High Maintenance, Low Overhead: Spa Week and Other Ways to Score Salon Savings

Eyebrow threading, highlights, lowlights, seaweed wraps, oxygen facials, bang trims...to add up everything you can spend to look head-to-toe manicured can be a daunting prospect for a high maintenance lady.  But just because you are pampered and primped, that doesn't mean you need to be fleeced as well.

Spa Week is coming up (April 12-18), so I felt inspired to show you other great ways to save on beauty treatments. With good timing and a little recon, you can keep your overhead low while your "Pa-dow!" factor remains high. 

Consumer Review Sites

The popular consumer review website, Yelp,  posts deals for local salons, spas, yoga studios, and more.  While some of them are pretty mild (10% off?  Yawn...), some savings reach up to 75% off.  You can even get free haircuts, highlights, and massages if you luck out.  I looked in my city and found the Brazilian Blowout, regularly priced upwards of $300, for just $125.  That's a huge savings that you can't afford to miss.  Citysearch also posts great deals--check out the offerings for your city. 

Group Offers

Spas and salons in your area offer discounts through sites like Groupon and Living Social if enough people buy in.  Recently I found a great deal on a haircut for my husband through Groupon.  With more and more sites entering the local deal space (Ahem...Savings.com will be launching social deals pretty soon!) you can find more and more ways to save.

Beauty School

Not long ago I posted about scoring freebies and major discounts on treatments by hitting beauty school.  While haircuts might be a gamble, a facial (without extractions) or a seaweed wrap from a pro-to-be could be a great option.

Spa Week

Spa Week lets you try amazing spa treatments for just $50 a pop.  The next one is comping up April 12th-18th and available treatments are posted now.

SpaFinder

Check out SpaFinder for big savings on treatments on vacation or in your backyard.  If you're not familiar, SpaFinder is a website listing hundreds of spas, salons, and sanctuaries, designed to help you get the most out of your spa-going experience.  Plus, we've got money-saving SpaFinder coupons at Savings.com.

Barter

In my year of working at a salon, the stylists often traded haircuts for personal pilates sessions, manicures, and more, but maybe you can think outside the box.  Let your facialist, waxer or stylist know your skills: Do you design websites?  Are you an accountant?  Maybe the two of you can work out a mutually beneficial arrangement.  Even if your skills are less cut and dry, perhaps you can pet sit, help paint, hem pants--the possibilities are endless.  If you have a good relationship with your grooming professional, this might be a great way to save without straying somewhere new.

I see a bargain day of beauty in your future, my high maintenance friend.  And I salute you.  Go forth and spa it up!

What's the most high-maintenance thing you do in the name of grooming?  Confess in the comments below!

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