Fine Art African Hair Braiding

Today’s hairstyle was individual tree braids. Loved the style but the hair used was absolutely terrible! Bring your own hair or use your own!!!
At the outset, 2 ladies were braiding. About an hour in, I was down to one. The style itself took about 7.5 hours. To pass time, I was able to use their free wifi and watched tv when I needed to hold my head up.
I read another Unilocaler’s review about a $ 10 pay war once her hair was complete. I guess they have changed their policy to prevent any more stand offs. The new rule is «You must pay in advance for services».
If you are uncertain about a style, typically they have pictures of prior work. I am content with my hairstyle, but can not say I would return for a third visit because the service is hit or miss. The braiders are notorious for talking in their native language whenever a customer complains or does something they take issue with. I also watched one braider take an hour and a half break after only 30 minutes of braiding. She left to pick up food and took her time eating. When the child’s mother returned, the lady began to pick up speed and had the audacity to become annoyed when the mother asked why is it taking so long.
I have been lucky to say the least, but I am done trying my luck.

PLEASE do not go to this place! 1^st time I went I got my hair done for my bday. My sister made the appointment for me. I had to wait 1 hour before the person who was to do my hair arrived. Anyways, I got the perimeter of my hair in invisible braids and the middle, a sew in. It was $ 150. Cool. They aren’t the nicest or the most professional, but they’re not from here and I didn’t expect them to understand that. How many of these places are the nicest or most professional, anyways? I just wanted my hair done. It was cute. Last time I went, I called to make an appointment again, I talked to the owner, an African man. He said it would be $ 150, just like last time. Cool. I get there on time and as before, the lady wasn’t there yet and I waited over an hour before I said ‘screw this’ and got up. When I got up, a lady that was on someone’s head ran to me grabbing my arm and purse and was like ‘where am I going?’ I told her I was leaving, they already wasted an hour and she still wasn’t there and it would take longer. She said she would call and tell her to hurry up. Half and hour later, here comes my braider. She gets started and of course here comes the typical obnoxious African talking to each and on their phone to their friends. She finishes about 3.5−4 hrs later and said it was $ 160. I told her ‘no, her boss, said $ 150.’ She beckons him over there to us and they talk in African. He says to me ‘do you have an extra $ 10?’ WTF?!? I said ‘no, you’re the owner and you told me last night over the phone it was $ 150, get your workers in order. They lost a customer and other potential clients I would’ve sent them over 10 measly dollars. Then, the next day I noticed a sore in my damn head. I doubt they wash their combs and hair equipment, seeing as how the place looks like a pig-​sty. They are nasty, filthy, greedy, unprofessional a-​holes and I swear I hope they go out of business and go back to where they’re from.

I walked into this place yesterday to get a unique style. The owner said she can do invisible braids (which is what was in the magazine, plus the magazine explained your hair has to be very short for the style to work). Then ¼ thru the process i looked at my hair and told them it was too big, she said my hair is too short to do them smaller.
I let her continue because i knew i could cover up the braids with the hair (i have done this on myself before when they get old. Plus, I have over 20 years licensed experience in the hair care industry and I own my business for years). I asked her to cut the straight loose hairs and she said she would when its done. They were extremely rude when I asked them to complete the style.
When she finished braiding, i reminded her to cut the stray hairs and she told me «no, it would take too long and she was ready to go». Her husband got very hostile with me and told me to do it myself when i get home. The lady/​owner did my braids and they rushed but that didn’t bother me as much as them telling me they refuse to cut the straight hair on my curly style. He also told me that they don’t give refunds. I had to call the police for them to finish. I will never return to this unprofessional shop again. I guess my standards are higher than some people but i did see them burn those loose hairs on other people twist and I’m pretty sure that was the customers natural hair they are burning because human hair burns to ash and synthetic hair melts. When u take those twist out your hair will look a mess. Uneven and broken off but it will be because they burned if off. Please go somewhere else if you can. It’s a nicer braid salon closer to 17^th than this one and its cleaner.