WHY I'M DONE WITH LOC STYLISTS | LOC HORROR STORIES 🙅🏽♀️😡🎃
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2024
- Mannnnn, I been meaning to make this video for awhile! Let's talk about all of the horrible experiences I've had with loc stylists over the years. These loc horror stories are all true, no shade, just facts lol. Enjoy! -TT3
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I haven’t been to a salon in over 12 years and I started my locs myself 10 months ago and have been self maintaining. I HATE salons. I do believe ppl have good experiences but I feel like there are more bad/mediocre than good 😭 a lot of stylists just don’t care. You pay them hundreds of dollars and they get to just do whatever to your head and to you in general. I don’t like that agreement lol
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 they left me for dead. That reminds me of a childhood salon experience.
I honestly believe it’s what shaped me to be the vocal customer I am now.
🗣️ no you cannot just bump the ends right quick
you are so funny 😂😂😂 i'm rolling
Girl l feel you. I have 2 horror stories of my 3 months loc journey which I ended a week ago because my hair started breaking. Right now I doing everything I can to make sure my hair is healthy and strong again. Another red flag 🚩 my good people is getting your hair done by someone who says they can do everything especially without proof of them having achieved any of that.
Proof is very necessary, these people will say anything for $$$
Omg I’m glad my partner retwist my hair. I have no intentions on going to someone, if he can’t do it I gotta do it myself then 😂
Thanks for sharing. “ They leave me for dead” have me rolling!😂. But seriously thanks for sharing, I’m a little over a year loc’d. I recently (few days ago) did my own retwist. I had a couple of not so satisfactory situation, as well as deal with scheduling conflicts. I decided to retwist my own hair and was pleasantly surprised at the results. I don’t plan on going to another stylist.
I remember I was on time for an appointment and had to wait an hour at least. It just kind of offended me that she didn't care that I was on time because I took like two buses and the train or something like that up there ... Like I made a journey and was on time 😭😭😭They literally charged a hand and a foot for starting micro or sister locs. They charged like 250-300 to start mine and they did it quick and almost like lazy like they wasn't... If anything they wanted my hair to look crazy but God is good I got used to my face... But thats the first time I got loccs in my hair period... It was like paying to sit at the wrong lunch table in school 😭😭😭😭😭😭 but anyway everyone that has done my loccs like their skilled but the actual person and karma is too much. Like my cousin's girlfriend she wanted to retwist my hair but she always says shady things and used to sleep with my dad ... Like I dont care for my hair in a traditional westernized way so dealing with people who don't understand why amla, chebe bhringraj etc is on my hair and just thinks it's dirty shouldn't touch my hair. The girl who would do it before my cousin's ex she was a hood family friend, so like her kids played with my sister's... But when my sister's spent the night her kids made them watch Chucky. I don't like that
Always remember the starter sister loccs it was going to be a thousand and then the micro locs was like 750 or 850... I became disillusioned and understood cuz it was a shady energy about it towards me anyway , they treated me like I was an outsider... But I saw a woman on TH-cam who was a hair stylist and she was doing sisterlocks and micro locs for like less than my locks actually costed.... I was so shocked like I thought it was normal.. I'm grateful to God that it happened the way it did because I appreciate my hair for its size now like it don't have to be more conforming into the vain consumerist society... Like it's okay for my hair to be bigger
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Thanks for sharing your journey!
The first “Loctician” I went to started my locs via the two strand twist method. I thought she was pretty good to start, EXCEPT she NEVER responded to text messages or calls. That, to me was a strong yellow flag, but I ignored it because I didn’t have a backup to go to yet.
When I went back for my retwist, she ended up fired because
1. She put the stickiest stuff in my hair
2. She told me not to use any water on my hair at all to maintain or moisturize
3. She literally started clipping the ends of my twists and where she said she saw loose hair! I ended up with clumps of hair coming off the ends of my healthy hair! Like WHAT THE WHAT?!?!?
Anyhoo, I found an amazing Loctician in Houston that restored my hair and it’s the heaviest it’s ever been. I’m five months loced and loving the journey!
I'm so sorry you had to deal with that! I'm glad you found a better loctician to go to now!
If you don’t mind, who did you find in Houston?
