I lived there for about 6 months. I went to Ashley at Simply Gorgeous on Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. The shop is hers and she is the only person there. She was friendly, personable, gentle, and knowledgeable.
I found her by going up to someone at WalMart - a woman who was with her little daughter, and her mom, and all three had the blingest hair. She recommended two places. After calling both places, I only went to Ashley. Since I was on my Do-It-Yourself kick back then, I had only went to her for 2 touch-ups and an occasional wash. A week after a relaxer, she urged me return for an Aphogee treatment. And when she trimmed, she did not cut...she actually trimmed.
Before going to her, I called her and spoke to her on the phone for a while. Then I visited her for a consultation (I acted like I was in the neighborhood, but I went to check her out). Her shop is small, clean, and cute. It was a drive for me 'cause I lived all the way out in Farragut, but it was worth it. Plus she was not too far from the big ethnic BSS on that side of town. If I still lived there, I would still go to her. I have lived in many cities, and she is one of the very few stylists that I had no problems with.
865-525-8228....pm me if you do go to her, and let me know how it went. :crossfingers: