Heard a stylist say blowouts are dead and color corrections are the only moneymaker now

I was at a salon in Denver last Tuesday and one of the senior stylists was telling a rookie she should drop blowout packages entirely and focus only on color fixes. Said she made $3,200 last month off correction jobs but only $400 on blowouts. I get that corrections pay more but do you guys think it's smart to just ditch one whole service? Is it better to specialize or keep a mix even if some stuff is slower?

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simons281mo ago

Oh man, that's a tough spot for that stylist. I mean, yeah color corrections pay way more per chair but dropping blowouts entirely feels like closing the door on easy repeat clients who just want a quick refresh. If I was that rookie I'd probably feel pressured to follow the money but also scared of losing those regulars who come in every two weeks for a blowout and then maybe book a color later. It's like, why not keep offering them and just push the corrections harder as your main focus instead of cutting them loose completely? Seems risky to put all your eggs in one expensive basket like that.

the_ryan1mo ago

Used to think keeping a mix was the only safe move, but honestly that senior stylist's numbers are hard to argue with. My cousin runs a chair in Portland and she dropped blowouts last spring, went from pulling maybe $900 a week to hitting $2,500 on corrections alone. She still does the occasional blow-dry for regulars who ask, but she doesn't advertise it or block chair time for it anymore. Makes me wonder if we're all just clinging to services that don't pull their weight anymore.

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