I've been a DIYer on my locs since the beginning but occasionally I would go to this popular salon in NYC (they also have a location in atl) for special services like dyes and crochet retwists. After about the 3rd time, I left the salon with a crochet retwist so tight my scalp was sore FOR WEEKS. It was then that I realized they were stylists, not loctitians bc they'll whatever just to make ur hair look good for their IG. Really sucks bc they have great customer service but too much negligence when it comes to quality SMH
Oh heck no! There is absolutely no reason you should leave a salon with a retwist that is causing you PAIN. smh. We deserve better!
It’s definitely hard to find a knowledgeable + professional loctician anywhere these days. Some chick I found on IG started my first set of locs; I told her what parting style I wanted, and she made it seem like she knew exactly what I was talking about. I ended up with rectangle, square, rhombus, and parallelogram-shaped parts all throughout my head. 🥴 My updo’s looked crazy as hell. I went to another so-called loctician who used weave thread, wax, and hair spray on my locs while styling them. 🫠 She also sat me under the dryer for an hour unnecessarily, just so she could go outside to her car and smoke a blunt. AND I had to check her because she tried to wash my hair with scalding hot water. 🗑️ I let another person start my second set of locs, but I’ve been doing my own hair ever since. It takes longer, but I’d rather run the risk of messing up my own hair for free than pay someone else to jack my locs up.
Whew! This is a lot. I don’t understand why uneducated women think it’s okay to play in ppls hair like that. Smh
Weave thread and wax?! How dare she?? I’m sorry you had to experience this.
@@tyrathethird Ikr?! It was wild, but I was pretty uneducated about what products should and should not be applied to locs…so I unknowingly let her mess my hair up. 🫣🥴 Lesson learned; I’m much wiser these days. 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
I’m in Atlanta and same 😭 the only loctician I liked up and moved to Cali 😢
Same here. Had to comb my first set out cause I didn’t know better and let too many people’s hands in my hair. I’m already so much happier with my second set and it’s because only I am taking care of it
I’m in Atlanta too and I’m only 2.5 months and my plan was to maintain myself but get “professional” care 2-4x a year but y’all got me scared lol.
Girllllll......good luck. lol.
I am scared too!
I am getting starter locs and also in the ATL area
As a loctician I literally cringe hearing these stories 😮💨
i'm sure you would NEVER!
I’m feeling the same way!!! I’m in Roswell and these stylists in GA are not the move at all!!! I’ve had 3 stylists and have only had my locs reattached for less than a year, which were falling out until I learned how to repair them MYSELF! Or they don’t want to answer DM’s, text or have all these crazy rules!!! Ugh.
Rightttt, don't get me started on the rules!
My loc stylist was washing someone else's hair when i got there. I waited 30 minutes. She told me she can start washing my hair. I said no and left. I'm back to maintaining my own hair.
I’ve decided to go semi free form because I can’t take getting burned by another loctician. They’re either charging too much money, unprofessional or both! I love my locs but I can’t take the locticians!
I totally understand!
Whew chileeeee! Why is this a thing? Like why are they ALL like this!? 🤣 It’s crazy cause I’ve definitely had similar experiences. Being a black woman and knowing our connection with are hair is a sensitive one at times, you would think they’d know better smh. It’s really sad at this point. But I’m glad I have taken the time to learn my own hair so I can care for it myself 🙏🏾🥹 cause it’s a STRUGGLE sometimes.
Yup, doing it yourself really is the move!
It's very sad considering we didn't have these type of problems with old school stylist that were old enough to be your mom. 😩
I honestly dont want no one in my hair. Ill learn everything i need by watching TH-cam videos. I have confidence i can maintain myself. If i need help during my journey. I will but i really don't want to.
Totally understandble!
Gurlll,
You could really be a comedian!!!
So many funny but good information!
No you are definitely not the only one struggling to find a good loctician😂😂😂
I'm a Decatur native. I've started and maintained my locs. The only people I let touch my locs are yannie and her husband. They come down to Norcross from Jersey every 3 months. They're the best.
That's awesome. I've heard excellent things about Yannie! 💕
I'm so sorry to hear this. I decided to start and maintain my own locs. I've had bad experiences with beauticians when I was a loose natural or relaxed. It's so unfortunate. I feel your pain. I'm about two years in and have considered going to a professional to have their eyes on my locs and professional advice but haven't worked up the nerve yet. Glad you have a lady you've always known, who's giving you the experience and outcome you want.
I have a problem with stylist at shops allowing someone I didn’t book with to re twist my hair, like the stylist I booked just passes me to some one else🙃🙃🙃🙃who just started
I absolutely hate that, that’s why I left my
last stylist!
Giiiiiirrrrrrrl wow I'm tearing up. "I just freestyle them" ugh omggggg😫😩😭😭😭
Throughout the years I've been able to clean up my locks the way that I want to as far as where the parts are even if I don't really retwist them because the way my new growth came in her locc positioning changed very soon
Great storyteller and useful info. Thank you!
Thank you so much 💖💖💖
Lol 😆! You are so funny😂! I enjoyed this video, but sorry you had those experiences. My sister does my locs, she’s my best friend and a cosmetologist so I’m pretty safe with her❤️! Not sure if I’ll ever go to a loctician 😬! Y’all scaring me, lol 😅! Thanks for sharing 🌹🙏🏿!
Tbh, you let a lot of things slide that most wouldn’t. I don’t understand why you were so nice about everything especially loctician C, I would’ve left the moment I saw that environment and you knew how that situation was going to pan out but I’m glad you can give really good advice based on your experiences.
I’m naturally not a very confrontational person because I know I have a very short temper and things will go left very quickly. So yea, at times I was too nice and should’ve spoke up or left, which is what I said in the video. Live and you learn. Regardless, the customer service was still trash and that has nothing to do with me letting things slide.
You know what when you said 24 year. I immediately know who to go to. I’m about to call her know. Thank you
You are a really great story teller. I was tuned in the whole video
I appreciate that! Thank you!
Hi Tyra! LOVE the storytimes! I had a similar experience to the one you had with the second stylist you mentioned. She would keep pushing my time back and would get angry if I ever came 5 minutes early (she said she might need that 5 minutes to do something else 😒😒) she did hair out of her home and a wash was included in the price of a retwist. I showed up to get the full service (wash included) and she seemed annoyed that I didn't wash my hair before coming. I then had to WAIT FOR HER TO WASH A SINK FULL OF DISHES before she could wash my hair. I must be a glutton for pain because I went back to her again! This time, she was on the phone with someone talking about how she doesn't like when her loc clients don't book together (at the time my sister and I were her ONLY loc clients 😑) WHY WOULD WE NEED TO BOOK TOGETHER MA'AM?? I was SUPER annoyed and haven't been back to her since. I'm disappointed because she is a young talented woman trying to get her business off the ground, but she has ZERO people skills and was very unprofessional. Mind you I always tipped her well because I respected her hustle at such a young age. Needless to say, I will be doing my own locs from now on! 💛
Omgggggggg, she sounds like a hot mess!! A sink full of dishes?!?! Absolutely not! You better off doing it yourself!
Wow!!! OMG that was the salon experience from hell so unprofessional ... That's why I am trying at 4 months of starter Locs to do my own retwist....I have had a few bad experiences as well....
I’m in Marietta, I know your pain. I’m 5yrs in on my locs.
My first set of locs: I don’t know what they used but it gave me so much build up. When I washed my hair, gray gunk was coming out of my hair when squeezed my locs. I just had to cut them I couldn’t deal with it.
2nd set: the new person kept cut my locs loose hair and it made my hair look good. Until my hair was thinning a lot.
3rd set: moved to Iowa, found good loc technician to start my locs. a little flaky but no buildup. then moved back to Marietta. And found a new person. She’s great! No flakes and no buildup. She knows what’s doing and can do everything
I'm glad your new person is doing a good job! Happy to hear it.
Do you mind sharing who you go to in marietta.
I feel you Tyra 🥰
My experience with a Loctician or I would say, probably now knowing that she was probably a loc stylist, because she also did other types of hairstyles as well, and did beautiful work according to her Instagram page. I had my locks installed traditional locks and she did a good job of doing so but prior to installing the locks. She took me to her wash bowl and wash my hair so vigorously that I know, she definitely tore my hair out because she combed through it, so roughly at the bowl, and I have very fine very easily breakable hair That I have never washed my hair that vigorously or comb through my hair that vigorously wide wet. So I think I started off with my hair being totally damaged after just the wash. She put the locks in that went well but then when it came to her Twisting my hair let’s say five and nine weeks later she could not figure out what my hair was doing in It’s pre-locking State that she took a comb to it and tore out hair, trying to make it do a certain way that she thought my lock should look. I begin to think that this lady does not know what this kind of hair looks like when it’s trying to lock she was used to what they call for see Hair possibly. Needless to say I never went back. I learned how to re-twist my own hair by watching and going to TH-cam University lol. I have now been re-twisting my own hair for the last three years and five months.
