I am so sad that I'm about to leave Pittsburgh and I finally found a nice, professional salon that does black (African) hair with stylists that I can apparently trust! I got highlights and twists done by Carmen today and she did an awesome job. She was easy to talk to, gentle with my hair, and very knowledgeable about how I should take care of my natural hair. I left feeling like I had been right to trust her with my very first color ever.
The only reason this doesn't get a 5-star is the fact that I got charged an additional $40 for a "haircut", which apparently my trim was, in addition to the cost of my highlights and twists ($100). I have never had to pay $40 for a trim. I badly needed them though, so I don't regret getting them. I will be going back hopefully to Carmen for more twists but will be taking care of my split ends at home :-)