Rickeena G | Faith-based LPC
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Wednesday 21 October 2026 02:02:44 GMT
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Smeej :
As a hair stylist, I completely agree! We all need to find the sweet spot where we are paying our bills, but not taking advantage of our clients!
2026-10-21 18:41:14
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Michele|HolisticHeadsLifestyle :
I’m not understanding the comparison you’re trying to make between therapy and hairstyling beyond the fact that we both provide services. That alone doesn’t mean our industries operate under the same business model. You keep trying to fit hairstylists into a blue-collar, pink-collar, or white-collar category as though that label determines what we should charge or who we should serve. Hairstyling is a skilled trade. We are also artisans, craftspeople, and, in many cases, business owners. Our pricing reflects our skill, creativity, experience, expenses, and the demand for our work. As business owners, we set our prices, and clients decide whether they want to book at those prices. Your budget does not automatically make you someone’s target customer, and a stylist’s occupational category does not determine the income bracket of the people they serve. Whatever limitations you experience within your own business model do not automatically apply to ours. Calling hairstyling blue-collar does not mean we are obligated to charge within a particular budget or serve only blue-collar clients. You keep trying to put this entire industry into a box it does not fit, then questioning the professionals whose businesses extend beyond that box. That is where this conversation keeps going wrong.
2026-10-23 12:36:43
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Michelle S Forkin :
Girl- I just had a discussion with a stylist that says she HAS to also be a therapist while doing hair, so that’s why she charges what she does
2026-10-21 21:16:27
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_Thekitchenstylist_ :
It really is so much to talk about. It hits so many points! That’s why it’s such a huge topic!
2026-10-21 02:28:12
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Diva Diva Style :
Salon owners and stylists (suite and booth renters) are entrepreneurs. Hourly and commission based stylists are employees. Depending on what level you are on…a stylist can become a six figure earner or even a millionaire. Historically, in the black community this profession has created high earnings in the black community. However, like most entrepreneurs there are many downsides. In addition, hair stylists and barbers have also been fashionable and trendsetters. There is so much miseducation. I agree that social media is definitely the issue fueling the fire.
2026-10-21 22:27:13
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_Thekitchenstylist_ :
Your right! But consumers don’t always understand that we don’t have another resource to get paid. The only thing you can do is lower price which works for the consumer but not for the stylists. I agree there needs to be a cap for SOME services but color, extensions and braids I beg to differ because of the amount of effort and time it goes into working on a client. This was a great take!
2026-10-21 02:32:30
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fba_indigenous_american 🪶🇺🇸 :
they need to apprentice under older stylists to learn the business and professionalism
2026-10-21 20:40:04
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_Thekitchenstylist_ :
And another thing…it’s also about race as well! The expectations for black stylists to do everything under the sun. Like you said we sacrifice and take the hit by NOT charging how cosmetology schools tells us. And when we do implement what we’ve been taught then we’re charging to much. People want their hair braided to their knees for $250! When you go to the white establishments the stylist automatically say yall don’t charge enough! So it’s really a toss up
2026-10-21 02:38:03
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K2 :
If they want higher pay they should have become a spine surgeon..
2026-10-21 20:32:12
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