Magic Dominican Hair Salon

I love this salon, great customer service and very clean. Every stylist I’ve tried were consistently sending me out the salon a very happy customer. I definitely will and have recommended this salon to people all the time.

I love this salon!!! The service was awesome and there customer service skills were good… somebody revommended me to go… my hair is very thick and hard to manage by the time they were finish it felt like my hair was relaxed i enjoyed my first experience

Great group of gals. Very friendly and detail oriented. Juana, Lilian, Julissa, Darvim did an excellent job. Will b back soon.

UNPROFESSIONAL AND HARDUP FOR MONEY.
Went in to ask about pricing, at the time my hair was already done and I let them know I had extensions. I was quoted a price and said I will be back on a certain day. I even booked an appointment. I then returned for my appointment and was told my hair was going to be $ 20 more than what I was originally quoted. They debated with me saying the person who quoted me must have been new. I even told them what one of the stylist was wearing the day I made the appointment. They argued with me and implied I was making up pricing and even got the owner involved.
Note to everyone: THEY CHARGE WHATEVER THEY WANT BASED ON HOW SUCCESSFUL THEIR WEEK OR MONTH HAS BEEN SO BE PREPARED TO PAY DIFFERENT PRICES.

Today was my first time at Magic Dominican! I was there at 10 AM and out before noon. KiKi was amazing! I’ll definitely be back.

Do not go here. New Management and it sucks. Everyone I go the price is different and I am never fully pleased with the outcome of my hair. They overcharge if they know you don’t understand Spanish and it’s ridiculous. I paid $ 75 for a conditioner, wash and blowout with a a trim that I thought would be no more than $ 7, but was actually $ 10. I was robbed of my money and will not be back. Unhappy Patron!!!

I used to go here about 3 years ago when they were under the original management. I thought I would try them out now since I’m finally getting my hair back after losing it to chemo… Well, I’m not sure if I’ll be retuning… When I walked in the receptionist was very nice and sweet… She asked me what I wanted so I told her wash/​set… Out of nowhere this woman sitting on the couch starts speaking in Spanish (little does she know I’m half Hispanic and understand very well) so listened… She basically said my hair was really short and I needed a blow out. I tried to explain that since having cancer treatments blowdrying breaks off my hair. She told the receptionist (in Spanish) that I needed to have a better attitude (excuse me!?) needless to say, my hair turned out nice, the woman who actually did my hair did a very nice job… BUT my hair wasn’t actually washed… She said it was already clean since I washed at home (seriously???) and my hair was blown out with a rat tail comb smh… I’m not too sure I’ll ever return

This salon has gone down now that it is under new management. All the staff that did quality work is gone. If you have no other place to go, put on a hat.

I wont be back. How do you mess up a wash and set? Not to mention the very unwelcoming attitudes.
I’d pass on this salon.

I actually came here a lot before the new management. They were always pretty quick and my hair was always beautiful. This time I am extremely disappointed, enough to write this review.
First off, I have natural hair, which means it is curly but it is not course or unmanageable. Immediately before the woman even touched my hair she had a nasty attitude and was complaining. She asked me to comb out my own hair; which I obliged because I didn’t want her taring through with that attitude. She only washed it once and then moved me on to the next. Mind you, she had the same nasty attitude with the next customer’s hair. I just don’t understand, when you are offering services to a certain clientele, why be upset? With that attitude, she should just go work at a Capital Cuts or something.
So next, I sat in the next lady’s chair for a blow out. She had a better demeanor, but her methods were a little different than what I’m used to. None the less, she blew my hair out pretty quickly and I was satisfied with the finished product.
My main disappointment came a week later, while washing my hair out. My hair had a
nasty chemical smell and my curl pattern was altered! Now I did read about some places adding chemicals to the shampoo, but I really did not expect them to do it, especially since she only washed it once and I did not get a deep conditioner or anything! Now my hair is half curly, half straight mess. I only hope it doesn’t start breaking or falling out. If you want to keep your curl pattern, don’t go here!

I have natural hair I went to the salon on Saturday June 20, 2014 for a wash and set and was told I had to get a blow out, ok fine after the blow out and flat iron (to much heat for my taste) but the end result was gorgeous my hair had bounce got lots of compliments. So why did I give it one star, here why today Friday June 27, 2014 I washed my hair and loads of hair is coming out, I have this smell in my hair that won’t go away and this is after four washes. I really believe they put something in my hair (chemicals) without informing me and I am paying for it. There is no reason that my hair should be dropping out they way it is after one visit.

