Okay. Today was the big day and I am proud to say Marvin the is man. Here is a step by step analysis of what he did and you can judge for yourself:
1) I arrived 15 mintues late but that was fine with Marvin. As soon as I put my stuff down his assistant based my scalp. When she was done Marvin came over and discussed my hair with me. Check this out: they have a client card that is filed so your stylist can see what procedures were done on you and on what date. There is also a brief hair history space on it. Just like a patient's chart at a doctor's office.
It turns out that Joseph's overprocessed one side of my hair and that is why I am always complaining of frizzies. At this point there is nothing I can do about it, but Marvin corrected some of it and the rest will come off as I gradually trim.
Step 2: Marvin applied the relaxer (I think it was Mizani) and did not use a comb. He did a quick job
Step 3: He rinsed my hair and gave me a pre-conditioner. His assistant did the rest of the shampooing and conditioning.
Step 4: My hair felt really soft after the shampoo and conditioner. Then Marvin trimmed my ends. Listen to this. I have been walking around with a lopsided hair do because Joseph's did not cut my hair right!!! I did not even know this! So he corrected this problem too. He had to trim a about an inch /images/graemlins/frown.gif but he said it was necessary. I will try to survive.
Step 5: His assistant roller set me and sat me under the dryer for 45 min. Marvin then wrapped my hair and sat me back under the dryer for 10 min. This is a better subsitute for blowing the hair out. And now my hair is still in the wrap and it feels soo soft. /images/graemlins/grin.gif
Marvin spoke to me A LOT about hair. He told me to use Aveda shampoo because it is very moisturizing. He also recommended Motions CPR and Organic Hair Mayoinaise. He said I should alternate weekly between a hot oil treatment and a protein treatment. Marvin said everyone should invest in a paddle brush to wrap the hair. He also told me to stay away from the buns b/c it pushes the hair together and stumps the growth. He gave me a scientific explanation that is too hard to explain myself.
My bill came out to $104 which included the relaxer, conditioner AND trim. (Josephs's charges $40 for the trim on top of the $98 relaxer and $20 conditioner). Marvin understood that I am a student and don't have $$ so he suggested I visit any Dominican salon for maintenance. But the one advice he gave was ABSOLUTELY NO BLOW DRYERS.
It was funny because I was reading SBH Hair Magazine and there were tips from stylists and I saw Marvin's name! He told me if I listen to him I will be fine.
I went in at 2:30 and finished at 5:15. The best part is that all of this time was spent on my hair and not me twiddling my thumbs in the waiting area.
Kitkat: I think we've found our spot.
AmilLion: I cannot thank you enough for suggesting Marvin to me.
I am really happy now /images/graemlins/grin.gif The sad thing is that I didn't even know my hair was jacked up until he pointed it out to me. All that money for what??? I can take this as a lesson learned.
1) I arrived 15 mintues late but that was fine with Marvin. As soon as I put my stuff down his assistant based my scalp. When she was done Marvin came over and discussed my hair with me. Check this out: they have a client card that is filed so your stylist can see what procedures were done on you and on what date. There is also a brief hair history space on it. Just like a patient's chart at a doctor's office.
It turns out that Joseph's overprocessed one side of my hair and that is why I am always complaining of frizzies. At this point there is nothing I can do about it, but Marvin corrected some of it and the rest will come off as I gradually trim.
Step 2: Marvin applied the relaxer (I think it was Mizani) and did not use a comb. He did a quick job
Step 3: He rinsed my hair and gave me a pre-conditioner. His assistant did the rest of the shampooing and conditioning.
Step 4: My hair felt really soft after the shampoo and conditioner. Then Marvin trimmed my ends. Listen to this. I have been walking around with a lopsided hair do because Joseph's did not cut my hair right!!! I did not even know this! So he corrected this problem too. He had to trim a about an inch /images/graemlins/frown.gif but he said it was necessary. I will try to survive.
Step 5: His assistant roller set me and sat me under the dryer for 45 min. Marvin then wrapped my hair and sat me back under the dryer for 10 min. This is a better subsitute for blowing the hair out. And now my hair is still in the wrap and it feels soo soft. /images/graemlins/grin.gif
Marvin spoke to me A LOT about hair. He told me to use Aveda shampoo because it is very moisturizing. He also recommended Motions CPR and Organic Hair Mayoinaise. He said I should alternate weekly between a hot oil treatment and a protein treatment. Marvin said everyone should invest in a paddle brush to wrap the hair. He also told me to stay away from the buns b/c it pushes the hair together and stumps the growth. He gave me a scientific explanation that is too hard to explain myself.
My bill came out to $104 which included the relaxer, conditioner AND trim. (Josephs's charges $40 for the trim on top of the $98 relaxer and $20 conditioner). Marvin understood that I am a student and don't have $$ so he suggested I visit any Dominican salon for maintenance. But the one advice he gave was ABSOLUTELY NO BLOW DRYERS.
It was funny because I was reading SBH Hair Magazine and there were tips from stylists and I saw Marvin's name! He told me if I listen to him I will be fine.
I went in at 2:30 and finished at 5:15. The best part is that all of this time was spent on my hair and not me twiddling my thumbs in the waiting area.
Kitkat: I think we've found our spot.
AmilLion: I cannot thank you enough for suggesting Marvin to me.
I am really happy now /images/graemlins/grin.gif The sad thing is that I didn't even know my hair was jacked up until he pointed it out to me. All that money for what??? I can take this as a lesson learned.
