Hair today – Gone Tomorrow May 26, 2008

Everyone likes to save a buck or two, right? While trying to juggle kids, house, blogging, website business and more –I got tired of going to the hairdresser so frequently. I would spend about $100 and end up needing to go back in just a few weeks because the gray hairs were POPPING! So I take matters into my own hands [literally] and decide that no one NEEDS their hair cut and colored every 4-6 weeks, so I will get my hair cut,periodically, at a Quick Cuts and color my own hair. I am terrified at the thought, so I call my sister who I know is a pro at dying her own hair. She clues me into the best brand known to man–Garnier Nutrisse–and I am on my way to the drug store. After several months and a few applications, I finally settle on my color choice. I receive many compliments for the tone and color of my hair and inside I am beaming, knowing it only cost me about $5 [on sale]. Now I can get my hair cut periodically at any local Quick cuts type place. So instead of a $900/year habit I now pay about $100 for the whole year. You gotta love it. I do miss the pampering that the bigger salons give me. I miss the two hour sessions of sipping Perrier while reading People magazine and catching my stylist up on all the latest in my life. But for now I am happy to stick with the $15 cuts and $5 colors because— hair today could be gone tomorrow!