I'm OVER it.

Rant time. I love you all. I feel so tired and I know You do too. Lets keep going together. Tell me how Your salon is doing right now, in the comments. These past 4 Years have been so hard on all of us. Lets do our best to support each other and be kind. lets be kind while we all scream into the void together.
P.S. Know how low I am these days? I cant STOP LISTENING TO THE FRONT BOTTOMS AND I KNOW THATS THE SIGN OF THE END TIMES.

[@jenniferzettel]

I can imagine how many color corrections that you all had to do right after covid.

[@blockcolormister]

Keep your head up !! I’m a 30 year veteran and the pendulum always swings back. Just keeping doing fabulous hair, put your clients first and everything will work itself out. Peace from Nashville!

[@loridowdy9301]

I am also a 30 Year hair veteran. Keep going strong girl. You have a more to to go@@

[@denisecurtis872]

Omg!, dark hair is beautiful

[@BobbyHairStudio]

Thank you so much! I did it spontaneously and people are liking it! I'll stick with it for a while!

[@Words_of_Flowers]

⁠@@BobbyHairStudio❤stunning hair colour what colour is it?

[@Words_of_Flowers]

@@BobbyHairStudiodon’t change. Suits you so much, chique especially with your dark eyes. 🎉

[@Emjay_____71]

dark brown ​@@Words_of_Flowers

[@Words_of_Flowers]

@@Emjay_____71 thank you so much!

[@pennyrussell3252]

I am glad i am not the only one feeling this way. The secondary struggle we are facing is that we get to hear how much everyone who sits in our chair is dealing with as well.. let alone having our own drama and black cloud. The world is very overwhelming in general right now.

[@KaylaR.]

I started doing hair in 2018 right out of highschool, but ended up fully quitting last year. This was mainly because the work, the clients, and management would give me so much anxiety to the point of getting panic attacks on my way to work, but also because I just couldn’t for the life of me build and maintain a clientele. I couldn’t seem to attract clients, couldn’t keep them, couldn’t sell anything to them, and overall just couldn’t survive. So I have MASSIVE respect for you not only as a stylist that is somehow staying afloat (even if only minimally) in such an insane economy, but also as a business owner who has to support their stylists too on top of everything else. In hair school I dreamed of having my own salon like yours someday, but now it seems like hell on earth. So truly such an immense props to you for continuing on, trying your best for your stylists and your business, while still trying to consider your clients. You are everything that the hair world needs and should be. Even though everything feels awful and crushing right now, I hope that the knowledge that you have people rooting for you helps even a little bit. You’re amazing!

[@brandygriffiss]

Guuurrrrllll!?!?!! You have just spoken all of the worries i have been feeling 😢. I work for myself, i travel around my surrounding counties and do hair in people's homes. It was already hard enough to get people to pay a travel fee plus the cost of the hair. Noooowwwww i need to go up soo bad!!!! 😭😭😭😭Im struggling so hard. I cant go up, people will not pay. What do i do?? Color went up, products EVERYTHING!! And no matter how much i try to explain that things went up, they dont want to hear it!!! I will loose them if i keep asking, but my husband is fed up with it! My clientele went way down after the pandemic. But ive clawed my way back up little by little, but folks are broke😢and they have resorted to cutting their own hair......im feeling you Crying in shower helps❤❤❤

[@TylerT00ber]

I’m from Portland, Oregon, and my days are either fully booked, or there are copious amounts of last-minute cancellations/rebooks/no-shows and I have nothing. It’s been mildly exhausting feeling like I have to drag clients into the chair some weeks. Thank you for your honesty though, as a stylist who is struggling mentally with how to cope through these times, it’s nice to know I’m not alone 💚 Love your videos! 😊

[@lloydellmiller6279]

You are definitely a brunette. It looks beautiful. I haven’t been to my stylist in year and I groom my own dogs. I can’t afford it.

[@heatherbirath4224]

Omgosh! This is SO HONEST! Thank you! I’ve been a stylist for 30 years and here we go……..it’s not going to get better any time soon. You are amazing- hang in there sister!

