No to rollersets!

[syze6]

If you guys remember, how excited I was because I had finally found someone to do my hair. He works in the Aveda Salon downtown and I loved the way he handled my hair.

So...I want to take a break from the blowdry every two weeks. I went in and asked him, if he rollersets. I have never seen any rollers at his station. He was basically like...he knows how but he's not that good and another stylist could do it. I asked him if he was willing to try to rollerset and he declined.

My feelings are, if you are my stylist, you should be willing to try alternative styles. That left a poor taste in my mouth because I really like the way he handles my hair. I have been a steady customer since m first visit. With it being summer I want to go back to healthy hair techniques. If all my stylist does is blowdry and flat iron and curl, than he can't be into healthy hair. So i'm on the hunt for someone else. Am I moving too fast?

 

[lovenharmony]

You might be...if he's been handling your hair the way you like it, I wouldn't just give him up because he refuses to do a particular hair technique you want to try out. Everyone has their own strengths when it comes to hair stylists. Maybe he didn't want you to scream on him if your roller set came out not the way you intended since it's not his forte.

If it was me, I'd kep him since good hairstylist are hard to come by these days - that's why I'm scarred to go to one now!

 

[bLackButtaFly]

Well, I don't know about leaving him. If you like the way he does your hair maybe you go to him less, so you don't have as much heat damage. BUt that is odd that he just doesn't do it.

 

[deontaer]

I thought you had to know how to do a roller set before you graduated hur university - I guess not I've never known a stylist that can't do a roller set - but if he's good with your hair and most importantly, he's good with your time - I wouldn't give him up. Ask if he's willing to learn OR, just simply let the other person he suggested do your roller set. Once he see's he's losing money behind it, it might encourage him to learn.

 

[myco]

If you guys remember, how excited I was because I had finally found someone to do my hair. He works in the Aveda Salon downtown and I loved the way he handled my hair.

So...I want to take a break from the blowdry every two weeks. I went in and asked him, if he rollersets. I have never seen any rollers at his station. He was basically like...he knows how but he's not that good and another stylist could do it. I asked him if he was willing to try to rollerset and he declined.

My feelings are, if you are my stylist, you should be willing to try alternative styles. That left a poor taste in my mouth because I really like the way he handles my hair. I have been a steady customer since m first visit. With it being summer I want to go back to healthy hair techniques. If all my stylist does is blowdry and flat iron and curl, than he can't be into healthy hair. So i'm on the hunt for someone else. Am I moving too fast?

I wouldn't be too upset with him. At least he was honest and presented an alternative. I would be more mad if he lied and made a mess of it. Over time he might become more interested in bettering his technique while watching the other stylist do your hair.

 

[NeeSee]

My feelings are, if you are my stylist, you should be willing to try alternative styles. That left a poor taste in my mouth because I really like the way he handles my hair. I have been a steady customer since m first visit. With it being summer I want to go back to healthy hair techniques. If all my stylist does is blowdry and flat iron and curl, than he can't be into healthy hair. So i'm on the hunt for someone else. Am I moving too fast?

This is just my opinion but yeah, I think you should stay put. If you are satisfied with him for the most part why leave? At least he was honest with you and you guys seems to have a good communication thing going. If you would like to have your hair rollerset, take his advice and allow one of the others to do. Would you have rathered he didn't say anything and jack your hair up? But again this is my opinion.

 

[chica_canella]

If you guys remember, how excited I was because I had finally found someone to do my hair. He works in the Aveda Salon downtown and I loved the way he handled my hair.

So...I want to take a break from the blowdry every two weeks. I went in and asked him, if he rollersets. I have never seen any rollers at his station. He was basically like...he knows how but he's not that good and another stylist could do it. I asked him if he was willing to try to rollerset and he declined.

My feelings are, if you are my stylist, you should be willing to try alternative styles. That left a poor taste in my mouth because I really like the way he handles my hair. I have been a steady customer since m first visit. With it being summer I want to go back to healthy hair techniques. If all my stylist does is blowdry and flat iron and curl, than he can't be into healthy hair. So i'm on the hunt for someone else. Am I moving too fast?

I was in your same perdicament because I didn;t want to have natural hair that was blowdryed, pressed and curled because I knew I wouldn't get to my goal lenght because he would have to clip it every six weeks to combat the split ends.

So that's why i am getting a relaxer this weekend inorder to get a rollerset and my stylist has no problem with it.

 

[Twisties]

So if he did the rollerset and messed it up, you would be mad -- Right? Maybe find a stylist (it seems he recommended one) for rollersets and go to him for your regular styles. I would be GLAD he admitted that he was not good at it than to try to FORCE him to learn. Then this would be a "my stylist don't know what he doing thread later".

 

[envybeauty]

Even though he may have learned how to do it in order to become a stylist, he simply recognizes that he can do other things better. Kudos to him for saying it up front instead of jacking up your hair (like ooooo so many stylists).

I used to go to a white Aveda salon (not a Black stylist in there) and they did not do rollersets at all. They still promoted healthy hair even though they used blowdryers. Many ladies on here have long healthy hair even though they don't rollerset (but once or twice a year). There is nothing wrong with that.

I also used to go to a Black salon that did not do rollersets. They would wash, comb the hair straight down, sit u under the dryer, let it dry about 70% and then finish blow drying. They also had clients with healthy hair.

Rollersetting is not the end all be all to healthy hair.

 

[glamazon386]

Well to be honest... I would rather somebody tell me they're not good at it and refer me to somebody else than to take my money and jack me up in the process. At least he was honest with you.

 

[Kimberly]

This is just my opinion but yeah, I think you should stay put. If you are satisfied with him for the most part why leave? At least he was honest with you and you guys seems to have a good communication thing going. If you would like to have your hair rollerset, take his advice and allow one of the others to do. Would you have rathered he didn't say anything and jack your hair up? But again this is my opinion.

That's what I was thinking, too. He may be more interested in working on his roller setting skills when he sees you getting them regularly and tipping the other stylist for the service....money is a great motivator.

 

[syze6]

Thank you ladies..I appreciate your honest responses. I really don't want to go to anyone because he handles my hair great. I love the aveda products they use and my hair always looks so good when he's done. I will let the other girl rollerset me(she's black) when I want a rollerset.

 

[Katt73]

Well to be honest... I would rather somebody tell me they're not good at it and refer me to somebody else than to take my money and jack me up in the process. At least he was honest with you.

I cosign completely!

 

[Bint Yusef]

Well to be honest... I would rather somebody tell me they're not good at it and refer me to somebody else than to take my money and jack me up in the process. At least he was honest with you.

Yep!

If it turns out bad he would have put in time and have a dissastisifed customer as well. It was best that he was honest.

 

[shunta]

IMO its not that hard to do a rollerset. I mean come on, if my behind can do one, and I didnt go to cosmetology school, surely he can do one. I completely understand you wanting to go the healthy hair route and wanting to stop blowdrying and such. I dunno, though. Maybe you should start rollersetting your own hair and see how it turns out. Check out Macherieamour's blog for some tips. Good luck in your decision-making.