time for a change

I’ve been going to the same hair stylist since I was 4.  She knows exactly how I like my hair.  I love that.  I love that I can walk in there, tell her I want more drastic highlights and she knows exactly what to do.  I love that I can tell her I want an angled bob (which by the way, looks really good on me!) and she just does it without even asking.  And I never spend more than $120 on a cut and highlight. 

Well, this Saturday I’m being adventurous and going to a new hair salon.  It was voted “city’s best hair salon” for the last few years.  I’m pretty anal about my hair, so I figure I might as well go all out and find the best person to do it.  Well, this is apparently going to cost me an arm and a leg.  I called a few salon’s to get pricing on a cut and highlight.  Hair cut = $65+ (includes shampoo, cut and dry).  Highlights = $100+  Okay, seriously?!?!  One hundred dollars for highlights???  And $65 to chop 3 inches off my head?  C’mon!  And of course that doesn’t include tip.  If I put that in there, this trip is going to cost me about $200!!!  WTF?!?

This is one reason why Pittsburgh is better than Philly — cheap prices.  Cheap drinks, cheap gas (well kind of), and cheap hair cuts!  God, I can’t believe I’m going to drop 2 bills on my hair this weekend.  I just hope this is worth it….otherwise, I’m going to be making trips back to Pittsburgh every 6-8 weeks!