[@ronaldmussulman2735]

I'm sorry ur going through this. I really enjoy your videos and I love hair coloring, its such an expressive art form.❤

[@YoureMyBlueSky2022]

Katie - I'm really surprised to hear this and really sorry. I'm not in the hair business, just a viewer. You are so talented, and I enjoy watching you always! I am in the US and the economy seems to be much better now than during COVID. Unemployment is low here, so I assumed working women were patronizing salons again. I hope things turn around for you and all other salons who are struggling. (BTW I have not seen you as a brunette until now, and so it was a bit of a shock, but you look great in any color! And your dog is so beautiful!!)

[@emilyborden]

I definitely feel the impact of the economic crisis as well with my work, and it sucks when people cancel last minute and you don’t get paid, cause it’s money out of your pocket. As someone who’s been your client for years, I can tell you that you could charge me whatever you want to do my hair and I would pay it. Your work is valuable and I think a lot of your clients would feel that way too. Sending you all my love ❤️

[@Emily_Marilyn]

Because of the cost of living I don't get my hair done as often. I used to go in every 5 weeks. Now I am waiting months in between =( I have had to move a few times over the last few years and every time I move rent keeps getting crazier and crazier (in Downtown Vancouver).

[@happilieverholli9994]

Me too. Used to go every 6 weeks and now it’s 12.

[@MichelleCouplandHairStudio]

I’ve stayed a booth renter for years , glad I did. I’m weathering the slow times. Times are changing.

[@laurahall6900]

You are amazing • you are strong • you are beautiful • you are talented • I have learned so much from watching your videos • thank you for making this one - we are struggling here (Northern Virginia) too. I hope you will be uplifed as much as you have upliifed our craft - you will be successful whatever you do! Much love and strength to you ❤and thank you for everything ❣️

[@tanjafromaustria5158]

You are extremely beautiful😊😊 and you will make it, will get over it, you are strong!!!!

[@jackandpiper]

I’m in my twentieth year of being a hair stylist..I was lucky to build a solid clientele within two years, and was usually booked out weeks in advance, the last few years have been the worst of my career…it is getting so frustrating and hard

[@kyliecummings14]

I’m a stylist in the US and am feeling the same way 😭 I want to move back to my hometown, but I’m terrified to because I moved to a large city during the pandemic because I couldn’t make enough to live in my smaller city as a booth rental stylist. I make enough to live here now, but I hate it and want to go home so badly but I’m scared of going back to barely making it and trying to rebuild my clientele there, the pandemic really made the inequality in our society so obvious. I love this job, but I’ve thought a lot about switching careers since Covid started, it was so scary being shut down for Covid and having to find other ways to make ends meet while doing hair wasn’t possible.

[@route66hair]

Thankyou. I will be sharing this to my fb page in the UK. You've said everything I've been saying in the last year. Its very similar story for salons here. I've never seen the business go like this before and I've survived the recession (hairdressing plus 30 years). I love watching your videos. Your very inspiring. Shoulders back and chin up, its just another blip. You take care. 💙

[@elkewelch9177]

I.ve been doing this for 38 years now, and this has been the suckiest Christmas Season ever!! But it'll come back around. But this has been bad...

[@erykahcarter6445]

This is wild! I just got went back to working in a salon after a not so great experience at my first corporate job, but now I’m preparing myself to restart my job search with the hopes of landing something in my desired field. Sometimes the salon will be so dead that I’ll get agitated and feel like I’m just babysitting the location.

[@katiechu2327]

I feel this 100%. Im in Vancouver and the salon I recently worked for has shut down due to a major rent increase. I started renting a chair after and i am barely booked/not even making much profit. Not to mention, hair products are so much more now.

[@amypedeferri1523]

I do love the dark hair. I totally feel what you're saying. I don't things have been rough for me personally. I definitely don't want to give up because I love what I do. It is backbreaking and exhausting at the same time. I'm hopeful that things are going to turn around for the people that love to do what they do! ❤️

[@bellav4610]

Very glad for this video ! I’m a new stylist and we’ve been very slow at my salon. I’ve been taking it pretty personal so it’s good to know that even very experienced people are slow as well!

