Excellent service from Jazmin! I'm glad I found ur New…read morelocation! Jazmin has been doing my daughter's hair for several years! We enjoy coming for bi-weekly appt's which keeps her hair healthy & managable. Jaz works well with Kids & attenative to her Clients. Continue ur Awesome work! Keep doing what u do! #JazminBoyd

All of the stylist at this salon are AMAZING!!!Natural Hair Care is there specialty! I usually get…read morea full head sew-in weave. Very nice and cozy atmosphere! What I love the most is when I make my appointment Melanie is waiting on me and I don't have to wait to be serviced! She is super sweet and does superb work! I recommend any and everyone to check this salon out! You won't regret it!

We recently got braids here and the stylist was on time and very professional . It's very close to…read morethe free way exit and they will Hook you up with Braids. I was disappointed because I wanted medium knot less braids but when she was done these were more like large braids so make sure you set your expectation next that you are here !

The quality of my hair. The way she re-twists my hair doesn't hurt at all, she does it with so much…read morecare and on top of that she's just a very good person to talk to! The vibe of the place is just amazing!

Service requested? Lucy delivered above and beyond my imagination…read more Quality? Professionalism at its finest. Vibe? I love Lucy vibe! Personable. Attentive&just so comforting because she knows what she's doing. I ran to her for an emergency and she rescued the day! Let me add that the reviews did me justice. I usually try a place based on reviews especially when searching for last minute places, and some reviews have failed me in the past, but what I've read for Xplosion was totally accurate; it fit my experience and expectations to the T. I absolutely recommend!

Just got my hair done by Ms. Lucy and she have done an wonderful job This isn't the first time here…read moreand not to mention her customer service is just as lovely as her skills

I'm so in LOVE with my new hairstyle! I'm so happy i found this place and only 20 mins from home…read moreYASSSS!! . I spent 4 years in Atlanta (a.k.a- hair capital of the world to an ATL resident) there are creative stylist on every corner in ATL. So when I moved back to the Bay Area, it was a struggle trying to find a black hairstylist who knows what they are doing. I would read every review, scroll every pic on their Instagram page and nothing! Then I stumbled across TTP Yelp page - excellent reviews and IG pics showing off their work didn't disappoint. I sent them a message via Yelp and Starr hit me back immediately. GIRLFRIENDS!!! ....My forever new stylist Starr is the TRUTH! Girlfriend has skills! My cut and color is on point and people are constantly stopping me and telling me how beautiful I look. She is the BEST!!!! I plan to dip my feet a little more in the cut and color world.... I trust Starr is going to have a few creative styles just for me.

My regular hairstylist is Nikita, but I love everybody at this location!!!!! I usually get a wash…read moreand press, but this recently I got cornrows put in and I loved them!!!!! I got so many compliments. I'm going back next weekend.!!

LOVE this shop. The ladies here are about business and work hard, the owner is awesome and…read moreorganized. Thank you ! You are always appreciated!

DON'T GO TO Hayward African Hair Braiding! I had appointment to get my hair braided in a Cornrow…read morestyle. I made it for 8:00 am, I even called the day before just to verify my appointment, when I got there it wasn't open and the hours on the door said they open at 9:00 am. Call and left message that I had a 8:00 appointment, didn't get a call back. Got in my car and left and came back around 8:30 and the door was opened. When I called to make the appointment, they told me that they had hair to sell at the shop. When I got there, they didn't have my color hair and the lady that was suppose to do my hair was still on the bus trying to get to work, at that time it was 9:00 am, and since they didn't have my hair color, I left. This place is very unprofessional! Too many good place to get your hair braided Don't go to Hayward African Hair Braiding!!!

WOW! A local gem!!…read more For some reason I've always had difficulty in achieving the look I want with sew-ins. Usually they're bulky, too tight and recently took too long. Thankfully I came across Studio 99! It is perfectly located near downtown Oakland, in a small clean salon. Went in last night after easy scheduling with the owner, Melissa, via IG. Melissa is very knowledgeable and talented at what she does. My hair is now almost a week out and has been relatively painless (fresh braids hurt no matter what) and the style looks great! I especially love how she set the "leave out" do I can style my hair differently. To top it off my real hair was trimmed and braided with support to take the pressure off my natural hair. A gem! Diamond of the season! Get your summer hair ready and right at this salon! Thank you, Melissa! I love my hair!!

