How much money has LHC saved you?

[Danaus plexippu]

I was reading the posts about the beauty blogger who thought LHCers a bit "creepy," and many mentioned her costly salon product recommendations. It got me thinking about how much I've saved since joining here just a little over a month ago.

As per the $$$$products and hairdresser charges, I went from about...oh, $60-$200 every six weeks (highlights and such with salon products) to <$20 every six weeks. This includes: .88 White Rain to clarify, GVP Condish. Balm, Treseme Naturals conditioner and BAQ Jamilla henna for root touch-ups. I already had coconut oil. I'm estimating (very roughly) a savings of about $1000/year. My wallet is very happy and my hair looks sooooo much better.

My only problem now is wanting to buy hairtoys...I'm trying to restrain and put them on my Christmas list.

[Juneii]

BWAHAHAHAHA, any amount of money I have saved from trimming my own hair has gone into buying hair sticks, oils, and other styling tools. Infact, I think I may have spent more money for my hair than I have saved. Not that I am complaining, it is worth it.

[may1em]

I haven't saved money at all. Except maybe on trims, which I did pretty irregularly before (I used to be a big fan of the big chop).

I used to own shampoo, conditioner, and one or two styling products.

Now I have to challenge myself to get rid of stuff in the bathroom. I also have some more expensive hair things now.

I spend an exorbitant amount of money on hair, makeup, and skincare. And I refuse to apologize for it.

* goes back to open my makeup drawers and stare at it all. pretty. *

[paigeturner]

I haven't saved as such, because I never coloured my hair or had it cut regularly, but LHC has taught me things that are PRICELESS ----> :cheese: (nice bit of cheesiness there).
My shampoo and conditioner cost between £5-15) every six weeks, and my oils last me AAGGGGESSS.

I'm with may1em on spending stupid amounts of money on makeup/skincare. My BASIC makeup bag would cost £107 to replace (foundation, eyeliner, mascara, powder, blusher, primer). And that's not including the makeup brushes I use to apply it with.

[RachelRain]

I haven't saved anything, but I don't think I've spent any extra either - there's always vinegar, oils and beer in my house (for the rare occasion the boy wants one), and I make it a point to try different oils with my food periodically. I think at one point I had an entire shelf of nothing but oils... I miss that shelf. :(

I've always used cheapish conditioner - I buy the bigger bottles to save some money and the most expensive I think I've gone was like 10 dollars a bottle, but I swap brands a lot and average out to half that price (overall) in the long run. And I still can't put my hair up, because it hates me and my hands are inept, so... yeah, haven't blown a ton of money on hairsticks or anything yet.

I think the only makeup I own is a tube or two of mascara and a couple tubes of chapstick. Seriously. I have quite a few expensive colognes, though.

[Danaus plexippu]

I guess I should have asked if LHC has saved you or cost you! I've always been a product junkie...I don't know how long I can hold out. The lovely, shiney bottles of beautifying elixers lining the store shelves are my siren call.

[pepperminttea]

(There's a recent thread in a similar vein here. (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=55291))

I haven't saved anything, really; but I enjoy my hair far more. I don't pay hairdresser costs, and I'm much more consumer-aware buying hair products about the ingredients, but what I save normally goes on experimenting with new oils and hairtoys... :o

[Angeletti]

I love LHC but I have spent way more money because of it : ) The show me your nails thread taught me about all the different kinds of nail art so of course I had to buy all the stuff to do that and now I am nail obsessed. As for my hair I am now buying and trying out all kinds of different hair toys, I just bought my first Ficcare yesterday, eek DH will kill me if he finds out I spend fifty dollars on a hair accessory... but oh well I'm happy overall that I found out about all the great stuff from this place so I'm not going to complain.

[bumblebums]

On hairdressers alone, probably about $200/year. I used to cut my hair 2-3 times a year in the mistaken belief that it was required :)

I don't consider hair accessory spending a financial burden that LHC has inflicted on me--I am just glad to have finally found so many nice options! I also found no 'poo on my own, before I found LHC, and that's saved me a ton of money. Most of my hair care is now edible, and what isn't edible is very cheap.

ETA: I forgot to mention menstrual cups. That alone is saving me probably close to a $100/year on tampons, and I would not have thought to buy one if it wasn't for the MC thread.

[ooo]

I spend an exorbitant amount of money on hair, makeup, and skincare. And I refuse to apologize for it.

* goes back to open my makeup drawers and stare at it all. pretty. *

same here :p

[Wicked Princess]

I wouldn't say I've really saved any money, persay. I always used inexpensive hair products before. The only real difference now is that I'm using the RIGHT inexpensive products for my hair and my hair is MUCH healthier for it!

[Jezerellica]

I have saved so much! It has been great. I outlined my salon costs in the previous thread, but did not mention the products.

In the single year I have been here at LHC, I have bought one bottle of drugstore conditioner. That's it. I am still trying to use up my high end products from over a year ago!! Talk about savings. I had already bought a giant container of Coconot oil. It is 1/2 gone.

[Jezerellica]

same here :p

Wait now!! No one said anything about makeup and skin care!

On that, I remain mum. :p