[@rachelhatton2322]

I'm in my 33rd yr of doing hair and girl...I'm feeling it too!! My neck my back my feet my bank accout ALL hurting!! I LOVE this biz and thought that the salon would have to call the morgue when I quit cause I would die doing hair...not so sure now! Sad to say that I can't afford to do hair anymore!

[@Unkn0wn1133]

I changed salons in April and at least 10 regular colour clients didnt follow, as well as cuts no idea how many but its super slow now compared to previous years. The owners at the new place will move any new colour client that books with me to someone else so im changing again. Its shitty

[@dr224]

I was paying $130- $200 for basic highlights and a trim 14 years ago. That seems so cheap now in the cosmetic beauty world.

[@mairaortega5343]

I’m not a hair stylist but I love watching your content and how you take on challenges with hair! If only I lived in Canada ❤ I’d 1,000 % go to you

[@BobbyHairStudio]

Thank you so much!!

[@kelseylynn8494]

my salon is absolutely struggling. i tottally feel this but i am so passionate about my job im just hoping that if i just keep going the world will even out some and i may have a chance to run a sucessful buisness

[@tarynpedersen6771]

I say raise your prices, the people who can come get their hair done can afford to pay a bit more extra. I feel like the clientele these days are upper class peeps, they can deal with paying a bit more. Love the honesty!!! ❤ keep going queen

[@dangela3039]

Delusional

[@tammybugg9805]

I hope you are doing better now. I really enjoy your videos and I am thankful to have your expert advice. Keep on going!

[@BobbyHairStudio]

Thank you, I will

[@danygagnon5347]

Hi Katie -- You absolutely have to increase your rates come next year. This is what everybody is doing, and your clients will understand. If they can afford to pay $200-300 for a hair appointment, they can afford $225-325! You are one of the most talented stylists out there and your expertise/technique are amazing. But, it has a price. Know your value, and charge accordingly. BTW, I love the dark hair!

[@diabolicalcrush5830]

First of all: I really love the dark hair on you ❤ As a client it's super frustrating, as well. Food pricing have gone up 30-50%, my electricity bill has doubled compared to a year ago. Gasoline is so high, I am grateful for every day that I can do home office. I cut my hair myself now because I don't even know where to get the money for it. I also grow out my natural hair so I don't have to go to the hair stylist. But I would love to go.... in my case that would mean no food for a week 😔 I really hope that times get better ... I wish I could go to your salon one day (but I'm living in Sweden, so it's a few miles away 🙈). I wish you all the strength that you might need in these difficult times and lots of lovely clients ❤

[@shirlboyle5975]

I adore watching & learning from you, I wish all stylists would watch you. Unfortunately, it’s not going to get better anytime soon. If someone’s salary is 3-4 thousand a month, can’t make it anymore on that. I’m a Flight Attendant, in WA. The salon I go to has increased their prices, I can’t afford it.

[@brooke3392]

Don't give up - it has to get better! Wishing you the best, Katie! (I've also been listening to The Front Bottoms nonstop omg!!)

[@BobbyHairStudio]

Thank you ♥️ I can't stop listening to "father" there's something wrong with me

[@pagewuskynyk557]

@@BobbyHairStudiosolid choice for a hyper fixation song

[@ravenspadegirl]

I live in montana and i'm tempted to come to you to have my hair done. You're an inspiration

[@YannisGoedermans]

I'm self-employed as a travelling stylist and I feel it moneywise but client wise as well. I've lost a few weekly clients and I feel that. On top of that I work part time at a Sally Beauty Supply store and another part time job. At least I still get a pay check with those. But yeah, this December isn't great. I'm making €485 less than previous year December.

