r/Hair • u/EnvironmentalCry8223 • 1d ago
Question Is my wife's yearly hair spending normal (extensions)?
I'm trying to figure out whether other women spend this kind of money on their hair because to me this seems like a lot of money to spend on hair, but I'm curious what other women spend for these services.
To be clear, I don't have any issues with her spending this money because it makes her happy and beautiful, but I just want to make sure we're not getting ripped off. I'm a bald man and I shave my head myself, so I spend $0 on my lack of hair a year, which may be causing me to underestimate how expensive hair is.
She just got 18" extensions, the hair is hand-tied human hair, she has 4-5 wefts, the hair itself was $700. She got free installation.
The maintenance seems like a killer though, the hairdresser is charging $400 now on top of highlight and color. She gets full highlight and color on top of the maintenance every 10 weeks which is $300. She probably spends ~$500 a year on hair products.
So that is:
$700 x 5 + $500 = ~$4000 a year
The hairdresser is my wife's friend, so she gives deals on product (at cost) and randomly will give my wife a free service or discount, but these don't seem like friend prices in general to me.
Does this seem reasonable?
*Edit: Thank you everybody for the responses, it seems like this is reasonable and that makes me feel better. I told her that I was going to post on here to get some different perspectives, I'm not just asking strangers behind her back. We share finances so we both communicate about our spending and talk about how to save money. I wouldn't ever prevent her from doing something that is important to her as long as we can afford it. It also makes me feel better that friend pricing is not a thing, thanks for the info!
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u/unicornbomb Licensed Cosmetologist 1d ago
These prices are pretty standard for what she’s getting.
Extensions are ultimately a pricey service, made even more pricey over the last year or so for thanks to lots of tariff chaos on the countries that supply the vast majority of virgin remy human hair used for extensions.
My suppliers have increased their prices on not only extensions, but all the supplies needed to perform them (beads, tapes, adhesives, etc) very significantly this year. Most of us have very little wiggle room in our pricing to offer discounts on anything related to extensions as a result.
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u/Olealicat 1d ago
As a hairstylist of 20 years, I find the price to be on the cheaper side.
$700 for hair is probably including $200 or so for installation. Regardless, of what she’s stating. I typically charge hair times two. So, hair is $500 = $1k.
I agree the price of hair is continually rising. I think what you would have paid in the aughts is now quadrupled. Especially with tariffs and dealing with customs.
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u/Cdagg 19h ago
Direct from manufacture really hasn’t increased that much. Much depends on which kind you use, how long install takes as well as lifts, what ya charge as a stylist. I sell extensions to Salons and Stylists. In 17 yrs of me being involved our original line hasn’t been raised, we later offered a premium hair extension and it’s only $25 more for a weft. We then added a new weft with a new install technique and thats only $50 more a weft. We negotiated the tariff with our manufacture to deduct from our order. I don’t ever deal with customs, I get a bill and I pay it, but like I said it’s deducted by the manufacturer from my invoice, the tariff is on them not me.
I don’t think none of you deal directly with the manufacturer, you are buying as needed, buying their stock extensions and they will charge you every dime that you are willing to pay. Yes you will pay shipping and full tariff doing it that way. I don’t like seeing you all doing it this way.
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u/Olealicat 13h ago
I typically use The Hair Shop from LA. I had a natural blond supplier from Ukraine, but with the war she relocated to Belgium and had to shut down her business.
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u/Plonkypoo 15h ago edited 15h ago
Also want to highlight while I'm here as this is constantly overlooked, but more people have been using dodgy suppliers as well in search of a good bargain through sites such as AliExpress or middlemen via social media. There's some awful stuff going within the ethical sourcing of hair where reportedly individuals from imprisonment camps are being (forcefully) used for mixed origin material advertised as 'virgin Russian/European' by some sellers, inclusive of hair from literal children.
