You Could Pay More. But Why?

For a mere $167.00

There you sit over lunch with your best friend. You look at your watch and say, "Ooh, I gotta go. I have to catch the salon before it closes to get my shampoo and conditioner!" Your best friend responds, "I don't know why you spend so much money on your hair care products. Those fancy salon products are no better than what is being sold at Walmart and the local beauty supply store."

The verdict on rather salon products are better than over the counter products is still out in my professional opinion. "Now, wait! Just hold on a cotton pickin' minute!" Is the typical response when I say that. The name of my salon is "The Reverence Design Team." And reverence means to hold in the highest regards. With that being typed, I am honestly one of those ethical professionals. While my goal is to make money like any other business person, I'd much rather do so ethically versus shiesty. You could pay more, but why; you ask?

A whopping $3.00 gets you over 12 oz.

Honestly, salon products are not better than over the counter. But, what they are is different. Whenever my customers asks me what makes them so different and if they should ditch their products to buy what I am using on their hair. My response is always, "If it works; use it!" If a customer walks in the salon with hair on their head and is using over the counter products, honestly; who am I to tell her to ditch her products for my fancy salon products? Now, if the hair on her head was compromised, I would. I would not encourage her to change unless she just wanted to buy something different.

There are three things to consider if you wanna pay more or less. The first is your unique hair fabric. All women of the same race, ethnicity or gene pool  do not have the same hair. Just because some of us are of the same race, are cousins, sisters, moms and dads does not translate into the SAME. So trying to make your wavy hair curly like that Black woman on YouTube or like your cousin's hair whose is just like yours will not happen. And just because the bottle says for "textured" or/and "natural" hair does not mean it is for your texture. Textured hair does not translate into the "same." As for natural, if it is on your head it IS natural. It does not matter if it chemically altered or not. Chemically altered hair is just that,: chemically altered. Not natural means a wig or weave. It can be chemically altered, but it is still on your head naturally!

The second is price. Just because something is expensive does not mean it is good or better. It simply means it cost more. Likewise, just because something is inexpensive does not mean that it is bad or worse. It simply means that it is inexpensive. The price of the product is determined by what is in it, the technology used and the packaging. If your hair does not require all of those fancy ingredients, modern technology and packaging; then buy something that has no fancy ingredients, very little technology and no packaging at all. It will definitely work it's magic just the same.

$250.00 to grow your hair back. You are worth it, right?

The third is advertisement. The last thing one should do when investing in hair care products is look at who is in the picture, magazine or on TV. Come on people, Reality TV is not real and neither is advertisement. When a client brings in a photo, video, infomercial or even a person (yes, people actually bring in people...lol), I listen very intently. As soon as they finish, I remind them in my Chris Brown voice, "She ain't you!" No need in setting someone up for failure. That would not be very reverency, now would it? If you want your hair to look like someone else's; get a wig. The chances of me giving you Beyoncé's hair color, Jennifer Aniston's cut and Jill Scotts texture is like winning the mega millions. I could convince you when I'm done that your color looks "like" Beyoncé's and you could believe if you want.

Readers please keep in mind that hair care companies, hair salons and hair stylists are not only in the business of making hair look and feel great; we are all in the business of making money. Most
American business use plenty of fear in their sales pitch to get you to spend. I know you have heard something similar to: "If you don't go to; then. Or, if you don't buy; then." Those contingency sales pitches are just that; contingencies. Also, in America the price of something can tell you just how good something is or is not. It can tell you how foolish you are or is not. So buyer beware.

This could be yours, if the price is right! $1.99

If what is on the bottle does not read almost to the word of what you say your hair needs; then do not buy it. If you do not know your hair texture, type and the condition of it; visit a professional hair stylist for a consultation to find out. Do not turn to YouTube or to this blog to find out. Textures, types and the condition of your hair can not be determined via reading, looking at pictures, TV or videos. I re-type; textures, types and the condition of your hair CAN NOT be determined that way. Hair has to be examined in person by a trained cosmetologist.

So to answer the adage, "You could pay more; but why?" The honest answer? Hair care products are like cars. An Aston Martin Rapide will get you downtown just like a Ford Escort. The question is, how do you want to arrive?