Is this Haircut worth $1000.00?

I found this article on MSN.com which they took from Marie Claire. Being a woman I was intrigued. The most I have ever paid for a haircut is 70.00 and that is including tip. I wanted to know what did this woman do that was so special for $1000.00? You decide whether you would pay this amount of money for what she is offering? I’ll be back at the end with my thoughts.

Why Does this Haircut Cost $1,000?

Most of us wouldn’t drop $1000 on haircuts in a year, let alone in an afternoon. So when we heard that beauty maven and Dove stylist Gretchen Monahan was offering a three-hour-plus indulgence at her NYC studio (she’s also got salons in Boston), and that style overachievers from Kelly Ripa to Trish McEvoy were banging down her door, we had to ask: What could possibly cost so much? (Caviar-infused hairspray?) Here’s what a grand of cutting really looks like.

FRINGE BENEFITS No harried receptionist or whir of assembly-line blow-dryers here. I’m greeted at the door by Monahan herself, who hands me flip-flops and a set of soft terry sweats and offers to order in sushi, Starbucks, whatever I want. “This is about pampering,” Monahan says. Which also means no awkward scrambling for tip money later — she doesn’t accept them. Before Monahan gets out her scissors, she zeros in on my problem areas and asks about my past hair frustrations and overall beauty goals. It’s the first time I’ve really articulated what I want (easy-to-style hair, extra body) — a welcome change from the standard five-minute salon consult. Unlike other high-end hair gurus, she’s not hawking aggressively trendy shapes: “I’m not trying to make my statement on your head.”

THE TRIPLE THREAT Using an art-store paintbrush, Monahan conditions with a custom blend of acids, oils, and protein in three sections: scalp, middle, and ends. My cocktail includes exfoliating lactic acid to slough off dryness and even out oily patches on my (no kidding) “combination scalp”; jojoba, grapeseed, and palm oils to smooth the shafts; and a shot of straight protein to nourish damaged ends.

WET SEAL After the wet cut, a home-concocted gloss is steamed in with a wet-to-dry hair iron. “This shine will last a month, whereas other treatments wash out after two shampoos,” Monahan says. Before drying, she would normally touch up roots, but I’m a color-free zone. And since hair changes from wet to dry, she fine-tunes the style with post-blowout snips.

SELF-SERVICE I may lack the bank necessary to become a regular, but I plan to steal a few Monahan signatures, like upgrading my conditioner and working with — rather than denying the presence of — my pesky cowlick. And she even let me keep the terry sweats.

Final Word...

She looks great but not any different than someone who would pay 300.00 for a haircut. I don’t see there being anything dramatically significant in this service. This is definately not a $50.00 haircut d but $1000.00 seems a bit high. Many years ago I came across a woman who had stunning hair and I said your hair is so beautiful, and I asked her where she got it cut and she said Jose Eber. It made sense to me, her hair had bounce, massive shine and was perfect and they don’t charge this for there cuts. So why pay $1000.00 when you can get a good cut for $100.00 to $200.00 and use the money you save to donate to a woman’s shelter to get haircuts for the women there or buy them clothing, or food.