These #BlackSalonProblems Keep It All the Way Real About the Black Hair Experience
#BlackSalonProblems is trending on Twitter and bringing to life all the most hilarious — and often, most traumatic — experiences at black beauty shops.
From the long appointments to the hot-as-hell hair dryers to the strategic ways black women sleep to keep that 'do looking good, take a trip to the hair salon via these epic tweets.
The appointment is all set for first thing in the morning, the best timing to — hopefully — ensure a speedy experience...
When you thought you were the first appointment but you get there& someones in the chair already #blacksalonproblemspic.twitter.com/6bm26eqeZ9
... And then you're waiting forever.
When you've been waiting for an hour and they don't even have WIFI. #blacksalonproblemspic.twitter.com/DWeO9N2i9Q
When you trying to kill time by reading an article on President Obama's inauguration:
Reading the same Jet and Ebony magazines from 7 years ago. #blacksalonproblems
When that chemical relaxer starts burning:
When you tell your stylist the perm starting to burn and she says "ok give me one minute" #blacksalonproblemspic.twitter.com/A1UGrecNxI
When you said, "just trim my ends":
When she said she would only clip a inch but ended up clipping 5 #blacksalonproblemspic.twitter.com/aBWq4wmqZw
TFW you are in hell:
"Just sit under the dryer for a few minutes" *hour and a half later* #blacksalonproblemspic.twitter.com/FeCIap0MPl
When you're almost done, but no — not really:
When you think you got one more braid left but she part that joint into like ten more sections #blacksalonproblemspic.twitter.com/muX277zis5
Stylist: What if I tried this hairstyle?
You:
When your hairdresser tries to tell you how you want your hair. #blacksalonproblemspic.twitter.com/BMIzPGCL7s
When the final look is revealed:
Lmaooo RT @haaaylola: "You like it?" Me: yes *me in the car* #blacksalonproblemspic.twitter.com/lJOgVCJhBC
And you go home and cry about it:
Stylist: Do you like it? Me: Yes, it's great! *goes home* #blacksalonproblemspic.twitter.com/OoQkIGguCH
Or when the stylist slays your hair and it needs to look fly tomorrow:
You gotta sleep like this when tomorrow is picture day & you just got your hair laid #blacksalonproblemspic.twitter.com/trTDeaDM8O
But then the next morning:
blacksalonproblems the next day when you can't style your hair exactly how the hairdresser did it the day beforepic.twitter.com/jqaeD6xQmE
And then, wash, rinse and repeat a couple weeks later.