So, I am the kind of gal who is always looking for a bargain, a deal--a STEAL. However you want to call it--if those words are in the ad or some sort of flier "DING DING DING!" goes off in my head and that's the option I go with, bc its a "deal" Right?
Here's the thing, I'm 26-going on 27 ( waaaahhhh) and "you get what you pay for" has recently been the lesson I've been learning over and over. I buy the cheap purses, they break, tear and easily stain. I buy the cheap jewelery, again it breaks, oh and turns my skin green. That's never cute. I would also go to cheap hair salons--never getting what I really want, " I want it to look like this" they say "sure", and then it looks NOTHING like it. I repeat NEVER. Then I find myself searching new salons--still in my price range and I go to a new place every time only to find I keep getting the same results. It would be one thing If I wanted my hair orange, pink, and purple low lights and a cut that resembles some lady gaga video---sure that would be hard. But I am a regular girl, with regular hair, and just want it to look good, and for it to be healthy, and to go to a salon and receive great service. That's all I want.
So I go to Beauty Bar I got CASSIE as my stylist. She took the time to really listen to what I wanted, and explained everything before getting scissor happy. ---I have super long hair, and for some reason stylists just love to chop the hell out of it. OH and right away she told me there was a complimentary brow waxing---uh...DEAL?=) Then she offered me a drink, coffee, water, or ALCOHOL...hello, how else am I gonna find happiness in this life. I like salons that do that. Makes it really feel like you're being TREATED, or PAMPERED. Let me tell you one more thing. This cassie chick gave me like this amazing wash/massage....and I know that's normal but you know how you can tell it they hate doing that part or don't want to do it, and they're just rushing through it? Or does that only happen to me...Anyway she was just like super accommodating and really took the time. So I LOVE her, and when people treat you really well, that's why you go back. That is why I WILL go back.
It was a little out of my budget, BUT here's my point--I swear I have one. Don't buy a shitty purse bc it WILL break. Don't go to a shitty salon, you won't like it and it will be treated like a chore. So I just choose to switch some things up in my budget to make it work. Trust me I get living on a budget and saving wherever you can. I like to shop at Thrift stores, sample sales, wholesale place etc etc. Makes me feel good to find deals and to get more for my money. But your hair doesn't work like that. Its on your head everyday---and you can only hide a shitty cut or color for so long wearing a pony tail or a beanie everyday. So when It comes to my hair or health I like to pay for great quality, with a CARING professional, at a clean fun salon and get the results I want. I loved the service. =) I am officially done blabbing now. read more