With juniors spending an immense amount of money on an extravagant dress, shoes, and a ticket costing over one hundred dollars, prom can be a wallet draining event When you add all of the expenses together, prom can turn into a night worth at least $300. Saving as much money as possible could be beneficial, and one option is to cut out the extraneous expense of hair and makeup.
Getting your hair done for prom could cost anywhere from $60 to $80, depending on where you go. If you want a consultation to have them test out the hairstyles on you a week before, it will cost you an extra $40.

An alternative to spending this much is to find and practice hairstyles and do it yourself. This way you can test out the hairstyles before without spending money on a consultation. Websites such as Pinterest and BeautyRiot can provide step by step instructions help on how to do your hair for special occasions.

Getting your makeup done before prom seems to be a debatable topic every year . If the makeup is applied too heavily or the wrong way, it’s nearly impossible to take it off and reapply. Some salon’s overdo the makeup application, so you could end up going to prom looking like a completely different person.

By contrast, if you apply your own makeup, you can control how you’re going to look for the pictures but still create a more edgy or different look than you normally do. Youtube tutorials such as meganheartsmakeup and Michelle Phan can help you create a different look that you can control.

As an alternative to getting makeup professionally done is to buy new makeup, complete with a tutorial.  Senior Marie MacCune booked an appointment at Nordstorm a week before prom and paid $50 for a makeup tutorial. She walked out with a bag full of makeup and knowledge of how to apply it and when prom day came, it was an easy process. “I’m glad I did it because if I didn’t like how the woman did my makeup, I could change the plans. It was worth the money, it led to a less stressful prom day, and I still have the makeup so I can use it again for the Senior Dinner Dance.”

When it comes down to one of the most exciting  and notorious dances in high school, doing your own hair and makeup can decrease the amount of money you shell out for prom, while also giving you a certain amount of control over how you look.