15 (More) Things Your Hairstylist Won't Tell You

Exclusive extras from interviews with hairstylists on how to get the most out of your hair salon visit.

Interviews by Maureen Mackey
From Reader's Digest
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1. If you want a new cut or style, I'll work hard to make you happy and I'll want you to like it. After you leave my salon, I'll worry about what you think. (I work on people, not on cars on an assembly line.) And if you feel like calling to tell me how happy you are with my work, you will make me smile.

2. For stylists, tips should be 15 to 20 percent of the total cost of your bill. They are a significant portion of my pay. If you stiff me, I'll remember. And yes, salon owners who style hair do appreciate tips and want them.

3. Sure, you can bring your child or your dog in, as long as you control them. One of my clients used to bring her Great Dane in to all her appointments. He would curl up in the corner and sleep the entire time, so I didn't mind. But if your baby or your dog starts bothering me or the other people in the salon, I won't be so easygoing.

4. I need to charge you for my time, no matter what you're having done. I am a trained professional.

5. When you leave my chair and walk out of here, you represent me. So it's in my best interest for you to look good.

6. I don't have manicurists or masseuses in my salon because I am not all things to all people. I'm a hairstylist.

7. I'm not in this business to make hundreds of thousands of dollars. I just want to make a decent, comfortable living, and at the end of the day, go home.

8. Men will tell you things they won't tell their wives—"my throat hurts," "my back aches." They want a little sympathy, which maybe they can't get at home because their wives have heard it all before, or they're not listening. So they tell us. It's the only place they can unload.

9. Hot water removes color. The sun can dry your hair. So protect it as you would your skin. Cover it when you're outside in the sun. Wash and condition it properly. Spend a little money on the right products.

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If you're a trained professional charge a fair price and don't leave it up to me to tip you. Don't lowball your price to get me in then expect me to make up for it in a tip. Charge a fair price, do a good job and I'll come back. THAT'S your tip. My repeat business.

By cindylou92115, on 07/20/2009
I agree with "beckslip"... if your friends are visiting, please refrain from talking entirely to them and focus on ME! After all, it's my hard earned money I'm spending on your services. Also, be happy with ANY amount of tip.......it's extra!!

By kitty5578, on 01/13/2009
Some of the comments I would like my clients to know like "don't asked to be squeezed in" and "cut my hair just like last time" however, I truly feel that some of the other comments are very rude and I would never talk to my clients that way. We must remember there are salons everywhere and in this economy the last thing we need is a client to leave us find one of them.I am there to make them look better and feel better too! This is a service industry, right? Let's hope we can serve them well.

By hairbender, on 01/13/2009
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