Tainna in Ottawa

Emerald Beauty Hair Salon

Emerald Beauty Salon
587 Bank Street, Ottawa
613-232-9168

Reviewed by: Tainna

Atmosphere:

This salon has a casual atmosphere going on. I arrived there and wasn't too impress by the decor, however I never really go to salons for the decor, so I was not bothered.

As usual, I was able to read up on decade old magazines, while I eavesdropped on what other ladies are talking about.

Service:

This section will be divided in two parts; One for Merveille and the other for the owner.

Merveille:
She is from Trinidad and Tobago and has a lot experience with hair. The last time I saw her, she was wearing braids which suited her nicely. (She is also the one who braided them)

I got weaves placed on my hair, and she did a great job. (Got it done three times with her!) She is a quick braider and knows how to properly sew the hair on your braids without making it bulge.

My only criticism is that she can be too fast, and sometimes it can be painful. Also, monitor her at the end. Once, she told me she was finished and I did not like how my "bangs" were placed. She gladly redid them, so do not be afraid to ask for changes. (it's you head in the end!)

Owner:

After having my weaves on for about 9 months, I got sick of them and wanted to relax my own hair. Also, I was getting more and more interested in taking care of my hair without hairdressers interfering with it.

Unfortunately, Merveille does not relax your hair. The owner has that privilege. So, I agreed. Merveille undid my weaves, except in the front. My hair was quite long and she was very proud.

Sadly, since the owner never knew how long my hair was she assumed that she could just go ahead and chop off a chunk of the weave in front, instead of not being lazy and undoing it properly. This resulted in me having 3 inches of my hair in front being shorter than everything else.

I was furious!

She sort of apologized but said that she couldn't have known that my hair was so long. Yeah, uh-huh.

Worst is that she proceeded to relax my hair even though she just cut it. I didn't know then, but that's a MAJOR bad idea. This resulted in having my front ends being super frizzy.

I was livid!

Then, she rinse, did an instant deep condition, roller set and applied DAX to my hair. Leaving my hair super greasy and weighed down. Yuck!

Even without chopping my hair, the DAX was enough to make me realise that this was not the place for me to relax my hair. Plus, she forgot an area and was not able to "style" my hair in any way. Yep, I looked like a greased sheep with I was done...

Cost:

The cost are pretty decent!

Weave was about 75$ and the relaxer was about the same price. (This was a year ago, so things could have changed.)

Conclusion:

I would definitely go back for the weaves, but never to relax my hair.

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A new year, a new start!

It's September! Which means summer is at it's end and it's time to rethink our hair habits!

I would also like to mention that it has been a year since I started taking care of my own hair AND it has been three years since I am in Ottawa! So many anniversaries!

Alright, so let's get down to it!

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I am going to be adding a bunch of articles about hair techniques, products and hopefully salons real soon!

Until then, have a happy hair day!