The Famous Dominican Blowout.........

[Miosy]

The majority of Dominican women have 3C, 4a, b or combination as Tracy mentioned. There is a small percentage that have 2 type hair. Also, the blow outs can be decieving making your hair appear more "straighter" than what it really is. As for myself and the rest of my family members we are all 4a/b. As young girls, Dominican women are introduced into relaxing and roller setting and good hair habits as oppose to the way we do our hair here in the US. We can be brutual with our hair, I know I was. This is one of the reasons why DR has so much hair products because we are really into getting and maintaing heathly hair.

I rather get a dominican blow out than a flat/curling iron anytime because it's not direct heat on the hair. Domincian blow out are not the same as if blow drying your hair out at home where you apply heat directly to dry it. There is a certian technique w/ the brush, hands, and dryer that straightens the hair w/o direct heat and leaves the hair w/ volume and shine.

 

[ccd]

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[ccd]

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CCD, i met this lady and she told me that she too goes to Sunshine. She said she loves them. Which stylist does your hair?

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Miguelina ( hope I'm spelling that right) is my stylist...she's a sweetheart, quiet personality....they get straight to the point " what do you need" "wash&set"..."relax" ok...they don't mess around if you know what I mean...They are nice in there, but my first few times going there I was intimidated because of the language barrier( don't let that stop you) but after a while she knew my face and knew what I wanted. I Highly recommend them.

 

[Ennyaa]

Hey there Tracy how you doing girl. I recently did a review of my first Dominican Salon experience down here in Atlanta in the Salon Discussion area.

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Hey everybody I just wanted to check in and tell you guys that I went and had my hair done at Sula's on New Years Eve. The place was a little difficult to find because it's sorta in the cut but I made it. This is my first experience with a Domincan salon and it was quite an adjustment for me not being able to understand what anyone is saying.

Anyway I got there a little before 1pm and ladies hold onto your socks. I wasn't out of there till after 7pm!! That's right more than six hours for a wash, deep conditioner, rollerset and blow out. Now, I'm HOPING that it was only that crazy because it was the holiday, but I don't know if I could put myself thru that again. There was only Sula and one other girl doing hair for a LONG line of people.

Now... the heat. MY GOD THE HEAT!! I should probably tell you that the majority of my hair is natural, except the ends. That blow dryer was so freaking hot it felt like she was burning my scalp with a hot iron, no lie. I don't think this is something I, nor my hair could take on a regular basis. I will say that my hair came out very nice. (My husband was impressed.) But with the combination of the wait, the language barrier and the scalding hot blow dryer, (oh and it was $40, not much cheaper than most salons) I probably wouldn't go back there. I think if I go to another dominican salon I would try Lillie's rather than going back there.

Thanks for the info ladies, and my hair really did come out nice for New Years. Maybe in another month or so I'll check back in with a report on Lillie's. In the mean time, can anyone recommend a salon that can handle natural hair? Preferably on the south side since I live in Jonesboro.

Thanks,
Ennyaa
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So I agree with you about the length of the women's hair in the shop. But that heat... I've never felt anything like that before. Believe me I am not exaggerating.

Do you think that was just because they wanted to straighten my naps?

I think I'd prefer a not so hot blowout followed by a ceramic flat iron. I wonder if I could get them to do that instead. Hmmm.

 

[Karonica]

Girl, that sounds like pain! I woulda been jumping all over the place from nervousness.

If I ever go, I'll settle on a rollerset. Yip. That's just what I'll do.

 

[Tracy]

Hey Ennyaa

I'm sure it was a new and probably uncomfortable experience for you. It's just not for some people. If you're more comfortable with the flat iron I'd say go for it. You also dont have to do the blow out process at all, as mentioned above, but can simply wrap your hair once it's done if you like the rollersetting that you got. Or you could just do what's been working for you. That your hair thrives is what's most important.

 

[Ennyaa]

Thanks Tracy, but I'm not willing to give up just yet.

Most of the women in there did have healthy looking long hair. In about a month I'm going to try a different salon and see if I like it better.

