Stop Pissing Off Your Hairstylist

By: Jill Schuck Taylor
Refinery 29
February 12, 2015

The Scene: You just got a great cut — who are you expected to tip?
Getting your hair did shouldn’t make you go bankrupt. So, here’s a simple tipping solution from Mia Santiago, stylist from Sharon Dorram Color at Sally Hershberger Salons: Think 15 to 20% for the stylist/colorist (trickier things like keratin straightening take a lot of time, so feel free to bump it up as you see fit) and five to 10% for the assistant. And, don’t think the assistant is just there to seat you and bring you a drink. “A lot goes on behind the scenes to ensure you have a calm and happy appointment, and the assistants make that happen,” she says.