Salon 718 Jax — Local services in Jacksonville

I absolutely LOVE salon Thairapy Jax. I did the "big chop" many years ago, going from a relaxer to natural hair, not understanding that natural didn't mean less maintenance. My natural hair was a lot for me to handle.

When the cute pixie cut became popular I wanted to see if it could be done on natural, pressed hair. I went to a well known salon in Jax. The stylist assured me I could get it, but obviously underestimated the thickness and coarseness of my hair because the cut was horrible.

I looked up salons on StyleSeat and saw some reviews for Angella. I went in and thank goodness she was able to fix the cut. I transitioned over to Stephen who continued to style my hair, giving me the pixie on pressed, natural hair that you see in the pics. The cut really showed off my salt and pepper tresses in the best way. The only problem I had was that I sweat ALOT. My presses would not last. I also wasn't the best at maintaining short hair LOL‍

When I decided to let it grow, I stopped going to Salon Thairpy (big mistake!) and wore a weave for a year. My hair grew some, but because I sweat in my head and the tension on my edges from the install, it was not a long term option for me.

Covid struck! I decided to ditch the weave. My hair was a total mess.(see pic) I came back to salon Thairpy Jax where my hair had always been lovingly maintained. I was warmly welcomed back. Stephen and I discussed my hair goals.

straight, relaxed hair which has always held up to my sweating color the grays because it was making me look older achieve long hair growth similar to the weave

He put together a plan to systematically give me all of those things, and as you can see, it's working. My hair is healthy and past my shoulders!

I love this salon and Stephen is the absolute best. They give it to you straight too. If you want something they know will not work with your hair type, pattern or color, they will let you know. They are constantly taking classes to learn new hair styling techniques and offer a variety of styling methods for all types of hair.

I highly recommend them. If you're looking for a salon that does all types of hair and offers all variety of techniques RUN don't walk to Salon Thairapy Jax where they cultivate and grow strong, healthy hair. Oh and did I mention they are...

Great salon! I found salon Thairapy on Yelp. I had gone from natural to relaxed hair at another salon(who shall remain nameless) I had asked for that style black women are rocking right now: low all around and full in the top. Thats not what I got. The stylist told me (too late) that my hair texture was courser so it wouldn't lay down with the first virgin relaxer. So my course hair looked like a porcupine in the back. SMH. I was hesitant to go back for a touch up. I decided to try a different salon. I lucked up when I called Angela and asked if she had openings that day. (Yes I'm a procrastinator) She said unfortunately she was booked. When she called me back and said she had a cancellation, I ran out the house LOL. I live downtown in the Springfield neighborhood so it took me about 25mins. When I got there she had one person already. Apparently she had issues with her calender and had double booked. I had no problem waiting. After about ten mins she started on me. Angela has a great attitude and is knowledgeable about hair. She is also friendly. We hit it off immediately. Her salon is intimate. There is only room for two stylist in her shop. It's clean and nicely laid out. Soft jazz flowed throughout the space. The other lady in the shop was a nice, older, white lady who joined in the conversation. I liked that. It showed me that Angela's clientele is diverse. She does natural hair too. When I showed Angela the style I had originally tried to getand, she point blank told me my hair wouldn't do that. I wish the first stylist had told me that during my consultation and before cutting it. That to me is the job of a hair professional. Don't tell what you think I want to hear. Give me the truth. No two heads are alike. Angela is also quick and she doesn't talk your ear off. She knows when to give you space to do your things. At any rate. My experience was so wonderful, I booked my next appointment before leaving. I love what she did to my hair. If your hair and spirit need therapy. Look no further then Salon Thiarapy! P.S. color is her specialty and she has a...

BUYER BEWARE. TL;DR version: Make sure that you see and understand every product and the amount of heat applied. Otherwise there is a chance that your hair will be irreversibly altered. Full version: I made a same day first time client appointment that morning but when I arrived I was informed by Angela that the stylist I booked with wasn’t there. It was a last minute appointment and I just wanted a blow out and a trim so I went with it. Big mistake. After a shampoo I was told I was receiving a detox treatment and then hydration. This is consistent with what the site said so I thought nothing of it. Angela finished with a blow dry, flat iron and less than a hair cut but maybe more than a trim (which again, was fine - I knew my ends were rough). The amount of time they said the service would take matched the website exactly and my hair was done. Great. Fast forward to two weeks later (which was unusual in and of itself because I normally can’t keep my hair straight for more than a week even using heat tools, but excluding my edges the blowout hung into there) - I wet my hair and it doesn’t curl. Surely shampoo will remove whatever sealed my hair from Florida humidity and the dry shampoo I’d used. It did not. I condition and get the softest wave. Hoping that I missed something, I reached out to Angela to ask if there was specific recommended maintenance and what products she used. I even asked if I need to make an appointment to return to discuss and, since I do work out a bit and she emphasized that the sweat can wreak havoc on your hair, what the “detox” product was. I don’t know about you, but I found it very concerning that she would, and still has not shared what was put into my hair but it was definitely something chemical. If you want a keratin or Japanese straightener go for it. I did not, which I shared with Angela (as well how I had to grow my hair out several years ago because of a bad keratin treatment). Before and after pics of my hair wet...