What services MUST you go to the salon for?

[Lovelylocs]

And what are you going to do about it?

For me, I can't relax my own hair. I'm not sure if I can do my own keratin either.
Sometimes I don't mind going because it comes out better than it would if I didn't. But, other times, I wish that I could do it myself for various reasons, like I may be in a state/country where I don't know a hairdresser I can trust.

 

[mikimix]

Nothing!! I recently taught myself how to relax, and I know how to colour my hair as well.

I'm going to teach my friend/roommate how to relax my hair and she can do the colour as well.
I have no desire to trim/cut my hair either so I dont need to go for that.

 

[greenandchic]

I must go to the salon for a precision or stylized cut. I can do my own trims, but not real cuts.

 

[Windsy]

Coloring. I just want to make sure its done right and not ruin my hair.

I can self relax; not into cutting and I can trim.

 

[kandake]

I prefer to have my hair professionally cut and trimmed. I can do an ok job but when I want it done right, I need a stylist.

 

[somewhereinbtwn]

Honestly I am just not a DIYer. I absolutely can not flat iron iron my own hair. Well I could but it would take all day, a million flat iron passes, and still look HAM. I can't really do twists/braids/cornrows either, and I would try to trim my own hair but I'm 99% sure I would mess that up.

 

[Myjourney2009]

My trim at supercuts until my hair gets long enough for me to feel comfortable trimming.

 

[chrisanddonniesmommy]

Flat-ironing, pressing, or roller-setting my hair. I can't do it.

 

[firecracker]

I need someone to apply my color/cellophane, light trim and deep conditioner. I've been to a salon for services 4 times since 2005. I just relocated and started using a experienced Kitchentician to do my cellophane, deep condition and trim for 20bucks. I'm in heaven!

 

[RossBoss]

Touch ups, trims, cuts and waves. I can rollerset my own hair and that is my everyday style.

 

[lilyofthenile]

If I ever need to see the salon it would probably be for a layered cut or something, besides that I am not thinking of dyeing my own hair etc and I do most of my hair alone with success.

 

[Nonie]

None that I can think of or need. Since going natural, independence has been the name of my game.

 

[greenbees]

Trimming. I like a nice blunt trim and the lady that trims my hair does such a good job. I can do search and destroy but I'm positive that if I tried to trim my own hair I'd end up with some kind of Afro mullet...


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[MissMasala5]

Haircuts involving shaping and layers, coloring involving heavy lifting or double- process.

 

[allmundjoi]

My hair cut-I keep it cut in layers. My eyebrows-I can't do them myself.

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[Black Hoya Chick]

Color. I will NOT dare color my own head.

 

[MrsHdrLe]

I learned from exprerience I cannot do my own perms! I lost 6 inches trying to be a diy and ruined my shot at mbl by june 2011. I think any chemical service would be best applied by someone else I trust.

 

[Mai Tai]

Relaxer, Cuts, and Color.

I will probably never become a DIY in these areas as long as I have my stylist. She does such a great job. I colored my own hair in college, relaxed it a 6 weeks later and went from below shoulder length to ear length in a matter of minutes. After my hair grew a couple of inches, I tried cutting it and went from chin length to a Halle Berry after a real stylist fixed it.

I'll stick to washing, DCing, flat ironing, and mild trimming.

 

[LayneJ]

Highlights and a bone-straight flat iron job.

 

[blessedandlucky]

Highlights, cuts and trims (I always end up uneven and messing up my progress). I'm double processed now and will be going back for relaxers too until my color grows out a few more inches to ensure that I don't relax the colored part.

 

[halee_J]

I would go back to the salon if I wanted a layered cut, which seems unlikely. I can trim, but I won't risk doing that myself.

 

[mikimix]

Relaxer, Cuts, and Color.

I will probably never become a DIY in these areas as long as I have my stylist. She does such a great job. I colored my own hair in college, relaxed it a 6 weeks later and went from below shoulder length to ear length in a matter of minutes. After my hair grew a couple of inches, I tried cutting it and went from chin length to a Halle Berry after a real stylist fixed it.

I'll stick to washing, DCing, flat ironing, and mild trimming.

You're scaring me! erplexed

I recently dyed my hair
and I plan on texturising my new growth in about 2 months

 

[PlatinumBronze]

Permanent color & cut. If I were ever to relax again I'd get that done too.

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[greenandchic]

Honestly I am just not a DIYer. I absolutely can not flat iron iron my own hair. Well I could but it would take all day, a million flat iron passes, and still look HAM. I can't really do twists/braids/cornrows either, and I would try to trim my own hair but I'm 99% sure I would mess that up.

Same with me. I cant flat iron anything to save my life.

 

[choctaw]

I go to salon for eyebrows and nails

 

[chelleypie810]

Um I go to the salon to get my washed and rollerset or flat ironed. I tried to diy my sr yr of undergrad and it was a disaster and my hair didn't grow one inch. If I have the money I'm going to the salon period point blank. I will never ever make that mistake again lol.

 

[Britt]

Touch up, trim, a rinse, cut.... anything involving real 'care' I handle myself.. washing, thorough deep conditioning.

 

[nichelle02]

I do my own rollersets, BKT, trims, flat iron, protein treatments, steam treatments, henna for color, etc. When I was relaxed, I did that too.

I plan on finding a salon and visiting at the end of this year for a cut. I do my own trims so that I won't have damaging split ends but at some point I will need a cut. I don't trust myself to do that.

 

[karezone]

Highlights or any color involving bleach or is permanent.

 

[fivetimestwo]

Color, particularly if bleach of any kind is involved. I have dabbled in dyeing my own hair with no problems, but I like the uniformity I get when I go to a professional for that.

I also prefer to have my hair flat ironed at the salon, though I don't mind doing it myself. I just like the salon's end result much better than mine.