Crappy sew-in experience

nursie wrote: that does suck, at least you were able to come home and fix it , think of all the people who just come home from 'experts' like that one and just have to live with a Joe Dirt look :(

I had a crummy sew in experience too....Not the same as yours, but mine wasn't done the way it should have been.  I went to a braiding salon in Boston that was very authentic.  I guess they were really only used to dealing with african american hair, not silky white girl hair.  It all slipped out in 9 days and when I complained, the owner said I should not have washed my hair while wearing a weave .  I was really ticked off, I could have saved time and money by DIYing....

I got a sew-in weave for the first time on Saturday. Since my hair is only about 1.5 or 2 inches long and tends to stick up on top, I asked for a full-head weave with just my bangs and some hair at the sides left out. I know it's not the most realistic look, but I really wanted to be able to leave my own hair alone for a while and let it grow.

The stylist said "No problem," and began cornrowing. But then, after she was about halfway finished, she announced that a full-head weave wouldn't look good on me and that she was going to leave out some of my own hair on top. I was confused because 1.) there were two other women in the shop getting full-head weaves and they looked fine and 2.) like I said, my hair is really too short to blend. But I trusted her.

When she got to the end, surprise surprise-- I have hair on my crown STICKING UP all over...in addition to being short, it's full of cowlicks. Worse, she had barely sewn in 5 ounces of the Elite Thermofiber I brought. It was really thin. I looked like Joe Dirt! It was sooooo bad. Plus, she refused to blend or layer the hair, and worst of all, she stuck the top weft on with latex glue, which I hate. (I even said "Hey, please don't use latex glue on my hair," and the stylist pretended not to hear/understand me.)

Somehow, she managed to plaster down the spiky bits using some heavy-duty product. The weave still looked so thin and mullet-y that people were snickering as I left. I really should have refused to pay, but the stylist seemed borderline hostile at this point. I think she was pissed about the fact that she wasn't up to the challenge of my hair (which I'll admit is challenging!) But still, no aftercare instructions? Not even a perfunctory trim?

I went home, put in four more tracks with LG and razored the hair much shorter, adding layers for thickness. Now it looks fairly decent, but I could have done a better job myself and saved the money.

Sorry to vent, but I thought this experience was a good example of how sometimes we DIY-ers can be more informed than the actual pros!