Cutting corners

A quick word on the subject of haircuts as this is one area you can save a lot of money on as salons regularly give out money off vouchers in newspapers and on flyers. One salon in Covent Garden is currently giving out a ten pounds off voucher to Evening Standard/Metro readers.

An even cheaper way to get a hair cut is to look through the free magazines like Ms. London, you get on the street - there are often hair models required adverts, and you can keep an eye out in hairdressers windows for signs asking for hair models too.

Alternatively, you can ring up one of the big salons like Vidal Sasoon or Toni and Guy - both of these have training academies in London where students need a constant supply of people to practice on. The plus side of visiting these academies is that you will get a good quality cut (even though the cutters are students, many of them have been working as hairdressers for years and are after extra qualifications) and the most it will cost you is a fiver. On the down side, appointment times are not always at particularly useful times - often they are first thing or in the middle of the day, and it will take a bit longer than normal to get your haircut. Think though, if you spend £25 every two months gettting your hair cut then every year you spend £125 - thats a reasonable saving.

Have a look on Ciao - there are some very good reviews of some of the training schools which give you a great idea of what to expect.