 

[mermaid]

how do you know if it's a Dominican salon? do they specify, or do you just learn by trial?

 

[Tracy]

You know...

If they are speaking rapid fire spanish amongst themselves, serving food on Sundays and blasting salsa and merengue and everyone's hair in the joint is flowin' down their back... it's mis dominincanas!

Ennyaa - that's a great idea. I missed that in your first post. Everyone's technique is a little different and two different stylists with the exact same blower can do your hair and you can feel like your scalp is on fire with one, and nothing with the other.

So it's def. worth trying another salon.

There are varying levels of skill to be taken into account, mos def. My fav. stylist at my current salon never burns me. The one who does my hair when she's not in burns my scalp quite a bit. Something in the wrist I think...

 

[ccd]

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You know...

If they are speaking rapid fire spanish amongst themselves, serving food on Sundays and blasting salsa and merengue and everyone's hair in the joint is flowin' down their back... it's mis dominincanas!

Ennyaa - that's a great idea. I missed that in your first post. Everyone's technique is a little different and two different stylists with the exact same blower can do your hair and you can feel like your scalp is on fire with one, and nothing with the other.

So it's def. worth trying another salon.

There are varying levels of skill to be taken into account, mos def. My fav. stylist at my current salon never burns me. The one who does my hair when she's not in burns my scalp quite a bit. Something in the wrist I think...

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SO True! So true...I've had a few stylist over the years and some put the dryer to close to the scalp, you have to tell them" not so much heat"...they'll get it ( they should ! especially if you YELL"oooouuuchh....just kidding) I'd give it another try and definitely tell them to lower the dryer during your rollerset ( they use to look at me like I was crazy but OHWELL...its too HOT IN Huuurrrrr!) Good luck

And as far as the language barrier:
1. Spanish is a bit familar to me because I've grown up with many Latin friends
2. you need to know three-five basic things "wash n'set", "relaxer", "blower, "no blower", "wrap".....please and thank you" see you next time"...it's worth it IMHO

 

[Tracy]

SO true CCD. I think speaking up is as important in Dom. salons as in any other. You HAVE to tell them. If they don't know they can't adjust it. You'd be suprised how people's discomfort levels vary...some people are really tenderheaded and some people's heads have to be aflame for them to feel anything.

So they do what they do and then you work with someone to tweak it to your preferences. I still bellow a loud "No Mama!" when they come at me with grease after my rollers are removed (sometimes they grease people's scalps before they blow the hair out, after the rollerset. They don't do this amongst themselves - I think it's the preference of thier AA clientele that began this practice). I still remind them nicely not to wash my hair more than twice (Dom. are known to lather up 4 and 5 times when washing). My hair doesn't need more than two sudsings because I wash often - so I tell them.

You do have to communicate you preferences but I think with rollersetting, prudent use of products with the addition of some classically beneficial ingredients for the hair (avocado, olive oil, honey) in them, and the focus on beautiful shiny hair are why Dom. salons are so successful. I think the benefits far outwiegh the risks. If I could give one gift to every black woman in the world who wants to grow their hair long, it would not be a product or appliance. It would be an accessible Dominican salon.

 

[debyjay]

Ok Tracy, I also live in Brooklyn New York and have never tried a Dom. salon, can you tell me where you go -- please?

P.S.
I have to agree that since the influx of Dom. salons there are lots of sisters walking around with long healthy looking hair.

 

[KinksnCurlz]

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CaramelHonee said:
CCD, i met this lady and she told me that she too goes to Sunshine. She said she loves them. Which stylist does your hair?

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Miguelina ( hope I'm spelling that right) is my stylist...she's a sweetheart, quiet personality....they get straight to the point " what do you need" "wash&set"..."relax" ok...they don't mess around if you know what I mean...They are nice in there, but my first few times going there I was intimidated because of the language barrier( don't let that stop you) but after a while she knew my face and knew what I wanted. I Highly recommend them.

