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Are any of you aware of these "new concept" hair salons that have been pooping up around the country?
This is the service they purport to provide:
"For about $50.00 clients can walk in and get a quick wash and styling."
Does this concept sound familiar to anyone?
Well to a lot of people they sound very similiar to Dominican Hair salons that have been around for quite a few years prior to the exsistance of any blow dry salon. Even still Abigail Fredrick, a blow dry salon owner that recently opened a location in maryland, had to say in regards to the area after moving there from San Fransico 3 years ago, "I was pretty surprised that it wasn't here yet,". She also had this to say in regards to the comparison between Dominican salons and blow dry salons:
'In practice, Frederick said, there are differences between blow-dry bars and Dominican salons. She said that, according to her stylists, the extreme heat Dominican stylists use to loosen the tighter-curled strands of black women can damage finer hair.'
then goes on to say this in regards to potential black customers:
' Frederick hopes that black women will give her salon a shot.
"We are as inexpensive as the Dominicans," she said. Her customers "get a really great blow-out without the chemicals. … It is a business based on volume. And there are a lot of women in Maryland who want to have great-looking hair." '
From these statements it seems that she believes that the heat she uses at her shop is not extreme enough to loosen the hair of black women while at the same time believing that black women should still come to her shop to have their hair loosened. Or is it that she believes she can simply vary the heating settings on her machines to accomadate her black customers and that the Dominicans machines don't come with that simple option?
She also had this to say in regards to the comparison between blow dry salons and dominican ones:
'Frederick also said the social aspect of blow-dry bars — birthday parties, champagne sipping and movie-watching — sets them apart from Dominican salons.
"Particularly what is being missed by the Dominican salon is that blow dry bars are very social. You can come in and hang with your friends. It is a big social element," she said. "I know that the Dominican [salons] are social, but it is in and out. We add a lot of fun to it." '
I thought the very purpose of these hair salons was to wash and style their customers hair quickly, why then does she knock the Dominicans for doing this very thing?
Joy Singer, an owner of another blow dry salon in the area had this to say in regards to comparisons between blow dry bars and Dominican salons:
'Singer, who is white, said she was unaware of Dominican salons when formulating the idea for hers.
"I haven't looked into their salons," she said. "I'm not an expert on Dominican salons." '
http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/fashion/bs-st-blow-out-20140101,0,7099796.story
Your thoughts?
This is the service they purport to provide:
"For about $50.00 clients can walk in and get a quick wash and styling."
Does this concept sound familiar to anyone?
Well to a lot of people they sound very similiar to Dominican Hair salons that have been around for quite a few years prior to the exsistance of any blow dry salon. Even still Abigail Fredrick, a blow dry salon owner that recently opened a location in maryland, had to say in regards to the area after moving there from San Fransico 3 years ago, "I was pretty surprised that it wasn't here yet,". She also had this to say in regards to the comparison between Dominican salons and blow dry salons:
'In practice, Frederick said, there are differences between blow-dry bars and Dominican salons. She said that, according to her stylists, the extreme heat Dominican stylists use to loosen the tighter-curled strands of black women can damage finer hair.'
then goes on to say this in regards to potential black customers:
' Frederick hopes that black women will give her salon a shot.
"We are as inexpensive as the Dominicans," she said. Her customers "get a really great blow-out without the chemicals. … It is a business based on volume. And there are a lot of women in Maryland who want to have great-looking hair." '
From these statements it seems that she believes that the heat she uses at her shop is not extreme enough to loosen the hair of black women while at the same time believing that black women should still come to her shop to have their hair loosened. Or is it that she believes she can simply vary the heating settings on her machines to accomadate her black customers and that the Dominicans machines don't come with that simple option?
She also had this to say in regards to the comparison between blow dry salons and dominican ones:
'Frederick also said the social aspect of blow-dry bars — birthday parties, champagne sipping and movie-watching — sets them apart from Dominican salons.
"Particularly what is being missed by the Dominican salon is that blow dry bars are very social. You can come in and hang with your friends. It is a big social element," she said. "I know that the Dominican [salons] are social, but it is in and out. We add a lot of fun to it." '
I thought the very purpose of these hair salons was to wash and style their customers hair quickly, why then does she knock the Dominicans for doing this very thing?
Joy Singer, an owner of another blow dry salon in the area had this to say in regards to comparisons between blow dry bars and Dominican salons:
'Singer, who is white, said she was unaware of Dominican salons when formulating the idea for hers.
"I haven't looked into their salons," she said. "I'm not an expert on Dominican salons." '
http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/fashion/bs-st-blow-out-20140101,0,7099796.story
Your thoughts?
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