Hairdresser Talk

Hey guys, in my previous post Hair Update, I mentioned that my hairdresser migrated,  I'm really happy for her but where does that leave me now? Well first I must confess that she's been a good hairdresser on most parts. She followed most healthy hair tips like moisture/protein balance, scalp massages, detangling properly with a wide tooth comb, and others. However she was a believer that new growth had to be touched up every 6-8weeks, and would sometimes tell me that I had to relax it earlier, but I never paid her any mind on that lol. But aside from services she was a really good friend of mine, and she was also my neighbor so no long walks, or great distances to travel to get my hair done. Plus she always told me that I could come and set my hair over the salon and dry it too since I had no dryer at the time. So as a hairdresser, and most of all as a friend and neighbor, I'm gonna miss her. 
                                                                                                

      
Before leaving, my hairdresser did recommend her clients to a fellow hairdresser that  she knew and worked with before. She told me that she was good, and had good work ethics, and the salon was also located near my area so I decided to check it out.

When I went to the salon, I was taken a back by the size, especially since there are 3 hairdressers so its a bit small. I did inform her that I was sent by my hairdresser, and she was nice and responded well. Her price was slightly more expensive than my recent one because she told me that she only used the Profectiv No lye relaxer. I have never used that brand before, but I've seen good reviews on it so I guess I'll have to just wait and see.

There was another hairdresser I went to around my area before, because my recent hairdresser had a family emergency and wasn't available at the time, and I had to take my year book and school leaving pictures. So I wanted my hair to look great, so I went to the salon which was good looking, and had a great deal of space, dryers and chairs. I only went there to do a wash and set, but because I knew at the time that my hairdresser was leaving, I questioned her about her prices and what she normally does. So at a point I told her that I usually strech my relaxers to about 12 weeks, then her response was the ordinary I guess, why so long. Then she told me if I waited that long I had to pay extra to relax my hair. Yeaa, I was a bit peeved off by it, because she was basically telling me indirectly that if I don't relax by 6-8 weeks I had to spend more money on getting it relaxed at that many weeks post. So I just let her finish my hair, and came out, and honestly I don't think I'll be going back.

So from the scissors happy hairdressers to the 6-8 weekers, finding the right hairdresser can seem like a stressing thing to do. Hopefully the hairdresser I was recommended to does a good job, cause I don't like hairdresser hunting lol.

Have any of you guys had a bad hairdresser experience? Also has anyone tried Profectiv No lye Relaxer?