I got an auntie and she is great ❤❤❤
Thank you for your story. I just cut off all of my Loc’s today because I got tired of trying to find someone I’m here and McDonough Georgia. And it’s been eight interesting task, but I think I’m done with Loc’s .
awwww I'm sorry that's been your experience. I'm not far from you and I have a girl that's pretty decent now.
Girl the octagon parts took me out. 😂
Relatable!!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉
Oh………my……..God!!!!!!!!!! Loctition #3 had me so upset and I had anxiety listening to you, but you were hilarious and I no at that time it was not! All 3 of them were so unprofessional and all 3 just wanted the money because that does not make any sense. I don’t blame you for learning how to do your own hair. I’m a cosmetologist but don’t claim to no a thing about being a loctition. I no how to do coils and twist because I use to do them all of the time with my own hair but I wanted to have them done right for my foundation and I told my loctition I would go to her for the first couple of months then I would be doing my own hair except for when I wanted her to color my hair and she was fine with that. But I’m glad that you learned and do your own hair, it absolutely looks gorgeous!
Ooh Girl!! Thank you for making this video. I started my loc journey using loc extensions this year June 10th! And my locticians attitude was something else. I can definitely relate to your story and guess what? It was a stylist in ATL. So I flew from Texas to ATL for terrible service. Never again. Lesson learned
Omg, I'm so sorry you had to fly all that way just to have a bad experience. That's terrible.
So good to see you back on here 🥰❤️
Happy to be back :)
I need an old school stylist that does locs in Memphis, Tn. #MemphisAuntiesWhereYouAt
“Don’t give bad people your $” whispers to self
Don't do it!!
@@tyrathethirdhad to come and rewatch cuz 1 I saw your reply and had to rewatch to feel that one again lol also how much was the starter locs on stylist A?
Oh and I just got a retwist w my tried and true loctician that does my hair the best and actually has been the only one in my hair BUTTTTTT I have to call and confirm her appt and also call 1/2 before because she runs late. Those aren’t her rules I just noticed this about her sigh Oh and the part about the banana parts 😂😂😂 bruh these stylists and their attitudes boiiii. Ok so my trick now is I only retwist 4 x a year so every 3 months to not have to deal w the bull and hopefully my stylist stays around fuhevvva cuz these other stylists are wayyyyy worse
New subscriber! Yeah I recently started back doing my own retwists so i cN perfect mine for myself. Last person I went to retwisted my scalp into my locs...NEVER AGAIN! 😫😂. Also I love your hair color!! What color is that?
Omg, it’s hard to find a quality stylist these days. I thought I found a place, they started my locs & things was going good. Then they tried to get me in earlier one day, I declined being busy. So when I got there she was doing someone else’s hair, they put me with a random who washed my darn starter locs out of my edges. Then my loctician proceeds to fix it creating some bs that didn’t even match the rest of my locs. I haven’t been back since & just do my hair hair now. I have 123 locs 9mos in & loving it!
I love that you have 123 locs, that's so cool lol. I'm sorry you had a bad experience, doing it yourself is really the move!
Thank you for keeping it 💯
This shouldn’t be funny but I’m cracking up 😂😂
😂😂😂
What in the entire hell! Girl this whole video made me cringe! omg I'm so sorry you had these experiences!! Yikes!!!!!!!
Lmao opening @3 where?! In hell.
Right!!!!!!
I don't think it has nothing to do with Atlanta and EVERYTHING to do with people just suck at providing decent customer service today. It's like some COVID, that shii is out the door. That is with hair service, food service, etc.
I'd give you my loctician info if she did your style locs. She's amazing and serious about sticking to schedules etc. She only does sister locs.
Great luck with your finding a satisfactory loctician.
Good point!
Thanks for sharing
What do you use on your retwists?
Aloe Vera!
Do you know a good loc stylist? Been looking in Atlanta struggling 🥺
You're paying them to destroy your hair. I only get a retwist when I have an occasion.
“Destroy” is dramatic lol. There are some locticians who do amazing work.
@@tyrathethird The longevity of your hair is based on your roots because they have to carry more weight overtime. What happens when you bend a credit card back and forth? No matter how strong the plastic, it will break. The loctitians are the ones doing the bending.
Don’t give up lol, book with me @manilocs
You. Me. The same🤭🤣😱😭 Everything you stated is 🤌🏾💋!
Thank God I found a good loctician in VA 😭🤌🏾