Hi guys!! I just logged in and saw all the questions about Joseph's. As I said before, Pumpkin gets props here because I would never have known about them were it not for her.
Natasha is very good because she pays attention to your goals and works with you. As all of us here are trying to do, I'd like to grow my hair. Knowing this, she trims only when necessary, and only what is necessary. Some stylists call themselves trimming and then proceed to cut 6 inches of hair, then look at you like you're crazy when you ask what the heck they're doing. To date, she has only really dusted my ends.
Natasha will not comb the relaxer thru your ends unless necessary, as she had to do with me the first time I went. She needed to do a corrective relaxer b/c I had a head full of under-relaxed no-lye hair that she was trying to condition. So that visit was a bit expensive. Relaxers there start at $80 or $85. They might use other relaxers, but Natasha has only used Affirm no-lye on me. She has an assistant whom she relies upon a lot for relaxing and roller setting, just so you know, but her assistant is also good.
The other good thing about Joseph's is their focus on roller sets, as another poster mentioned. Natasha uses a blow dryer BRIEFLY during the comb out and styling.
Fletgee, I'm sorry but I don't know whether the stylists whom you mentioned are still there.
I hope that this helps with some of the questions that you guys had!