I used to go to Azan's,
one of his stylists cut my hair off when I was younger. When he styled my mum's hair, he used to cut off a lot too but she never cared enough to complain because she thinks it's just hair and she liked starting over and growing it back. With my hair, the trims the stylists performed usually took off my progress but I didn't care for long hair back then, I only wanted it to look good. Needless to say, after they chopped off my hair — that was specifically NOT instructed for — my mum and left.
After going to Azan's for a while it didn't really live up to our expectations and the environment was not as professional as you'd expect them to be, being located around the Rosedale area and all. It was all just a big facade. There was a lot of trouble getting the stylist you wanted and asked for. For a while we ended up with completely different stylists that we didn't request or even wanted and we never got the results we were hoping for. At the time I used to go, there was a different person for each process; relaxing was one person, washing another, drying another, and styling was another. When it came to styling, it was difficult, we had to STRESS heavily on the person we wanted. How I ended up with a major cut was the same unprofessional nature of not getting for the hairdresser you asked for. The stylist at this time cut off large chucks of my nape that took a long time and a lot of trouble to grow back out in an attempt to do a style she THOUGHT we requested. In reality she really wasn't listening to my mum when she dictated what we wanted.
She fixed the cut and blended it in to make the mistakes of chopping off my hair look like it was on purpose. I went from hair that was growing out nicely to a semi-boy cut.
Overall Azan's salon isn't terrible since the cut itself was alright after it was fixed but I wouldn't suggest anyone go there. If you decide to go be cautious and STATE what you want. It's been a while since I've been there so they could've changed over the years. Azan's would be my last resort hairdresser if I ever had to go back there though. Besides my hair getting cut off, there were a lot of other little unprofessional acts that occurred regularly and my mother and I always tried switching salons. If I were to think about it, I'd probably self-relax and buy myself a Split-Ender before ever going back to Azan's even though it's in a nice area.
* For a recommendation, there's a place called
Modern Touch in
Scaborough Town Centre. Ask for
Naomi, she's VERY good at caring for hair and she LISTENS to what you want. You may want to call and talk to her first about your concerns to see if she can accommodate you but I guarantee you won't regret going to her. She's sweet and my hair actually skyrocketed after being put into her hands. I guess if I had to say, she somewhat inspired me to get really serious about my haircare journey. She really is a God-sent gem.
I'm looking at buying it soon so I can avoid trimming possibly. I would straighten my hair before using it if I was natural or texlaxed since I'm not sure of other alternatives.
