Finally Have an Appointment with a Stylist

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Permalink Reply by RippleInStillWater on March 10, 2010 at 7:30pm

you should totally go natural. its the biggest mistake i made . salons dont care about you they just want your money. they'll feed you a bunch of BS

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Permalink Reply by Vinny on March 10, 2010 at 8:46pm

My advise would be to do it yourself. When I backcombed my hair it was about 7 inches long, it took over 16 hours. A stylist is not going to have the time or patience to do it right. When done too fast and too loose you get a lot of pain, a lot of lost hair, and the baby-dreads will usually completely unravel on you. Even if the stylist is willing to spend the love and time needed, It aint gonna be cheap boyo

Most stylist use wax because a shabby backcombing job wont stay together without it. If you need wax to keep baby dreads together, then you were backcombed improperly.

Do it yourself. Only you know how tough to go without hurting yourself and only you will have the patience to do it right. Buy a metal flea comb, have a buddy help you section it, and go to town. don't use wax, it is the most unnecessary and hassle filled dread product out there. Unless you want to live with waxy/sticky feeling, and looking, dreads; dreads that you have to spend hours and hours melting old wax out of every month; dreads that dont even lock up as fast as waxless dreads; dont use it.

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Permalink Reply by Iain on March 10, 2010 at 9:17pm

ask him what he does, if he said he must use certain methods or he can't guarantee you results, tell him its your hair/$

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Permalink Reply by Knottysleeves on March 11, 2010 at 1:00am

Vinny's comment says it all perfectly. The vast majority of stylists are not dread experts -- and if they are, they're probably only used to working with one type of hair, or they've been trained by Knottyboy's "stylist certification program" (I wish I was kidding) and will insist on using wax.

Stylists charge by time and you'll likely need 6 hours or more, so it will be quite expensive.

If you want to use the backcombing method, just invite a couple friends over and show them how to backcomb properly. It's not difficult to learn; if you do it gently and use a metal double-row flea comb, the comb will actually do most of the work for you. The point of backcombing is only to keep the hair sectioned and get some tangles started (and a lot of those tangles will fall out anyway once the dread magic starts happening), so you won't need to go overboard or do anything special.

Even with treating your helpers to lunch and beverages during your dread party, you'll still save a ton of money compared to going to a stylist!

If you do decide to go to a stylist though, just remember that it's YOUR hair and YOUR money -- if they insist on using a method or product you don't agree with, you are free to walk out. ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Sister Rags on March 11, 2010 at 3:51am

I guess there are people who want dreads as a style, a way to wear their hair for awhile. Besides that reason, I really can't understand why anyone would go to a stylist for dreads. To me, that's like saying, "I don't want to wear make-up so I'm going to see a make-up artist today to learn how not to wear make-up."

Honestly, no offense...I just see "stylist" and "dreads" as polar opposites.

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Permalink Reply by Sister Rags on March 11, 2010 at 4:38am

Yes, yes, yes....capitalism, money, money, any chance to make money. The fear fo not having money is so pervasive in western culture that people will do ANYTHING to keep that fear from biting at their heels. It's a hard society we're agreeing to.

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Permalink Reply by K E A Z on March 11, 2010 at 5:59am

total do it ur self trust me iv been salon scammed.. bunch of losers

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Permalink Reply by ☮Izzy-licious☮ on March 11, 2010 at 4:43pm

dont waste your money on a salon!

Just twist and rip. I did it to mine and my hair is stick straight and that worked perfect for me I have had mine 6 months and they are doing beautifully on their own!!! I haven't had to touch them since!

Salons are a rip off, not intentionally but it takes so long for them to do one person that they have to charge a ton or they would lose money since they can't see others at the same time. You will regret the money you will have to spend on that... I looked into it when I first wanted dreads one girl I found is an avid wax user and total for the number of hours it would take it was going to total 1200$ ( thats right 1 thousand 2 hundred dollars!) 60$ an hour and about 20 hours of work! Insane!

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Permalink Reply by Ryan Emmel on March 11, 2010 at 5:24pm

If you're set on ignoring all this natural DIY advice, and really want the stylist to help, then I'd suggest letting the stylist section your hair, but to do the dreading yourself. I spent about two weeks with my hands in my hair twisting and ripping. Think of the price tag a professional stylist will put on those hours, and then think of all the cool shwag you could get with that cash.

Honestly, I wouldn't trust my hair to my friends. They would do it wrong, and I'd say something or undo their mistakes and offend somebody. I tried this. My girlfriend STILL won't fiddle with my hair. Doing it yourself is time consuming and kind of tiring.

If money isn't an object, and you're confident that you really want to *buy* dreadlocks, go for it, enjoy your hair. If you want to grow and develop a set of dreads you can be proud of, consider another method.

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Permalink Reply by ☮soaringeagleॐ on March 12, 2010 at 2:31am

salons are the worse mistake u can make..99% are total disasters
seriusly go natural or twist n rip yourself
they can charge up to 1000 by time u realize they screwed u
i have never heard anything good about any salons

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Permalink Reply by ☮soaringeagleॐ on March 12, 2010 at 3:15pm

yea sure spend 100 bucks to section your hair brilliant... dont even do that section youirself and dont section evenly
even sections look fake and forced
your better off going natural or at leasst allow the hair to section itself naturaly

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Permalink Reply by ☮soaringeagleॐ on March 12, 2010 at 4:20pm

you can buy me a car with the money we just saved u

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