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I am almost 1000% sure that's the same name the lady told me. Thanks CCD

 

[cutebajangirl]

Hey all,
Tracy I have seen the air shimmer around those stoves, LOL. I haven't had a curling iron like that on my natural hair in years. I've been going to Dominicans since I was 7 so this is nothing new to me. I haven't had luck with Dominicans for the most part , but I think that was due to the fact that I went to a salon where the blacks who patronized them had straighter hair than the Domicans who went there, so my hair needed something totally different from what they were doing. I also think the recent changes like the grease Tracy mentioned and that "no blow" is now an option has really changed the game quite a bit. Coming to the bronx I realized that this could work for me with some minor changes. Tracy also mentioned that Carribean hair dressers do the same thing re:rollersets and this is so true and they are cheap also. I do agree that the introduction of dominican hairdressers has really led to longer locks when people here complain about only seeing dried mucked up hair,I'm like I know they don't live in NYC. In the past I could always tell who went to dominicans because it was long but dry now that is changing and it is long and silky so I am open to a wash n set with no blow. Still can't and probably never will be willing to get it blown out.

 

[ccd]

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ccd said:
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CaramelHonee said:
CCD, i met this lady and she told me that she too goes to Sunshine. She said she loves them. Which stylist does your hair?

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Miguelina ( hope I'm spelling that right) is my stylist...she's a sweetheart, quiet personality....they get straight to the point " what do you need" "wash&set"..."relax" ok...they don't mess around if you know what I mean...They are nice in there, but my first few times going there I was intimidated because of the language barrier( don't let that stop you) but after a while she knew my face and knew what I wanted. I Highly recommend them.

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I am almost 1000% sure that's the same name the lady told me. Thanks CCD

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Caramel........YOU"RE VERY WELCOME! Let me know how it goes if you decide to try them.

Tracy....yeah!.different heads do have different tolerance levels

but they won't know unless you tell them ( oh please...i burning up) and I also noticed that if you ask them "oh what's that you are using" is it good"...they are very helpful and the pay more attention if you know what I mean....like you are knowledgable but that you want to learn from them...

speaking of temperature...when I went to DR this past summer I went to a salon ( BEAUTIFUL PLACE and ......ok brace yourself paid about 6 dollars for the whole thing!!!

) but , I disgress.....the dryer was soooooo comfortable , they had it on a "normal" temperature...I was like wait, but wait it's not getting hot?...The owner was like it will be alright...we don't make it hot like they do in NYC.....I was like,AHHHHHHHH wow. My hair turned out great so it's really a "preference" I guess

 

[CICI24]

How do you know if a salon is dominican or not? I don't want to drive all over pittsburgh going from door to door there are over 1000 salons there. Does anyone know of a D. salon in the Pittsburgh area
Is there a listing of D. salons around the country?

 

[ladybug]

IMHO..why would a good/knowledgeable hair dresser...apply more heat to your hair...after you have already sat underneath the drier..which is the main purpose to dry your hair...
why would a decent hair dresser want to apply more heat to your roots which is basically applying direct heat to your already hot scalp...i can see why ppl scalps are all jacked up...

i would look at the hair dresser like wtf are you doing..isnt rule number one of good hair care...LESS HEAT...maybe i am bugging but less heat=healthier hair

as for the AA salons...if you ever want to see beautiful blk woman with bra-strap leanght hair and beyond...come visit destiny hair studio on 233rd and whiteplains road...stepping into that shop is a experince one can even get motion sick from all of the motion from the flowing real hair...

 

[myco]

Is there a part of Pittsburgh that is predominantly spanish-speaking? That might be a good place to start since people tend to live in areas that are similar to the culture they are used to. You might even find some of the Dominican hair products there. I went into a Beauty supply store here in Atlanta off of Buford Highway (it's considered our "international village") looking for Salerm. The owner didn't have it but she told me that a lot of "spanish" ladies had come in asking about it also. I gave her the Salerm website, but I haven't been back to see if she ordered any.

 

[ms_kenesha]

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IMHO..why would a good/knowledgeable hair dresser...apply more heat to your hair...after you have already sat underneath the drier..which is the main purpose to dry your hair...


why would a decent hair dresser want to apply more heat to your roots which is basically applying direct heat to your already hot scalp...i can see why ppl scalps are all jacked up...

