Millah03 said:
Has anyone had a bad experience with a male hairdresser? I'm thinking about going back to one, even though he's all the way in l.a. But I don't think it'll matter because I won't be getting my hair done all that often.
I've been to 2 male hairdressers in LA...neither of them was scissor happy. HOWEVER, Hairdresser #1 was LATE all the time. I don't mean 5-10 min late either...like 30-45 min late and I can't have that. He had the nerve to be like, "Oh traffic was bad." Dude this is LA!!! Don't you think I know what traffic is like? That simply means you have to put forth that much MORE effort to be on time (early) if you know you have a client coming at 10 AM.
He also had this ego and believed that he knew all there was to know about hair because he "went on tour with American Idol." Ok and? That means nothing in my book b/c all you're doing is keepin folks fried, died, and laid to the side for the show...that doesn't necessarily speak of excellent hair care IMO. He kept using this Biosilk poo & con that was DRYING my hair out somethin awful. I told him I didn't like it and this triflin dude used the exact same product again. I had to cut him loose...
The 2nd dude was wonderful. He pooed/styled/dusted me, and he did an excellent job. The only problem was that he kept flirting with me, and he called me after the appointment to ask me out
I was like, "Um...no thank you." It was sad b/c I really liked everything he did to my hair, and I was planning to use him whenever I needed a relaxer or salon 'do.
I do think male hairdressers will be less likely to chop off unnecessary inches and swear that you need a relaxer every 4 weeks, but I think they have their own set of issues (i.e. flirting with clients, shampooing too rough etc etc).
Millah, if you come to LA to get your hair done, let me know who you decide to use. I'm gonna call a couple of the ladies who were recommended by folks here and see if I can go to them for something simple before I let them do a relaxer. I HATE shopping for a hairdresser...it's right up there with apartment/house hunting on my list of things I despise.