DO NOT GO HERE! Cynthia is not a kind person. She is vindictive and disrespectful. The first time I went to her, she braided my hair and it was alright but I wanted it the way I'd shown her in pictures next time. The style I wanted was a long, wavy tree braid. She said no problem.
The next time I went back she wasn't even there and her assistant did it. My hair was done even less the way I wanted even after showing pictures again but I figured the assistant was just less experienced.
I kept returning because it was so hard to find an affordable braider in the area. The third and final time I went back Cynthia and the assistant were both there. I went over the style in detail AGAIN because I had my college senior photoshoot coming up that week. Cynthia said OK, we will have you looking beautiful. She then turns to her assistant and starts speaking to her in an African dialect I did not speak or understand. Her assistant then cuts all the hair I bought in half and starts braiding. Again, I assumed they knew what they were doing and said nothing.
When we finished, the style was barely to my ears and just hideous.
I was 22 years old and just smiled it off. I had never been in such a situation and didn't believe that someone would be so mean. Especially a grown, older Black woman and someone who was providing a service. I gaslight myself into thinking I explained the style wrong and the pictures didn't make sense. Obviously I never went back.
A couple months later, Cynthia hits me up begging me to come back and states "I'm sorry, I'll do your hair how you want now!". Again, I had suspected she did my hair ugly on purpose but had never said anything and even pretended I was ok with the style. But that message confirmed everything.
DO NOT GO HERE. Cynthia is malicious and doesn't listen to her clients. She also did not pay or underpaid her workers. She's a bully and it's no wonder her business never took off. read more