I came in after another appointment was canceled and was initially grateful to be accommodated. Unfortunately, the experience quickly became unprofessional. During my appointment, the braider stopped to show another staff member a video and carried on a personal conversation while working on my hair. When I asked for thicker braids, the result was inconsistent sizing throughout. Additionally, my hair began to frizz almost immediately because it was not properly wrapped into the braiding hair. Overall, the lack of professionalism and attention to detail was disappointing. I might try again with a different braider. read more

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WORST PLACE IN NOLA, DONT COME HERE!!!! The stylist made me drive a hour to get my hair braided just to tell me my res was cancelled once I arrived. read more

I gave this location in New Orleans 2 try's to install a sewing both times it came right out. My hair is knotted up. I paid $400 for naughty hair. I told the lady the second time she said she gave me a $70 discount. I don't know why I paid $400 for weave that didn't last two weeks. thank God I'm a hairstylist I was able to fix it, color it, but now I have leftover tracks of a sewin that was dangling off my neck. Thanks for making me have to work extra hard to pay you and to have sloppy head. read more

I booked a 5 p.m. appointment with Denise and she canceled via text within 30 minutes of me booking appointment. Although she offered alternate times, I told her I could not make them because I was not local and would be flying out at the times she offered. Denise canceled the appointment but still took my deposit. read more

NOLABraider - Text - Eyelash Service Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Ok, so whenever I'm out of town I try to have as many local experiences as possible, and ain't nothing more local than getting your hair done. I know, chancey for sure because you don't know the stylists and they don't know you, but I took a leap on faith that Black women, no matter where you are, gonna lay that hair. I had to pick from a selection of stylists, which wasn't too hard since everyone had impeccable skill from their photos. I booked online which was super seamless. I think the most challenging part was articulating what I wanted done (which I think was also challenging for my stylist). However, in the end, she gave me exactly what I wanted and I feel super cute for the remainder of my NOLA trip. Thanks ladies for the lively entertaining conversations (which I stayed quiet through the whole time cuz ain't nothing worse than a newbie inserting themselves in shop business) and thank you Cori for your patience and execution. Anyone looking to get your hair done here, be versed in black beauty shop culture, and come to appreciate, not appropriate! read more

NOLABraider - Eyelash Service Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Oh lawd the stylist braided my hair soooo tight I can't even think!! Been popping Tylenols all day and they're a little stiff. The style itself seemed rush, I supplied pictures of what I wanted and she came about 75% close what I envision. read more

I am a little late with this review because the damage is still impacting my hair. I came from out of town for jazz fest. I wanted a style for my locs. the first girl cousin not even show up on time and went in a coffee fun right after she got there. then she friend to overcharge me for a wash and section. I informed the owner and she assured me she could give me a style in no time the morning of the festival. she was also late. and insisted on using a tool to do my new growth. mind you, I just wanted a style. against my better judgement I ageeed. Now my locs are continuing to fall out because that tool cut my hair at the root....ive been growing my locs since my son passed away. there is no way im letting the owner Amber, get away with this. she won't respond to my texts, it's already cost over $1000.00 in visits with my regular loctitian to try to deal with the danage and she cries when she does my hair, we have been working in my locs for over 4 years together. if I could give less then 1 star I would. if you love your hair don't go here. And this is to key the owner know she can't hide from being served legal papers forever. I wish I could post a photo here. My roots are very thin and my loves come tinge to fall out. this is a warning. Don't go there. read more

NOLABraider - Eyelash Service Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Everyone was nice and the scheduling process was pretty easy, but I wasn't pleased with the results of my service. I scheduled large Marley twists, and it is my fault for not providing a picture, but it's a pretty standard style - so, I didn't think about it. After my hair was done, I realized the size relates to the size of the part and size of braid. Typically, if I've asked for medium or large twists, my hair was generally parted the same, just the size of the braids varied. Also, there is A LOT of gel in my hair. I can't touch my hair without getting gel on my fingers. For me, this is just a fail on a pretty basic hairstyle. read more

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Interlock and style by Lashawna... love my new style and the hands that created it. Thank you for inspiring me to try something new. read more

NOLABraider - Interlock and style by Lashawna... love my new style and the hands that created it. Thank you for inspiring me to try something new - Eyelash Service Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

I am highly disappointed with my experience at NolaBraider. The stylist (Charlie) arrived an hour late because she had overslept. I got there early and ended up waiting in the rain, which definitely wasn't the way I wanted to start my day. My braids were sloppy and rushed. You are better off booking a stylist on StyleSeat/Instagram. I mentioned my experience to the owner and received no acknowledgement at all. I definitely won't be back. read more

Da'Janae braided my daughter's hair today and did an excellent job. She was punctual and patient with my very tender headed daughter. Definitely recommend and will definitely go back. read more

Had an amazing experience at the Slidell salon and New Orleans location! I love that there are over 20 stylist to choose from! very easy online booking. I love the early morning 5am availability! read more

