, so its a different person every time, and they seldom have more than a very few words of English, so its rather nerve-wracking! There are quite a few of this sort of place in London now, and I do wonder if some of the staff are legally allowed to work. Last girl who cut my hair in one of these places had arrived in London (from Spain) only 2 days earlier! Good thing is that you don't have to book in advance, but there's none of that 'feeling pampered' thing about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 They do a dry cut very quickly and its fine. Problem is that you just have to take whoever's free, so its a different person every time, Y'see - the missus tells me this is important - but it's something I haven't yet fathomed - the idea that you should have some kind of an ongoing relationship with the person who cuts your hair.. everytime we have moved - which has been many times! - towards the top of the missus's worry-list has been whether she will find another hairdresser... having said that - I have an ongoing relationship with the person who cuts (or shaves) my hair - I've been married to her for 18 years - and to make it a genuine hairdresser-experience I always get her to ask me if I've been anywhere nice for my holidays.... and she charges me £65 Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Does your wife know Sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black RockStar Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 £8 including the tip Us blokes eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 One of my very best pals used to be the manager & top stylist at the poshest salon in Henley,& now works from home. So we go there,its £20 for me & £10 each for the girls I am not sure I would trust anyone else with my mop of curls after all this time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyren Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 They do a dry cut very quickly and its fine. Problem is that you just have to take whoever's free, so its a different person every time, Y'see - the missus tells me this is important - but it's something I haven't yet fathomed - the idea that you should have some kind of an ongoing relationship with the person who cuts your hair.. I don't know about a relationship - you really only get that if you go often enough to be remembered! The main issue, borne out here, is that the quality of hairdressers varies hugely and bears little or no relation to the cost, so once you've found someone who does a good job for a reasonable price, you hang onto him/her! It's the same as with anyone who offers a service - plumbers, electricians, etc. I guess blokes don't worry about who does their hair because it's usually a basic cut that only a complete incompetent could mess up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 I guess blokes don't worry about who does their hair because it's usually a basic cut that only a complete incompetent could mess up Not true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyren Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 OK, that was a sweeping generalisation - but all the blokes I know only get their hair cut when they can't see any more and don't seem to care if it looks like their blind granny cut it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 OH is very loyal to his barbers from where he first lived in Sheffield, but will venture into neighbouring ones if busy. He won't just go anywhere He does just wait for his hair to get "long" and annoying though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannie Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 OK, that was a sweeping generalisation - but all the blokes I know only get their hair cut when they can't see any more and don't seem to care if it looks like their blind granny cut it Help! Remind me not to go to Cambridge! Are they all so engrossed in their books they don't notice?! Maybe its like that 'beauty and the geek' programme - they need some make-overs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 OK, that was a sweeping generalisation - but all the blokes I know only get their hair cut when they can't see any more and don't seem to care if it looks like their blind granny cut it My OH spends more on his hair than I do: He has it cut every 4 weeks coz it grows like mad! We both use the same salon and I think the money is well worth it. I hate seeing men with scruffy hair. Shows lack of care about themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 what about women with scruffy hair?? for my part it really makes no odds - I haven't got much hair and it's easily dealt with with the clippers. when you only have as much hair as me - less is more! - the comb-over look is long gone! anyone remember Gregor Fisher's Hamlet ads?? Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 They were priceless! Re women with scruffy hair: No, its just a prejudice I have against men! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 I loved those adverts! Just seeing that photo has made me laugh ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 'Combover: the movie' is on the TV now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 OK, that was a sweeping generalisation - but all the blokes I know only get their hair cut when they can't see any more and don't seem to care if it looks like their blind granny cut it You've met Carl then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
