Thank you for posting! love to hear from “dominican-virgins,” for lack of a better term

You and I are switching paths. See, I was spoiled by having a salon de belleza everywhere I looked and having a mother, who in a pinch, could hook up my rolos.
When I moved away from NYC I was in SHOCK! I was amazed at the state of hair, outside of NYC. I’ve seen some fabulous hairstyles, but lots of unhealthy hair.

So, you’re biracial. Not a problem! The girl I bought my beloved blower from is a biracial from NYC and she swore by dominican blowouts and I do believe that “hair jealousy” exists, especially when you are the abnorm (the only non-caucasian) with long, ethnic, non-straight hair. *off topic – African-american and Russian? What an interesting combo!!*

Ok, back to the subject – yes, the agencies tend to love straight hair, but when done properly, you will get results without the damage.

I highly recommend D’Colors on 2nd Avenue between 117th – 118th Street in Manhattan. All of the ladies there are good, but Marybel and Chuli are my faves. There was another west side salon that a different Maribel used to work at, but haven’t been able to locate her. However, I think that you should be quit pleased with Marybel or Chuli and don’t be afraid to speak up and tell them what YOU want. Just speak the “dominican blow out” lingo and they won’t know that you’re a newbie

Ok…don’t EVEN get me started on the Smooth Away! I’m still trying to figure out what to use it for…perhaps I can sand out the scratches on my computer desk, or use it to file my nails…don’t know, but it was a total waste of money for me.

On to waxing. This is tough, because all dominican salons offer brow and lip waxing, but I used to get underarms, legs and other *sensitive areas* waxed at salons downtown, or in different locations that are probably long gone now (ya know storefront turnover in NYC can happen in the blink of an eye).

If you find a spot that you like for waxing, hair, or anything beauty related, come back and share

Muchos besos,

LaNegra

On to smooth away, which is why I was really commenting. I too got it at Sallys since it was cheap and I guess you get what you pay for right? I have course hair on my legs and this product did not work at all! after nearly 30 minutes of circular motions my legs were sore and while some of the hair was gone, most of it wasn’t (I have big hair follicles so even when I shave you can still see “spots” on my legs). A long time ago I got something similar from Meijer (dept store like walmart we have in the midwest) and it worked WAY better w/o hurting me. I haven’t seen it since, so I guess I’ll just have to go back to shaving/nair. Anywhere you’d recommend for getting your legs waxed in NYC? I’ve never had my legs waxed, but I used to get brazillians in college so I think I can handle it thanks for everything!