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Tara · Dooney & Bourke

Tip for a bang trim?

Andrea Julia · Coach

Hmm...good question. The cost of the "free" bang trims might already be figured into the $120 you paid for the haircut. I would probably tip just to be on the safe side, but then I would agonize over whether I was doing the right thing every time. I look forward to seeing the answer to this one. Do we have any hairdressers on the board?

Tara · Dooney & Bourke

Yeah, my salon is a very snooty salon in Bevery Hills. I always feel very very self conscious when I go there.......I know, I know I should not subject myself to such intense scrutiny! BUT she is the best stylist I have found! I am just worried that if I tip something small like $5 or $10, she would be offended - my stylist is a super snob.

esquiress · Marc Jacobs

tara where do you go?

Tara · Dooney & Bourke

Estetica in BH. I love it there except I always feel like I am not cool enough. My stylist is awesome, but super super expensive

I tried looking for other stylists in the LA area, but I always come back to her. If you are looking for a stylist, PM me and I will send you my girl's details. She is a "long hair specialist" - whatever that means.

esquiress · Marc Jacobs

yeah, hair care can get expensive! thx so much for the offer by the way but i'm pretty loyal to my stylist--celeste/stephanie (she changed her name then changed it back, loong story ;) at jose eber on via rodeo. the only way i can justify the expense if it's only 3 or 4 times a year. but then again i don't have bangs to deal w/. anywho, the amount you tip sounds fine to me!

mikacat · Coach

tara-

that tip sounds good to me but you could always ask her sometime what do people usually tip for a bang trim in a casual conversation.

bex · Chanel

tara:
that sounds fine to me! i would probably tip the same and i am generous over-tipper at my salons...

treschic · BCBG

I only tip my stylist $5. My haircut cost $52, but she's going to be at "director's" level. I'm sure that price will go up soon. Yuck...

-- Edited by treschic at 17:22, 2005-04-12

blubirde · Chanel

I get bang trims between every haircut, since they're free. I always tip my stylist $10. My cuts are usually about $60-$70, so I feel $10 is reasonable, especially since she only takes about 10-15 minutes with them.

Andrea Julia · Coach

quote:
Originally posted by: treschic
"I only tip my stylist $5. My haircut cost $52, but she's going to be at "director's" level. I'm sure that price will go up soon. Yuck...-- Edited by treschic at 17:22, 2005-04-12"

When my old stylist moved up to "director" the price not only went up, she got an assistant. The assistant did so much of the work that I always agonized over how I was supposed to distribute tips. I had 3 people working on my hair when I went in: my stylist, her assistant, and the hair-washer person.

I could never find someone who knew how I should tip so I always ended up tipping my stylist 20% and the assistant $10 and the hair-washer $5. I knew I was overtipping, but I didn't know what else to do. I asked the receptionist once and she kept telling me I should tip whatever I felt was appropriate. Grr...