My [Scary] Salon Visit & Trim

I went to my old stylist recently and it was quite an experience. I love her dearly, and I would probably go to her more often if I hadn't moved 300 miles away from her. So now, I only go when I'm in town. The last time I saw her was back in October, which is also the last time I had my ends trimmed. My hair has changed a whole lot since then and, unfortunately, I didn't think to prepare her for the beast that is my texlaxed hair. First Mistake!

I washed my hair, applied my deep conditioners and detangled some before arriving. This had become typical for me to do when going to her on days I needed to save some time so she's used to it. In my mind, she would only have to rinse and style my hair, however, this is not how the appointment went. Things were going fine until she decided she was going to rake a not-even-medium-tooth sized comb through my hair from root-to-tip. My hair abrubtly let her know that that was never a good idea. Commence my major freak out moment in my mind. She tried to detangle it a few different ways before she started asking me what products I had used and decided to start all over. Yes, she washed my hair all over again.

My heart sank. Even though her terrible detangling session didn't last very long, I was positive it wreaked havoc on my hair. Like, I thought I had no more hair (can you tell I'm a little bit dramatic at times?). From that point on, I was on edge. She was really going in on how whatever product I used must have stripped my hair and that's why it was so hard to detangle. She used a KeraCare deep conditioner and had me sit under the dryer for awhile with it. I don't remember which one it was though. Why you ask? Because I couldn't get over her tryna pull that comb from root-to-tip thru my hair! After she rinsed, I sat under the dryer trying to assess the damage and figure out how much hair I had left lol! I was texting my sister FREAKING all the way OUT! While I'm sure she was laughing out loud at me, she did her best to calm my fears. She also uses and loves this stylist.

Although she didn't say it initially, I know she assumed I was going natural after that and I did not bother to correct her. It seemed to change the way she detangled my hair so I was down for it. I wish I remembered what deep conditioner she used because it did an awesome job on my hair. She got through it so much easier. Once she started straightening it and was going out passed my shoulder, I realized I still had my hair! Now it was just a matter of how much was going to need to be trimmed. She said other than the fact that the back was thin (which I already knew), she wasn't going to have to trim much. Hallelujah! I have realized that having several inches of thick texlaxed hair makes all my bone straight hair look so thin. I hate it. Especially in the back (my nape and a couple inches above) which has always been a problem area for me. 

slowly realizing I still had hair :) [click to enlarge] 



Once all my hair was straight and she let me see the before and after trim, I was in much better spirits. While she added curls, we talked about the Shea Moisture product I used before coming in. (It was the Raw Shea Butter Deep Treatment Masque I've mentioned before.)
Me: I used Shea Mositure's deep conditioner. I can't remember the name. The one with the yellow label.
Her: The one with the pump or in the jar?
Me: Umm...the jar...
Her: Melanie...are you serious? That's the mask one! You shouldn't leave it on more than 15 minutes! That's why your hair was acting like that!

Y'all, I cannot explain the mix of emotions I felt in that moment! LOL! I had to laugh at myself, yet I was embarrassed at the same time, but happy it was all over. Thank God she washed and deep conditioned my hair again. Between me not following directions and her attacking my hair with that comb, I could have set myself up for a major setback. But alas, thank God that was not case and my hair was healthy enough to endure the harsh treatment! I loved my results, as usual. And she told me next time I was in town to let her know so she could pick up some "natural products" she thought would do well in my hair. She typically did that for me and I will certainly be taking her up on that the next time I plan on spending a weekend there. 

the final results [click to enlarge]

11 comments:

  1. When I started reading I got scared lol, thank god everything turned out well :)

    Happy Hair Growing!

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  2. Whew!!! That was close. It's probably a good idea that you didn't correct her. It sounds like she was gentler since she thought that you were transitioning to natural. Fine toothed combs are the DEVIL for a texlaxed chica. I love your soft curls!

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    1. Thanks!! I totally agree, the devil indeed! It's like I got an instant attitude when I first saw it lol

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  3. Sounds traumatizing lol. The next best thing to a texlax/relaxer for me is a fresh trim, I love how thick and uniform my hair looks. I feel you on the bone straight ends tho, but it looks cute!

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    1. Thank you! I LOVE a fresh trim too. I used to do it every 6-8 weeks and had to get myself over it for the sake of growing long hair and learning to maintain my length. I went 6 months this time, but once I hit my goal length that will be over lol

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  4. So sorry that you had such a scary experience but at least it turned out okay. Your hair still looks amazing! I also have the same issue with the back two inches of my hair/nape and thin bone straight ends. It will get better in time for sure!

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    1. Thanks Andrea! And I agree. I'm sure the back of our hair will be so much better soon enough. Especially with all the tender loving care we're giving it now :)

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  5. Had you used that shea moisture product before? It didn't work on my hair either. Just left it coated and dry. Glad your stylist was able to redeem herself from the detangling. Your hair looks great!

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    1. Thank you Neisha! I had used it before and did not really like the way my hair felt. I like to give a product a few shots before I give it the boot so I'm going to try it one more time and make sure I ACTUALLY follow the directions this time. There's so much in that jar I feel I have to do something with it!

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    2. Shea Moisture is on the expensive side too, so I totally understand. Let us know how it goes next time around!

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