Im scared *cries* I hope they dont destroy my hair!!!

LOL!

So...I've been poor for awhile now. And cheap. Back where I used to live (in the real world) I would go for a cut and color every month to two months depending on what I needed. I had the cutest do too...it was bright blonde and 70s styled.

And it was GREAT salon. 5 star, spa, recommended to all those rich folk. But it was cheap. My cut and color together was always $100 and my eye brow waxing was $10 (this is all minus tip obviously). Considering this was a major city this was an average if not good price. And the woman knew what she was doing I was so happy :). I literally went there the whole time I lived there.

Then I moved. To THIS city. A major major city. Im scared to try anything here because everything costs 50% more then it does in the real world. Due to the move I havent had my hair cut since June last year (it looks raggedy) and I've been box dyeing it red...something I loathe but if I was doing blonde on my own it wouldnt be pretty.

I wont do my eyebrows myself because...my skin is sensitive and my hair is very thick. First time I tried to find an eyebrow waxer here I near had a heart attack. One salon...I kid you not...for an eye brow wax alone...wanted to charge me $40!!!!!!!! One was $45!!!!!! I finally found one for $15 but its not their business (ironically its one of those 'med spas' where women go to get botox on lunch; these are in all the malls here) and they quit doing it for awhile so I had to go look again. I was being told $25-$30 left and right. I finally caved and settled for a $25. It kills me inside I assure you.

Now onto my hair!!! Im sooo sick of looking like crap I finally said 'this week I'll have a little extra money...I'll get my hair cut!' I just cant bring myself to do it myself...every person I've ever known to do that just looks horrible. Im not very good with hair anyways overall so...Im scared of what *I* could do to myself LOL!

I start calling around. From the ghetto to the mansions I was being told...brace yourself USM...$75 for a HAIR CUT ALONE!!! $75!!! To shampoo my head, blow dry me, and cut my hair. $75!!!!!!! Needless to say I had a heart attack and began to wonder if Id look like a hippy until I became a wealthy woman.

I finally started thinking in desperation 'those chain salons'. I LOATHE these places. When I was growing up I was subjected to these in the most rural hillbilly of places...and the people Im not sure how they graduated beauty school (Im not offending anyone who works there; in fairness even private salons in these places were HORRIBLE). My mom would go to Cost Cutters, and she always box dyed her hair and always had the same cut. But when the woman would cut and style it she'd always make it look horrible and my mom's first duty was to run home and wash it out until it looked good. For us it was always 'run home from the salon' to 'not look like crap'. I feel that defeats the whole purpose of GOING to a salon so...needless to say I've avoided these places like the plague.

But here I am...not able to fathom more then $40 (which is still high) for a hair cut. So I thought about where Target is and I know theres a few chain salons around it. Unfortanitly I was only able to find one; Ulta. I've worked at an Ulta and I wish I could remember if I was afraid of our stylist or not but I never really paid any attention to them. Some of the reviews for it stated 'hit or miss' which didnt help. I called them up expecting to hear even them say $70. They said $50 tops. I booked it sight unseen. Im scared.

Its only a little trim right? They cant REALLY mess it up that bad can they? I may be going home late next month so maybe I'll just literally ask to trim and then go there for the real 70s do I had. Tragic. I hate this town sometimes.

***End Rant***

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