NOLABraider - Eyelash Service Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

This is why I rather go to the Africans to get my hair braided First of all, my Braider was a hour and a half late for my Appt. I scheduled my Appt for 6:30am. She call and txted me at 6am to tell me she was running behind I live and hour away from the shop, I was half way there. Then I asked her to make my med box braid full. She told me they was, I knew they wasn't because of how big she was parting my hair. I would never give this place my hard owned money again. I would go to Keyshia in her kitchen. At least she is going to make sure it's full, like I asked First picture is from Nolabraider Second picture is from the Africans-same price read more

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Rachel at the Broad location was a delight to work with! Had us laughing while she braided my partners hair. It came out very well. Highly recommend her! read more

+3 stars for polite customer service and accommodating to client. -2 stars for lack of co$t disclosure prior and after service, not a fan of the wax shellack applied to maintain style. A visit to New Orleans provided the opportunity to have professional braids done as we lack this service in our Seattle neighborhood. A friend of the family recommended Nola Braids. Initial appointment requests made by texts, but after two days some miscommunication ensued requiring to reach out again. A Braider was assigned for Monday morning. Braider communicated readily the days prior and the morning of for start time of 8am. Braider texted at 7:45am to notify of an ETA of 8:15am. Approximately 8:30am the process began. For the the styles pictured below it was 4 hours and a total of $145 + 15% gratuity. Initial services of wash were not administered as they were already completed prior to visit. Blow drying and detangling services did apply. A wax, shellack type of agent was applied for r the maintenance of the style. The styling agent was a bit much. Not sure if that is the standard for all styles and hair types. Total amount was disclosed upon completion minus itemization of services. Public Compliments received of completed styles. read more

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NEVER DISAPPOINTED. Been going to this establishment for a couple of years now and always have had an pleasant experience. The staff is very friendly and personable. Answering the necessary questions needed to keep your hair protected. The owner Amber is very friendly and also have a amazing attitude. Morgan does my hair and she's very professional and what I ask her to do she's try her best to accommodate my family and I. read more

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I had my hair done at the New Orleans salon twice by two different braiders. Both times I left looking great and they were fast. My styles both times lasted about eight weeks. read more

I tried to give this company the benefit of the doubt. The first time I made an appointment with one of their braiders, the girl was 30-45 minutes late. Granted, she apologized, so I let it go. Plus she did a great job on my hair. I booked a second appointment with her and she was late yet again. I had to text and call her to see what was going on. She answered the phone and said she just woke up and was on her way. She was an hour late. Now what's crazy to me is she has a notice on her site stating "if you're 10 minutes late, she's going to add a $10.00 fee, if you are more than 10 minutes late, she is going to cancel the service. I don't have an issue with this policy because I'm always on time. I actually value people's time. What happens when the braiders are ALWAYS late?!? And I'm NOT talking just 5 or 10 minutes late. I'm talking 30 minutes to an hour. I guess their time is the only thing that matters. I ended up booking with a different braider. It went from bad to worse. She told me that I shouldn't have booked her on Schedulicity and to book her on some Dual app. If I don't want someone booking me on a certain app, I would shut the app down. Then we went back and forth on the days and times she was available. On the website it clearly shows the days and times that she is available. But when I booked it for a specific time, she texted me saying she wasn't available and to come later. Like why list days and times that's not convenient for you on your site, then have the audacity to get mad when clients book those times listed ?!? I went through with the appointment and she did a great job on my hair. So I booked a second appointment with her. My appointment was for 7:00 a.m. The braider called me at 6 something in the morning and told me she wouldn't make it until 10:30 a.m. because something was wrong with her car. I had offered to pick her up. She declined my offer and said she needed tires. I told her I left my house already and was already at the shop waiting on her. I stay an hour away so I had to leave early. I told her if she couldn't make it at the time I booked it for, to give me my deposit back. Like it was such an inconvenience. I had to ask my bf if it was okay if he made it to work late so he could drop our son off at school so I could make it to my appointment on time. Anyway, I guess she didn't want to give me the deposit back, so she told me not to worry about it and she made it there within 15 minutes. Unbelievable! She had the audacity to tell me deposits are non-refundable when I seen her in person. My last final straw was my recent appointment. I paid 300+ for Bohemian braids. I did not get Bohemian braids. I had to remind the girl to put the curls in my head. I asked her what she was doing, I said do you put the curls in last or something. I was so confused! She was like oh I forgot. Then she was on her phone majority of the time for starters. I paid too much money for the curly human hair and she messed it up by dipping my hair in hot water. She should have put rods on the braids that she "forgot" to add the curls to and dipped them individually, not dip all the braids in hot water. The hair has no curl pattern to it. Like I booked and paid for Bohemian braids and that's not what I have at all. Now she claim she been doing hair since she was nine. I don't know if she just didn't care or what. I'm not even going to expose their names on here; I'm just not that type of person. I hate leaving bad reviews but this place is just horrible. I try to invest my money into black businesses, especially young female entrepreneurs. However, the women I have encountered showed me they didn't care about my time nor my hair experience with them. All they care about is money. Like if you're running late all the time, it would not hurt to give me a discount. If you know I booked Bohemian braids and you know that's not what you gave me, then offer to redo it, or take partial payment. I'm done scheduling my hair appointments with Nola Braider. Some, I did say some, of the women they hired are not professional at all. The first braider was located on the West Bank. The second braider does hair on the West Bank and New Orleans location. The third braider is located in the Slidell area. I can't keep spending my hard earned money on piss poor service. These damn non Bohemian braids is reason why I decided to go ahead and leave a review. Like 300+ dollars for a style that was not achieved!! Then I told her to slick down the edges, I'm like you don't have to put braids on it. She going to say, because they too tight? Like wtf?!? I remained polite. I even let her take pictures of my hair when she asked. I just told myself NEVER AGAIN! read more