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They apply it to your roots because that's normally where your newgrowth would be and would require more than just a rollerset to straighten it.
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i would look at the hair dresser like wtf are you doing..isnt rule number one of good hair care...LESS HEAT...maybe i am bugging but less heat=healthier hair

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Yes, less heat is good, but I really don't think getting a blowout is gonna be that detrimental to your hair health unless your hair is already struggling because of damage.
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as for the AA salons...if you ever want to see beautiful blk woman with bra-strap leanght hair and beyond...come visit destiny hair studio on 233rd and whiteplains road...stepping into that shop is a experince one can even get motion sick from all of the motion from the flowing real hair...

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I know that personally I've never left an AA salon liking my hair without me tweaking it in some way but at Luisa's (the Dominican Salon I've patronized) I absolutely loved my hair from jump!. Also, they (A.A salons) want to grease you all up & think it's the answer to your "dryness" when it's mainly their products or techniques, etc.

 

[cutebajangirl]

Okay I second Ladybug because going to Destiny makes me sick!!! I think I got hair and then I go and I realize how much farther I have to go.

Like I said above, I had written off Dominican hairdressers from my early experiences with them but I go to them now once in a while. (There is one in my parents neighborhood that I like.) Because like I stated above they do things differently now than they did years ago.

"They apply it to your roots because that's normally where your newgrowth would be and would require more than just a rollerset to straighten it."

Now I have found in Dominican and Black (mostly carribbean) salons that a good rollerset CAN get your roots straight. Hairdresser's become dependent on the blow dryer to get the roots straight when their rollersetting skills aren't enough. Why in the world should anyone need a blowout when they just got a relaxer?? This is comething that I still see a lot. Or the hairdressers having to run a curling iron through your hair to give you some curls back after they just took it out with the blowdryer? (To be honest black salons do this too but it seems to be more for shine-for whatever reason it is just wrong)The instant shine that comes from it can also make up for a lack of setting/leave in products.

Also black salons up here are very different from salons in other parts of the US due to the different types of blacks that we have here all of who bring different flavors in their styling. So when I hear these sweeping generalizations about black salons I cringe.

 

[Ebony]

the first AA salon that i went to was a place called "it's just a look" in Montclair, NJ, owned by a dready named Anthony. He gave me and my friends our very first blow-out back in 1995. this woman in my church came to service every sunday with a BANGIN blow-out

. beautiful, shiny & full of body! folks would just stare. she had a blunt cut right above her shoulders. i finally complimented her and asked her where she went. my visits that year were heavenly

! He didn't apply any heat add heat..wash, cond/deep cond and blowout. his brush was magical, and the dryer was NEVER too hot. no additional styling necessary. my gf's tried to tell me how to wrap it too, back then, but i didn't know what the heck they were talkin bout.anyway, I would still go to him, but I'd have to travel 45 minutes and pay $38. The dominican salon is closer and $14. He is still there and does relaxed and natural styles.
my second AA blowout stylist was just 2 yrs ago. a young lady by the name Zena with beautiful dreads who was working out of midtown Michele's salon. My hair always got the same results. she worked that brush. no curling iron necessary. true skills. she charged $24.99 and i kept going. she soon left michele's and i tracked her down at another salon where her price was $38. i keep going, my hair was alive

!!Then she disappeared

and i don't know where she went. i remember asking her if it was healthy to sit under the dryer

