[babe'sbabe]

I have been to a couple of white salons and I have noticed some disparity. However, I attributed this to the way these salons bundle their services. A hair cut at a white salon is just that a hair cut.

Here's an example:
A white person could walk into a salon with a head of dirty hair and get a 10 minute cut and go on about their business. Or, they could get their hair washed and cut and go on their way. However, I would HAVE to get a wash, cut, and style which is typically charged as 3 seperate services. Therefore, while it is true that a cut cost $8.99, I would pay $8.99 for the cut, $15.99 for the wash, and anywhere from $20-40 for the style depending on the experience level of the stylist doing my hair. Many afam stylists have abandoned the wet cut for black hair, in favor of the dry cut after hair has been wrapped and dried. This is espeically true when dealing with a precision cut short style. While many white stylists only offer wet cuts, because caucasian hair cuts better when wet.

Because of this system of pricing, I refuse to go to the Chain Salons even if the stylist is Afam. The indiviual charges and the various policies for how services are to be offered makes it more difficult to get out without paying a grip for so-so work.

I guess since white folks don't go to the salon faithfully, they try to fleece them when they do :-)