Tried out a new salon - blow out on natural hair

[naturalmanenyc]

I know that my hair shrinks about 50% but wow!

I don't blow it out much and I also don't get it blown out much at salons so it's always a shock to see how much it shrinks.

The crown went from this (after washing):

to this after flat ironing (and I got a trim):

I will do a review of the salon on my blog soon: Joseph Tyler Salon

My hair before the salon visit (2 week old twist out):

My coils & curls are tiny, some are only 1/8 of an inch.
photo here: http://www.longhaircareforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=158737&d=1341760243

 

[GeorginaSparks]

wow. shrinkage is a *****. i think we have similar hair OP.

 

[starchgirl]

Wow, OP. Your hair looks great! Very full and nice hemline! They did a great job.

 

[naturalmanenyc]

shockolate

Could be. I have fine, 4a curls that shrink to 1/8 of an inch.

 

[naturalmanenyc]

starchgirl

Thanks! So far, of all the salons I tried Joseph Tyler Salon is in the top two. The other is Hair Rules but it's a train ride way while this salon is walking distance. The price is about the same too $55+tax for the Express Blow Out at Hair Rules and $50+tax for a blow out at Joseph Tyler Salon.

Wow, OP. Your hair looks great! Very full and nice hemline! They did a great job.

 

[**SaSSy**]

Hope your hair reverts with little to no heat damage. That looks like a hard blow dry.

 

[naturalmanenyc]

**SaSSy**
What is a hard blow dry?

 

[**SaSSy**]

**SaSSy**
What is a hard blow dry?

naturalmanenyc where your hair is blown out extremely straight like you flat ironed it. i.e. Dominican Blow-outs, very high heat with high speeds, etc.

 

[naturalmanenyc]

**SaSSy**
Oh. Okay. No, this was a blow out on medium heat and then a flat iron.
I need to edit for clarity.

naturalmanenyc where your hair is blown out extremely straight like you flat ironed it. i.e. Dominican Blow-outs, very high heat with high speeds, etc.

 

[Froreal3]

Your hair looks great! Your shrinkage is amazing!

 

[chrisanddonniesmommy]

Shrinkage is really something else. I totally understand. But, your hair looks lovely.

 

[naturalmanenyc]

chrisanddonniesmommy
Froreal3

That is one thing only a natural truly understands - shrinkage. Even the stylist (White guy) at the last salon I tried (Blow Dry Bar) was amazed that my short, wet afro was so long when straight.

Shrinkage is really something else. I totally understand. But, your hair looks lovely.

Your hair looks great! Your shrinkage is amazing!

 

[chrisanddonniesmommy]

@chrisanddonniesmommy
@Froreal3

That is one thing only a natural truly understands - shrinkage. Even the stylist (White guy) at the last salon I tried (Blow Dry Bar) was amazed that my short, wet afro was so long when straight.

You are so right! In my curly state, I get the "Oh you cut your hair" look or statement and when my hair's straight, "Oh is that a wig/weave? Or, I get, "How did you get your hair so long?"

 

[naturalmanenyc]

**SaSSy**
Nope, no heat damage. I washed it out this week and all my curls came back.

Hope your hair reverts with little to no heat damage. That looks like a hard blow dry.

 

[**SaSSy**]

**SaSSy**
Nope, no heat damage. I washed it out this week and all my curls came back.

Great!

naturalmanenyc do you have any pictures

 

[Fine 4s]

I'm glad it reverted! My heat damage correction is depressing but I now know I will never allow that to happen again. A good blow dry will revert my curls too!
Congrats!

 

[naturalmanenyc]

**SaSSy**

I do have photos and video (about 40 seconds in): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTA6CcoN28c

Great!

naturalmanenyc do you have any pictures

 

[belldandy]

you hair came out nice

 

[DaiseeDay]

Wow, great results. Coily hair is magic lol

naturalmanenyc Did they use a round brush or what?

 

[naturalmanenyc]

DaiseeDay

Actually, no. She used a denman brush to blow out my hair.

Wow, great results. Coily hair is magic lol

naturalmanenyc Did they use a round brush or what?

 

[**SaSSy**]

Your natural hair bounced back greatly.

 

[DaiseeDay]

DaiseeDay

Actually, no. She used a denman brush to blow out my hair.

Idk why, but I'm so tempted to round brush my hair although people say that's a nono for naturals. Looks like the denman is the the to go.