Picking a Stylist

I see so many times on fb people telling their hair horror stories and sometimes I think that some of them could have been avoided if a couple of key questions were asked....
Even as a stylist I feel that there are questions that people should ask me that they sometimes don't.

First, when u are looking for a stylist whether its on fb, craigslist, google, flyer, or phonebook...u need to know if the stylist specializes in Natural Hair...reasons: 1. u can run into someone that has seen some natural hair techniques done or seen some youtube videos and just copies what they see 2. for some stylist "natural" means more then one thing (ie. braids, relaxed hair without weave, or press and curl). So u have to be clear...if u want a twist out ask what kind of twist out do they do or which they are familiar with....

Secondly, when u talk to a new stylist make sure u ask what types of products or styling tools they use on natural hair. For those stylist that don't specialize in natural hair they may not buy products for natural hair because it isn't something that they do on a regular basis. U want to make sure that if u want a blow out or a iron out that the stylist uses ceramic styling tools...u don't want to make the mistake of having someone burn ur hair out or cause heat damage.

Thirdly, u want to make sure that u ask all the questions that u are curious about. U should never just sit in a chair and say I don't know what I want or what to do with my hair so u can just do what u want. The result of that may leave u very unhappy. If u are not sure what a stylist can do or what they know about natural hair then asking for a consult first is not a bad thing....they may also want to do a consult before they go forward with styling ur hair. There is nothing wrong with asking question and any good stylist will welcome the questions and answer them. Also a good stylist is not afraid to admit that they just don't know something.....

These just a few things that u might want to think about....deciding to go natural is hard and the journey can be harder for some so the last thing u need is a stylist that isn't knowledgeable.

Sidenote: If the Natural Hair Stylist has a relaxer u might be sitting in the wrong chair.....