What Did You Do To My Hair!? 6 Signs You’re Dealing With a Ratchet Stylist

March 19th, 2012 - By madamenoire

By Guest Hair Blogger Trissha Taylor

If there’s one thing most women have in common, it’s that we’ve all had our good and bad moments when it comes to our hair while sitting in the chair of a stylist. Sometimes you’re lucky enough to find a perfect one–a stylist that won’t overcharge you, helps you keep your hair healthy, gets you started on time, and doesn’t have your hair sounding like you’re lighting fireworks with her overheated flat iron. But sometimes, you get a really ratchet stylist. Here are a few signs to watch out for so you don’t lose all your hair, your money and your mind in the hands of one.

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  • Unacceptable

    Can we add eating and doing my hair at the same time??  My old stylist got food delivered to the shop.  She started eating her fries as she was doing my hair.  Hope she knows why I found a new stylist

    • Chanda

      that’s gross. she should eat before or after she does your hair and in the shop, too. at least she wasn’t eating fried chicken!

  • Mariah

    I guess this falls under the category of the stylist not respecting other folks time but, I once had a stylist who scheduled me for an appointment days in advance then didn’t show up for the appointment and didn’t answer the phone when I called nor did she ever return my call.  Needless to say I never went back and the look on her face was priceless when she saw me days later with my new stylist at the salon next door.  I even thought of a cute nickname for her place “Styles on the RUN” because she was impossible to catch up with.  And  she was ghetto on top of that.

  • Erica

    when i was relaxed, my biggest issue was simply finding a HAIR CARE SPECIALIST, not so much a styist. i keep things simple and was mainly concerned with growing it out. well, finding someone like that in san diego was damn near impossible. i was always encouraged to get color services or something extra. now that i’m natural, i rarely go to salons except for cornrows, twists or color. during a consult they assume i want it straightened and give me the whole “i press hair real good” spiel. every stylist I’ve who claims to do natural hair acts like they can’t trim or style my hair without blowing it out first. natural or relaxed, i face the same dilemma smh

    • Chanda

      I’m not surprised that they’d want to blow it out first. I think they’re just trying to stretch it out as long as they don’t try to sneak a relaxer or hot comb to it, you’re good.

      • tbaby_8

        True. It is easier to get a better and more even cut when your hair is straighten, if you are naturally curly. When you cut hair that is curly, you run the risk of cutting WAY too much off. You might want to a bob, but wind up getting a halle berry. Not good.

  • Chanda

    Don’t these hair salons ever worry about losing business when they do their customers any kind of way? You keep someone in there all damn day for a wash, blow-dry and curl and then charge too much, you know they won’t be coming back? The only possible way they can keep some kind of business going is by playing favorites. Or keeping the good gossip flowing, I guess. Won’t be no one to serve in the future but hoodrats.

    • Jay

      Sadly, many of us complain mightily but continue to go these salons and stylists because we like what they style our hair.  I’ve seen more people continue to take this abuse just because  ”So-and-So stylist really knows how to cut/perm/weave/color/style my hair RIGHT”.  Unless their skill set includes walking on water and/or eating fire, they are not the only show in town.  Besides, there are somethings that should never be overlooked under any circumstance.  Respect (or in this case, disrespect) would be one of them.

      • tbaby_8

        Thank you for saying that. I am a part time stylist that listened to my clients and many were happy with me. If many clients would complain and not patronize these stylist, then the message of how they are mistreating clientele would be loud and clear. However, many people continue to give these ratchet stylist their hard earned money and wonder why they keep being treated so disrespectful.

  • Business406

    Nightmare!!

  • Chocol8terain

    Cuts being shorter than you ask has always been a big problem for me. there’s only maybe 2 ppl i’ll let cut my hair.

  • Dee

    I was horrified when I left the salon 2 weeks ago. I told the stylist to just trim my ends n I ended up getting a bob how that happened idk mayb it was because she was on her phone all the damn time but I went from having my hair long to the middle of my back to a damn bob . When I complained her response was oh plz it’s going to grow back fast smfh I stopped going because I believe she’s letting her personal relationship with my mom interfere with her professional relationship with me

  • Ashley Hanley83

    Hmmm…”see you next Tuesday”….hmmm…C U Next Tuesday…hmmm…she may have been calling you out of ur name with that one!

    • Chanda

      Oh Oh, I get it now. That’s not nice!!

  • Chloe

    YOu can add another to your list: “multicultural salons” where the stylists treat their white clientele better than black clients. I’ve had this happen a couple times.  It’s as if the black stylists are almost embarrassed by black cliets while white clients are around.  Has that happened to anyone else?

    • Trissha Taylor

      Wow, I can;t believe that people would behave that way..

    • Chanda

      And I thought those were the one you could rely on more. They make it seem like there’s so much drama when it comes to doing black hair, smdh.

    • Fkaren

      Yes it has. I am reminded of several situations when this has occurred. As a resultof that the salon lost clients and is on th ebrink of closing its doors.

  • mochaaa

    i recently went to a black hair salon (i usually go to the dominicans) because they had an $8 wash and set special i couldn’t pass that up. the woman used mousse on my naturally curly hair which made it crunchy and hard when it dried and the roots were sooo curly. she then proceeded to take a wide tooth comb and comb out the hardness and i saw the mousse flakes fall all over my clothes. smh. she then charged me $15 because i had curly hair. ??? such a waste. i had to do my hair myself when i got home. then she said “SEE U NEXT TUESDAY” yea right

    • http://Honeycurls.com/ Trissha Taylor

      That is so so so terrible

      Sometimes we all really end up getting what we paid for..

      • mochaaa

        yup i definitely learned my lesson

        • Trissha Taylor

          Agreed sometimes it’s just best to look after your own hair..  smh..

  • http://www.facebook.com/RosarioRed Rosario Stefania Scarsci

    This is exactly why I do not go to the salon. I used to but stopped. I have dreads now and I manage them on my own at home with special product. I still get compliments on them and if I am desperate and need someone’s help, I’ll to go my aunt who takes care of all of my cousin’s dreads, hers and my mom’s dreads. 

    • Trissha Taylor

      You’re certainly fortunate to have that. And I love dreads, most people don’t know how much you can do with them..