I've been wanting to get my hair relaxed for awhile now - I did it before back in 2019 at Regis Salon. I loved the results from Regis and so I decided to try getting my hair relaxed again but at another salon. I wanted to find a place that was close to where I lived and affordable, but I also wanted great results.
I finally decided to try Paul Brown because I looked on their website and it said that their relaxers start at around $150. I thought that was reasonable since that's how much it cost at Regis to relax my hair.
I have very wavy, thick, Hawaiian hair and sometimes it's really frizzy. So I wanted to relax my hair so that it was more manageable, less frizzy, and didn't "poof" up so much. I also recently cut my hair to shoulder length, so my hair definitely poofed up a lot.
I called the salon and made an appointment at 10:30. I got there about 5 min before my appointment and they immediately sat me down, which was awesome. I only had to wait a little while before my hair stylist, Rose, came and started a consultation. She asked me if I did it before, I told her yes and that I loved the results before. I told her I didn't want my hair straight per se, but I did want it to be somewhat straight and I wanted to keep my curls on the ends of my hair. I told her that I didn't want my hair to stick up, and I wanted it to weigh down so it's not so frizzy, especially after the beach or in the sun.
It sounded like she knew what I was going for, and that gave me some confidence that I was going to get the hair I wanted. Then she told me that the price would be $250 - and that made me second guess my appointment. But I thought "hey, if she gets what I'm trying to say, then maybe it'll be worth it." Fast forward to 3 hours, while she's straightening my hair (after she washed the product out), it looked like how my hair would normally look after I get out of the shower. So I was pretty disappointed by that. But when she straightened my hair it looked really nice, it was straight, shiny, and super soft! I thought "wow it definitely was worth the money!"
Rose told me that she had to straighten my hair so that the heat could activate the chemical properties in the relaxer, so that my hair could set. She also told me that I couldn't get my hair wet or I couldn't tie it up for the next 48 hours. She said if I did, the treatment wouldn't work as well and the hair would revert back to how it was pre-treatment. From the time I got my hair done to now, I didn't get it wet or put it up in any way.
Fast forward to today, approximately 3 days after getting my hair done. I finally washed my hair and I couldn't wait to see how my hair has improved. Unfortunately, I see little to no change in my hair! My hair is still frizzy and poofy in some areas, especially on the top (where the sun hits the most). I just think if I spent $250 for a treatment that won't even last 3 months, I should have better results than this! I should have just went back to Regis, even if it's all the way in Kaneohe.
I loved Rose, she was really sweet and friendly. But I just wish I got more out of my hair for the price I paid. I'm pretty sure I'm never going back here again. read more