Fatima’s Salon Braids & Weaves

I had waist length box braids done here spring of 2015. The women were friendly and got the job done quickly. The finished result was gorgeous and I got tons of compliments.
However, I can’t give the experience more 3 stars because it was soooo painful, the braids were done incredibly tight. I’m naturally tender headed but I was in excruciating pain for the last half of my session and couldn’t sleep for at least two days after the fact. I complained while my hair was being braided and the main braider said she wouldn’t do them as tight but I doubt she did anything differently. I gave benefit of the doubt that maybe my scalp was extra sensitive since I hadn’t had braids in a long time but that was me being naïve. The hair around my edges, especially the front, is finer and more fragile and I definitely had noticeable breakage when removing the braids. My salon stylist also commented on the breakage later on. I have natural hair and know how to take care of my hair while in these styles so maintenance wasn’t the issue. I took a year to rest my hair from braids/​extensions after that because I was terrified of traction alopecia. My hairline has filled back in during that time (thank God!), edges are nothin to play with.
I have a hard time with people who consider themselves hair stylists who aren’t doing more to prevent breakage. It’s 2016 and it’s unacceptable, there’s too much hair knowledge out there for this, no matter how flawless the braids look.
Ah well, at least I know better now and escaped without permanent damage. Hopefully I’m doing my duty to save another woman’s edges from annihilation!

I love this place! I have gone to braiding/​weaving shops in Arlington and Irving and this one is hands down the best! It’s clean and professional which is not always easy to find. The minute you open the door your are greeted and either explained the wait it immediately seated seated depending on how many people working their are. The two times I went I did not have to wait. It seems like everyone in there knows what they are doing and get it done pretty quick so you can go on with your day! I will be a customer for life!

My sengalese twist did not last more than 5 weeks. I ended up taking them out because they started falling out and looking really bad.

warning: this place is nasty as hell! smelling like a fish market the entire time i was in there.
the women in this shop braid way to tight. heavy handed. i had to have them redo several braids.
i left the shop with a major headache… ive been getting braids for over 4 years and never had that happen.
one lady proceeded to eat her dinner while she braided my hair. totally disgusting.
the owner of the shop had a problem with me paying with my debit card because she wanted cash instead… i guess to fudge the books with the irs .
im sticking to african american shops because african women are use to unsanitary living so dont expect for them to understand the logic behind… wash your hands, dont eat while you braid my hair, i would like to keep my edged please, dont give your clients headaches by screaming in their ear!

I will NEVER go back to this place again. The lack of professionalism speaks volumes. I went into this place because I was driving by and got a quote to dread my hair. So I was quoted $ 80. I told the lady that I needed to go home and drop my dog off and I would be right back. So I did but I also changed my clothes and went back. When I walked through the door. The stylist laughed and started speaking her native language and the conversation continued. I felt very uncomfortable. And as I sat there listening to her pulling my hair out with her fine tooth comb, I sent my husband a few text telling him how uncomfortable I was and maybe she was reading over my shoulder and got offended. She did not try to talk to me or engage in type of dialog like a normal hair stylist. She had an attitude when she was asking me how I wanted my dreads to lay in the front. Then when I couldn’t take it anymore, I asked her to stop and I asked how much I owed her for what she had done that far which was about 10 – 12 dreads. And she got mad and started talking to the lady behind her in their language. And she said i owed her 20 bucks. At that point I just wanted to leave. So they offered to wash my hair and she did (with water ONLY). Then I walked up to the front counter to pay. I gave the stylist the 20 and said thank you and she said bye with an attitude as I was leaving. It is stereotypical to think that African women don’t like black women so I will continue to conduct myself as a lady and say they could benefit in a class on customer relations. That is the 3^rd foreign owned braid shop that I have been to one in denver (nice but ate chicken while doing my hair), one in Duncanville (left me with two bald spots), and this one. And I will never go to another one again because it is my experience that they are rude, unprofessional, and unwelcoming. And if I’m giving you my money, I’d like to be treated with some kind of dignity. Just saying. Good luck ladies :-)

