Only 15 euros for a haircut and blow-dry in the center of Paris? It is possible: for this, head to a hairdressing school where it is CAP students who style the "models". Especially since inflation, customers opt for this alternative much more economical than conventional salons, where a cut for women can quickly exceed 40 euros. "There were already a lot of people before, especially since 2020 and the end of Covid ... but in the last year with inflation, it has multiplied, "explains Bryan Delaneuville, trainer at the Silvya Terrade apprenticeship fair in which we went (Paris, IXe).
"Patience and kindness"
And, as this hairdresser warns, the "patience and kindness" of customers are required. Because here, most students have only two years of hairdressing practice and need more time than in a classic salon to make a cut, under the supervision of "coach Bryan".
Muriel, shimmering white hair, is not her first attempt at this hairdressing school. "I had already come three years ago and it suited me," she explains. That's almost half the price compared to a low-cost hairdresser! ». For Sophie, on the other hand, it is a first. "It's true that for 15 euros... I wanted to try! ", says the young woman with the long brown hair. "I easily found an appointment on the internet, and I wanted to test!" Today styled by Paulo, 17 years old and in the second year of CAP hairdressing, Sophie will come out of the salon with a plunging square.
In recent months, this school has even decided to set up an online reservation system to avoid "people queuing in front of the show," explains Bryan Delaneuville. "Sometimes we only had 10 students and 23 people waiting outside... ».