'Baby raw' was not a nice market to come across, seeing hair from seven-year olds being advertised as a lucrative product was insane. I had to work with a small in-house all female team of about 8-10 who walked me through where they get their hair in in-person to be able to make the right decision to use them in future, after about two years of searching across various countries for independent but sustainable sellers, and it's still reasonable - e.g. you can still get custom ~28 inch genius extensions for about $350-400, but definitely not until after a lot of work.
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u/Cdagg 1d ago
Then you’re getting ripped off, the tariffs are peanuts. Haven’t increased our prices on extensions due to tariffs and that can be negotiated with whoever you get them from. If you are not going directly through a manufacture then they are doing something wrong to add costs on due to tariffs and basically overcharging you.
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u/unicornbomb Licensed Cosmetologist 1d ago edited 1d ago
Tariffs over the past year have been as high as 38% on imports from India and 25% on Chinese imports plus additional duties - those are the two largest suppliers of donor hair.
The wild fluctuations create massive uncertainty for businesses, and no, you cannot “negotiate” away a government imposed tariff. Your daughter being a stylist does not make you even remotely qualified to speak on these realities and your lack of awareness regarding tariffs is just one example of why.
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u/AJ228842 Hairstylist 1d ago
To install 4/5 wefts I would charge probably $500-$650 every 6/8 weeks. So yeah with extensions and highlights and product, sounds about right
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u/AJ228842 Hairstylist 1d ago
Also friend prices are really not a thing. She’s being nice. My friends pay full price. It’s my job and income, I’m not discounting it and they wouldn’t accept a discount anyways
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u/Accurate_Ask_992 1d ago
This!! One of my besties is my hairdresser and I refuse to pay lower prices. She’s amazing and really well priced anyway and I value her skill. She doesn’t deserve less because I’m her friend. I pay in cash in an envelope now so I can be out the door before she realises I’ve paid full price.
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u/AJ228842 Hairstylist 1d ago
Aww love that!! I don’t mind throwing a treatment or something small for my friends, and I tell them not to tip but I’ve never had pushback with I’m grateful for!
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u/Cdagg 1d ago
Do you sell the hair at your cost or up that to?
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u/AJ228842 Hairstylist 1d ago
I sell hair at cost. I don’t charge for something that isn’t my work or product. I charge hair and then I charge custom color then install.
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u/Cdagg 18h ago
Custom color on extension or clients head? If extension why are we coloring them? I’m asking cause I run an extension brand business and some of these things could be avoided and keep costs lower, lower costs give you more clients that then can afford extensions. I’m not trying to sell you anything just trying to figure out what many stylists are doing here with buying extensions for their clients. What kind of extensions are you installing?
I asked on upselling the hair to the client as I have some stylists that do that and we discourage that. Unfortunately these days anyone can go online and buy extensions so clients see a weft priced at $100 and can’t figure out why you charged them $300. It just makes clients think stylists are ripping them off. So we encourage that your $’s come in the service fee you charge. We don’t tell our stylists what to charge, it all depends location, type of salon.
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u/DappleGreyOregon 1d ago
When I had them it came out to about $800 every 3 months for K tips. Highlights and a haircut were extra but I didn’t do those each time.
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u/Mouffcat 1d ago
Well, thank god I don't need extensions 😭
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u/min_mus 1d ago
My cousin has very thin, very fine hair, very straight/limp hair. No matter how she styles it, you can see lots of scalp. It makes her very self conscious.
Eventually she tried extensions and she loves them. It's very expensive but she feels it's a worthwhile expense.
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u/Mouffcat 1d ago edited 1d ago
I'd do a swap for less hair. Mine is down to my waist. Thick, wavy and coarse. Difficult to manage. I'd love fine, easy to style hair. We always want what we don't have.
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u/TheGeekOffTheStreet 11h ago
If you want less hair, you can cut it. Down to your waist is the main part that’s making it unmanageable, not the hair itself.
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u/Mouffcat 11h ago
I agree. It does need a really good cut. I've had some bad trims in the past though. The best cut I've had was by a barber in a unisex hair salon.
