Just had an outrageous hair quote!! Mini heart-attack

Original post by eliz808

Apr 05, 2005 11:54 AM

They quoted me a $1000 plus 20% for travel for just doing my hair. That is nuts..

ElegantBride Posted: Apr 05, 2005 04:45 PM

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amstellitelady Posted: Apr 05, 2005 04:51 PM

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THAT'S INSANE

lishbone Posted: Apr 05, 2005 04:52 PM

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your hair better have real diamonds for your big day!!!

attn2details Posted: Apr 05, 2005 05:25 PM

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INSANE

tonia1001 Posted: Apr 05, 2005 05:49 PM

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that is insane!!!!!!

akaMrsT Posted: Apr 05, 2005 09:56 PM

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Posted by eliz808

They quoted me a $1000 plus 20% for travel for just doing my hair. That is nuts..

Okay, that is just outrageous!!! $1K for your hair & 20% travel time. That has to be a joke.

My stylist was a celebrity stylist in LA for years and Cookie Johnson (wife of Magic) traveled to NY to have my stylist do her hair for ages (not anymore). She doesn't even charge those prices.

Did you ask for a full strand by strand weave or something? That might be $1K and an 8 - 10 hour job. Otherwise, for a typical wedding updo with your own hair & no color or cutting, that should not even be $75.

MrsStefan Posted: Apr 05, 2005 09:59 PM

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GIMME A BREAK!!!! thats crazy. They better be putting Diamonds in your hair for that price...

BriBri529 Posted: Apr 05, 2005 10:02 PM

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ssdbk Posted: Apr 06, 2005 02:18 AM

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That is so crazy. I have a friend who is Japanese and she felt that she needed a hairstylist who specializes in Asian hair. They wanted $400 and she thought they were crazy at that price. So, she decided that the 'Asian specialist' was not necessary after all. I think she is still paying over $100 but I am not sure.

eliz808 Posted: Apr 06, 2005 10:20 AM

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This guy is from the Warren Tricomi salon so I assume that he is very good. He probably works on photo shoots, but those last all day. I only need him for an hour or so. They also told me that he would spend 2 hours with me alone. Honestly that turned me off way more, I mean 2 hours on hair, that is way too long. I would never have the patience for that on a normal day.

akaMrsT Posted: Apr 08, 2005 12:55 PM

The possible reason behind 'outrageous' hair quotes

I asked my stylist about this quote and she told me that she has given at least one wedding day quote of $2500 for the bride, 2 BM's, 2 FG & MOH plus MOB - 7 people total.

The reason it was $2500 is because the wedding was on a Saturday morning out of the local area. Saturday is her best day in her shop. She would have to travel to the hotel the night before meaning she could not work in her shop late on Friday night or work at all on Saturday so she would be missing out on the payments & tips from her regular Friday night & Saturday clients.

She would need to prep all 7 people the night before (setting their hair in rollers, touching up color or other prep). She would have to pack up her car with all the equipment (clips, pins, portalable dryers, chemicals, curling irons etc.) since so many people claim they won't need this or that but they can need color touched up or a cut or some other process. Then she was expected to do all 7 hair styles the next morning starting at 5 or 6 a.m. and then stay to touch up the hair styles until at least the beginning of the reception.

I had no idea so much was involved in having a stylist come to do everyones wedding day hair