I'm paying for my bridesmaids hair - can i ask them to tip the hair person?

How many girls do you have? How much each bridesmaid's hair service costing? The service would cost over $100 for that amount of tip.

I think it's a gray area. If you offered to pay, it might be expected that you cover the entire cost. However, I don't think it would be the end of the world to say something like, "The service is paid for but does not include gratuity."

$125. It was crazy expensive. So 20% is $25

My personal opinion is it's okay. If I was your bridesmaid I wouldn't mind tipping since you paid for my hair

I think tipping would be at their discretion right? It also doesn't need to be 20%?

That’s reasonable.

I don't think that's okay unless you brought it up when they agreed to get their hair done. It's not okay to spring it on them after they said yes when you offered to cover the cost.

I think its fine to ask. You are already paying for the service. The least they can do is pay the tip.
I would just say hair and makeup will be payed by me, i just ask that everyone tips their stylist themselves

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Agree with this. I wouldn't offer to take someone to dinner and after I pay, tell them they have to tip.

If you offered to pay, that means all of it. You should do the tipping.

If you decide to ask them to pay the tip, be prepared for any of them to then decline the service. Because you offered to pay, they may have spent more of what they budgeted for your wedding on other things and don't want to pay any more.

I think by offering to pay you offered to pay all of it. But depending on how far away you are from the wedding you could talk it over and see.

Please don't ask them to tip after you said you would cover it. I had my H/M done and a good friend who was driving me that morning and had done a few errands for me was with me. I offered to have her washed and styled, she she said and I never thought to ask her to tip.

No, that's super obnoxious. If you offered to pay, you should cover it all.