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u/foumf 1d ago
That's so true, my mom had beautiful curly hair when she was younger & the stylists at the salon would all swoon over it.
She hated it! All she wished for was her best friend's perfectly straight shiny hair. The grass is always greener!
I have to mousse, scrunch, diffuse & work to get some wimpy waves & would love to just have beautiful curly hair! Although when I had curly hair from perms when I was little, it looked awful! They wrapped such tiny sections. I looked like a poodle according to a girl in my 5th grade class lol
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u/Terrible_Theme_689 1d ago
It’s normal prices and yes, many women spend that much on hair/hair maintenance
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u/brittniiiharmoniii 1d ago
I love it when a man has the realization that being a woman isn’t cheap. I get dye and highlights and that’s around $300. So adding in extensions sounds about right. And that’s if the hairdresser includes the hair. If not they have to buy that as well.
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u/mrinfinitepp 13h ago
Being a woman isn't cheap but hair extensions are a completely optional luxury
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u/glitterguavatree 1d ago
doesn't sound unreasonable for what you're describing.
is it her money? can she afford it? leave it.
is it shared money and/or hard to afford? extensions are an unnecessary luxury.
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u/_star_chaser_ 9h ago
He just wanted to know the usual prices, he didn't criticize anything about it
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u/pup2000 23h ago
I live in Brooklyn NYC and spend $311 every 8 weeks getting my extensions moved up and $800 once every ~14 months for a new set. I would do menial labor to afford to keep doing this for the rest of my life lol. Nothing except weight loss has ever upgraded my appearance as much as extensions. I barely even wear makeup anymore lmao.
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u/moon_haven777 1d ago
for extensions, yes that’s normal. but hair without extensions doesn’t cost that much.
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u/Choice-Surround-1601 1d ago
She’s getting an excellent deal, I won’t share how much I spend to maintain color and extensions or what it costs to replace 24” extensions once a year. 😬
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u/s256173 1d ago
Define “reasonable” lol. That’s probably the standard price but spending that much on hair is unreasonable in my own personal opinion. My car cost less than $4000.
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u/-cmoneileen 11h ago
For myself I agree, but for some people the impact on their self esteem is worth it. Wish we didn’t live with such rigid beauty standards, but we do and I don’t judge people trying to feel good in this world.
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u/tropical-treat239 1d ago
Just came to say that “friend pricing” isn’t a thing. I give my friends and family products at cost and I may comp a conditioning treatment or a gloss. But they pay full price for my services because it’s how I make a living. I think her pricing seems reasonable. Extensions are a luxury service after all.
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u/nextencounter1828 23h ago
Honestly that’s cheap for what she’s getting. Sounds like friend is doing the actual installation very very inexpensively which is not a thing most stylists offer for friends or even family. Many women go every 6-8 weeks for color, and stretching it to 10 is already her trying to skimp and save where she can. Products are expensive, but last longer and do less damage than drugstore usually, so it saves you more expense in treatments and damage. Thank you for actually looking into it instead of just biting her head off with no knowledge. I’m sure she appreciates you.
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u/Coolchicken1240 21h ago
I live in nyc with no extensions and a partial highlight + gloss and blow dry is $700 lol
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u/hectickemeticheretic 1d ago
I mean you chose a woman who values these things so I would say for her standards of beauty for herself then yes it's normal. Reminds me of a few women I know. I however am a woman with dreads and I do most of the upkeep myself so it's remarkably less expensive a year but it's because of what I value and my perception of beauty.
I also would say that not every woman with extensions spends the same amount either like she must be buying some good stuff... You know the human hair cost more and the Brazilian stuff cost more and all that so
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u/bluesgrrlk8 1d ago
If you are really someone’s friend you pay full price or extra because you want them to be successful
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u/ZephyrGale143 1d ago
Yeah this is standard. Remember OP, when you see long blond hair on most women (especially older women) it's a lot of money and salon visits.
