So I traveled to Sun Valley (Ca) to try a new Dominican hair salon and I have to say that it was truly an experience.
First of all, I discussed my planned outting with my friend (natural 4a/b) and she insisted that she come along and get hair hair done as well. So we arrived at the shop and met with the stylist/owner - a beautiful Dominican lady who calls everyone Lovely (she was too cute). At any rate, she ask us what we wanted and I told her. So she looks at my hair and she looks at my friend her and she said the ultimate nono... "You hair I can get really straigth b/c you have the "good hair", but your hair I may not be able to get straight b/c your hair is not the "good hair". I was sooo taken back from that comment. Neither of us said anything we were jsut so shocked. But I knew she did not mean any harm (intentionally).
At any rate, She takes me to the bowl and she shampoo and deep conditions me (great products). After she conditioned, she took me back to the bowl and massaged my scalp with conditioner in it before rinsing me. After that, she set my hair on large rollers, placed me under this "hitech" looking hair dryer that she affectionately named "killer". After being up under killer for about 30 minutes I was completely dry. She then did the whole blow dryer thing and whoa-lah, my hair was Beautiful!
I was bouncy, thick and flowly. I loved it. That was when she said...
"Lovely, I want to give you this cut. I want to take off about this much" (She shows me how much she is going to cut)She conitnues... "that way, your hair would be more "flow" and more beautiful". So I gave in. At any rate... It was nice. Now I didn't have a style per se' (just straight down), But when I got home, I twist my hair in a bun and then when i let the bun out, I have waves and slightly bumped under hair. The next night, I wrapped my hair and that morning, it was beautiful. I paid $45 for everything which was okay ($25 for set/$8 cut/$12 tip)
My friend's hair came out quite nice also. She just had to go home and touch up her edges.
-lee
First of all, I discussed my planned outting with my friend (natural 4a/b) and she insisted that she come along and get hair hair done as well. So we arrived at the shop and met with the stylist/owner - a beautiful Dominican lady who calls everyone Lovely (she was too cute). At any rate, she ask us what we wanted and I told her. So she looks at my hair and she looks at my friend her and she said the ultimate nono... "You hair I can get really straigth b/c you have the "good hair", but your hair I may not be able to get straight b/c your hair is not the "good hair". I was sooo taken back from that comment. Neither of us said anything we were jsut so shocked. But I knew she did not mean any harm (intentionally).
At any rate, She takes me to the bowl and she shampoo and deep conditions me (great products). After she conditioned, she took me back to the bowl and massaged my scalp with conditioner in it before rinsing me. After that, she set my hair on large rollers, placed me under this "hitech" looking hair dryer that she affectionately named "killer". After being up under killer for about 30 minutes I was completely dry. She then did the whole blow dryer thing and whoa-lah, my hair was Beautiful!
"Lovely, I want to give you this cut. I want to take off about this much" (She shows me how much she is going to cut)She conitnues... "that way, your hair would be more "flow" and more beautiful". So I gave in. At any rate... It was nice. Now I didn't have a style per se' (just straight down), But when I got home, I twist my hair in a bun and then when i let the bun out, I have waves and slightly bumped under hair. The next night, I wrapped my hair and that morning, it was beautiful. I paid $45 for everything which was okay ($25 for set/$8 cut/$12 tip)
My friend's hair came out quite nice also. She just had to go home and touch up her edges.
-lee
