Weekly blowouts are the most expensive habit on this site. At a typical $50 service with a 20% tip, that's $60 a visit, 52 times a year - about $3,120 annually, before any add-ons.
What a year really costs
At a budget $30 blow-dry bar with tip you're still near $1,870 a year; at a premium $90 salon you're well past $5,600. Most weekly regulars land somewhere around $2,000–$3,500 - a recurring cost that rivals a vacation.
How to cut it
A one-time at-home tool is the biggest lever. A $199 Shark FlexStyle or a $499 Dyson Airwrap pays for itself in weeks at a weekly habit, and after that every blowout costs only a few dollars of electricity and product. Even keeping two salon visits a month and doing the rest at home can halve your annual spend.
The bottom line
For weekly blowout regulars, going at-home is rarely a close call - the savings run into the thousands over a few years. Use the calculator to plug in your real price and frequency and see your own break-even.