I HAD MY HAIR N FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS AND HAD TO TAKE IT OUT!!!! 2 OF THOSE HOURS I WAS DRIVING. I LET…read moreTHE LADY (OWNER) KNOW RIGHT AWAY ABOUT THE ISSUE. SHE TOLD ME TO GO W A RATTAIL COME AND RRY TO LOOSE. IT. UMMM HOW. I TRIED AND STILL NOTHING. I SHOWED HER PICTURES IF HOW MY SKIN WAS PULLING AND TURNING WHITE AND YOU CAN C THE FOLLICLES BEING PULLED. HAD TO TAKE IT OUT RIGHT AWAY. Sucks, because i gave her 250 and hair was over 400 . So I'm was out of 700 plus with gas, parking ticket and service. I have 4 kids and that could have def been given to them.. i only requested 125 back. She said ok then the games started. My time is more valuable than 125 so I just blocked her eventually and told her God bless and moved on w life. Life is too short! Chop it up as a loss and a lesson! She seems to be a nice person, however nice isn't going to fix the fact that I went there and my hair was way too tight. I don't live in the area, I'm 2hrs away so I couldn't go back to have it redone. I told her right away upon getting home that my hair was way too tight and I tried to modify it and cut parts that are tight out. Still did not work. I think she started rushing towards the end as another client showed up and did not realize how tight she was doing my hair. My hair was so tight I started throwing up. I called Er and spoke to a colleague there as I'm n the med field and she told me it's imperative to take it down if I don't get relief after trying to cut a few. I called her again she and she said she will redo it if I come back. Mind you my bday was the next day and my daughter's bday was the day after so I couldn't. I gave her a great tip bc she took me last min and seemed genuine at first so I was like u know what I'll just get half of what I paid back. She said to call her on face time to show her I took it down and so I did just as she asked. She didn't answer. I then texted her and she said oh I left my phone at shop. So I told her now bc I was using someone else's phone I no longer have access to ft but I can send pictures. I could have even showed her a picture of me and wrote a date on it. She didn't want that. I showed her a picture the night I took it down of my hair and the frontal completely lifted out. So fast forward she tells me no she's not going to do it and she needs a ft mind u I had already tried calling her at the exact time she told me to. I told her it's cool I'm not guna go back and fourth with you God bless and I left it alone. I do not need to lie about taking my hair down!!! It kind of had a wiggish look but I was happy that she was accommodating and agreed to do it. Now I 100% regret it. I got a parking ticket as she talked and showed me pictures the full first 1 and some mins before actually even doing my hair. So overall I wouldn't return. The service was ok but overall it's a No for me. Business is business and that's OK. Hope everything works out w how she handles hers! OVERALL THE ISSUE WAS MY HAIR WAS WAYYYY TO TIGHT. NO WAY ANYONE COULS HAVE DEALT WITH IT BEING THAT TIGHT. I GET MY HAIR SEWN IN BY SOMEONE ELSE AND NEVER EVER HAD THIS ISSUE Cons. Wiggish look of the sew in Rushed towards the end as another client came in Hair wayyy to tight Pros Nice Came in as a same day appointment within 1.5hr

Not only did she make all my braids in the back way bigger than the front, this is the second time…read moresomething like this happened with her. She did my daughter some braids not to long ago and they were not only messy but frizzy and when I told LuLu about and we spoke about she said "she was rushing" why.? And if that's the case you should have done her hair and/or rescheduled appointment if you weren't going to do it right. She messed up a good client. Myself and my kids were coming to her but this was the last time she make me waste my hard earned money. I wouldn't recommend her to braid my dog hair. DO NOT BOOK WITH HER take my advice it's a pure waste of time, money and energy. Posting pictures and screenshot of texts.

Asked for simple 6 cornrow, feed in braids... left with 6 mangled braids that looked a month old…read more She recommended that i press my natural hair next time. I've been natural and getting my hair braided for +10 years and not left with someone recommending i press my hair beforehand. For many black women our hair is our crown, and I definitely didn't leave this shop feeling like a queen.

Came from VA just to get right with Myllonn!! Great service great vibe! Will be back haven't…read moretouched any other salon in the Bay

I've tried 5 different loctresses in the last 2yrs. Today I think I've found my forever. Dawn's…read morehands are magical. We knew each other but I didn't know she did hair; so it was a beautiful surprise to see her. She explained so much to me about locs. I wish someone had shared the same information when I started my 1" locs 2yrs ago. The wash was refreshing & left my scalp feeling alive & fresh. My hair's not tight & pulling on my scalp. She really did a great job. After reading some of the reviews, I had my reservations especially in regard to punctuality. However, Dawn was ready & waiting. I am overly satisfied w/the finished product. I'll definitely be returning & will recommend her to others.