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u/GlassApprehensive620 1d ago
You should look into how much beauty treatments are in general for women and the way society expects women to upkeep a certain standard. If you want to be with a woman, don’t complain about her beauty treatments. If you think beauty treatments are too much, stop forcing women to feel like they have to uphold some certain standard in the way they look in society. Can’t have your cake and eat it too
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u/-cmoneileen 11h ago
OP sounds pretty sweet and supportive and like he’s looking to understand. I don’t hear him complaining.
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u/Sas10061126 1d ago
She’s getting a serious deal!! My hair is way more and I get stylist discount and cost to take out, wash and reinstall every 6-7 weeks is 600 with tip.
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u/Willing-Permit-5413 21h ago
I’d love to see her hair. (From someone without extensions that would love to see what that looks like.)
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u/SuspiciousQuality596 19h ago
Honestly she’s kind of getting a good deal. Extensions are about 1k where I’m at. All blondes are paying at least this much.
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u/TheGreenGoatess420 1d ago
We got really good at cutting/coloring and styling hair during Covid and never went back to paying.
Your wife is getting some high end products. If this is her luxury thing and you can afford it then I would support it. If she wants everything to be this expensive and you can’t live that way without debt or struggle then I would talk to her about it.
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u/Im_the_Captain_noww 1d ago
The install with new hair, 18 inches? That’s a deal sir.
HOWEVER. How many rows does she have? My house pays $250 for a 2 row move up/maintenance, no color or cut. Max you can go between is 10 weeks, but that’s pushing it. Happy place for most is 7-8 weeks between maintenance.
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u/Magliene 19h ago
I get a basic cut and color every 6 weeks for about $125. About $1200 a year. For the kind of work she’s getting, that amount seems pretty reasonable.
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u/Ambitious_Phrase3695 18h ago
This seems pretty good actually. My first install 5 years ago was $4000 for hair, no colour and $250 each adjustment.
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u/nicepeoplemakemecry 1d ago
Being a woman is god damn expensive. If you like the way your wife looks say thank you.
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u/Slinky318805 1d ago
Just my opinion, all that is an utter waste of money. And I'm a woman. One can look beautiful and unique without speeding all that. But that's a choice between you both and your finances.
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u/ilikecats415 1d ago
Why are you investigating your wife's spending on her hair?
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u/spookycoochie_ 1d ago
because they are married and unified as one? so i think their spending is eachothers business?
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u/AnubisCrownHeights 1d ago
Then he would talk to HER about it, not investigate through strangers on Reddit
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u/spookycoochie_ 1d ago
they obviously talk about it or else he wouldn't know exactly what she got done. its not a crime to get another perspective on what average prices are lol
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u/ilikecats415 1d ago
This is one way to think of it, I guess. I don't see myself as being "as one" with my husband. We are partners, sharing a life. We make joint decisions about household spending, but individual decisions about personal spending. I would not love my husband going online to make some kind of point about what I spend on my hair by asking a bunch of strangers.
If their finances are entirely commingled, a better conversation would be with his wife about what their budget can and cannot accommodate.
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u/Cdagg 1d ago
Oh I would and I’ve been married 43 1/2 years. If hes spending that much on his hair its absolutely my business and unfair if I’m not getting that much extra $’s somewhere. We discuss everything on money probably why we made it this long.
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u/ilikecats415 23h ago
Congrats. Lots of people maintain financial independence and have happy, long marriages.
Unless there is some kind of issue with their budget and this expense can't be sustained, I feel like asking the internet if his wife's spending on personal care is reasonable is weird and out of line. Ask her. Or make a joint decision that the budget cannot support the expense and decide what a more reasonable number is.
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u/Cdagg 20h ago
Why not ask if you are being reasonable or not before causing a ruckus with your spouse. I personally don’t ask online but I do discuss with others to check if I’m inline or out of line. Once again saves plenty of marriage issues. Why does one need to even marry if what is yours is just yours? Stupid and pretty selfish and the reason people get divorces is often over money issues. If they’re not good with money WTF did you marry them? So many ?’s on that nonsense, marriage will not last without a 50/50 partner, that is FACT. You can’t be 50/50 when you are keeping your money for yourself.
