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.

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

I've never colored my hair without Stephen's help. I can't imagine the mess I'd make, or how much I would miss.

I need to find a new stylist now that we've moved. I need a haircut so bad I actually trimmed around my ears myself a few days ago, and had S. cut the back for length.

Crap. I need to set a series recording for H50.

Shampoo people at the salon give awesome head massages. I totally tip for that.

If I were obscenely wealthy, one thing I would spring for would be someone to wash my hair in one of those reclining chairs on a daily basis. I love they way they massage your scalp.

My new stylist is on the roller derby team and she only charges me $25, which I think is a pretty good price.

Oh, I totally color my own hair. For a $10 feria, can't imagine paying more. And now, with my swim habit, which is hell on the hair color, but can't be forsaken...thank god I love feria french roast (funny thing is, I always get compliments on the color from the salon. Hah.) And I am good at it after 16 years, damnit. Helps that it is short, but I started back in college when my hair was long, though then with henna and Herbal Essences just to brighten. Now I go full bore, darken and hide those white bits.

The first 2 H50 eps are on Primtime InDemand; we watched them last night, and were quite pleased with them.

I go to an Aveda salon, but it's the school and not only super cheap, but no tipping allowed. And the Aveda salons in the area are all owned by the same dude and he pays his people well and doesn't allow tipping in his salons. My cut and color is usually around $50.

In LA, it was totally $150 + tip for cut and color, but I love love love E and would pay whatever she told me. Good times hanging out on the back patio of the Ventura Blvd salon she worked, smoking while my color was setting.

Sigh.