I wore my hair low till I finished secondary school. Then the time to enjoy my perming finally arrived. But nobody told me that finding a good salon to perm the hair was going to be another kind of stress.

I will share some of my experiences as well as frustrations in trying to find a good hair salon.

The Luxurious

Let me start with the luxurious hair salons. A typical luxury salon will have stylists who understand the job. Their customer service is usually on point. They use terms like install weave, and they relax only your undergrowth. As we say in Naija speak: Dem sabi the work. When the hair specialist washes your hair, you lose track of time. And then, when it’s time to pay you start to hear the zeros. They even have POS machines so they can collect your money with ease.

The Regular

Here, everything is okay-ish. Pricing is average, service is average – good some days, touch-and-go the rest of the time. If you tip your favourite stylist well, she will be teachable and will generally follow your instructions. You make it your regular salon until further notice. No one will cut your hair while taking out your braids or weave (unless you’re unfortunate and get ‘the apprentice’). You might have to remind them loudly and repeatedly that previously relaxed hair cannot be due. Also, they stress and charge you a little extra if you have natural hair. But eh, you can’t have it all. Read more... https://theladysroom.ng/salon-hunting/