Every 6 to 8 weeks, with the cases that move it. And the reason this one is easy to answer and hard to keep up with.
Six to eight weeks is the middle of the range stylists actually quote, which runs from about three weeks to about twelve. Length is what moves it, not hair health.
The single number is the part everyone quotes and the part that is least useful. These are the cases that move it.
| If | Then |
|---|---|
| Short cuts and pixies | Every 3 to 5 weeks |
| Medium length | Every 6 to 8 weeks |
| Long hair | Every 8 to 12 weeks |
| Bangs | About every 4 weeks, on their own schedule |
| Colored, relaxed or heat-styled | A trim every 8 weeks to hold the shape |
Booking a haircut requires a free minute at the exact moment you remember you need one, and those two things almost never happen together. So the thought arrives at 11pm, and again in the shower, and never once while a salon is open.
Which is worth saying plainly, because it is not a memory problem and it is not a discipline problem. An interval measured in weeks has nowhere to live in an ordinary week. Nothing in your Tuesday reminds you that it has been five of them.
So the reminder that matters is not the one on the day it is due. It is the one about 2 weeks before, while there is still an appointment left to book.
Upkeep on a similar clock, so you can batch the booking instead of doing this one in isolation.
| Upkeep | How often |
|---|---|
| Root Touch-Up | Every 4 to 6 weeks |
| Brow Appointment | Every 4 to 6 weeks |
| Nail Fill | Every 2 to 3 weeks |
See the full upkeep schedule, which has every interval on one page.
You now know the number. The number was never the hard part. In about 6 to 8 weeks you will be somewhere else, thinking about something else, and nothing will remind you.
Haircut Booking is one of 30 things Remi runs. She texts you every Tuesday morning, you reply, and she keeps track of the rest. No app to open, nothing to log.
Text remi +1 239 530 8371Intervals are a starting point, not a prescription. Anything that touches skin, medication or a medical condition belongs with a professional who can see you.
The glow up routine that actually sticks puts the whole schedule together. Glow up habits is the checklist version.