Why just a trim isn’t just a trim

The hair trim “sticker-shock” haircut price

Have you ever booked, or asked your hair stylist for “just a trim,” and had sticker shock when in the end the cost is your usual haircut price?  I’d like to put you at ease that if you are going to a hair stylist you trust, you are not overpaying for a “trim” priced as a haircut.

A trim is a haircut

First of all, a “trim” is not some kind of special, short-cut service, and you should be thankful it is not.  Your stylist, as long as you are going to someone who is skilled in their craft and actually cares, will still take the time to carefully section your hair, check for any adjustments needed on the ends of your hair strands and within the layers of your hair based on how it’s grown out.  They will check for thick areas that could use a touch-up on texturizing of any kind.  So this means: this is NOT JUST a trim.

The cost of a haircut is what is left on your head, not what is on the floor

Our hair does not grow the same all over between visits.  Think of how much further the hair from the top of our head has to travel than hair from the nape (neck area) of our head.  Also, with all of our strands of hair being at different growth phases at different times, it does not overall grow out even!  So a stylist will keep this in mind, as well as your head shape and desired style of haircut while trimming away the unhealthy ends of your hair to do any kind of shaping.  While also making adjustments to the abundance of hair, whether your someone with excess amounts of hair that likes to have it thinned during an appointment, or someone who likes slightly to severely shattered ends in your style, all of these things need to be adjusted at the time of a haircut/trim appointment.

Hair Trims & Haircuts – Mallory Cook

Overall, you don’t want a haircut change if you’re asking for a trim, so is a trim necessary?

Yes!  Our hair from any kind of damage, sun, heat styling, color, every day wear and tear, gets dry and will start splitting up on the ends.  It’s best to keep up with those regardless of your hair goals, whether you are trying to grow it out, or maintain a particular look/length.  Not keeping up with your split hairs will result in them splitting further up the hair strand, which not only makes you totally lose the look of the style of your hair, it leads to your hair looking, dull, dry and fuzzier than usual.  It also helps to keep your hairstyle in a nice shape, rather than just a motionless, frumpy mop on your head.

Hair Trims, Haircuts & Hairstyles – Mallory Cook

While at your haircut trimming appointment:

Your stylist will check in with you on all things to help support you and how you’d like to wear your hair.  Making sure you have the right products at home, the right tools to achieve your styles you like to wear, and make sure the direction your going with your haircut is right for you!