daviine
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When I got to the salon, Marvin’s assistant introduced herself to me and pointed Marvin out to me at the window. She sat me down and began basing my scalp with some pink stuff. Marvin came over and introduced himself and we began to talk about my hair. I told him about how I was concerned with my thinning ends and he agreed that my ends were DEFINITELY thinning. He may have said hair instead of ends but I can’ t remember. He asked me what relaxer I used on my hair (Crème of Nature) and he said he would be using Mizani. He told me my ends were split but I should have asked him to show me. I have looked at my hair strand by strand and I thought split ends were when one strand separates into two—which my hair wasn’t. I never saw him look closely at my ends the way I do but I know when you look at my ends altogether, they do look split because they’re frizzy and I air dry my hair. I wish I had asked him though.
I knew I was going to have to get a trim so I asked if it was going to be a big trim, to which he replied “It’s going to be a good trim” I knew then that he was going to cut off a lot.
He also said that my hair was thinning because of the relaxer being pulled through my hair most likely.
He told me that air-drying is bad for your hair. He said something about your cuticle drying roughly. He then also went on to say that it was bad because your dries wrinkly and makes it more susceptible to breakage. He said that the heat allows relaxed hair to dry smoothly. This was very disturbing to me because I LOVE to air-dry my hair. It allows me to spend more time on conditioning my hair, as I don’t have the time or the inclination to sit under a hot dryer. Later on I decided to try to explain to him that I was a low, low, low maintenance girl, which is why I loved to air dry. His response was that I need a low, low, low hairstyle then. /images/graemlins/shocked.gif
When I asked him what number he was going to give me for hair health on the card from 1 to 10, he said 7. He then added that he was being generous only because I still had hair on my head and it wasn’t falling out in his hands.
I was discouraged because I felt like I’ve been working on my hair for years and all I got was a 7. I didn't think anything was really wrong with my hair except for my ends. But I guess he must be right to some degree because my past photos speak for themselves. I wasn’t air-drying then…so maybe…who knows?
But then I started thinking about if I like the way he does my hair, that means I must shell out $100 every two months just because I’m so paranoid I might go to an affordable stylist who jacks my hair up. I seriously am considering going natural—part of it was because I want to AIRDRY my hair! While I AM obsessed with my hair, reality does not allow me to spend all day taking care of it--only thinking of it. If what he says about air drying is true, I have been jacking my hair up for a few years thinking I was doing well.
He applied the relaxer to my hair quickly. It seemed as though just as soon as it was in, it was out. His assistant did the neutralizing and the shampooing and then he trimmed my hair. It was during this time when I tried to talk about my low maintenance lifestyle. The assistant came and roller set my hair and then I was put under the dryer. After I came out, he wrapped my hair and put me back under the dryer again.
As he was doing my hair, he started talking to himself “oh yes, we have to grow this hair. This is going to be my project for 2003.” In my mind, I’m thinking, “Who told you I have money to keep coming here?” Of course I didn't say that. He started talking about how much healthier and shinier my hair looked.
Then he went on to recommend products for me. He told me to use ORS Hair Mayo for protein and the next time use an after-shampoo hot oil treatment (he said L’Oreal has a good one). He pointed out three areas where my hairline was breaking/thinning that I hadn’t noticed. I still haven’t seen the other two but I’ve seen the one area. /images/graemlins/crazy.gif He said that I MUST wrap my hair or roller set it before sleeping and that I must use a silk scarf.
I thick that was all he said. I paid $104 and tipped him $15. I hope it was enough. My boyfriend said that he’d be willing to pay for future touchups (he said for this one as a birthday present) if it made me happy. He’s wanted me to go natural though. Spending all that money makes me want to cut my hair off (only three weeks ago I was considering bankruptcy) and go natural. I just have never had short hair so I decided that I may continue to go for the rest of the year but if I don’t like my hair on my next birthday, I will cut it off. So that is where my 365 challenge comes in. I have to see if I can keep up the relaxed way of life.
