Intimidation at salons?
curly_kc
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I waited a month before writing a post about my bad haircut experiences. I relocated to Washington, D.C. area from the Midwest. I received three bad (and expensive) haircuts from three different salons, where most of the stylists did not speak English very well.
I finally found a salon that advertised "British" style, and they actually had a Deva trained stylist who cut my hair dry and somehow managed to repair the damage. I will write a glowing review about that.
I need some sympathy. I went into the third salon, and the hair stylist was just rude to me. She told me she was from Turkey, but I don't see what difference that makes to me. I brought in photographs. I explained what I wanted. She told me that I didn't have curly hair, that I had baby-fine hair. I don't know why I didn't leave. She gave me a flyer and kept trying to sell this $250 Brazilian keratin treatment to straighten my hair. Well, if I don't have curly hair then why do I need to straighten it? She then took out thinning sheers. Hello, if I have baby fine hair, why would she use thinning sheers?
She ruined my hair and gave me the worst haircut I've had in years. The thinning sheers cause little fly-away hairs. She then used some thick pommade to try to flatten out the fly-aways.
Luckily, since it's summer, my Deva cut from the last salon I went to is really cute, even though it's a little past my collar, medium length, and three hair cuts ago, I started out with long hair past my shoulders.
I was afraid to speak up because the stylists spoke English as a second language, and I felt intimidated in a way I haven't before. It's hard to explain. I didn't want to appear like I was looking down on them because they didn't speak English well. Yet, at the same time, I felt these stylists were very rude to me! One even told me that everyone wanted hair like those from South America.
Has anyone else had this experience?
I don't want to turn this into a post that bashes stylists who don't speak English well. But I tried three times and had terrible results myself.
I finally found a salon that advertised "British" style, and they actually had a Deva trained stylist who cut my hair dry and somehow managed to repair the damage. I will write a glowing review about that.
I need some sympathy. I went into the third salon, and the hair stylist was just rude to me. She told me she was from Turkey, but I don't see what difference that makes to me. I brought in photographs. I explained what I wanted. She told me that I didn't have curly hair, that I had baby-fine hair. I don't know why I didn't leave. She gave me a flyer and kept trying to sell this $250 Brazilian keratin treatment to straighten my hair. Well, if I don't have curly hair then why do I need to straighten it? She then took out thinning sheers. Hello, if I have baby fine hair, why would she use thinning sheers?
She ruined my hair and gave me the worst haircut I've had in years. The thinning sheers cause little fly-away hairs. She then used some thick pommade to try to flatten out the fly-aways.
Luckily, since it's summer, my Deva cut from the last salon I went to is really cute, even though it's a little past my collar, medium length, and three hair cuts ago, I started out with long hair past my shoulders.
I was afraid to speak up because the stylists spoke English as a second language, and I felt intimidated in a way I haven't before. It's hard to explain. I didn't want to appear like I was looking down on them because they didn't speak English well. Yet, at the same time, I felt these stylists were very rude to me! One even told me that everyone wanted hair like those from South America.
Has anyone else had this experience?
I don't want to turn this into a post that bashes stylists who don't speak English well. But I tried three times and had terrible results myself.
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Shampoo: Shea Moisture Coconut and Hibiscus Shampoo
Rinse-Out and Leave-In Conditioner: V05 Vanilla-Mint Conditioner
Gel Styling Product: L.A. Looks Mega Mega Hold
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Nor why we as women continue to put up with it.
Thick 2/3b normal porosity. My hair likes creme & gel combos.
Currently using:
- Garnier Fructis for curls
- Suave gel
- Co wash: Vo5 condish
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recently chopped off about 4" - HOW LIBERATING!!! Learning to love my hair again instead of hating it for being a knotty mess.
Low Poo- Giovanni TTTT
Conditioner- Nature's Gate Tea tree & blue cypress
Leave-In- Suave Naturals Tropical coconut/Aussie hair insurance
Stylers- HETT mousse, Cottonseed curlboost, HESMU spray gel, GF wet shine gel
Modified CG since March 2010!
Shampoo: Shea Moisture Coconut and Hibiscus Shampoo
Rinse-Out and Leave-In Conditioner: V05 Vanilla-Mint Conditioner
Gel Styling Product: L.A. Looks Mega Mega Hold
All the best from downunder!
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Gender: Male - straight
Hair type: 3b - long, natural redhead and proud of it!
Cleanse: mop c-system clean shampoo - sulphate free (once a week)
Condition: mop mixed greens moisture conditioner
Leave-in: Joico leave-in detangler
Styling: Redken Fresh Curls curl refiner cream, Murray’s pomade (sparingly!)
Treatment: Redken All Soft Heavy Cream