Finding a good braider?

Hi there. You will probably get a lot of good advice from this site. When you say "braided in" Im guessing you mean sewn in and not pinch braids? Wefts get either sewn or glued in so I just wanted to make sure I understood you.

You can ask how long they have been braiding and have they worked with several different types of hair before. Not all will have photos of their work but dont write someone off because of that either. At the very least, I ask to see their sew in as most likely they are wearing one. I would be more cautious of someone that has absolutley nothing to show to even prove they can do it and works out of their home and stuff. Just use your best judgment.

They should NOT give you a hard time about bringing in your own hair. People do that all the time. In my opinion its okay if they want to show you some of their hair for a future purchase what have you, but if you walk in there with your own hair, that should be the end of it and no high pressure sales. Make sure with the Russian you just tell them to go easy on the cutting for obvious reasons. Its like gold being swept into the trash.

Here is where I went and i loved her. She was a sweet lady and did a great job.

http://www.nvmyhair.piczo.com/?cr=4&rfm=y

She's in New England near Boston.

I cant do my own, no way.





Edited by krimsa - July 22 2007 at 6:58am

I was just gonna say if Boston is too far for you to travel, have you tried Portland yet? Im in New Hampshire so she was the clostest I could find. Keep in mind maintanance and its not a one shot deal. Most people go 4-6 weeks in between. Not quite as long as strand by strand installs.