[@mikaanderson1690]

It's been a crazy holiday with last minute cancellations, or people pushing out there appointments. This has to change. Keep your head up babe. We'll get through it❤

[@kristinakate1]

LOVE THE BLACK HAIR!!!!

[@lrx001]

I'm not a stylist but I can say I've seen this happening to a lot of stylists in my area. Many are shifting salons a lot and many places are consolidating or finding other ways to cut costs. It's such a bummer to see. My current stylists both raised their prices and I don't mind, I trust them with my hair and them only. If they trust you, the clients will stay.

[@KaitlynMargaret]

Graduated hair school in the midst of Covid.. could never find a job and I now don’t feel like it will ever even be a possibility to persue this career.

[@jaysnestsalonortiz1256]

Yesssss totally I'm feeling it 😢

[@TheCharmu]

giirl, raise your prices! You are killing it! :)

[@rubyforsey]

I am also feeling this, I am a server at a restaurant in Canada. Our restaurant did a price increase and it’s just so unaffordable for everyone and dining out just isn’t a necessity for a lot of people. Normally in December we are sooooo busy but this year has been dead :( we’re all feeling the hit

[@haniali3243]

This time shall pass too. I'm not a hair stylist but I feel sad for people who really work hard all through the clock and not getting enough. Policy makers twist or bend the market and get more benefits. That's an irony

[@beemybabi]

Hello. I want to start by saying, I love your videos! I love the work that you do! I'm in the Washington DC area and the salon I go to is always crowded. They also charged twice what I was used to paying in California. I wonder if it just has to do with the location here. I hope that things improve for you soon!

[@SteelMagnolia99]

Government money keeps DC economy strong.....

[@judycormaci5482]

I know the feeling, I am so frustrated in this business, the economy is still tanked. I can't raise my prices, I booth rent and run my own business. Everything you say is true, I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place.

[@mitchellwaygood8248]

Australia is the same . But our government gave out grants and we didn’t have to pay it back

[@emmagoulter3122]

I’m in NZ , and after 35yrs in this industry , iv been through the 2008 ressession . Survived. But after all my life in salons , I needed more balance with my kids & so I built a salon detached from my home . I lost %70 of my regular clients bc my home is too far for most of my regulars to come to. So iv literally had to start rebuilding from scratch . And in this recession!! It’s hard AS FK! Iv spent $100k building a beautiful salon from my home & im a solo mum , ( I used divorce money) Iv had sleepless nights worrying . And the worst part , the public think a hairdresser working from home , should be cheaper !!!! Iv still got huge overheads , iv still got a roof to put over my kids head , food on the table , power , water , products , tools , insurance , godforbid im sick , to put away for having sick pay , or holiday pay But the public just think , “ well that’s your problem “

[@azitam.a.1682]

I wish you were in DC area in the US! Here there’s no sign of a recession and someone like you would do great!

[@laslayytv3700]

I just commented on another stylist video that I hate being broke but I really love doing hair. This does suck but it will pass ❤

[@Lexlokko]

I live in the states and same thing here. There is also an over-saturation of hairdressers. 😢❤

[@pinkyalmeroth3702]

People were just stubborn in covid...you aren't gonna take away my beauty!! Small business is both heaven and hell. You gotta ride the waves, the highs and lows. It will never change. Look at our grandparents generation. World wars etc. Every generation will have its problems. The difference between a business closed or successful is you just kept going. You stayed open. ❤ Much love. Life is tough

[@gracieshepardtothemax1743]

27 years in the industry. Yep. I agree!

[@Keara-dg7is]

Im still a fairly new stylist, but the salon i work at is slow. They are struggling to get clients in. But it also didnt help when there were two managers that weren't professional and chased people off. Thats a whole another story by itself. And my goal is to be an independent Stylist working for myself but i dont want to sink myself. Also the prices at the salon is not expensive. I mean $20 for a senior haircut, to me anyone can come up with $20. Pick up cans or something take them to a recycling place.

[@halsiediaz4804]

If I was a “senior”, there’s no way in hell I’d go pick up cans just to get $20 to get a haircut. 😂 no way.

