ok so
The good:
The lady was really friendly
its really close to the station and in south london - so good for me lol
for a Dominican blowout and trim it cost £30 - really good price
unfortunately that's where it ends
The bad:
The salon was rough around the edges and exposed wire hanging down by the sink - why is this relevant? umm health and safety
some random chick was in the salon i assume the salon mangers friend who was getting her done whilst doing another clients hair rather random
The brushes and combs not clean - was in a rush so forgot to bring my own
( lol I am wary and usually prepared just in case)
so I had to ask her to wash them because they were full of hair - gross, also had to ask her to rinse out the sink which was full of hair
I was really looking forward to getting really good results but the manner in which she was detangling my hair with a paddle brush had me relived I was cutting my hair anyway
but the sound of that ripping through my hair, I was not happy at all
when it came to roller setting because my hair wasn't properly detangled it was hard as she used a fine tooth comb to part and smooth my hair
I had to get her to stop because my head was hurting - but like I said guinea pig
my hair wasn't wet enough either so it wasn't set smooth in the first instance so when I came out the dryer it was poofy as well as still damp
blowdrying hurt a she started with a small round brush then a bigger one which was not clean from hair
once my hair was "straight" I just got her to take off about 4inches, lol not sure if its even - stopped caring at this point just wanted out
so after a disappointing session this is what i ended up with
soft but not very sleek hair ( spoiled by youtube vidoes maybe?)
considering I made sure I deep conditioned before i went with my own steamer at home for a good hour and detangled with my magic rake, my mistake was to let her wash my hair again which just led to re-tangling
If i were to go again I would go with my own tools and make sure that my hair was really wet when rolling
to be honest, she has only being operating for 2 months and she is so nice that I really want her to succeed, so if anyone wants to be guinea pig 2 and let us know your experiences it may be better, just take your own tools!