Top 10 Most Costly Haircuts In The World
It is already very well known that rich people spend a lot of money on average things and services. This is not because those things or services are worth that much, but rather because paying more for something makes it look much more important to everyone else.
We typically discuss overpriced restaurant dinners, ostentatious jewelry, overpriced sport cars, and pointless amenities in first-class airplane cabins. However, we also discuss haircuts in this show of who can pay more for nothing special.
The luxury hair stylists know what's at stake here, so they charge a lot for haircuts. The one with a higher price tag is typically the one that stars and celebrities are most interested in, and the results are typically at least impressive and occasionally even shocking. Yes, we also have to wonder who cut Skrillex's hair.
However, let's take a look at the following list of the world's ten priciest haircuts:
Top 10 Most Expensive Haircuts In The World 2023
- Oribe Canales – $400
- Serge Normant – $500
- Chris McMillan – $600
- Frederic Fekkai – $750
- Sally Hershberger – $800
- Orlando Pita – $800
- Ted Gibson – $1,200
- Rossano Ferretti – $1,600
- Stuart Phillips – $16,000
- Ken Modestou – $24,000
1. Oribe Canales – $400
Oribe Canales Jennifer Lopez, Celine Dion, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Penelope Cruz all go to Oribe Canales for their sophisticated haircuts.
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Oribe, who was born in Cuba, moved to New York City in 1987 with the intention of becoming a Hollywood star. However, he began working at his own hair salon.
Together with industry veterans Tev Finger and Daniel Kaner, Canales established his own hair care company in 1990 and expanded to Fifth Avenue at Elizabeth Arden in New York.
By putting all of his creativity to use, Oribe was able to elevate hairstyling to the level of art over time. The haircut he gets for the most money is about $400.
9. Serge Normant – $500
Serge Normant, a French hairstylist who works at the John Frieda Salons in both New York and Los Angeles. He relishes the opportunity to demonstrate his abilities to an audience, so he frequently holds performances in which he does just that.
You shouldn't be surprised that he charges up to $500 for a haircut because he is sought after by celebrities like Sarah Jessica Parker, Julia Roberts, Reese Witherspoon, Julianne Moore, and Ellen Barkin.
8. Chris McMillan – $600
Chris McMillan is the well-known hairstylist for Jennifer Aniston. He has been doing hair for more than three decades and has appeared on the covers of Elle, Vogue, InStyle, and many other fashion magazines over the course of his long and successful career.
He was a columnist for Allure magazine before opening the Chris McMillan salon in Beverly Hills in 2002. He made a name for himself by creating laid-back looks and styles for his customers.
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Speaking of celebrities, Courtney Cox, Cindy Crawford, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Garner, and Salma Hayek are just a few of his regular clients. They also get to pay a substantial $600 for each haircut.
7. Frederic Fekkai – $750
Frederic Fekkai was born and raised in Aix-en-Provence, France. He moved to New York City in 1979 and was already charging an impressive $300 for a short haircut by the late 1990s. Additionally, he developed his own line of shampoo, which retails for $22 per bottle.
When he started styling hair for stars like Meryl Streep, Uma Thurman, Sigourney Weaver, Charlize Theron, and Scarlett Johansson, he made a breakthrough in his career. That led to an increase in the prices he charged, which now total a whopping $750 for a signature haircut.
6. Sally Hershberger – $800
Sally Hershberger was born in Kansas and raised in California. She started her career as a hairdresser when she was eighteen, and while she was in beauty school, she became an apprentice at Arthur Jonas, Hollywood's favorite hairstyle salon.
Meg Ryan became famous for her Sally Shag haircut, which propelled her career and career path to wealth. She began appearing on reality shows like The Jimmy Fallon Show and Shear Genius. Sally was one of the first stylists to charge $600 for haircuts. However, she soon raised the bar a little bit and now charges a sky-high $800 for haircuts.
5. Orlando Pita – $800
The star of Shear Genius on the Bravo Network, Orlando Pita, won numerous awards for his creative haircut styles. He worked with Michael Kors, Versace, YSL, Prada, Valentino, Dior, John Galliano, and many others to create stunning looks.
He was chosen as the hairstylist for people like Beyonce, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Gwyneth Paltrow. His Manhattan-based salon, Orlo, opened in 2004 and offers haircuts for up to $800. In October 2007, W Magazine named Orlando Pita one of the most influential fashion figures.
4. Ted Gibson – $1,200
Ted Gibson, star of the show What Not to Wear, is a celebrity hairstylist and expert who costs $1,200. He was born in Texas to a military family, but before returning to the United States, he spent most of his early years in places like Germany, Hawaii, and Japan.
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He opened what he considers to be the best hair salon in New York City when he returned home. We'll let you decide if that's true by telling you that Angelina Jolie, Ashley Greene, Renee Zellweger, Jessica Chastain, and Anne Hathaway are among his clients.
Ted has appeared on Oprah, The Insider, Entertainment Tonight, The Today Show, and Good Morning America. He has also written for Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Marie Claire, Vanity Fair, W, and Allure, and he has attended runway shows for Chanel, Prada, and Dolce & Gabbana. The $1200 price tag for a haircut seems reasonable in light of all of this.
3. Rossano Ferretti – $1,600
The Italian Rossano Ferretti established more than 20 salons worldwide, many of which were located in cities like Mumbai, Madrid, Milan, New York, Paris, or London. He collaborated with L'Oreal on a worldwide tour of hairdressing seminars.
His talent, originality, and creative beauty ideas earned him and his Hairspas a high reputation among celebrities, including Angelina Jolie. His prices are increasing to $1600 to match the superior image he created.
2. Stuart Phillips – $16,000
Stuart Phillips won the title of Best Male Hairdresser in the UK at the 2014/2015 International Achievers Awards. His Covent Garden salon is widely regarded as the best in London. He was chosen as the personal hairstylist of Benicio Del Toro, David Hasslehoff, Jamie Oliver, and Jean-Claude Van Damme.
The typical haircut costs around $300, but the most extravagant one he gave to Italian property developer Beverly Lateo included a champagne lunch, a head massage, L'Oreal hair products made just for his hair, a private flight, and limo services for at least $16,000. We'll let him get away with it because we don't know if that counts as a haircut at all.
1. Ken Modestou – $24,000
British barber Ken Modestou operates a hairstyle salon at the Dorchester hotel in Mayfair, London, where a typical haircut costs $60. So far, nothing noteworthy, correct?
The funny thing, though, is that Ken is the Sultan of Brunei's personal hairstylist, and he gets paid an unbelievable $24,000 to cut his hair.
The fee also includes a luxurious flight on a Singaporean airline and opulent Middle Eastern hotel accommodations for a few nights. That is quite the pricey haircut.
Also, suppose Ken Modestou has been the Sultan's personal hairstylist for 16 years. With a gig like that, who would turn it down?
