does/should your hairstylist work on 2 clients at once?

[ez]

on a side note, if you get charged 125 to get your hair done, how much does the salon get of that and how much would the stylist get just curious. If I am there for 1 hr 15 minutes and am paying 125 plus 25 tip I was just wondering how much the stylist winds up making per hour approx.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

on a side note, if you get charged 125 to get your hair done, how much does the salon get of that and how much would the stylist get just curious. If I am there for 1 hr 15 minutes and am paying 125 plus 25 tip I was just wondering how much the stylist winds up making per hour approx.

I would assume it depends on how much you have to pay in rent/fees to the owner?

 

[LovesTimone]

At the salon I go to, the colorist and stylist are not the same person. They all specialize in cutting or coloring, which I like soooo much better. Then they have assistants that are normally just out of school, and they do 22 more weeks of training, and testing and more testing... then they( the assistant) are with a colorist or stylist for a few weeks watching everything that they do, before they just turn them out on their own.. So once she (colorist) highlights my hair, and checked and rechecked for the right color before, I get turned over to a assistant for a base bump.. then.. shampoo and conditioner, the whole process with the assistant is over seen by the colorist who keeps checking in.

So once she has finished with the process of highlighting she just checks on me and the assistant several times. Which is nice so she moves on and I move on. But as far as starting someone else before I move on with the assistant, she does not work on anyone else. With what I pay for my services... I want her full attention...

 

[Pixiedustaway]

I get single process color. She applies the color then I sit and wait. It's washed out by the assistant then dried. I don't think she works on anyone else, but it wouldn't bother me if she did.

 

[Pixiedustaway]

I will say that in left a salon where the girl was double booked and rather then tell me "hey its going to be a minute" they just left me waiting. I tipped the shampoo girl and left. In was so annoyed. And i asked my sister in law who is a stylist and she said the salon was in the wrong. Said they should have offered me a service while I waited. I never went back

 

[scrapquitler]

on a side note, if you get charged 125 to get your hair done, how much does the salon get of that and how much would the stylist get just curious. If I am there for 1 hr 15 minutes and am paying 125 plus 25 tip I was just wondering how much the stylist winds up making per hour approx.

My hairdresser gets half, the salon gets half, and my hairdresser has to pay for the products out of her half, so she ends up getting a lot less than half. I'm sure that there are many different kinds of agreements between hairdressers and salon owners. I only know this because my hairdresser was a friend of mine outside of the hairdresser/client relationship before she started doing my hair.

 

[ez]

My hairdresser gets half, the salon gets half, and my hairdresser has to pay for the products out of her half, so she ends up getting a lot less than half. I'm sure that there are many different kinds of agreements between hairdressers and salon owners. I only know this because my hairdresser was a friend of mine outside of the hairdresser/client relationship before she started doing my hair.

ok so lets say out of the 125 she clears 40 and plus I leave a 25 dollar tip so thats 65. So 65 bucks for an hour and 15 minutes work is not bad. This is an upscale salon so I think its fair to assume her clients tip well they are all regulars its not a walk in place. So to me to have her total attention for the 20 minutes my color is on is not really asking to much but thats just my opinion.

 

[gwynne]

ok so lets say out of the 125 she clears 40 and plus I leave a 25 dollar tip so thats 65. So 65 bucks for an hour and 15 minutes work is not bad. This is an upscale salon so I think its fair to assume her clients tip well they are all regulars its not a walk in place. So to me to have her total attention for the 20 minutes my color is on is not really asking to much but thats just my opinion.

I don't see this as a tip issue. I think you might be much happier at a less busy salon.

 

[scrapquitler]

ok so lets say out of the 125 she clears 40 and plus I leave a 25 dollar tip so thats 65. So 65 bucks for an hour and 15 minutes work is not bad. This is an upscale salon so I think its fair to assume her clients tip well they are all regulars its not a walk in place. So to me to have her total attention for the 20 minutes my color is on is not really asking to much but thats just my opinion.

Okay, so if she's not going to work on another client, or maybe sweep up the floor or something, and she's going to devote her total attention to you for the 20 minutes while your color is processing, what do you want her to do? Sit and have a cup of tea and chat with you? Give you a shoulder massage? You aren't doing anything, she's got nothing to check on your hair while the color processes, so what attention do you expect her to be devoting to you?

 

[wenrob]

ok so lets say out of the 125 she clears 40 and plus I leave a 25 dollar tip so thats 65. So 65 bucks for an hour and 15 minutes work is not bad. This is an upscale salon so I think its fair to assume her clients tip well they are all regulars its not a walk in place. So to me to have her total attention for the 20 minutes my color is on is not really asking to much but thats just my opinion.

What exactly is it you want her to do for those 20mins? Do you expect a server to stand at your table and only your table when you eat a meal out? You're going to be hard pressed to find a hairdresser that only does one client at a time and if/when you do, it's going to cost you a LOT more than $125.