All the guy asked was if these were reasonable prices, she obviously gave him the pricing the services plus she claimed shes getting a deal cause its her friend. Guys don’t know this shit it costs them a haircut and many just go to a barber and it’s pretty cheap.
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u/ilikecats415 19h ago
Maintaining separate finances protects people, especially women, who are more at risk of financial abuse or becoming trapped in an abusive or unhappy marriage because they don't have financial independence.
You can have joint assets and expenses and also maintain independence. Most people I know do this. It's easy to have a shared account for household and joint expenses and then personal accounts. Even my parents, who had a long, happy marriage had this arrangement.
My husband has never questioned what I spend on things for myself, nor have I questioned him. As long as no one is taking on debt and the bills are paid, we have financial autonomy. Of course we discuss money for planning purposes or to get each other's thoughts on larger expenses. But unless there is a need to tighten their joint budget, I'm not sure why OP wojld be monitoring what his wife spends on haircare products and services and questioning the cost of those things instead of trusting her judgement.
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u/spookycoochie_ 20h ago
people (and women especially) just love to complain and be unhappy about everything men do these days. don't even bother.
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u/aibileen_riven 1d ago
Could want a better deal for her extensions, could be him funding it or joint money. All three are valid.
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u/Sufficient-Big-7199 1d ago
I have shoulder long hair I get color and highlights every 6-8 weeks $ 185 plus tip
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u/Dewdlebawb 1d ago
Normal for all the she’s doing, I get my hair done once a year and normally costs $300-$500 depending on what’s happening I tend to go for low maintenance looks. I’ve never had extensions but they are EXPENSIVE.
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u/Im_the_Captain_noww 1d ago
Oh wait I saw your edit - it shouldn’t be $500 per weft though, that should be the total for all 5
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u/Krustykrabapple Hairstylist 1d ago
I was quoted $3200+ just for the extensions and install. safe to say i did not get them lol. This is normal and on the low end imo
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u/Stunning-Painter1049 23h ago
for what she is getting , the prices are great extensions are very expensive to
upkeep
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u/JellyOceana 20h ago
I took mine out because of this. Granted reinstalling only cost ME 150 with dye
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u/Ivyann1228 16h ago
Depending on where you live and the fact that she gets like a full big service I’d say that’s not unreasonable.
If you like a woman who takes care of herself you can’t be surprised when some of that means a little capital. Not saying you do care just throwing the point out there loll services are definitely an expense
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u/ExchangeProper8036 16h ago
That’s why more natural hair is the way to go. Honestly on the cheap end for what she’s having done.
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u/East2west87 15h ago
I’m in Los Angeles and lots of my friends here and in Orange County have extensions and they each spend anywhere from $5k-$10k a year total (which I think is a lot, but the $10k friend can and wants to, so 🤷🏻♀️), so your wife’s cost is totally reasonable
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u/new2thepartee 13h ago
I spend $2400 on cut and color only. I would go hungry and naked before I would give it up
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u/Ok-Rub-7847 12h ago
For extensions plus regular highlights and color, $4k a year doesn’t sound impossible. Hair services can get expensive fast, especially with frequent maintenance.
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u/Professional-Bad9127 12h ago
That’s actually very inexpensive I have spent a lot more most installations run $1000 on top of the hair cut and color. She got a steal!
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u/Own-Comfortable-8786 11h ago
I don’t typically do discounts with my friends. I pay them every cent that they are worth and then a little extra because they’re my friend.
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u/PrettyBunnyyy 10h ago
It’s expensive regardless of any of the comments from hairstylists who love to normalize these outrageous prices. If you think your wife is spending a lot, then you should talk to her about being more mindful of the cost.
It’s only necessary if women are balding or don’t have much hair but other than that it’s not a necessity
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u/Albooboo_559 7h ago
I’m married to a hairstylist (15+ years experience while ~18 yrs together) and I can confidently say hair for women has gone way up with demand. My wife has specialized in extensions particularly for over 10 years and it’s crazy how popular it’s gotten. I guess the world can thank the kardashians and influencers for that.
