No

As many of you may know, hair braiding is a secondary, part time job for me at the moment.

I spend my weekdays in the office and my weekends taking care of my clients. My little free time is cherished and I hate for it to be wasted.

Its totally discouraging for a client to make an appointment with me and not even call when they know they will not be coming. Not only does that waste my time, but it also keeps me from taking another appointment in the timeslot that was reserved for you.

This only gappens once in a blue, and usually with a first-time client, but each time is as annoying as the next.

I try my best to respect my clients time and do not overbook so that when you arrive, i take care of you right away. I don’t make the same mistakes that other at-home stylists make like being constantly distracted on the phone, taking ePlease show me the same if you can.

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R.

This scares me man, do guys really think these crazy things when I’m braiding their hair? I hope not!

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I

Over this weekend, I had to take a last minute trip to Delray Beach, Florida for the funeral of the Illustrious, Bro. Brown . Because of this, I had to re-arrange / cancel a few appointments and I wanted to give my deepest, SINCERE apology now.

I know how it is when you expect to get your hair done and can’t, and I hate that I put you guys through it.

Anyone I had to cancel this weekend will receive their next hairdo FREE OF CHARGE.

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WE

Check this link ( HairTrauma ) if you’ve never heard of it. I would give ANYTHING to work at that salon! It looks like so much fun!

Feel free to write to them and petition to have me (and my friend Christina) intern there ASAP!

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New

I used to be an innovator, creating styles that no one’s seen before, but lately, I feel I’ve been totally uninspired.  I FINALLY came up with a new design over the weekend (pictured below, model; Paul uaffiliated.com)  What do you think?

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Prank

See, I knew putting my ## out there on the internet would backfire on me, but did I listen to my first mind? NOPE. I haven’t had many prank callers and/or strange visitors at my house, but the few prank calls have been pretty funny.

Years ago, this guy called up late at night asking to get his hair braided. First off, I knew something was wrong because he basically sounded drunk on the line. He kept repeating himself and he didn’t make any sense. So anyway, here’s basically how the conversation went.

Me: “Good Evening, this is Nathalie”

Him: “Elloww? Ellow? I was callin to get my hurr braided”

Me: “O.k. What did you have in mind?”

Him: “Man, here me out man, serious talk, seriously …”

Me: “O…kaaaay?”

Him: “I’m sayin’ tho…can you braid my pub*c hair?”

Me: CLICK

And that was the end of that one. Funny, but not funny.  Are you serious?  Braid your ‘public’ hairs?  I don’t think so! LOL

The other night, I get another call, this time from a woman. She didn’t have a little joke, she asked to get her hair braided (this woman was also hard to understand on the phone) and then hung up in my face when I asked her name.  Needless to say, the vibe from this woman was strange.  Now, if you’re out there reading this miss, please never call again.

Anyway, I just wanted to vent on the prank calls I get from time to time.   Please understand, I’m a serious individual who’s time isn’t to be wasted, so stop the prank calls please.

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I

As some of you may know, I was natural for about 2 years of my life (picture to the left). During that time, I felt free, liberated of the European standard of beauty, and…more..black (does that make sense?) Well, in Nov/Dec of 2006, I grew tired of the same look and decided to go for a ‘texturizer’. A good friend of mine recommended a stylist and so, I went.

This woman did WONDERS with my hair. It’s healthier than ever before…it’s grown quite a bit, and I’m completely content when I leave her salon. I will not give out her name/salon (because that would just be unprofessional), but the problem is that this heffer won’t respect my time! I make an appointment for 4pm, get there at 3:45 and guess what? She’s so consistently overbooked that she doesn’t even touch one hair on my head until at least an hour later. Now, I respect her for trying to maximize her profits. From what she’s told me, she has 4 kids and works 6 days a week. She’s on that paper chase, and I wont’ fault her for it. Some women may be content in having to be in the salon for 4 – 5 hours just for a shampoo, but I’m NOT. I have ‘ish to do!.

I’ve been going to her religiously for almost a year now, and the same thing happens ever time! I’m angry, waiting, waiting and waiting and WAITING…and just before I’m about to give up and walk the f** out, she calls me up to her chair. Then the shampoo, then more waiting…and more anger as I watch her do 10 other girls’ heads at the same time. What’s the point of making an appointment if it means ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to the stylist? Read the rest of this entry »