I hate going to salon's , they always do my hair feminine or try to make it look some what girly even when i ask them what kind i want, they always seem to do what they WANT or think will look good on me.
Now it is very different going to a barber shop. My experiences :
White barber shop: usually old men with basic hair styles. They dont really know how to do modern hair styles cause most of their clients are old men or people who want a not to complex hair cut. I did try to get my hair done with a few white barbers before...always didnt look right. They also rarely use clippers and almost always use just scissors and a comb.
Black barbershop: Totally different experience. They use clippers, razors, and TAKE THEIR SWEET TIME!! It usually takes me an hour just to get a fade ( or military cut ) but they also shave my face, clean up the sides of my eye brows and cut my edges all included !!! So worth the $20 i spend. Its funny cause at a black barber i pass as a dude pre T !! I only go to a black barbershops now.
The difference between all three is like night and day. Now i have been to a white barber who was young and in his 30, but he had to write on his rent license and promise the salon up the street that he wouldn't cut any women's hair. To bad because he was just has good as the black barber that i go to now and alot closer to. He did cut my hair that one time and told me that the salon up the street made him promise not to cut any women's hair but he apologized and wished he didn't have to send me away. He cut my hair so nice !!!
I would try different salons, barber shops and see what best works for you or what feels most comfortable to you. I had to go to a dozen before i found the right place i go to now
Good luck and have fun!! Dont worry if a shop didn't cut your hair the way you wanted it to look. It always grows back and you have other shops or salons to try.
