How Did You Choose A Healthy Hairstylist And The Person You Trust To Do Your Hair?

[bluediamond0829]

I'm trying to make a decision on this and finding someone that I can trust to get my hair on track and growing. I've tried doing it at home and I just don't get the results and plus I had a lot of damage. I mostly have been wearing weaves(its been awhile since wearing one), but I have fine and thin hair so I don't think the weaves are good for my hair, I've worn goddess locs this year and the last time it was very heavy, and I don't think it was good, and I wear wigs.

I went this weekend to a somewhat older lady hair stylist:

PROS: She wasn't far from my home, she has availability, and she actually talked to me about my hair, and she also has really did some great work. She also offered some other styling options that she could help me with. I don't see one person coming out of her salon looking horrible from the pics she's posted on IG.

CONS: Of course she overbooked and ran over with the person before me, she would stop and take pictures after she would do someone's head which was annoying, even though she has availability none of the availability is around the times I need or in the evenings after work and of course Saturday's book up fast. Also another thing I wasn't comfortable with was I have a birth mark in the back of my head but when I dye my hair its not gray hair like it usually would be. On my scalp there is a area that is different then the other area because of the birth mark, which I explained that to her just by simply saying its a birth mark there. She calls over another stylist to look and then also takes a picture of it. So I guess I'm feeling some type of way about her doing that.

How did you pick the person that you have trusted with doing your hair?

Should I also give other stylist a try that are further from me?

 

[HappyAtLast]

She might have taken a picture just for reference sake in case it changes over time. I know you say it's a birthmark, but as a licensed professional, she's maybe trying to be cautious in addition to CYA.

As far as availability, that's at the top of the list for me. I found a stylist who worshipped on Saturdays so didn't do Saturday appts, but she did Sundays. Well Sunday is one of my worship days (and family day), so I chose not to use her.

Other thing I think that matters is look at the condition of her hair. If it's a mess, I would avoid her.

Ask her questions to test her knowledge and how current she is, i.e.:
"What heat setting is appropriate for my hair?"
"What do you think about Olaplex?" "Are ceramides a good idea to use?"

 

[bluediamond0829]

@HappyAtLast Thank you! Yes I'm thinking I may have been a little sensitive about it, but it seems to be something that happens at some other salons. Some people make a big thing out of it and some dont. I've had one stylist call another stylist over and even had me thinking something was wrong and was like you don't feel the difference on the back of your head and suggested I get it checked out. When I kept telling her that I have a birth mark back there.

I did ask her about what I should use on my hair. She told me about some argan oil that if I purchased it from her would be like $25.00 and to feel the texture of how lite it was. But she did say because of my hair being fine and thin I don't need a lot and that alot goes along way, which I already knew. She said all her products are salon quality products(Avlon, Design Essentials etc). I asked her what service did she suggest I do next and it was a protein treatment on the next visit. She said I could continue to wear the wigs between visits as well.

As far as checking out there hair and what they look like. That's hard to do she has very short blonde hair so I can't really go on the health of her hair that's the only thing. My last stylist had locs so I couldn't even tell with her hair and then some of them will wear so many different styles, short and natural, blonde and short, locs , weaves etc.

 

[Prettymetty]

I found my stylist online. I was searching for a certified Kerastase salon so that I could get treatments and buy products on the ground. The location was perfect (great area) and the staff was diverse.

I was wowed when I walked in. It was like something out of a magazine. I got a good vibe from the consultation so I trusted her to give me a blowdry and flatiron. The prices are pretty steep though, do I only go when I want to treat myself.

Try a Google search for exactly what you are looking for. Sometimes it's worth it to drive a little further out. My salon is across town.

 

[miss_a]

@Prettymetty I'm on the lookout for a wonderful Texas stylist. Do you mind sharing your stylist's information?

Thank you!

 

[Prettymetty]

@miss_a I go to Bunmi at Studio A salon. It's on 59 in the Rice Village area. Are you in Houston?

 

[miss_a]

@Prettymetty, no--but I am willing to drive! Finding a patient stylist has proven harder than I thought it would be, this year. Do you have any more recommendations?

Thank you

 

[Prettymetty]

@Prettymetty, no--but I am willing to drive! Finding a patient stylist has proven harder than I thought it would be, this year. Do you have any more recommendations?

Thank you

Eclectic Vibes is a popular Houston salon for natural styles and blowouts. I believe the stylist's name is Celeste. And you can't go wrong with the Dominican Salons around here. M Dominican salon on Bingle is great as well as Dominican Salon on Little York. I wish I had gone the Dominican route years ago, because they work miracles on my hair.

 

[brownb83]

I lucked up.the salon where I get my brows waxed had a stylist who all of his clients had great heads of hair.

so I booked an appointment and he's great at rollerseting. so this will be my 3rd wash and set.

I'm hooked it's hard though. many of the salons I called prior said they didn't do rollersets.

 

[miss_a]

@Prettymetty , thank you, thank you, AND thank you!

 

[bluediamond0829]

Thank you all for your replies. Yes I will consider going and driving across town. I already do it for my weave stylist anyway. My weave stylist does more weaves and she washes and recurls but doesn't really do take downs and treating my own hair.

I definitely will stop taking out my own weaves and will go to someone regularly to get my installs washed and conditioned on a regular basis.

I think I may have someone in mind. I just have to see if she does everything.