 

[ez]

I just meant rather than leave the bleach on too long and have the highlights come too white and ashy when you wanted warm. Or like some other people mentioned hire someone else to shampoo rather than leave someone sit. Just some thoughts and questions I have. But I imagine in some salons where you pay alot you might be paying for the undivided attention. A hairdresser wouldn't necessarily need one more client if they were making 100 bucks an hour.

 

[bigbabyblues]

I get highlights and lowlights, sometimes all over color with highlights. My stylist almost always puts my color/foils on and then has a haircut come in. It doesn't bother me at all and has never been a problem.

 

[gwynne]

I just meant rather than leave the bleach on too long and have the highlights come too white and ashy when you wanted warm. Or like some other people mentioned hire someone else to shampoo rather than leave someone sit. Just some thoughts and questions I have. But I imagine in some salons where you pay alot you might be paying for the undivided attention. A hairdresser wouldn't necessarily need one more client if they were making 100 bucks an hour.

I think you are wanting different salon norms. That's OK, but many, many salons (and clients) are fine with stylists doing something else while color processes. It's done all the time.
A less busy, small salon may work better for you.

 

[prprincess]

Mine works on more than one, as do many of the other stylists at my salon. So I guess it is the norm, and best for them to use their time wisely, but like you it does get annoying at times. Thankfully, the quality and consistency of my cuts and color has not been affected. It's just the time that I spend at the salon is already way too long as it is, and having to wait while she works on someone else just adds to it. I also hate that I oftentimes have to fight traffic to get to my appointment on time, to find that I still have to wait since she's working on someone else. So I've been being passive aggressive and have been showing up a few minutes late. But I do think about seeing someone new--it's scary, so good luck!!

 

[Rhie]

Of course. All hairstylists do this. Its a waste of their time and their clients otherwise. And, they'd lose money. They are paid per client, not per hour. I think I'd be nervous if I went to someone who only had one person at a time. I'd assume they weren't very good at their job, honestly. You pay for the job that's done. If it doesn't suffer for her to multi-task, and she's doing a lot of work on your hair, then its a fair price. I pay a lot, too. Most places can't do rainbow hair. The place I go is super-busy and while bleach and then color was in my hair they went to cut someone else's hair. May hair still turned out great. Of course, if you don't think its worth it to pay $125 for the time, quality, product and service then don't go back. But, this is a standard practice for anyone who is any good.

 

[Chelley00]

Mine almost always does a hair cut while my color is processing. It doesn't bother me as I wouldn't necessarily be able to hear her talk over the noise anyhow. I take a book and enjoy the time. I've known her since her son was in elementary school with my oldest son so we catch up while she's applying color and while she cuts my hair. It's okay for her not to talk to me for 20 minutes.

 

[BigAlsGal]

ok so lets say out of the 125 she clears 40 and plus I leave a 25 dollar tip so thats 65. So 65 bucks for an hour and 15 minutes work is not bad. This is an upscale salon so I think its fair to assume her clients tip well they are all regulars its not a walk in place. So to me to have her total attention for the 20 minutes my color is on is not really asking to much but thats just my opinion.

Keep in mind there's taxes to be paid on that. Plus stylists don't get options like insurance, 401k, no paid vacation time, no maternity leave, sick pay, or any other benefits offered by most businesses. Heck most stylists barely get a chance to eat. You'd probably begrudge her lunch too. Or maybe you wouldn't. Maybe it's just her making more money for herself that gets your goat. Whatever reason you need to quit pondering her income. It's really none of your business. If you like her and care about her as a human being you should want her to make as much money as she can.

If your hair isn't turning out tell her. She's assuming you like your hair so why would she make adjustments? If she doesn't adjust accordingly after you voice your concerns maybe time for a new stylist.

 

[msjprincess]

Keep in mind there's taxes to be paid on that. Plus stylists don't get options like insurance, 401k, no paid vacation time, no maternity leave, sick pay, or any other benefits offered by most businesses. Heck most stylists barely get a chance to eat. You'd probably begrudge her lunch too. Or maybe you wouldn't. Maybe it's just her making more money for herself that gets your goat. Whatever reason you need to quit pondering her income. It's really none of your business. If you like her and care about her as a human being you should want her to make as much money as she can.

If your hair isn't turning out tell her. She's assuming you like your hair so why would she make adjustments? If she doesn't adjust accordingly after you voice your concerns maybe time for a new stylist.

ITA

Plus they aren't making that much money every hour, every day. There are times where it's really busy and times and slow times.


OP. If you don't like your hair that's really the issue. Not the multi-tasking.

 

[msjprincess]

double post

 

[paisleys]

Mine does this, but she does it well so I don't mind. She is a very busy stylist. My pet peeve though is when people stop over to chat with her while she is cutting my hair. I want her full attention for that! Almost every time another client will come over and start asking her advice about their hair. Once a man who worked at a store next door wandered in and was chatting to her about his weekend plans. She was trying to be polite but knew I was getting mad and he finally left. People can be so rude!