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Bonded By Roots

4.2 (54 reviews)
ModerateHair Salons
Open • 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

By appointment only

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Ree G.

Started my locs here with Ms. Gretchen and it was the best decision I've ever made! Great customer service. Always experience smells of coconut oil, shea butter, good music & good vibes! Prices are very reasonable. I travel to this location from orange county every 6 weeks will continue to do so!

Almost every loc was like this. Notice the uneven thickness. This is due to improper size for my hair type and lack of proper maintenance.
Tiffany R.

After speaking with 3 sisterlock consultants that are listed on the sisterlock website, I am completely changing my review from bad to worse. IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING SISTERLOCKS, DO NOT START THEM HERE!! Cecile started my locs and I was told that I was set up to fail from the very beginning. First, they were too small for my hair type. They should have been started from the ends. I was grossly charged too much. I came in to do my touchups here for the following 18 months about every 4-6 weeks. For the most part, new growth was retightened and she washed my hair. She didn't groom my locs or even offer to shampoo me until I saw her washing someone else's hair. She told me to separate them and keep mty hair wrapped up at night and tio band them when I wash them with the shampoo. This was ALL of the information I was given. At about 18 months when the hair was starting to lock, they bunched and were fat in some places and extremely frizzy and not uniform at all. I thought that maybe something I did that caused this, but other consultants have informed me that if I was given maintenance and advice, this would have all been prevented. I told Cecile about the problem and asked her to fix it, and she did was say that she was sorry. After all the time and especially money that I spent to have someone completely turn their back on me is extremely hurtful and enrages me. One of the consultants told me that she would file a suit if she were me. I am still considering it. If you want to pay top dollar for some mediocre work, then this is the place to be. I would STRONGLY advice you to only get sisterlocks started by people listed on their website. In choosing someone from the website, you have more assurances and someone to advocate and rectify any problems, if some arise. I appreciate the consultants that have FREELY shared their advice and offered some solutions. That has restored some of my faith that people really do care and aren't just in it for the money. I waited about 6 months after I was blown off to inquire about what went wrong between Cecile and I. I wanted to clear the air and she if maybe there was a misunderstanding on my end. She wouldn't answer the phone or return my text messages. To me, this is further evidence that she knew and intentionally ripped me off. When you do right by somebody, there is no reason to hide.

2 hours to do her hair. It was fast.
Leticia V.

I'm from Norcal, but paying a visit to my family here in SoCal. As I yelped cornrows a few names came up, but this particular business caught my eye. This wonderful little lady named Keisha answered the phone and spoke to my 13 year old daughter Savannah. Keisha came in on her day off to braid my daughters hair. Keisha is a very sweet soft spoken lady who definitely can braid hair. My daughter loves her hair. Shop was clean other staffs was friendly. I highly recommend this shop.

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Tatondra G.

Ms. Rae did an amazing job on my sons hair and worked both of them in on the same day. The salon is clean, in a nice area, and the staff is very down to earth and friendly. I highly recommend Ms. Rae and her Excellent Service!! My boys can't wait to return for a re-twist.

Beware of Nikki!!! After 10 months of growing my hair out from a shaved cut, i decided to go to nikki for a press n curl. Firstly, our appointment was scheduled at 7am but she arrived 15 minutes late. I wasn't worried about it as i was the only one in the shop. She then washed blow dried, press trimmed and flat ironed my hair, charging me a total of $80. Once home, the press n curl didnt last so i decided to wash my hair because i wanted to refrain from putting heat on it myself. After washing my hair, i noticed my texture would not come back. NIKKI COMPLETELY DAMAGED MY HAIR WITH TOO MUCH HEAT. I exclaimed to her what happened and asked for refund but she denied and told me she'd offer me a free steam treatment. Anyone that knows anything about heat damage knows the hair needs to be cut as it will not revert back to its natural curl. Nikki is very unprofessional and shady as she damaged my hair and will not give me at lease a partial refund (which i would have been okay with) . DO NOT GO TO HER ! *first picture is my natural hair before the disaster* *second picture is her work* *3-6 pictures is my hair now. Damaged

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Jade J.

I've been coming here for 2 years now and Chenel is 1/3 people (family & myself) to twist my Locs and she is Great at what she does. The shampoo is a tingly peppermint and feels great on my scalp. She twists very quick... Quicker than I could ever twist and the people in the shop offer good stories. I leave her shop with my hair smelling great, shiny from being moisturized and a overly satisfied guest. I will get my hair done with Chenel as long as she will allow me too ;-)

Starter Locs. Less than 2 1/2 hours. Great job. Love 'em
Nyla D.

Five stars hands down. I had a great experience from the start. Cecil (sorry if I spelled her name wrong) was nice answering all of my questions on my phone calls. She was likely busy when I called, but still tended to each question with great care. When I arrived (early), she was nice and greeted me as well as the other beautician who was working also. The vibe there is comforting. They laugh and joke like a normal salon and you feel welcomed into the "family" as soon as you enter. Cecil got right to work on my hair & did it in less time than I expected (under 2 1/2 hours). Usually beauticians take longer than their quoted time but she quoted the timing almost perfectly. I recommend these ladies for all your natural hair needs. Cecil was knowledgable and did a terrific job on my starter Locs (see pictures). I will be back for certain... I've already made my appointment lol

Love my new do! Thanks Cecile!
Leigh L.

Cecille is awesome! She did a great job on my hair. I got a ton of compliments. I will be coming here from now on! I can't say enough good things about her. Plus, she got me in on-time and finished on-time.

This is hair after 6 weeks of wear and tear and still looks good. ...thanks Cicile

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I had an appointment with Rae. She was punctual, personable and professional. Highly recommend!

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