& add additional heat blowing it out becuz i did not think it made sense which is why i always did one or the other, not both. she said people think it's safer to do both and are mislead and that blowing hair out while wet was no more dangerous or stressful if the stylist knows what they're doing. she said using moisturizing shampoo/cond & products would keep your hair from drying out and breaking off and that your hair shouldn't smell "burnt" because it actually means your hair was burned and would dry out/break more easily if you didn't take care of it properly. she also said that the handheld dryer doesn't have to be on the highest setting of heat if the sylist knows what they're doing and if blowing out, the stylist shouldn't need to additionally use a flat iron or curling iron. zena had me in and out in half an hour...always. she was also the first to introduce & use apoghee in my hair and told me to use it regularly for moisture. I am seeing more and more AA salons packed with customers and stylists who have long hair. My cousins salon in Brick, NJ and my sisters salon in East Orange,NJ and others. Many AA women though need to learn how to take care of their hair so they can keep it which we are all on this board.
Great AA stylists and dominican stylists are out there and both can be good experiences. I go where my hair will be cared for and convenient places for me.
I don't think our hair needs all the heat it gets. We are trained to think it does and so are our stylists. The bottom line is, it's every individual's call no matter what salon you attend. You can accept the way they style and it may not bother you or just find a stylist/salon that satisfies your individual need. I've seen some Dominican salons satisfy the needs of everyone the same way...Next.....Next...Who's NExt? That doesn't make them bad, that's just the way they do it. It works for some heads, it doesn't work for others. No matter what the stylist, if you don't mind your hair smelling burned and your scalp itching as a result, that's on you. That's not normal to me and I know it can harm my hair. A few stylists have confirmed that for me. No matter what the salon, all that heat is damaging and not healthy.

So, empower yourself with hair knowledge and 'do you', I say

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[KinksnCurlz]

For the record, it is not necessary for them to blow your hair out after your rollerset. That is an option that YOU yourself choose. If you want to leave the place with flowing straight hair, get the blow out, if not, just wrap it (doobie) and go. You get the same results

 

[Tracy]

I don't want my comments to be taken the wrong way.

I'm not wholesale AGAINST AA salons. I just don't personally prefer them. My experience has been much Kenesha's. The one exception was a salon in Brooklyn that I used to frequent when I wore my hair SHORT, where I used to sit for 6 hours to have my hair relaxed, rinsed with a semi-perm color, and cut for the low low price of $100. WITH tip. My hair was no longer than Halle Berry's is now.

When I decided to grow my hair out, I could not find a black salon that did my hair well. Period. I didn't even mind spending the money. I'm spoiled now so I won't spend it - but I didn't mind then.

The truth is AA salons just didn't work FOR ME, and *I* wouldn't recommend them if asked. My hair was NEVER long when I went to AA salons. Never. It began to grow when my old babysitter (a jamaican woman) who was also a hairdresser began to rollerset my hair for me every week for two years. My hair approached shoulder length for the first time since childhood.

When she relocated, I went in search of her method and found Corona Queens

(were talking late 80's early 90's here). Back then, Dominican salons were fewer and farther between - mostly in the Bronx and Harlem...

Along my road I found the kind of salon that works for ME. So when people post and ask what is so great about dominican salons - I weigh in.

I just wanted to make that clear.

Ladybug - the blowout step is to further STRAIGHTEN, not dry the hair. Just like a blowdrier and a curling iron. Just like a blowdrier and a flat iron. Just a different technique - that's all. Nothing more nothing less. So if "good knowledgeable hairdressers" should never dry textured hair and then use another method to straighten it further - then suffice it to say there's a lot of bad hairdressers out there doing your hair and mine. Because maybe I'M wrong - but I though drying followed by additional straightening was a routine with relaxed hair - I could be wrong though.

I'm sure there are beautiful heads of hair on 233rd Street and White Plains Road. That's pretty far from me though. Since I can go to any one of 6 or 7 Dominican salons in my immediate area and see the same, I'll stay off the train.

 

[ccd]

Tracy well said girl!...I too went to a well known AA salon back in my early teens thinking I would love my results but in all actuality I thought it came out dry looking and rough and thought it was because of the "type of hair I had"...unfortunately I didn't realize there were other opitions until I got to college.

I really find the Dominican process be far healthier : rollersetting hair where it's protected for the most part, especially ends of hair, then styling with the blow dryer ( only if you want that)......

I think hairdressing is about making money, Domincan hairstylist have a different philosophy....treat the hair well and make it healthy and you have clients for life, making more money on the long run.