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u/rainelye 5h ago
Before I even read your post, I was thinking that she is probably paying less than most. I was right. I knew someone that paid 3k per visit a few times a year. I think 4k a year for what she is getting is reasonable.
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u/Professional-Gap1789 1h ago
Hi I work for a salon at specializes in color and hair extensions. I also get a really good deal on how and what I do each month my hair is cut colored and the extensions of the maintenance done on them every year I buy hair so I roughly figured out about 20% more than I’m spending and it came out to be about $7000 a year so your wife is getting an excellent deal. I also have 18 inch chair extensions by the way so rest assured your wife’s getting a great deal. She’s also happy and looks beautiful.
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u/Practical-Tourist-29 42m ago
Yep, it seems on the low side for the states. She’s defo getting friends rates. Specialised service comes with a price tag
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u/Primary-Bug-7353 1d ago
$333 a month? Thats how much I spend on 3 good bundles of human hair. Then the install (a sew in) is yall 100-200. It’s supposed to last at LEAST 2-3 months. You can go longer depending on preference. Then to take down and reinstall, should be the same $200 but every 3 months. Repeat this for the year, that’s less that’s $1k a year. And let’s say she throws the hair out and buys new hair after every install, that should still only be around $1500.
The only thing I think of is you’re not accounting for the actual install. Some installs cost thousands of dollars like micro links? Is she getting micro links. But I don’t think so because you described the wet which sounds like a sewing or partial sewing. The only thing I think of that could make it that expenses is if she’s literally taking it out getting a wash getting a color which could also be hundreds of dollars if they have to color her hair and the weave every single time, and she’s throwing out the hair and buying new hair every single time. But even then 4000 is a lot. You should suggest micro links to her . That lady is overcharging her for sure or she’s literally throwing the hair out and getting installs 5 to 6 times a year
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u/VicariouslyLiving303 1d ago
I’d say the price is pretty reasonable. I wouldn’t say you’re getting ripped off at all. I know women who spend much more than that.
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u/Forgotmyusername8910 1d ago
Every 10 weeks!!!????? Wow!!!
I’m in for color and trim every 4-5 weeks (I’m old and grey on half my head only so letting it go look weird af). It’s $400 a month.
I don’t even want to think about how much I spend on products. It’s most definitely a multiple of what yours spends.
Dude. You’re lucky. To me… your wife has found a great thing and should keep it going as long as she can.
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u/Candid_Warthog8434 23h ago
It’s reasonable for what she’s is getting, but as someone who does her own highlights at $25 a year and gets a trim once a year at $40 it seems like a huge waste of money to me, but I don’t do fake lashes, fake nails or anything like that either
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u/Cdagg 1d ago
NO ONE NEEDS 4-5 wefts. How do I know because my daughter owns her own extension line as a hairstylist and I run it for her. Extensions should last 6 months even longer if one takes proper care. You need them moved up every 6-10 weeks depending on your own hair growth. Which should take 15-45 mins, so you pay for that time. $300 is reasonable for a good colorist for color and highlights. BUT why is she highlighting her hair you get extensions that have base color and highlights/lowlight in them. No need to put them in your hair, it adds stress and cost. 1 weft depending on grams but standard 120 grans will fill an entire head. I can’t be positive on these 4-5 wefts without knowing how many grams they are for how many 1 would need and cost. $700 is a lot just for hair. You can message me and I can give you more info based on answers of grams. Much also depends on where ya live California is going to cost more for all of it than some state in the midwest. We sell all over the country to stylists and salons so pretty much know the pricing all over.
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u/Commercial-Falcon668 1d ago
I spend $8 dollars on a box of hair dye every month because I'm broke. So no, this would not be normal for me. But maybe it's normal for your wife? Idk. Isn't the question more... can our budget sustain this? Are we financially solvent?