I do not recommend this salon because they are very inconsistent. 3 times in a row, I booked medium box braids for my daughter, each time they were increasingly larger. This last time, they were fat, stiff, and messy. I will not be returning to this salon again to allow them to play on our heads and our faces. Two days before Christmas and I have to take these braids out because stylists want to bite off more than they can chew and do rush jobs. I have no pictures of the second time because they were unraveling before we left the salon, I had to add beads to keep them at least for Thanksgiving. If you are not one of their friends, DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY!! read more

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I booked at the Slidell location and while my hair came out good in the end my braided was somewhat unprofessional with a bad attitude that honestly made me feel uncomfortable. It was my first time at the salon and I had booked for lemonade braids, I showed her a picture before hand and she said she could accommodate. Yet, she starting putting some box braids in my hair that I did not request. Since it didn't look bad I said should could continue putting the braids but if she was going to do that I would rather it be knotless braids (I have had bad experiences with box braids pulling my hair out). She claimed that they did not do knotless braids and once I told her I have seen them on the website she then said she would have to charge me more. I explained I didn't ask for braids in the first place and didn't understand why should would charge me more, she then proceeded to give me the silent treatment while giggling under her breath. She finally said she would do that braids but at this point I felt very uncomfortable. In the end my braids came out good but they are extremely tight (even after I told her to make them looser). Update: I have bumped this review up to three stars. I ended up speaking with another woman from the shop (the owner I assume) and she apologized on behalf of the braider. She was very kind and I appreciated her listening to my experience! read more

Lots of stylists, easy to schedule and versatile services. Very clean and spacious environment. Management notifies when there are last minute openings as well. read more

So today was my first time coming to nolabraider. I've never had my hair in box braids before! My hair was braided by Jazz. As soon as I entered the salon I was greeted. Everything was professional and the owner Amber is honestly so sweet and friendly. This is a natural hair braiding salon. Jazz was so accommodating, friendly and professional and did an amazing job. I LOVE MY HAIR. Thank you for being so nice, kind and genuine. I felt beautiful walking out the salon today #queen #nolabraidingrocks! read more

NOLABraider - Small Box braids - Eyelash Service Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

VALERIE WOULD GIVE ZERO STARS IF I COULD! Service misrepresented and outcome unsatisfactory. Don't Book with Denise or you will waste money and time. Go Elsewhere!!!! read more

My sister had an braids appointment for 10am and didn't leave the Westbank location until 9pm.The stylist Ireion stopped about three to four times to do other people hair I really don't know why she was treated so horribly I it to be very unprofessional read more

This place is horrible service/attitudes it's not going to be recommended by me. Maybe if they were as respectful as they were talented at braiding then they would be bigger and more successful. If you want your hair done right look for somewhere with more reviews and more clientele! read more

Very nice salon. I was happy to hear of a salon which specializes in natural hair care. I booked my appointment and got all the necessary things I needed for my hair. I received crochet locs done by Shaq and was very pleased with the results. You can also find Nolabraider on instagram for more information. I'll be back to revisit the salon in the near future. read more

I truly appreciate having a natural hair salon that is well located, provides friendly customer service, and ALWAYS leaves my daughter and I feeling beautiful and confident in our natural hair journey. Amber is always patient with my daughter and provides valuable feedback about the best products and hair care practices we should follow for best hair growth. The salon offers a fantastic and welcoming atmosphere. I will ALWAYS continue to utilize the natural hair services provided at NOLABRAIDER for my daughter and myself as well as recommending this salon HIGHLY. I'm glad to be a NOLABRAIDER customer. read more

Booked an appointment for January 1st, needed to reschedule and couldn't get anyone to answer my calls or text. Not very professional but hopefully the $25 can be donated to the Worldwide Work. read more

Bad service. Rude and abrupt through entire correspondence over text and call before the appointment. And basically was fussing at me like a child when I got there. Might be good work, I couldn't get past the terrible customer service. Beware! read more