I visited this shop a few years ago and remembered that they provided me with three braiders and they had did an ok job so I recently revisited them last week. Like before I had three braiders (different ones from before) and my total service time for Nubian Twist was 2.5 hours. However, the quality is crap. On day 2 I lost my first twist. Thursday will be 2 weeks since I got my hair done and to date I’ve lost 8 twist. My natural hair touches my back so there’s no good reason or explanation for braids falling out. From looking at the quality of the twist I can tell that the lady who was in the back was not experienced with installing Nubian twist. I have received compliments from people saying, «your hair is beautiful» and from a distance it is. But I’ve had better. One of the ladies had her minor children there at work with her so she had to stop servicing a client to tend to her children. The pro to this shop is the service time. However, I will not revisit this shop. Two stars because they did Nubian twist as requested and because the service time was exceptional. I only wish that the quality was better. Next time I’ll try Sister Sister in Arlington I’ve heard good things about them.

I made a same day appointment here and thought it was nice to be able to be accommodated on such short notice. When I called, the woman who answered kind of lackadaisically took my name with the appointment time, as if she weren’t actually writing it down and quoted me a price.
Once I arrived, I mentioned I had an appointment and was asked by a stylist near the door what I wanted to have done, which further suggested they don’t really set appointments, but tend to have enough stylists to take walk ins throughout the day. Within 5 minutes of arriving, someone started working on my hair, so the faux appointment wasn’t a problem at all. Before starting, the stylist made sure to let me know the price, which matched what I was told on the phone when I first called. This is where my experience began to go downhill.
My hair is natural (no relaxer) and therefore needs to be detangled differently than relaxed hair. It’s by no means, unmanageable, but cannot be combed with a fine tooth comb, which is actually similar to many people’s hair, even if it’s relaxed. My stylist roughly yanked at my hair with a fine tooth comb 2 or 3 times before switching to a more appropriate wide tooth comb. Even after switching, she attempted to comb-​detangle my hair starting at the root, which tends to create more knots and tangles than it removes. After yanking at my hair and getting the comb stuck 3 – 4 times, I reached up to cover my hair with my hand, at which point she handed me the comb and asked me to comb it myself and walked away. It took me about 5 – 8 min to thoroughly detangle my hair with the comb, by simply starting at the ends and working my way to the roots.
After 10 min or so of me finishing, she finally came back and I showed her a picture of the style I wanted. She began working and about halfway through, another stylist joined. Overall, it took about 2 hours or so for 2 people to complete a crochet install on my hair, which was nice. The fear of my stylist yanking my hair out of my head and leaving bald was not so nice…
My final style was nothing like the picture I originally provided. I removed a large portion of the hair the same night to make it less full and then I ended up taking it down and redoing the crochet install myself 7 days later.

Well-​deserving 5 stars! Upon entering Fatima’s I was unsure of what hair color blend I wanted to use for my nubian twists and Fatima stopped what she was doing and braided the 2 different blends on my finger so I could see which blend I’d like the best. After I chose the red and brown blend they sat me in the chair at noon and started on my hair. There was wonderful conversation, in their native language, but I never felt threatened or uncomfortable at all. It was pretty busy so one of the 2 girls working on my head had to go help a walk-​in. Then Fatima offered me some of the best rice I have ever had in my life. There was lamb and veggies in it. It was delicious. The atmosphere was quite friendly and my overall experience was great! I will definitely be going back to Fatima’s. They told me to start my dreads it will only cost 60 $. That price cannot be beat anywhere in the metroplex. I recommend Fatima’s Salon. I got out the chair at 5:00 and was overly pleased with my nubian twists! Great job Fatima’s crew!

I was quoted a price on the phone for kinky twists and when I arrived the price miraculously went up by $ 30. I told them I was expecting $ 150 and I’m not prepared to pay more. They decided to point out that there was a Chase Bank next door and I could get more money. I told them I wanted the $ 150 style. After braiding, they tried to charge me $ 180. After arguing with me for about 5 minutes, they got $ 150 and I had no desire to give them a tip. Rude and attitudinal ladies spoke in their native tongue the entire time the braided my hair. I was very impressed that three ladies were able to do my complete head and help me out the door in two and one half hour. I was observed three other customers to come in while getting my hair braided that were also giving different prices on the phone and the price went from $ 180 on the phone to $ 220 when they arrived.
Good fast work, pricing trickery.

