Central NY - Help! I need a curly-friendly cut!

rollypolly

I got my hair cut last year by someone, and it was pretty much destroyed. The top was short, the bottom was long, and the whole thing was thinned out to the hilt, which made my hair feel straggly, damaged and fried. The worst part was that I couldn't find another stylist to fix it! I was told that it wasn't that bad--the shortest layer was at my ears, and the longest was two inches below my collarbone, and I thought it was that bad--and that I was contradictory in my request--I wanted my hair to look tame, but I didn't want to thin it out, which didn't make sense to the stylist. I have photos of my own hair in the cut I wanted, so I couldn't figure out why I wasn't getting what I was looking for.

So... fast forward six months, after I've let it grow, and did my own version of damage control--whacking off three inches from the bottom to bring the wildly disproportionate layers back into some agreement with each other--and now I'm thinking I should probably get it cut and shaped again. But I need to find a good stylist, and I've scoured through the listings in Central New York and I can't find anybody close. Are there any curlies around in the area to recommend somebody? Someone who won't destroy my hair again? I've been wearing it in a ponytail for the last half a year, and it'd be nice to not have to.

curlyny

Are you far from Albany? There is a great stylist named Amy at Belleza Salon in Albany.

rollypolly

I am a few hours from Albany. I'm in the fingerlakes region, if that helps narrow the area I'm looking at.

snappynappy

check syracuse....if not try rochester or ithaca...

rollypolly

dominiqueruth wrote: »

check syracuse....if not try rochester or ithaca...

Do you know of any good curly-friendly stylists in any of those places?

katiedid26

I know this is kind of an old thread but there is a listing of a stylist in Liverpool NY that is Ouidad certified. Kind of pricey at $80 a cut though. You can also search on the Deva website for Deva trained stylists in your area if Liverpool is too far to go. I'm contemplating the Ouidad haircut, because my hair is driving me crazy, but I'm concerned about the price. I want to know its worth it!

Morgan_Adcock

Rollypolly,

I second the recommendation of Amy at Belleza in Albany, but first I recommend checking the salon reviews and the DevaConcepts website http://www.devaconcepts.com/ again. People are adding reviews, and Deva has added new stylists/salons since you posted your query.

katiedid26

If you're in the Finger Lakes region Albany seems way too far for a haircut. I'm looking for a curly stylist too, but not having much luck. There are a few in the area listed on Devaconcepts.com, but I can't find reviews for any of them so I'm a bit wary of going to them. Bijou salon in Skaneateles has a blog and recently wrote that some of their stylists have done the Deva course, but they're not yet listed on the Deva website. So that might be an option. Try searching around the Ithaca area on the Devaconcepts website. Let me know if you find anyone good, I'm still searching too!