I used to go to Siaani salon to get my hair done by Stephanie. I have type 4a/4b zig zaggy kinky hair. Apparently she is the curls expert. She cut my hair twice and straightened it once. The cuts were decent, they gave me great shape but I would always insist that she take a little more off because I never felt like she got my split ends. Regardless, I still went to her.
However, a couple weeks back I went to an appointment after taking my hair down from braids. The braids have been in my hair for 3 months (which isnt terrible) and my right hand was injured; hence why I didn't take them down sooner. Anyway, the first thing I do is tell Stephanie that I just took my hair down from braids. She sends me to the wash station and they start washing my hair. First red flag - they should always do a deep treatment after braids. After having two shampoo people rake my hair out, she proceeds cutting/styling. However, half way through the process, she stops and tells me that my hair is acting weird. She takes me back to the wash station again and this time puts cold water in my hair. YES COLD WATER with a wen product I have never heard of in my entire life. My hair wass shocked at this point and started dreading. At her wits end, she dumps conditioner on my hair and sends me out the door saying, "you'll have better luck with this than I will" seriously? A professionally trained stylist? She made me feel like my hair was a disease, fortunately I got my money back. Also the nerve of the receptionist to suggest "does she need a relaxer?" Miss! No one needs a relaxer, people get them because they want them and that was clearly the service I did not want. My hair looked a horrid mess, fortunately I had a hat; I sat on the train and cried on the way home.
So I thought I was overreacting! I thought to myself maybe I shouldn't have gone to her after I took down my braids, so a couple weeks pass and I am able to get three washes and fully detangled/styled big hair! I took my time the day after the fiasco and combed out the deadlocked mess she caused in my hair and was able to style it 3 times! I deep conditioned my hair with a hair steamer and a protein treatment 3 times, so I think to myself, my hair is in better shape, maybe I should call back and make an appointment again. I make an appointment and get a call back from the receptionist saying that Stephanie doesn't want to do my hair anymore. I never felt such a blow in my life. Here I am willing to take another chance on her after SHE messed up and she just flat out bans me. I probably am not even welcome at the salon anymore, just because she couldn't do my hair!
I have gone to plenty of other stylists before after taking down my braids, they all have managed to do my hair perfectly fine! I have had braids in different periods of my life, so its nothing knew. No my hair wasn't in the best shape but she wasn't even trying, she didn't even offer to blow my hair out, she just sent me out with WET hair and it was cold that day!
Fact of the matter is a lot of stylists and salon love to play off that they are multi-ethnic and the reality is that they have no idea. Its all a sham. Fortunately I went to another salon and the stylist gave me a nice trim so my hair is happy.
MORAL OF THE STORY is I would NOT NOT NOT IN HELL recommend her to another kinky/curly haired person. She might be better for all the lose curl type, but if you are a coily/kinky textured person like myself, don't waste your time. read more