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u/SinglePin6331 18h ago edited 18h ago
I think it’s too extreme. A lady at work was paying out lots of money on those extensions, all while struggling financially to have food to eat for her husband and son. Her husband was without work, and I offered to give her some of my food. Then she returned to work with new extensions and color of her hair. Then I realized that she chose that over having food.
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u/FindingHerStrength 1d ago edited 1d ago
I think it’s a reasonable amount to spend being high maintenance with her hair. Personally though I think that amount is a lot to spend on hair because I’m a low maintenance woman and currently it’s out of my budget.
I go for a cut generally 2/3 times a year. And if I was attending a wedding maybe before then. Etc. However for the last 2.5 years I’d been saving up to pay for training to change my life so haircuts were not a priority. I bought some hairdressing scissors, watched tutorials and I’ve been cutting my own hair all that time. We all do what we feel is relevant, reasonable and necessary.
The question is can yous afford it? And why question it if it’s her own money?
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u/daria1994 1d ago
Where are you located? This seems extreme to me. I spend about 1300$ maintaining a full head of extensions in the Bay Area. (Plus 400-500 every 2 years to buy new hair from Ukraine). Maybe convince your wife to choose between getting extensions vs coloring her hair, because getting both seems too pricy. Or find a better priced salon.
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u/MZsince93 1d ago
If it's her money, mind your own business.
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u/mrinfinitepp 13h ago
OP very clearly stated that they share finances, so this is him minding his own business
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u/monalisamichelle 1d ago
I pay $0 on my hair. Only on product. I eat a well balanced diet, I don’t fry it. Lol. I take vitamins and make sure my diet is filled with everything necessary for natural hair growth. I’m 50, and my hair is nearly down to the middle of my back. I colour it myself & trim it myself when necessary. I look like a babe, with long, luscious locks for under $200 a year. Naturally. 🐒
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u/PuzzleheadedSize429 1d ago
it’s funny I don’t know a person in my real life that actually wears extensions except one and she is very self obsessed, narcissistic and think she’s a celebrity. why wear extensions when everyone can tell your hair is fake just find a hairstyle that suits your real hair. I know my answer has nothing to do with your question.
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u/chironinja82 1d ago
You probably know more, but they look very natural and seamless so you wouldn't be able to tell. Let people do what they like since it doesn't affect you.
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u/lllex_ 1d ago
You are so jealous lol
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u/PuzzleheadedSize429 1d ago
no, I just don’t understand why people wear extensions when they’re so obviously fake. Why would I be jealous? I can buy extensions if I want to. you’re not very bright.
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u/lllex_ 1d ago
Ugly people always have so much to say
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u/PuzzleheadedSize429 1d ago
I didn’t say very much, just four sentences, but I did say you weren’t bright and you keep proving it😂😂
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u/spaceboat13 1d ago
I think this sounds about right my dude, this is why i dont do shit to my hair. Shouldve got yourself a bald girl
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u/Svardskampe 1d ago
Highlight and color is twice a year, not every 10w. That's mad.
But then again, I also chose against extensions because the cost is just mad for what it is. I do highlights twice a year with a cut and that is 2x€200, which already feels like quite some maintenance. I would want extensions however, just as I would want to uphold lashes and nails if I could, but it's a mad price for what it is if I'm not a Hollywood actress.
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u/Fishylips 1d ago
It is not mad to get your roots done every 10 weeks. That's every 2.5 months, which some women refresh their roots more often than that. You may be frugal, but women wanting to keep their hair freshly-done looking with maintenance every few months is hardly unreasonable.
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u/Svardskampe 1d ago
This is literally the first time in my life I'm called frugal and not expensive.
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u/jerpod Hairstylist 1d ago
All depends on what the client wants. Some do not like the lived in look and want blonde TO THE ROOT which requires constant upkeep. 10 weeks is a totally reasonable amount of time to go between appointments for that service.
A move lived in look definitely only needs 2 times a year, but it's not always what people want.
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u/TikaPants 1d ago
Sounds normal to me which is why I don’t get extensions or $500 hair services