I love washing my hair but I don’t think I have the time to do that last hour under the dryer. I work fulltime and I’m working on my master’s. Let’s not forget my five-year old son. So let’s see what 2003 will bring me. I will be buying some wire mesh rollers this weekedn and statrt rollersetting again. I do know that I will have to cut my washings down to 1x a week from 2x a week though.
Wish me luck!
Note: when I was air-drying I wasn’t doing the ponytail method because it dries faster when I leave it out.
Question for Marvin’s other clients? How closely have you been following his product recommendations?
I knew I was going to have to get a trim so I asked if it was going to be a big trim, to which he replied “It’s going to be a good trim” I knew then that he was going to cut off a lot.
He also said that my hair was thinning because of the relaxer being pulled through my hair most likely.
He told me that air-drying is bad for your hair. He said something about your cuticle drying roughly. He then also went on to say that it was bad because your dries wrinkly and makes it more susceptible to breakage. He said that the heat allows relaxed hair to dry smoothly. This was very disturbing to me because I LOVE to air-dry my hair. It allows me to spend more time on conditioning my hair, as I don’t have the time or the inclination to sit under a hot dryer. Later on I decided to try to explain to him that I was a low, low, low maintenance girl, which is why I loved to air dry. His response was that I need a low, low, low hairstyle then. /images/graemlins/shocked.gif
When I asked him what number he was going to give me for hair health on the card from 1 to 10, he said 7. He then added that he was being generous only because I still had hair on my head and it wasn’t falling out in his hands.
I was discouraged because I felt like I’ve been working on my hair for years and all I got was a 7. I didn't think anything was really wrong with my hair except for my ends. But I guess he must be right to some degree because my past photos speak for themselves. I wasn’t air-drying then…so maybe…who knows?
But then I started thinking about if I like the way he does my hair, that means I must shell out $100 every two months just because I’m so paranoid I might go to an affordable stylist who jacks my hair up. I seriously am considering going natural—part of it was because I want to AIRDRY my hair! While I AM obsessed with my hair, reality does not allow me to spend all day taking care of it--only thinking of it. If what he says about air drying is true, I have been jacking my hair up for a few years thinking I was doing well.
He applied the relaxer to my hair quickly. It seemed as though just as soon as it was in, it was out. His assistant did the neutralizing and the shampooing and then he trimmed my hair. It was during this time when I tried to talk about my low maintenance lifestyle. The assistant came and roller set my hair and then I was put under the dryer. After I came out, he wrapped my hair and put me back under the dryer again.
As he was doing my hair, he started talking to himself “oh yes, we have to grow this hair. This is going to be my project for 2003.” In my mind, I’m thinking, “Who told you I have money to keep coming here?” Of course I didn't say that. He started talking about how much healthier and shinier my hair looked.
Then he went on to recommend products for me. He told me to use ORS Hair Mayo for protein and the next time use an after-shampoo hot oil treatment (he said L’Oreal has a good one). He pointed out three areas where my hairline was breaking/thinning that I hadn’t noticed. I still haven’t seen the other two but I’ve seen the one area. /images/graemlins/crazy.gif He said that I MUST wrap my hair or roller set it before sleeping and that I must use a silk scarf.
I thick that was all he said. I paid $104 and tipped him $15. I hope it was enough. My boyfriend said that he’d be willing to pay for future touchups (he said for this one as a birthday present) if it made me happy. He’s wanted me to go natural though. Spending all that money makes me want to cut my hair off (only three weeks ago I was considering bankruptcy) and go natural. I just have never had short hair so I decided that I may continue to go for the rest of the year but if I don’t like my hair on my next birthday, I will cut it off. So that is where my 365 challenge comes in. I have to see if I can keep up the relaxed way of life.
I love washing my hair but I don’t think I have the time to do that last hour under the dryer. I work fulltime and I’m working on my master’s. Let’s not forget my five-year old son. So let’s see what 2003 will bring me. I will be buying some wire mesh rollers this weekedn and statrt rollersetting again. I do know that I will have to cut my washings down to 1x a week from 2x a week though.
Wish me luck!
Note: when I was air-drying I wasn’t doing the ponytail method because it dries faster when I leave it out.
Question for Marvin’s other clients? How closely have you been following his product recommendations?
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