Saving money at the hairdressers

For a fella saving money at the barbers is easy, pop down to the local Argos and purchase a hair clipper, then use a number two all over once every six weeks. Lets say a guy spends ten pounds at the barbers each visit,that amounts to £80 a year, the cost of the clippers is around £20, thus saving £60 in one fell swoop!

For the ladies it is a little more complicated. We are expected to have well coiffured heads, preferably in the latest fashion, which at the moment I am told is the layered look. A visit to a hairdressers in London can set you back anything upwards of £30 per visit, and again, to keep that well groomed look, you HAVE to go once every six weeks - at least! Minimum cost per year £240 plus tips!

Now what would you say if I said I knew how to get away with only one or two, or even no visits to the hairdresser each year? Would that make you sit up and say "No way! You can't not go to the hairdressers?" Or would you be curious as to how to do it?

I will admit it takes a lot of courage to try my method for the first time, I mean you're cutting your own hair! What if it turns out like your worst nightmare? But look at it this way, if it goes wrong, you can grab a scarf/paper bag and run down to your hairdresser to get them to fix it, and you haven't wasted any more money, just a few minutes trying something that didn't work for you. If it works, you have saved £30 (plus tips) and have found a new skill in frugal living! Win-win situation.

So this is what you do;
1) Wash your hair, get it really soaking wet, DO NOT USE A TOWEL, you need it dripping to keep it weighted.
2) Drop your head so the crown is pointing as close to the floor as you can get it, and brush your hair forward over your face. Keep brushing until you are sure all your hair is smooth.
3) (Okay, this is the scary bit) Pick a line to cut and start cutting. Brush and cut until the line is even and straight.
4) When your satisfied the cut is as straight as you can get it, (gently, you don't want a giddy spell) throw your head back and brush your hair in to your preferred style, i.e left parting, centre parting, no parting, and dry as normal.
5) Hey presto, new hair style, easy to manage, lovely layers, all done by your own fair hand! Money saved £30 plus tips and the cost of the trip to the hairdresser! To me that is very frugal!

Sounds too easy to be true, doesn't it? Well all I can say is, you have to try it, and then tell me how hard or easy it was for you.

Enjoy.