crlsweetie912
Well-Known Member
Ok,
I finally got up the nerve to go to a salon. I went to Manuela's II in Baltimore City. I had been agonizing over this for months because I was afraid of all the "salon horror stories". So I went in after work yesterday.
When I got there, there were three other people in the salon, one in the process of getting her natural hair blown out (a 12 year old with BSL natural hair
) and two under the dryer. So I went immediately to the sink. She shampooed my hair twice and put some kind of rinse in it. It was in a Keraphix bottle but I doubt that's what was in the bottle.
Then she proceeded to roll me. She used the large gray rollers which seems to be the standard because all the other ladies had the gray rollers as well. I went under the dryer for about an hour. Smooth sailing so far. While I am under the dryer I am watching this other girl get her hair blown out. The smoke from the dryer was INCREDIBLE. It had to be at least an 1800 watt dryer and the stylest was using the concentrator nozzle right up against the hair. Touching the hair. At this point I was thinking to myself "what the H*** am I doing here?"
When I got out from the dryer, the stylest Josephina proceeds to unroll my hair. She say's it's still damp. So I am like I only want the roots blown out. She says, "the heat will bring out the shine, It's not going to hurt your hair." So at this point, I realize that I am so daggone nervous that I have been clinching my teeth and begin to have a horrible headache. So I agree to the blowout like a dummy.
She starts blowing out my hair and I feel sick. I am so tensed up and nervous I am making myself sick with worry. As she is blowing out my hair she says "you need your ends trimmed." I ask her to show me how much. She says "ten dollars". I am like no, how much do you want to cut "she shows me about an inch. In my mind, I know that my hair is really uneven and the sides are alot shorter than the ends and I haven't had any kind of cut or trim in 2 years at least. So I say ok.
While I am in the chair I can feel her cutting and begin to realize what she is doing. She is trying to even up the sides with the back. She does the blowout and pincurls my hair. The total is $38.00 .
I leave my hair up for the night and take it down in the morning and I am shocked. My hair is now shoulder length because she tried to make my whole head even. She took at least 3 inches off the back and an inch off of the sides. My hair is flat and because she didn't leave any curl in it, it looks like a mushroom from the 80's. My hair is reallly thick and heavy an she put absolutely no style to it. It's bouncy though. I want to cry. But I know my hair is even now and I can start fresh with the information that I have learned. My goal is to get to BSL by the end of the year and I know I can do it.
Ladies, listen to your gut instincts. They are there for a reason! Don't ever shortchange yourself and put your trust in someone else's hands. I am on a mission now to get my length back and I KNOW that I am going to get where I want to be.
I went from this
to this
I finally got up the nerve to go to a salon. I went to Manuela's II in Baltimore City. I had been agonizing over this for months because I was afraid of all the "salon horror stories". So I went in after work yesterday.
When I got there, there were three other people in the salon, one in the process of getting her natural hair blown out (a 12 year old with BSL natural hair
) and two under the dryer. So I went immediately to the sink. She shampooed my hair twice and put some kind of rinse in it. It was in a Keraphix bottle but I doubt that's what was in the bottle.Then she proceeded to roll me. She used the large gray rollers which seems to be the standard because all the other ladies had the gray rollers as well. I went under the dryer for about an hour. Smooth sailing so far. While I am under the dryer I am watching this other girl get her hair blown out. The smoke from the dryer was INCREDIBLE. It had to be at least an 1800 watt dryer and the stylest was using the concentrator nozzle right up against the hair. Touching the hair.
At this point I was thinking to myself "what the H*** am I doing here?"When I got out from the dryer, the stylest Josephina proceeds to unroll my hair. She say's it's still damp. So I am like I only want the roots blown out. She says, "the heat will bring out the shine, It's not going to hurt your hair." So at this point, I realize that I am so daggone nervous that I have been clinching my teeth and begin to have a horrible headache. So I agree to the blowout like a dummy.
She starts blowing out my hair and I feel sick. I am so tensed up and nervous I am making myself sick with worry. As she is blowing out my hair she says "you need your ends trimmed." I ask her to show me how much. She says "ten dollars". I am like no, how much do you want to cut "she shows me about an inch. In my mind, I know that my hair is really uneven and the sides are alot shorter than the ends and I haven't had any kind of cut or trim in 2 years at least. So I say ok.
While I am in the chair I can feel her cutting and begin to realize what she is doing. She is trying to even up the sides with the back. She does the blowout and pincurls my hair. The total is $38.00
.I leave my hair up for the night and take it down in the morning and I am shocked. My hair is now shoulder length because she tried to make my whole head even. She took at least 3 inches off the back and an inch off of the sides. My hair is flat and because she didn't leave any curl in it, it looks like a mushroom from the 80's. My hair is reallly thick and heavy an she put absolutely no style to it. It's bouncy though. I want to cry. But I know my hair is even now and I can start fresh with the information that I have learned. My goal is to get to BSL by the end of the year and I know I can do it.
Ladies, listen to your gut instincts. They are there for a reason! Don't ever shortchange yourself and put your trust in someone else's hands. I am on a mission now to get my length back and I KNOW that I am going to get where I want to be.
I went from this
to this
.. and sorry for your experience at dominican.
Somebody's apt upstairs over that carryout was on fire. This is the reason why I wouldn't let anybody trim my hair except my old stylist. The last few times I went they told me I needed a perm and a trim. I just ignored them. I knew my hair was uneven and if they were to try to even it out, I'd be bald headed. The one further down Highland (near Eastern Ave) is better though and less crowded. I let them relax my hair the last time (back in April) and they did a good job. Still wouldn't let them trim it though.
erplexed
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