Who is your stylist of you have really thick wavy hair? Haircut disaster, please help!

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone at Immortal Beloved will do a great job, but the higher-up stylists especially.

Yes, agreed. Leigh is fantastic. My hair is thick (not as thick as yours, OP, but still quite thick) and curly, and she does a fantastic job with it.

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Anonymous wrote:Brigid at Salon 46 in Old Town Alexandria is pretty well known in the area for her expertise with curly hair.

http://salon46.com/

Did she used to be at Lorraine April!! I've been looking for her if so. She is fantastic and wonderful in every way. Convinced me to embrace my curls.

Yes, that is her! I believe she has been at Salon 46 since leaving Lorraine Aprile several years ago. You need to book your appointments with her in advance because she is so popular, and her clients seem to book early. She is worth it though!

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I have this kind of hair and struggling to find a style I like. Can people post pics of good styles for this type of hair?

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Thais at Chaos in Bethesda.

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Anonymous wrote:If you have thick wavy hair why on earth do you have it chin length??? That sounds horrible. I have a ton of hair and the only way to make it not look like a poodle is to grow it out. Isn't that common sense? Why do you have short hair?? This is on you.

A friendly, helpful response-- I love DCUM.

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I have really thick hair, and I go to Jody at Scissors and Comb (formerly at Alchemy Salon). She does a great job!

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Nicole at Parlour did a good job with my thick hair (not as thick as yours sounds). I think she is at a new salon in Takoma Park.

What about Fiddleheads? They are supposed to specialize in curly hair.

It seems like someone who knows multiracial hair might also work for yours!

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Anonymous wrote:If you have thick wavy hair why on earth do you have it chin length??? That sounds horrible. I have a ton of hair and the only way to make it not look like a poodle is to grow it out. Isn't that common sense? Why do you have short hair?? This is on you.

Again, I got a disasterous cut WAY shorter than I had intended or asked for. The second cut was to try to thin it out. Why do hairstylists not listen when you tell them not to go that short??

It sounds like you have the dreaded Triangle Head. I am sorry, my sister!

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Mimi Craft at Immortal Beloved or Ruby Devine at Frizzles Old Town

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Huge fan on ondor at Georgetown salon and spa. Also sounds like you would be a good candidate for a Brazilian blowout/keratin treatment.

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Anonymous wrote:I have this kind of hair and struggling to find a style I like. Can people post pics of good styles for this type of hair?

I like this idea! My hair is wavy more than curly and is long. I would like to have it shorter -- how short can you go without triangle hair?

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Anonymous wrote:Nicole at Parlour did a good job with my thick hair (not as thick as yours sounds). I think she is at a new salon in Takoma Park.

What about Fiddleheads? They are supposed to specialize in curly hair.

It seems like someone who knows multiracial hair might also work for yours!

Nicole is at Scissor and Comb now. And Fiddleheads is WAY overpriced IMHO.

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Anonymous wrote:I have this kind of hair and struggling to find a style I like. Can people post pics of good styles for this type of hair?

I like this idea! My hair is wavy more than curly and is long. I would like to have it shorter -- how short can you go without triangle hair?

I had really thick, kind of wavy hair until by pure chance I had an appointment with a stylist who cuts hair with a razor. She was like "Wow, no one has ever thinned this for you?" and cut away gobs of hair. Then she gave me an awesome chin length bob. No triangle head! Now I am growing it out long (down to my boobs) and it is awesome because when I had my hair like this in college I had headaches all the time from how heavy it was. It was also so frizzy and un-styled looking. Now it's really light with gentle layers. I hardly even use my flat iron any more.

This lady has really changed my life (hairwise, of course). Interestingly, she has some bad yelp reviews from women who feel she has thinned their hair too much. I will go to her until the day I die. I don't live in DC otherwise I would say where, but I think maybe the razor cut is key. Lots of people have used thinning shears on me but my hair has never looked this good.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone at Immortal Beloved will do a great job, but the higher-up stylists especially.

Second this.