So here’s what $75 buys you at th’fancy hair salon:
Not bad, given the model’s overall decrepitude and the truly awful haircut the artist was presented with.
🙂 Even though Art the Barber had pretty much shaved my head around the sides and back (except for the wad he left in back), I walked out of the Salon Estique (sic…no kidding!) feeling like my head was about five pounds lighter. Amazingly, the new stylist, Judee, managed to cut a fair amount of hair, mostly from the shaggy pouf Art had left on top. There wasn’t much she could do with the sideburns, which are supposed to be feathered (or at least, used to be under Shane’s regime), but they’ll grow in.
The coif is now back to where I can scrunch the curls in, without having to stand in front of a mirror and primp with a hair dryer for 15 minutes every morning. That helps a great deal.
With the introductory discount, Judee only charged $35 for her $65 talents! I gave her a $10 tip for a total of $45, a real bargain considering what she accomplished with a disaster area. Not only that, but the salon provides free “bang trims,” touch-ups around the ear and hairline, an amenity that can delay a full haircut for a couple of weeks or more.
Judee is a tattooed, pierced pistol with a scarlet streak in her black hair…in fact, a very charming woman once you get yourself settled in to the colorful external persona. She recently moved here from Portland, having coveted a life in the low desert since she was five years old. A great conversationalist, she described how she had developed a love of fine cooking and learned how to do it from a number of well-known chefs she’s met in her many travels. I liked her a lot.
Having my hair hassle-free and looking halfway decent is going to be worth her regular fee. Well worth it.
Wow! That’s a good haircut. Here’s some wisdom from my mother: “All haircutters eventually get lazy with you. then you have to change.” Here’s hoping for many good cuts from your new person.
@ frugalscholar: Yeah, that would explain it. They always seem to give up the ghost after a while.
I’ve always figured it was because they see so many people that they can’t remember how they did your hair. And also your hair probably changes over time. It has to be hard to keep reproducing The Perfect Hairstyle month after month.
I like it. You’re really making me think about cutting my hair boy short again. =) Perhaps I’ll do it and donate my long hair to locks of love.