Bubbles Salons Highlights Prices

Documented price lines, service by service

7 documented amounts, split into services, add-ons, plans and policy charges. Each keeps the precise label it was published under so you can match it against the menu you are shown at booking.

Individual owners set menus within a brand-set band. Use them as documented examples only.

Market ranges: what everyone else charges

Context, not a price list. The point of these numbers is to tell you whether the quote in front of you is standard for the U.S. in 2026.

National planning ranges. A quote outside these bands is not automatically wrong - check what is included before judging it.

The same service, four different markets

Location is typically the largest single variable. The national median for partial highlights is $135; the same appointment can land near $94 in a small market and $236 in a top-tier metro. That is a 2.5× spread on an identical service name.

Bands scale the $135 national median by published metro cost multipliers. Planning ranges, not quotes.

The variables that move the number

Ask about these when you book, not at checkout. All of them are easier to decline before you arrive than mid-appointment.

• Cut versus cut-and-style+$12–$35

  A finished blow-dry is a separate line on most chain menus.

• Location cost band+10–40%

  Identical franchise menus differ between metros.

• Add-on conditioning+$10–$30

  Offered at the bowl and easy to accept without hearing the price.

• Shampoo service+$5–$15

  Frequently optional and charged on top of the cut.

• Stylist seniority+$8–$25

  Designer or senior tiers sit above the base rate.

Related cost breakdowns: Full Highlights Cost, Partial Highlights Cost and Peekaboo Highlights Cost.

How much to tip on this service

Percentages are hard to judge in the moment. These are the dollar amounts at the low, middle and high end of the national range.

• At a resort or hotel spa, check for an automatic service charge before adding another tip.
• Assistants who shampoo or rinse are frequently tipped on a separate line, typically a few dollars.
• Tip the same on a redo as on the original if the redo was not the provider's fault - and speak to management rather than the provider if it was.
• On a package or prepaid series, tip each visit on the value of that visit rather than once on the whole package.

What people get wrong here

All five are common, avoidable and quantified. None of this involves haggling — only asking one question at the right moment.

1. 1Not checking the location menucosts $8–$25

   Franchise prices vary between neighbouring stores.

2. 2Accepting the conditioning upsell blindcosts $10–$30

   Offered at the bowl, priced afterwards.

3. 3Assuming the advertised price includes shampoo and stylecosts $12–$35

   Most value menus price the cut alone.

4. 4Ignoring the brand appcosts $5–$15

   Chain apps run standing offers the walk-in counter does not mention.

If you want the policy detail behind these: Highlights Aftercare and Prepare For Highlights.

The booking script, word for word

You do not need to negotiate. You need the price to be stated before the service starts. These questions do that without any awkwardness.

1. "Which provider tier is that quote for, and what does the next tier up cost?"
2. "Is a shampoo, blow-dry or finish included in that price, or billed on a separate line?"
3. "What is the exact price for partial highlights at my hair length and density?"
4. "Is removal of my existing product included, or is it a separate charge?"
5. "Do you take a deposit, and does it come off the final balance?"
6. "Can you email or text me the quote before my appointment?"
7. "Is there a first-visit offer or a package rate I should know about?"

And when you pay: read the itemised receipt line by line. Unexpected charges are almost always fixable at the desk and almost never fixable later.

Menu price versus final bill

This is the gap that surprises people. Starting from a $67 base, here is where the money goes by the time the card is out.

Illustrative. The 8.0% tax figure varies by state - several states do not tax personal services at all.

Takeaway: budget $101 when the board says $67. The difference is $34.

You can work this out for your precise service rather than doing this by hand.

Twelve months of partial highlights, priced out

Most budgets break at the cadence, not the price. Partial highlights maintained every 10 weeks works out to roughly $810 per year once gratuity is included.

Gratuity is included at 20% because it is effectively compulsory. Strip it out if you budget gratuity on a separate line.

Dropping one visit a year saves roughly $162. Dropping the cadence by a quarter saves about $202. Compare that against what you would save by moving to a cheaper provider before you switch.

Worth comparing before you commit

Before deciding, it is worth seeing where this lands against the nearest alternatives on both price and what you get for it.

What people want to know before booking

Sources and how we checked them

6 sources were reviewed for this page. Official brand pages are used for brand claims only; nothing here extrapolates one location's menu into a national rate.

1. Official servicesServices · updated 2026
2. Official often asked questionsConsultations, booking and cancellation/rescheduling information · updated 2026
3. Official U.S. brand websiteBrand identity, service scope, location/booking model and official-source gate · updated 2026
4. Hair dye and relaxer safety guidancePatch tests, scalp condition and timing after chemical services · updated 2026
5. Hair dyes official safety guidancePatch tests, allergy risk and eye-area restrictions · updated 2026
6. Hair smoothing and formaldehydeFormaldehyde exposure and smoothing-service safety · updated 2026

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