‘She makes you sign an NDA’: Houston woman goes to celebrity stylist for $800 pixie cut. Then she goes bald 3 days later
There’s so much trust put into hairstylists at a salon. We assume the best, though we hand them the ability to enhance or destroy our confidence within one session. While social media is a useful tool for investigating their work, it not always honest.
Texas-based nurse Candice (@thegourmandnurse) a victim of this during her recent salon trip. “I paid $800 for a pixie cut and it only lasted three days,” she says while sitting in her car. Then, she dives into her story with 146,000 views.
A Haircut Disaster
“Don’t ask me the stylist’s name because she makes you sign an NDA and at the time, I didn’t understand it,” she states. “But what happened next made so much sense as to why.”
To have her hair done by this hairstylist, it required traveling. “I flew from Houston to her city the day before and my appointment was in the afternoon,” she explained.
Beforehand, alarm bells went off in Candice’s head. “ Now, my first red flag is: she specializes in people with Alopecia, Traction Alopecia, [and hair loss],” she says. “Prior, I sent her pics from her own work of what I wanted to get. The consultation was supposed to take place in person.”
More Red Flags Pop Up
Nevertheless, the content creator decided to show up the following day. “When I arrived for my appointment, she was not there. So, I went back to my car and I ate my lunch and then came back,” the nurse recalls. “She still was not there, but the receptionist said that I was going to meet with her assistant.”
Instantly, the assistant bombarded her. “The assistant started going over, like, ‘I’m gonna wash your hair, do this treatment, that treatment.’ Keep in mind, I still have not had the consultation with the stylist yet,” she recounts. When the hairstylist entered the building, the content creator could sense her anger. “I could tell she’s annoyed that I didn’t let her assistant start me first,” she states.
The Hairstylist Deception Keeps Piling Up
Despite the hairstylist’s feelings, the content creator focused on her own. “I also felt misled because [she] should’ve explained prior that basically the bulk of the work is done by the assistant,” the nurse says. “Another problem is that she didn’t [advertise that] she uses a lot of hair fibers, special shampoo, all of these additional products you need to purchase just to keep the style up at home.”
Before wrapping up, Candice revealed more suspicious behaviors. “Yeah, it’s kinda on me that I didn’t get a relaxer living in Texas but all of these things [were] told in advance before I flew in,” she shares. “You cannot post your pictures until she posts them first because she needs to edit them. So, she is putting hair fibers in, she’s editing, and putting filters in the picture,” she shares.
As a result, it all turned out to be a recipe for a hair disaster. “Long story short, I just ended up shaving my head and going bald,” she concludes.
What Did Viewers Think?
Candice’s video garnered over 146,000 views. Many were saw the writing on the wall from miles away.
“So many red flags prior to her touching your hair. I wish the era of professional beauticians would come back,” one viewer remarked.
“Call me crazy, but I don’t want to go to any celeb or super popular stylist. They either have someone else do your hair, or it seems like they only really take care of their favorite or main clients. If an NDA is brought up, it’s bc they know they are in some BS….lol,” another stated. Typically, NDAs are to protect a company’s secrets and practices. While it’s not unheard of for a hairstlyist to issue a consent form, NDAs not so much.
“800 was the red flag for me. Sorry that happened to you,” a third said.
“That’s too many damn rules. Y’all gotta learn to walk away,” a fourth agreed.
How To Find The Right Hairstylist
Searching for a stylist you can trust can be a time consuming process, requiring scouring across the internet. The first step would be to pinpoint the type of services or specialization you need. Once you’ve figured it out, Splash Salon recommends reading reviews and ratings to get an idea of what their clients think. In addition, looking up their online portfolio on social media or websites can be helpful. However, signs of edited photos are hairstyles that lack flyaways, vibrant colors, or boosted volume, per The Right Hairstyles.
@thegourmandnurse that’s why ion trust hair stylists ??♀️ . . #TheGourmandNurse #pixie #Stylist #Celebrity #salon ♬ Suspense And Horror – Dih
The Mary Sue reached out to Candice via Instagram direct message and TikTok comment.
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