Martha’s Palace

Wanted to get a blowout for my birthday. When I arrived there were a lot of women before me which is to be expected. Even with the log in sheet they managed to allow others to receive service before me, I don’t think it was done intentionally but why sign in when you arrive if the list will not be followed. I am natural and my hair was twisted previously so even before attempting to comb my hair, the lady that was going to wash my hair told one of the other ladies that my hair was tingled at the roots (which it wasn’t but anywho) they told me it would be an additional $ 15. After waiting this long I agreed to pay the extra $ 15. Not sure how my hair will end up 3 hours later I’m still waiting. Everyone is friendly!

This was my second time trying Martha’s Palace. I am completely natural with 4A curl pattern. I have heard horror stories but never had a bad experience myself. I am always amazed how straight they get my hair at the roots. I only jumped a couple of times from the heat hitting my scalp.
It took about 2 hours from Shampoo to finished product. I walked in on a Wednesday around 5pm and went straight to the shampoo bowl.
$ 25 for blows out I was sad to see they are going up in January to $ 30 but that’s just economics.
Bring cash they do not accept debit or credit cards. But they do have free wifi.
I’ll come back in a few weeks when I see how well (or not) my curls revert back.

I went to this salon regularly for over a year and loved it. The only reason I stopped going is because I hate to drive long distances and I live in Midtown. The staff is friendly but it does have sort of an assembly line atmosphere (I don’t mind that). I’m not big on conversation when it comes to my hairstylist so their «all business» demeanor suites me just fine.
The great thing about Martha’s is they take an hour tops to get you in and out. I know some people complain about the amount of heat used in the blowout process but umm it’s a blowout so what did you expect?! I never experienced any heat damage that I was aware of and my hair was always fabulous when the ladies were finished.
Every single time I went my hair looked as though I’d gotten a fresh relaxer, bounce body and luster were always my end results. The charge an extra 3 dollars for a Doobie, net, and Bobby pins which is reasonable considering they have to furnish those extras. If I’m ever in need of a last minute hair do I wouldn’t think twice before stepping into Martha’s in the future. You should do the same!
If you are a lover of constant Spanish chatter, and Merengue then you will fit right in. Don’t be surprised if your stylist stops midway for a quick 2 step and gets right back to work!

My experience at Martha’s was not good. I too have shoulder length hair, and I am a Spanish speaker and listener as well. Professionalism is key to a booming service which it lacked. People were being rushed over to the sinks, no one asked me what I wanted done to my hair. Since everyone was getting blow outs they assumed I was too.
Being a native of Chicago, I have experienced some of the best blow outs from Egyptians, this was my first time getting a Dominican Blow-​Out. If blow outs are the main seller no one should be burned there are ways to do the hair without burning people. I haven’t been burned since I was a young girl. The technique is lacking. My hair was burned in one spot and there was minor shedding. They succeeded in getting my hair straight, but not in a healthy manner. I also saw that there was a girl who had a bald spot in the middle if her head. Inform your customers about how to maintain healthy hair, they couldn’t do that because they don’t know how to maintain healthy hair. Also don’t talk about your customers in a different language you never know who will understand, like I did. I guess to sum it up there isn’t a lot of professionalism and respect of customers. If you seeks a cheap treatment, a very cheap look you shall receive.

While I’m so very sorry to hear about EB’s experience (sounds terrible) it’s the exact opposite of my experience with Martha’s Palace. I too have natural hair (past shoulder lenghth, thick) I found the place to be great.
I’ve neither seen nor heard of them wrapping hair, beyond a doobie which is done at the end, after your hair’s been washed, rolled, styled with a roller brush.
It’s important to know that as fab as dominican styling is… you still MUST get your ends trimmed regularly. I see women from NY to ATL to Memphis to LA walk out pissed because their hair is not bouncing and behaving like the regulars. But if you walked in with non trimmed ie DAMAGED hair, there’s not going to be much that anyone can do for you until you realize that health and length REQUIRE good trimming maintenance.
I have gone to many dominican salons and this one is pretty good. Speak up if you don’t like something immediately and you should be very pleased.

If your hair is not permed, avoid this salon at all costs. I went to Martha’s Palace to get my hair straightened. The owner, Martha, was there when I went for services. I was greeted when I came in and sent to a chair shortly thereafter. After the stylist pulled and tugged on my hair for over an hour, she offered to wrap it. I told her I did not want my hair wrapped. Who goes and pays for a style and leaves looking like she just rolled out of bed? How ridiculous! When she turned my chair around and showed me the mirror, I saw why she didn’t want me to leave with my hair down. My hair was dry and limp. It looked like I had done it myself… in the dark. The owner, Martha deliberately went to the bak of the salon. For EVERY OTHER client I saw in the hour+ I was there, Martha personally checked before she left and accepted their payment. When it was time for me to pay, she conveniently disappeared. What’s worse, my hair has broken off and fallen out of my head. My hair has been horrifically damaged. There was so much broken hair that when I washed it, it clogged the shower drain. People with natural hair should not go to this salon for any services. When I went it, my hair was shoulder-​length. Currently, certain areas are an inch long.