I was so impressed. I have 4a/​b, shoulder-​length hair and it normally takes 6 – 8 hours for twists. Well I got Nubian twists and they had 3 ladies working on me most of the time and got done just under TWO HOURS! I have never had such fast braiding service. Would definitely recommend and return.
So if you are looking for a quick style, ask for medium-​size Nubian twists.
The only thing I didn’t like was they blow-​dried my hair to start because it’s natural and they wanted to straighten it a bit first. They were a bit rough with that part, but I was so happy with everything else it was hard to dock a star for that.
So if you have natural hair that has some length and/​or it’s thick/​kinky, be prepared to either blow dry it yourself at home before you go unless you are going to ask them to be gentle.

I walked in for senegalese twist around noon and they finished by 5pm. My hair is really thick and natural 4b so it normally takes 8 — 12 hours to braid. I am so impressed and have no complaints! I am very picky and slightly OCD so that says alot! Lol

Fatima’s hair braiding and weaves should also be called Fatima’s hair braiding, weaves, and babies
The reason why I renamed the salon is because three of the employees brought their children to work today, all under the age of 9 months. I am not against women bringing their children to work, but when it interferes with productivity, that is a different story.
My stylist/​braiders did not get the memo to bring their children to work today so they were able to focus on my hair and taking personal phone calls.
I do feel sorry for the three women who got their hair braided by the women who brought their children to work as it took longer than customary to get their hair braided.
When I called to inquiry about Seneglese twist I was told it would take 4 hours. The 4 hour time frame depends on how busy they are.
Any who, my experience with getting my hair braided was intresting. My hair braiders were rough. When the hair got tangled, they pulled the hair without any consideration to me. I played tug of war and I was the rope! My hair was completed in 4 hours with one additional hour to cut and steam the braids. My hair is okay, I think it is too long but I will cut it.
Fatima is also a tad bit expensive for Seneglese twist-​$ 220 to be exact. What they don’t tell you is, if you want shorert twist the price is $ 200 and $ 220 for longer twist, a difference of 20 smackeroos. I wasn’t given that option. If you go anywhere else, Seneglese twist are $ 180 for short twist and $ 200 for long twist. I think Fatima also includes a tip in her price which is smart business on her part.
I got my hair braided around the same time last year at someone’s home. Although I had the tedious task of separating the hair and handing it to my stylist/​braider, that experience was a lot more pleasant, more professional.
If you plan to visit Fatima’s Salon Braids and Weaves [and Babies], ask your hair stylist/​braider if she brought her baby to work with her, inform her if you want long or short twist (a difference of $ 20 smackeroos), and bring your head phones with you because when the hens cackle, they cackle with intensity, with only short breaks in between.
Fyi-​If your hair stylist is hunger, she will eat while braiding your hair, care for her child in the midst of braiding your hair, answer her phone, and laugh/​talk extremely loud. These ladies can also be very disrespectful.
I hope this review helps!

So far so good. They started on time and with 3 braider’s. It’s going on 3 weeks with my braids and they still look as fresh as day one. I typically loose some front braids after a day or two, but all have remained intact. I don’t know what they did, but they did a fantastic job. EVERYONE asks me where I got my Senegalese twists done. I am back in Chicago now, so they are a bit disappointed by my answer, Irving, TX. Ladies, this is a great place if you are seeking quick and exceptional service with no haggling or mis-​communications of prices. I was asked almost every half hour if I was doing okay or needed anything. From start to finish, I was in the chair for about 4.5 hours with 3 people constantly working on my hair. Did I mention I have about two inches of natural type 4b African American hair that they were able to handle with ease??? Do yourself a favor and get your hair done by these lovely ladies.