 

[ladybug]

its kewl that we can come here and have an open discussion about something..i am all for that...discourse is great...and just a fyi I enjoy discussing topics and take nothing personal..btu this is a forum and I will express my opinion on something like everyone else..we are all kewl ppl here and I fell like we can agree to disagree sometimes..with that siad here is my 2 cents….

my main point is WE HERE AT LHCF PRIDE OURSELF ON GOOD HAIR CARE TIPS WHICH HAS DONE WONDERS FOR MANY OF THE MEMBERS HERE...


BUT TO GO AND TAKE ALL OF THE GOOD ADVICE HERE....OF BASICALLY USING HEALTHY HAIR TIPS ONE OF THEM BEING LESS HEAT...AND THEN GO TO THE SALON AND GET YOUR HAIR DRIED BY THE DRIER AND THEN ROOTS BLOW DRIED AGAIN...IS LIKE OKAY...WTF...SIMPLY BECAUSE AS CUTEBAJAN GIRL SAID..A GOOD ROLLER SET WILL HAVE YOUR ROOTS STR8 WHEN U ARE COMPLETELY DRY...TOO MANY STYLISTS DEPEND ON A BLOW DRIER FOR EVERYTHING...AND I WOULD NEVER LET ANY ONE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND BLOW DRY MY HAIR AFTER I HAVE SAT UNDERNEATH A DRIER FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME...IF MY ROOTS ARENT STR8 FROM THE ROLLER SET THAN THE JOB WASNT DONE CORRECTLY…

Ladybug - the blowout step is to further STRAIGHTEN, not dry the hair. Just like a blowdrier and a curling iron. Just like a blowdrier and a flat iron. Just a different technique - that's all. Nothing more nothing less. So if "good knowledgeable hairdressers" should never dry textured hair and then use another method to straighten it further - then suffice it to say there's a lot of bad hairdressers out there doing your hair and mine. Because maybe I'M wrong - but I though drying followed by additional straightening was a routine with relaxed hair - I could be wrong though.

WHETHER IT IS TO FURTHER STRAIGHTEN THE HAIR…IT JUST DOESN’T SEEM LOGICAL TO APPLY HEAT TO HAIR THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN UNDER A DRIER..I NEVER SAID THAT IT DRIED THE HAIR...IT JUST ISNT A HEALTHY WAY TO OBTAIN A LOOK…

IMHO—
OKAY YOU PREFER DOMINICAN SALONS WHICH IS ALL GOOD THAT IS YOUR PREFERNCE..AND I AM NOT KNOCKING THAT…BUT I MYSELF KNOW MANY AA SALONS THAT DO A MARVELOUS JOB ON YOUR HAIR…AND AGAIN IF A SALON ONLY SPECIALIZES IN WASH & SETS THAN THAT TO ME IS NOT A REAL SALON…IF YOU CANT GO TO ONE HAIR SALON FOR A CUT..PERM..PRESS….WASH..SET WHAT HAVE YOU THEN….WHAT IS THE POINT…AND IF YOU CANT YOUR HAIR DRESSER DOESN’T UNDERSTAND THE ENGLISH THAT IS COMING OUT OF YOUR MOUTH IN REFERENCE TO THE CARE THEY WILL BE DOING TO YOUR HAIR THAN THAT TOO IS A NO-GO…I PERSONALLY DON’T PREFER DS..WHICH IS MY PREFERNCE BUT I AM NOT GOIN GTO SAY THEY ARE ALL BAD OR THAT MOST DS DO THIS OR THAT..I DON’T KNOW ABOUT ALL THE DS SALONS I DO KNOW ABOUT THE ONES IN NYCITY..AND PERSONALLY..DS SALONS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR YRS..AND IF THEY ARE SO GREAT THAN WHY ONLY NOW ARE WE SEEING SUCH RESULTS…

