STEALS & DEALS

Milwaukeeans always want a bargain, all the more so in this economy. Many salons offer free bang trims between appointments, and getting in good with your stylist is a solid way to make sure your whole visit is affordable. You’re help- ing them by staying a loyal client (hint: tip well), and chances are they’ll return the favor with hair advice and tricks. Other ways to save:

☛ At CHRIS & CO. in Delafi eld, color services come with cuts, and color starts at $60. No, that’s not a typo. Why

wouldn’t you get your hair colored with a deal like that?

☛ At ANTON’S, customers who get cut and color done at the same time save, and the same goes for IMPRES-

SIONS DAY SPA. “You pay the same as a men’s cut when you get color,” says Impressions owner Kitty Tierney.

☛ TAMMI SAVIC of ERIK OF NORWAY offers

mini-services that are half the price. You might be double-

booked, but she whips through appointments like a pro, giving you fantastic highlights, retouches and all-over color without (often-unnecessary) styling frills. Blow-drying is on you, but she’s set up a blow-dry bar for your convenience, or you can depart sporting a leave-in conditioner.

☛ SALON NOVA puts coupons on prettycity.com.

☛ DE RIAH offers less expensive add-on services as well as prebooking specials.

☛ STEVEN EDWARDS COLOR GROUP gives new

clients 20 percent off their fi rst three visits with a coupon

on the website.

☛ BELLA LEI offers discounts to clients who refer friends.

☛ Every other month, CRAIG BERNS SALON SPA

provides cut and color services for $10 each to those out

of a job and looking for one. There’s an event July 12 and another Sept. 13. Be sure to book ahead.

☛ NEROLI isn’t big on the coupon front, but owner Susan Haise has a money-saving suggestion. If you frequent a

higher-priced hairdresser, she recommends seeing that stylist for big changes a few times a year. “Then have a moderate-priced hairdresser do the maintenance. Season- ally, you’re paying $75 or $65 for a haircut, but then there’s someone the senior hairdresser can recommend to maintain it.” Don’t be afraid to ask your hairdressers for recommendations, she says; they’ll understand.

☛ TO SAVE ON EXPENSIVE PRODUCTS, don’t

buy the whole line. If you color your hair, be sure to invest

in a good conditioner, says Brian Houston. And when you shampoo, cut back the amount you use. Carter Prinsen says a nickel-sized amount is all you need. Another tip: Prinsen says to towel dry your hair quickly – while shower- ing – after you shampoo and before you condition. You’ll use less conditioner, and it will hold better. Also: Use professional-quality, sulfate-free products to extend the life of your hair color, stretching the time between visits.

CRISTINA DAGLAS SHARES MORE ABOUT HAIR ON WUWM’S “LAKE EFFECT,” JULY 7 AT 10 A.M. AND 11 P.M.

SALON THOR It’s a nondescript building in southern Bay View, but behind the doors is a crisp, clean space with warm orange walls, dark wood, exposed brick and a modern Asian feel. The space houses fi ve stylists who cut and color and do every- thing from edgy to traditional. With Thor Xiong at the helm, the space is meticulous and the staff friendly. Cuts $36-46; color $60

and up. (3128 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., 414-482-2225.)

IMPRESSIONS SALON AND DAY SPA Years ago,

Kitty Tierney installed compact fl uorescents despite a steeper price tag. She bought recycled paper, repurposed copper from the roof of the Philadelphia Civic Center, and made sure her paint, wood and fi xtures were sustainable. Hair clippings go to an organization that makes mats to soak up oil spills, and Impres- sions carries several organic skin care and hair products. “It’s an environmentally conscious salon that is trendy but makes you feel comfortable,” Tierney says. With 25 top-of-the-line stylists, includ- ing Madison Ott and Julie Bonk, it’s also open Sundays. Cuts $33-52, men’s $27-39; color $44 and up. (11134 N. Cedarburg

Rd., Mequon, 262-242-4620.)

LUXE THE SALON Two and a half years ago, Caroline Kreitlow opened the area’s fi rst organic salon in an intimate Shorewood space. With four stylists, Luxe offers organic color systems, sulfate-free products and organic body wave perms. “We cater to pregnant women who can’t use color on their hair and people who are suffering from cancer or who have had cancer,” Kreitlow says. But just because services are better for the earth doesn’t mean they aren’t luxurious. Kreitlow’s male customers, for instance, get a straight-blade shave with tingly mint shaving cream and a hot neck towel. Cuts $35-43, men’s $25-38; color $50 and

up. (2219 E. Capitol Dr., Shorewood, 414-332-5893.)

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