Shampoo people at the salon give awesome head massages. I totally tip for that. Especially when I almost fall asleep as a result. I get confused when it is busy and my stylist does it, but I add it to her tip (Plus now she does a shoulder and neck massage pre-cut. LOVE.)

When I first started seeing THE BESTEST MASSAGE THERAPIST EVAH she was working at a Massage Envy type place. They had little envelopes for your to leave your tip.

Then she moved to a chiropractic office and her price is just a skosh higher than before. BUT she has a little sign that says "no tips please". Overall, the cost went down a bit for me. I adore her beyond all reason and need to find a way to afford a massage after tournament.

Unexpected, and I felt like a weenie.

Weenie solidarity!

They've gotten paid at least a dollar a minute to do their work.

In LA that doesn't have anything to do with being para-medical. That just means you're not a bargain basement strip mall, at least in my neighbourhood.

And now I'm watching a sitcom. This is supposed to make me feel better after unanticipated emotional reaction. Garrett Dillahunt is...interesting.

If I get a massage from a stylist, that totes counts as making me look great, and I add on!

But I can afford basic service, so I go to a basic salon. Ergo, 15-20% tips. I think that is reasonable.

H50 was on tonight?

Erin, I've followed this woman from Hair Cuttery for $10 to a middling salon to the fancypants salon she's at now simply because I tell her"whatever" and what she does makes my hair look good even when I don't bother with styling it [link] and it grows out well. I think I'd budget for her even if she got into the $100 range (though I'd cringe.) I don't to lose her.

Yeah, if I found a stylist I liked that much, I'd follow her/him pretty much anywhere.

H50 was on tonight?

Welcome to the world of sleep-sensitive time-shiftery.

Okay, Undercovers, no one cares but me, but that music? Wrong country. Hmmph.

Sara, that's totally reasonable, and I'd try to do the same, if I found someone I really loved.

I stick with pretty basic hairstyles, and color my own hair. In grad school, I went to a nice Aveda salon here, and paid more (with my student loan money -- groan) and paid for the ambiance, Aveda products and head massages.

If I ever got a little bit more money in pocket, I'd try higher end salons for cut and color, and I'd pay 20% tips there, but now, I can't.

I'd love to have a stylist I trusted that much! And although I am happy coloring my own hair a basic Feria red, I would love to have someone else get the damned back for me, and really mix up a perfect, vivid red I'd love. Red fades so fast, I just can't justify the upkeep now. And if I found it, I would want to keep it forever!

On Undercovers (which I am dubbing UC, cause I am lazy), his perfectly matte head and face constantly distracts me. So smooth, even on HD!

As do his pretty, pretty lips.