Someone who knows How to do black hair in New Hampshire is a gift from God.
After countless hours of using utterly worthless black hair care search engines, I stumbled on this place. I called to ask if there were any stylists that have been trained in black hair. To which she responded "That's what I DO here." She then explained that she does other hair too, but primarily black hair.
Sweet, so at least she will know how to get my hair straight. I'm mixed, wear my hair straight, don't relax my hair, and have about four to five head-full of it all on one head. I have a heck of a time finding stylists who understand how to do my hair, let alone the first thing about keeping it healthy. So needless to say I was extraordinarily apprehensive about this appointment.
When I arrived I had a little bit of trouble finding it. It's on the corner of elm and granite, but there is no street sign (only a small sign on the door) and the salon is teeny-tiny. So be sure to write down the address or you will never find it.
The salon clearly used to be a hallway that has been converted into "usable space." Despite the cramped quarters it is clean, well maintained and welcoming.
My appointment ran late but the stylist was apologetic, which I appreciated. She took the time to speak with me about what I wanted done with my hair, how I wear it, what I do to keep it healthy, why I stopped relaxing my hair, advice on how to keep it straight while I exercise and what would be a versatile cut for me. WOW. And through the entire conversation she actually listened to what I had to say. And then went above and beyond herself to tell me that if I don't like something she was doing to please tell her and she would not be offended.
Positives: The cut was appropriate for my face, she constantly asked me what I wanted with my hair (much appreciated) and got every last split end. My hair was properly conditioned and I left with healthy looking hair.
Negatives: I have a lot of hair and it usually takes a lot of time to dry and press, however, she had two other customers she was working with at the same time as me which I thought made my appointment much longer than it needed to be. If you have the time for it, then its not a problem, but it actually made me late for meeting my friends. Also I'm not in love with the bangs she cut, although that may just take some getting used to on my end.
Overall? I would give 4 stars and I took one off five because I cannot stand it when appointments run late. She does relaxers as well if that is what you are looking for and takes a hard line when it comes to keeping it on for too long. So if you are addicted to keeping the creamy crack on your scalp until all your skin sloughs off then you might want to find another stylist. Otherwise?
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