Kris dominican doobie palace - PERMANENTLY CLOSED

Feb 2021

Pros: Overall amazing experience. Natural and haven't straightened my hair in 4 years and didn't really detangle so I know it was a struggle. Was charged $55 total (45 for doobie, 10 for trim), says on the price list (35 and up for natural hair, my hair is thick/ long so ended up 45). Two big things I was hoping for was that it came out straight/ silky since my hair is thick/ 4b kinky curly & that they still thought about the health of the hair in the process. Both of these were met, hair looked shiny/ silky/ healthy. Only passed through 1 time as they straightened and I worried it wouldn't be as straight but was silky/ straight and better for my hair in the long haul. Wait time was best part, wasn't really busy but was Saturday before Valentine's Day so was glad to go in at 2 and get out by 4. Was seen immediately, as no one else was present, over time 2 other clients eventually came in as well. Customer service was also good, which can sometimes be lacking in doobie salon's, especially for Black women where you may feel exploited/ belittled. Felt like I was treated like any other customer would've been, very light positive, generally professional energy from all staff. They even had some hip hop playing amongst the bachata. Also saw a stylist who seemed Black and gender nonconforming, which made it seem even more inclusive (not that necessarily means anything as far as bias, just something positive I saw as far as representation). Cons: Minor things, location was difficult to find (located in the back of the barber shop so from outside looking in, just looks like a barber's). Two diff stylists were also switching out during the blow drying process, which I get cause it was a lot lol. But they had different blow drying methods so made me feel like the look was going to come out inconsistent (though thankfully it didn't). These things were all minor to me so I'd def return and would give 4.5 stars if that was an option.

Nov 2019

Came in at 7am to have my hair done before work. The girl who did my hair was so nice! I love the way my hair came out. I have medium/long hair and it’s very curly but she did a great job making it super straight, shiny and beautiful! Loved it

Oct 2019

I love MARY and KRIS, always professional and very kind when my daughters and I come to get our hair done. I’m very picky, so trust this is the place to come to in the surrounding if you want your hair to look healthy and fabulous.