I own a hair salon. Typically, November is my busiest season. It has been SO quiet. A lot of my colleagues are also saying the same thing and have had to close up shop because of it - or get a second job.
People keep saying it will get better and the economy will bounce back but I don’t know. I am so close from just throwing in the towel, closing up shop and getting a corporate gig.
I started doing my own hair after prices skyrocketted. I used to be able to get highlights and a cut for 2-300. I started doing my own hair, but went a few years ago to a salon. It was 600. And it did not look as good as when I did it myself. Plus the stylist refused to fix the tone and acted like I was doing her a favor by being there.
Stylists are all over Instagram bragging about how much they charge and how they make 300k a year doing 2 clients a day for at least 500 bucks each.
It’s super easy to do my own hair, and at least if it looks bad I can blame myself and it only cost 50 dollars.