So, Latina magazine published a list of the best Dominican hair salons in the U.S. Popular on the East coast, Dominican salons are now popping up across America. And the price? Let´s just say it´s common to get a blow-out for as cheap as $20. And, with a little help from conditioning products sometimes flown in from the island, they work hair through rolos, round brushes, flatirons-whatever it takes-until each strand lies straight and shiny. A bachata or merengue might be playing in the background as they unwind soft curls from bright plastic rolos the chicas under the dryers shouting out the latest chisme while lunch is ordered family-style for everyone in the house. Past the often small, hidden doors, you´ll find las peluqueras standing over swivel chairs, wielding blowers like guns aimed directly at the curliest, frizziest hair you´ve ever seen. And you could never mistake the look or feel of a Dominican hair salons. As Grimilda Gonzalez, stylist of Destination Laguna Spa Salon, says,” Nosotras las dominicanas hablamos un buen blower.” (They speak a mean blower).
Filed under: Beauty & Fashion |ĭominican stylists are well-known for their dexterity with the brush and dryer as they give some of the best blow-outs.