That must be kind of like when you spend all you've saved for a new car but then the next month your other old car breaks and you have to find another new (to you) car and it seems as though all the joy of living is sucked into a pool of concern for your nonexistant bank balance... but I digress.
What I'm really here to discuss is how much it costs to color my hair.
I don't mind telling you about my hair -- it's no secret. Occasionally someone at church notes a change and asks if I color my hair. "Every five weeks," is my current answer and I pray I never have to change it. Because it was eight weeks when we moved here and has gone down steadily over the past ten years.
Yes, I could color my own hair -- but I am afraid it would fall out. I quit dyeing it myself after Katie was born and I saw photos of me, new baby, and color-damaged hair. That was a loooooong time ago. My ever-multiplying tenacious roots have to be beat into submission (it takes a full two hours at the salon) but carefully, so the rest of my hair doesn't turn to straw. John is completely on board with the professional color and I am resigned. Last month the salon upped the price and ever since I've been contemplating a future of walking out with a wet head to save cash. Because even though it is necessary, it kills me to fork over that kind of money each month just for hair.
In an attempt to offset the cost of salon color, I have been trying out less-expensive shampoos. I can't bring myself to ditch the super proud Kerastase deep conditioner that I am convinced keeps my hair from disintegrating, but on a lark I picked up a bottle of Suave shampoo ($3) at Target and and have been using it for the past few weeks.
It works. And it's about $20 less than the salon brands. Coincidentally, that's about how much it costs to get styled after my color.
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I have discovered the new Suave professional line too and I love it. The curly products are great!!
Thanks for the laugh! I LOVE reading your blog!
I buy 2 liter Rusk salon quality shampoo and conditioners at TJ Maxx and Marshalls for $9.99 a piece. I buy all the bottles they have (family of 7) when they carry them and spend hundreds doing it. That's how I save money.
your big sister Kristin
I am having a really hard time trying to NOT comment on this post.... bad Sharon - bad, bad Sharon! ;)
Ok! Tips from a professional (that's me!): grocery store products are not Ph balanced to your hair... therefore, they are over drying. Hint: the more bubbles you get from your shampoo, the worse it is for your hair, harse and drying. Salon products are better Ph balanced and more moisturizing. They are biodegradable too and have a shelf-life of only 2 years, hence, if you are buying it from local store chains, they've probably already stored it for a good amount of time, purchasing enough to put the bulk on shelves. Check the packaging in salons, they are right from the producer who changes the packaging regularly so you know when you are buying a fresh product. FYI - find a good salon distributor who has regular sales and buy on sale instead of full price. Good luck!
I too will be hair poor for the rest of my life. I too have tried Suave color protection and thought it wasn't half bad on a cost per ounce basis. And even though your post didn't mention it, we should do lunch before school ends.
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