Those the mfs that be charging a lot in my experience

I remember like 10 years ago on Gone To the Moon, Future said he get a $100 lineup

this why I've been a bald head skittle diddle

by hair stylist do you mean braiders or something else?

Bc I don’t understand how you couldn’t know about a single braider w positive reputation

are barbers considered hairstylists? I’d assume so, but based on this thread I’m curious bc my barber got me nice

Stop dealing with hairstylists that do this s*** "on the side"... problem solved.

this nigga must be talking about a highway

social media stylist mindset pretty much

it's like that for men haircuts as well, pricey as f***

covid created super barbers

Barbers nowadays act like celebrities fr

LMAO

The one time my barber told me to be there on a date and specific time and he didn’t show up?!?!?

I stoped going to that NIGGA!

I just started getting my hair braided the last few months but I only have two women I go to. The first is pretty expensive but worth it because the style lasts a month+, but the second lady is exactly like op described lol. I try not to mind it too much though bc she hooks me up with food plates for a discount

Never had any issue with my black woman hairstylist, but that means nothing.

A few s***ty stylist also means nothing.

All it takes is a lil research to find out how some of these places perform but if you are going somewhere that doesn’t have any reviews or anything showing their actual quality that’s a risk you took.

Oh yeah there’s definitely some people on there in my area that charge ridiculous prices. I don’t have a problem paying if the end result is amazing but my hair not long enough to be dropping 150+ 🥴 will definitely stay in that 80-115 range.

A lot of people experience these problems going to these front room stylists too. I get they’re more affordable but their service isn’t going to be top notch.

$100 sister loc retwist thank god my hairlady does this for fun and not as her hustle

If you think they’re bad wait until I tell you about Nail Techs

YOU KNOW WHAT OP

I was finna say this is stupid as f***,but I actually thought about my own experiences with the one accessible black barbershop in my town (small town with about 1% black people), they deadass moved across town, charged more, and ghosted my appointments

Granted, until I found my current barber, I've had mixed experiences with all races, but looking at it from a capitalist perspective barbers as a whole be tripping, adding into the pride of having a black owned business without actually being considerate of a community can be a problem. Idk how many people can relate and again, my story too is annecdotal but there is some validity to what you saying and should be discussed.

Idk I'm stoned lol

You need a friend to do it

Not twisting but for braiding I have a few homegirls that do it and my sister

Drip em a few dollars even though they dont ask and/or I'll do somethin g for em

Cheaper, more comfortable & the hair is nice

for a year and a half, i was retwisting my locs myself. but as my hair grew longer, so did the process. i got tired of it and went to my homegirl, she’s cold wit the two-strand twists

recently though, i think imma go back to doing it myself. it saves money and it’s just such a flex whenever people ask me who does my hair

You getting robbed

Go buy some clippers

Nah I get it. Cost of living going up and they can be on their feet for hours twisting and braiding a full head of hair. Price of a brick going up

Barbers charging 50 to fade the temples is crazy tho

bro, it's $50 for a low taper fade and $30 for a lineup.

need to buy my own clippers at some point and just do it myself

exactly, they be wasting their money on these gucci capes for no reason. just give a plain one and lower the price lol