recession hair

English

Etymology

Popularized in 2008 during the Great Recession.[1]

Noun

recession hair (uncountable)

  1. (neologism) A trend or phenomenon in which women stop paying for expensive hair treatments to save money during an economic recession.
    • 2009 September 11, Janine McIntyre, quotee, “Tight Budgets Lead to 'Recession Hair'”, in ABC News‎[1], archived from the original on 19 October 2025:
      "Yes, we're seeing 'recession hair,'" said Janine McIntyre, owner of Hair Attractions, a family salon in Monroe, Conn. "Our clients are just giving up coloring, they have gone natural and are coming in with their roots. They are really letting their hair grow long and just trimming the edges."
    • 2025 April 8, Bethany Heitman, “Recession Hair: How to Save Money on Hair Color with Low-Maintenance Styles”, in NBC News‎[2], archived from the original on 7 May 2025:
      If you ask your stylist for recession hair, there is no guarantee that person will know what you mean. Instead, the stylists we spoke to suggested asking the person doing your color for specific techniques that will allow you to visit the salon less frequently.

References

  1. ^ “recession brunette”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
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