THE BOTTOM LINE IS A SALON CAN BE GOOD OR BAD…BUT ITS YOUR JOB TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR HAIR…AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS LEARNED( THROUGH TRIAL AND ERROR) NOT RECEIVED FROM A SALON VISIT( WHETHER IT BE DS/AA)..WE HERE AT LHCF HAVE MANAGED TO PASS ON GREAT ADVICE ABOUT HAIR CARE AND WE HAVE THE FLOWING LOCKS TO BACK IT UP..AND AT THIS POINT ALL OF THE ADVICE PROVIDED HERE AT THIS FORUM SHOULD ENABLE ANYONE OF US TO DO OUR OWN MARVELOUS WASH AND SET FOR THAT MATTER…
THAT’S ALL ON THE SUBJECT MATTER

 

[sassygirl125]

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Domincan hairstylist have a different philosophy....treat the hair well and make it healthy and you have clients for life, making more money on the long run.


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This is what they should be teaching in beauty school!

 

[SoniT]

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For the record, it is not necessary for them to blow your hair out after your rollerset. That is an option that YOU yourself choose. If you want to leave the place with flowing straight hair, get the blow out, if not, just wrap it (doobie) and go. You get the same results

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You're right. I've been to a Dominican salon (Luisa's) and got the rollerset and blow-out but when I do my own rollersets at home, I just wrap it (Doobie) and it still looks the same.

 

[Tracy]

I agree that we can agree to disagree ladybug...I didn't mean to over-argue my point. I like discussing things here too - so I didn't mean to sound testy - if I did.

I also agree that generally, less is heat is better and the less heat you put on relaxed hair in particular, the more it will thrive. But unless one opts to airdry and go (which many of us do) or rollerset and go (which many of us do, including me quite often) ALL THE TIME, then ordinarily the hair is usually dried, then straightened. Often with heat, no?

Some of our loveliest heads of hair do this all the time! So I guess my point is, it can be damaging, but it doesn't have to be, and since the Domincan "dry then straighten" hasn't adversely affected my hair, nor that of many other women I see and know, I think its 's fine...

Just a question for you though. When you go to a salon (Destiny let's say) to do your hair - what their start to finish method? Do they rollerset?

 

[ladybug]

ditto-tracy..like i said discussions are kewl...i am open to all discourse even if i may not agree perse..but i am glad we are kewl.. and lady-like about it...

well destinys is my aunts salon in the bronx( middle-upper class ladies)...i have another aunt who also does hair in harlem( celebrities/upper class women)...both my aunts are equally great at healthy hair...

i have been going to my aunt in the bx since i was 5 yrs old..and my hair has always been bra strap and beyond..even when it was damaged it still grew to bra strap..i go there for everything my perms…cuts/trims…braids( the braider there is really good and you will still have your hair line).....my aunt shop has 4 stylist and they all are great at whateva u want to do ..but the procedure all depends on what u want...they do exactly what you want and maintain the healthy characteristic...

this is the procedure( short version)..they do roller set and your roots come out str8...they rarerly use a blow drier because the heat settings are just to high..she applys an organic setting lotion to your roots and then roller sets you and when u get out of the drier your roots are str8..my aunt believes minimal heat is best...and i truly do to...

its funny because i hear so many stories about bad salon experiences and i am like whoa I have nothgn to add to the convo...when i step into my aunts salon i honestly am like i totally trust any stylist in there to do whatevea i need to my hair...i never feel like damn...i am worried...and i have never experieneced a burn..bad cut...bad color or just bad advice...my aunt tells you the truth about hair maintenance...so that when u leave her salon you can still feel like okay i can do this on my own...i dont usually recommend her becasue her clientel is very strong so there will be a wait...but i can wait a bit so that my tresses look good..some cant plus i only go on tuedays which is an in and out day

at the end of the day i feel like i am okay sitting down in their chair and not telling them how to do anything or feeling uneasy about the comb/scissor / etc that they are bringing closer to my locks..just them knowing how to do good hair..good heathly hair..and maintaining it is kewl..

i feel like every woman should be able to walk into their salon of choice and feel the stresses of the day lifted from their shoulders becuz u are getting your hair did by ppl who know what their doing and ppl who you trust...

 

[Tracy]

Ahhh a stylist in the family. A lucky girl you are...

Well - if they rollerset at all, they're ok by me!