I have been wanting to rebond (permanently straighten) my hair for a while so I started asking around for good places to get it done as it is important to have someone fully qualified do it not to damage your hair and for it to last longer. Tony and Jackie kept coming up on reviews speaking VERY highly of it so I decided to give it a go. The experience overall was a little disappointing but this might be because the reviews had set my expectations too high.
Tips:
1) Keep an eye on their Facebook page as they always have some sort of promotion going on: https://www.facebook.com/bangstnj
2) Do not give in if they aggressively try to sell you some additional stuff like more treatments (trust me, for the service that you will get, it will not be worth it). I didn't get additional treatment and my hair was perfectly fine!!
3) I got the L'Oreal rebond as they kept insisting but I almost wish I hadn't because I am convinced the cheaper Aqua treatment would have been just fine! If I could go back in time I would do Aqua! it's half the price and I can't imagine being so bad!
My experience:
The promo going on right now can get you the Aqua rebond for 2500php, the L'Oreal rebond for 4000php and Black Classic rebond for 5000php. As I got there, they took me straight to wash my hair without offering to store my bag or putting one of those hairdressing aprons on. They asked me if I had recently coloured my hair (not in 2 years) or rebonded it (not in 5 years). Then I got surrounded by three ladies who started telling me how badly damaged my hair was (really??!) and that I should get the black classic treatment, which is the most expensive one of course! It was a bit intense and didn't feel too comfortable, they were definitely overselling and when I asked if I could get the Aqua instead, they said that is for "first timers" to which I said, yeah I since my last time was 5 years ago, my hair hasn't been treated with anything. They said "no but it's still too thin". Hmmm I started getting a little suspicious but I eventually gave in and decided to do the L'Oreal one. The main lady looked really annoyed about my decision. And they all kept giving each other looks like they were thinking something... Then they offered more treatments to do on top and I pointed out that there already was treatment with the deal... they said I should get one more. Took me a while to say no but I eventually managed to refuse!
I will not bore you with the whole experience in details but essentially, the service was quite bad. They burnt my head with the straightener a couple of times and with the hairdryer several times (ouch!!). Also the tea comes in paper cups... not too professional. And the way the wash your hair is quite violent...
The whole experience made me think of a Cebu Pacific flight: you love it because it's cheap, but you hate it because the seats are so small and service so bad. But it does get you there which is the important part. This salon was the same. Great prices, terrible service... but gets you the result you want. read more