Prior to this, I had written a 5 star review for Tam which was a complete LIE. I put that review up to kiss ass basically. What Monee T. said below is absolutely correct. All of a sudden for NO apparent reason Tam will NOT respond to Ur calls or text as she is extremely unprofessional. I wrote the 5 star review hoping to get a simple call back or "better treatment". Since then I have found another stylist and am now going to give you the honest truth about Ms Tam. First off, her house is pretty dirty. With all those kids you would think it would be some kind of chore system but NO. This is what your hair appointment will look like: Expect to be surrounded by children playing and screaming the entire time, a social worker present, a person waiting to get their hair done also as she often double books, your head throbbing from the painful braiding, and a baby daddy or two stopping by. It will be a guaranteed circus so bring Popcorn.
Don't get me wrong, she is a talented stylist and SEEMS legit. But the negatives far outweigh a decent hair style in the end. Secondly, she is bourgie as hell w/ her fake blue contacts. Also she is NEVER on time. She is never wrong about ANYTHING. She will never apologize and mean it. She has a huge ego, thinks she is God's gift to the hair industry, and she will NEVER respect you as a client. Sadly, you arriving on time with clean hair, being courteous, paying in full, tipping and leaving is NOT enough to inspire respect from her. She will let you know that her clients are "expendable" and she will treat you that way also after while. When you first meet her, you empathize and feel bad for her being a single mom and all. But as you get to know her personality and work ethic, you will begin to wonder if the 3 or 4 baby daddies got it right by leaving this crazy B* alone! I dont use the B word often, but a spade is a spade. The worst is when a client calls or text her while she is doing your hair. She'll start talking Shit about the female and won't respond to them for hours, even days. The first time she did it I uncomfortably giggled along with her as she belittled some female simply trying to get her hair done. But when it happened again and again, I felt VERY uncomfortable as I knew if she did it to them, she could easily do it to me as she has NO respect for people. She is used to confrontation and chaos. She has an entire section on her website on why she will NOT see a potential client or repeat with a client she has already seen. Kim Kimble has a salon and thousands of weirdos watching her on TV and she doesn't even have such policies. Makes you wonder WHO really has the problem here? Also she braids TIGHT ASS HELL as the review by T.R says. After my first appointment, my cornrolls were extremely tight for 7 days straight. Unnatural Intense pain, I was looking for blood, close to tears. I let her know the next time I saw her and from then on I would have to constantly remind her to braid softly during the entire braiding process which got tiring fast. She claims to care about and "grow hair" but in all actuality the only thing she's growing is Traction Alopecia for her clients. She braids like she's choking out one of her baby daddies.
Used to that Ride or Die hair stylist? That stylist that will go the extra mile to hook you up? This is NOT Tam. Don't have a Wedding or other important event to attend as she is completely unreliable and wont return your call until she is good and ready. I should know, I was recently 86ed from her hair palace as she blames me for cussing excessively and causing the Social Worker that is there DAILY for her daughter to make her choose between her hair Business or the tutoring as they said the child was not improving. Sounds Insane to blame me right? A woman who did my hair maybe 5 times by then and who has at least two heads a day blamed me? We were not friends, I didn't hang out and party. Just got my hair done and left as soon as possible and still got this crappy treatment. I had seen Tam for 6 months by then and NEVER heard anything about language. Long story short, as she will certainly respond to this negative review, I ask you to just ask yourself and think about ANY government or administrative reprimand you have ever received. They ALWAYS give you several warnings before taking action! Playing music too loud? Management gives you a warning. She needed someone to blame, she chose me and kicked me to the curb as a client before two major events...my cousins wedding and Thanksgiving so I'm still quite upset. This woman is truly crazy! Since then, I've found another stylist that does very good work, is on time, and is not mental. Tam is unreasonable and unpredictable. The type female that would throw a hot pot of grits in your face? Maybe not, but I certainly dont trust her anymore. She may hate her life, she 100% hates doing hair, but most importantly...she will never respect you as a client. read more