[@ColorLifeArt]

Hello, I am sorry to hear your struggle, the economy in Canada sucks indeed, for the CEBA loan - you need to repay 30k + 10k by Dec 31 or Jan 18 (if you applied for an extension). This is if you want to keep 10k + 10k (if you applied for 40k + 20k). I am an accountant and all my clients are dealing with it now. You can arrange another loan from the bank to keep 20k from 60k and pay now 40k. If you can’t do it then the CEBA loan will convert to a term loan with full principal repayment due on Dec 31, 2026.

[@sama6966]

I own a salon in Ottawa and what is helping me is to provide protein nanoplastia treatments. That is what keeps me afloat. its twice a year treatment that makes the hair frizz free and 70-90% more straight and that is all natural. it is a 4-6 hours treatment but you can charge 250-600$ depending on hair length. once they had it once, they will always comeback. i use a professional brand sold in Canada, USA and UAE called iPekPro

[@fingerprint5511]

Wait til Menopause. Right now you can sleep and function, when peri hits, you'll DREAM of days like this. Don't waste your youth. Be warned.

[@commandermagpie]

❤️

[@tiffanienguyen7174]

A friend of if mine said to me the nail salon where she work at compare to July this year and July last year. Her boss had a lost of $10,000

[@tanjafromaustria5158]

I'm Psychotherapist and people in december don't show up either...the are physically ill or too tired etc.😮

[@tanjafromaustria5158]

A lot of people startet cutting their hair themselves at home while lockdowns.....some don't come back to the salon

[@denisecurtis872]

Don’t cave!

[@BobbyHairStudio]

IM TRYIIIIIING 😭😭😭

[@Words_of_Flowers]

@@BobbyHairStudiopoor you

[@akolley1]

Yes!! Not the same since covid. It is not going to get better. The Economic ship is the Titanic.

[@YoureMyBlueSky2022]

Just another comment -- I see that the Hair's the Thing podcast was discontinued -- will you be starting it again, or just publishing here? I was just listening to your Episode 5 and I am horrified that salons would ever tell people that a stylist was fired, even if it were true. Particularly in it isn't true, then they'll be making up an answer as to why. In the US, that stylist could have a legal action against the salon for defamation. Not a smart thing for any salon to do. "She's no longer with our salon and I don't have information on where she is" is more what I've encountered. It at least isn't trashing the stylist.

[@Emjay_____71]

My hairdresser is so desperate she started putting box dye on (that we have bought into the shop) for £10 😳 I feel so sorry for her 😔 All this because of a virus 🦠 👎🏻💔

[@ChrisRMaldonado]

I can't afford to get my hair cut let alone colored, but I value your skills and expertise and would'nt expect you to charge less. Even though hair isn't a luxury, its a sick world we live in where people break their backs working and cant even afford housing or food. Yet the major corporations are lining their pockets completely unregulated or challenged. I hope everyone starts striking and unionizing and demanding a living wage. People in America including myself go without healthcare because we can't afford the bill. I hope that while you are struggling you look to your community and ORGANIZE and problem solve together. Is it striking, unionizing, raising awareness through peaceful protests? There are many people who will support you in these issues. And to those that won't. .... i pity them and their inability to see that injustice for some is injustice for all.

[@EsmeraldaWolfsbane7777]

There is so many tutorials out there I have been cutting and coloring my own hair for 25 years, i learned from trial and error and I wouldn't trust my hair to anyone else besides myself.😀

[@splendidcolors]

Canada only gave a 2-year loan term? I have an American EIDL loan, and that has a 30-year term.

[@tanjafromaustria5158]

.....more youtube tutorials.....

[@BobbyHairStudio]

I'll do my best to make more!!! I know they're a fave!

[@HybridParentSupport]

Hey, you’d get a ton of clientele if you lowered your prices for people who don’t deserve.. I mean couldn’t afford hair cuts otherwise 🤷‍♀️ just saying. A lot of people can’t afford hair cuts..

[@jameszaharik6724]

❤