Non-Black stylist and our hair

Honeykiss1974 · #1 12-09-2003, 10:43 PM

Hi ladies. Question......

Have you ever gone to a white stylist before? What services did you get (i.e. relaxer, trim, braids, etc.) and what was your experience? Would you go back?

I am contemplating this, but wanted to see what other ladies' experiences were.

Insight please

Dionysus · #2 12-09-2003, 10:53 PM

NO stylist knows what to do with my hair.

I think I went to a white stylist when I was a little kid. I don't remember much what happened.

Mz Destiny · #3 12-09-2003, 10:58 PM

If I just need a trim and nothing else, I sometimes go to the Hair Cuttery up the street from my house. Most of the time they have a couple of black stylists in there, but anyone can trim split ends. I get good service for a cheap price. I don't think I would go to a non-black stylist for anything major like a cut or a relaxer though.

lovelyivy84 · #4 12-09-2003, 11:06 PM

Nope. At the most I go to the Dominican ladies- but a lot of them are racially black anyway so it's not a stretch.

I don't think I would trust a white stylist with my hair to be honest.

Wonderful1908 · #5 12-09-2003, 11:10 PM

Nope. That is like uh uh... I remember I got my hair triimmed at a bueaty college by a black girl and the white girl was pressing hair! She let the comb get so hot it pulled the hair right out this women's hair!

exquizit · #6 12-09-2003, 11:47 PM

Yup, I have honestly found a few white stylists that can layer the hayle outta my hair. THAT's IT though, I don't let them do anything but the cut.

RedefinedDiva · #7 12-09-2003, 11:51 PM

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Originally posted by exquizit
Yup, I have honestly found a few white stylists that can layer the hayle outta my hair. THAT's IT though, I don't let them do anything but the cut.

That's true because I see some white chicks with BANGING layers. I might go and get some myself.

WhirlwindTNX · #8 12-10-2003, 12:45 AM

I wouldn't do it. When I was young this woman was supposed to give me a J-curl...yeah I know...and she ended up skipping a few steps and giving me a perm made for white people. My hair fell out and I had braids in for a year. I'll never go to a non-Black stylist again. I'm too scared to give a non-Black stylist a second chance, even if it is a completely different person.

Sistermadly · #9 12-10-2003, 01:39 AM

Yes. And it's the main reason I wear my hair natural today.

Seriously though, I knew a white guy who used to work at the salon where I got my hair done back home. He wasn't my stylist, but all of his clients had FIERCE hair.

HederaNaturale · #10 12-10-2003, 01:49 AM

I went to a white salon once and they did a pretty good job. Of course, they didn't call it a doobie wrap, but that's what they did. They gave me the best trim I've ever gotten, though.

My mom has a short natural for years, and she would go to Supercuts in a pinch sometimes... it wasn't as good as the barbershop, but they did alright.

...hopefully, the next time I go to a salon will be the last time for a while... I'm starting my locs!!!

Jill1228 · #11 12-10-2003, 05:39 AM

What she said! I had a few non black stylists mess up my hair. However, I had a great job done by one white stylist...she had worked on "our hair"--her kids are biracial (black/white)

But I feel ya! I only want a sistah doing my hair...had too many bad experiences!

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Originally posted by Wonderful1908
Nope. That is like uh uh... I remember I got my hair triimmed at a bueaty college by a black girl and the white girl was pressing hair! She let the comb get so hot it pulled the hair right out this women's hair!

UpPinkies · #12 12-10-2003, 08:44 AM

Yes, I had a white stylist before and she was the BOMB. The only reason I quit going was due me going to college. Then when I went to call her up she had moved. My best friend introduced me to her and she does it all. Homegirl could lay it out!!! I saw her do everything from weaves, to relaxers, to perms, to color, to braiding. It was not until my current stylist (black) that I became satisfied with someone doing my hair. She was always booked and when I would go to see her, you HAD to make your next appointment or miss out. She had standing appointments on Wednesdays so I could never, ever, ever, see her on Wednesdays because of this. She could tell you some stories about black clients coming in who where refered to her by another client and find out she was white. These stories would have you falling out of your chair!!!

What I liked about my white stylist and my current one is that they made time to see all their customers and one is not on top of the other. I have gotten up and just left beauty shop because of this and never returned. My best friend told me that she went to get her hair done on Friday. She was in the shop at 10:00 (her appointment) but he did not start on her hair until 12:00. Don't play with my time like that.

Eastcoast Sunshine · #13 12-10-2003, 10:52 AM

My hairstylist is (Asian) Indian (born and raised in Trinidad though) and I absolutely love how she does my hair. She has "growing" hands as they say.

I am picky though at who I let do my hair because of a bad experience. Some stylists, whether they are white, black, etc...get scissor happy when it comes to trimming the ends.

Other than that, if she's in the mood, I'll ask my mom

Honeykiss1974 · #14 12-10-2003, 11:00 AM

I used to go to a black stylist, but just I just got fed up with the WAITING, and the whole ghetto-ness of it (overbooking, on the phone while applying a relaxer, eating while trying to style my hair, frying my hair with those Marcels, etc.)

There is a salon here in town with a good rep (national stylist) and a co-worker of mine who goes there was telling about a stylist (white girl) that has quite a few black women as clients.

I may give her a call for a consultation to see what's up with her.

Dionysus · #15 12-10-2003, 11:12 AM

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eating while trying to style my hair

I would've left at that moment. That is just gross.