I received a nice greeting upon my arrival. The receptionist asked to see my hair since it was tucked under a hat which was ok considering I informed her that I have natural hair with corkscrew coils and wanted a wash and set. She signaled and the shampoo lady came to escort me back to the shampoo bowl. She pointed in the direction of the seats near the bowl and I sat. I was only seated 30 seconds while she walked in a complete circle only to come back to begin washing my hair. I told her I did not have time for a deep condition and she started the process. The shampoo was rough and only seemed to reach the front of my hair. I would love to actually have someone shampoo my entire head of hair for a change and don’t think it is too much to ask, but oh well. Next she began to come through my hair while it had shampoo on it. What… why…and who does that? She gave me a quick squirt of water and started again. The detangling was terrible. She started at the root instead of at the end of my strands. Break hair off much? More shampoo was applied. Massage, scratch and rinse. She then applied a little bit of conditioner which wasn’t enough for my amount of hair and began to work it through. Finally she rinsed, towel dried my hair with the towel that was around my neck and put it back on my neck! Come on lady!!! I was then escorted to the chair where the rolling begins. She actually thought she could use a fine tooth rat tail comb. Really? Try again. Now a larger comb is in play but guess what? You guessed it. Detangling time again. I actually had to tell her to start at the end and work your way up each strand in the section to no avail. I submit to possibly ending up bald headed so we can get on with it. I don’t want this to get ugly. She rolls my hair and sits me under the dryer for about 40 minutes which was a miracle in my experience. She checks to see if my hair is dry and points to another stylist. Thank God someone else is going to blow my hair out. This young lady sings and blows my hair using a Denman brush instead of the round brush. Where was this Denman brush during the detangling process when I needed it? Anyway, she begins to blow my hair out. Unfortunately my hair was dry but still tangled so she has to stop and get the knots out in the middle of drying each section. She then asks me how I want it curled. At most Dominican salons this occurs before they start blow drying because they are using the round brush but I digress. I inform her that I want loose curls and she begins flat ironing my hair.
At the end of the service my hair was nice and bouncy. No complaints there. I received compliments from the boys on the corner who asked if I had a boyfriend so all is well I guess.
Bottom line… I will not be returning due to the shampoo/​detangling process and the fact that my hair was curled with a flat iron instead of the stylist using the round brush technique. I want to keep my hair in good condition. I do not believe this is the salon for me or anyone else with natural hair.

I agree with Lil S and TJ. Magic is definitely under new management and they are not even honest enough to say so. When you ask for the person that you normally go to, they just say that they are on vacation. Not nice! I was so happy to find Josefina that use to do my hair at Magic, at 5609 Sargent Rd. Right in the same shopping center as the Save– A-​Lot and the CVS. For those of you that use to go to Evalisa, she is there too! Magic now has higher prices, no specials and when the shampoo girl tried to strongly encourage me to get a deep condition for $ 20.00??? That was a dead giveaway, and I said hey what’s going on in here! I haven’t been back since! Happy to find my girls Josefina and Evalisa so close by!!!

I tried this salon on walk in basis since it is right near my fiancé’s. Went in last august for blow dry, first experience was very good with the owner/​manager at that time.
Second visit was with some regular staff I didn’t know. Whatever deep conditioner they used they had mixed in some chemical straightener with it (I’ve heard of Dominican Salons doing this to make it easier to do their job). Next time I washed my hair tons of hair fell out, I made an emergency appointment at my normal salon and they confirmed some kind if straightener was used (without my consent or knowledge I might add).
A couple trips to the dermatologist & my regular salon helped get. My hair back on track but five months later it still breaks.
Hopefully new management will be better, but please be careful ladies and make sure you verify what they are using on you — if not washed out properly those chemical residues cause all the breakage/​shedding.

*Sigh* here we go. I have had nothing but bad luck since cutting my locs, probably a sign it was a bad idea to begin with. Every now and then, the universe cuts me a break. This time, I thought I’d found that break with this salon. I went to this salon 3x… Two wks in between each appt. I have short natural hair that I should probably just perm, but I’m fighting the good fight and wanted to do natural hair straightened.
At first, this place was a God send. My hair was bone straight! I didn’t even know my hair could get bone straight! I was so happy! They washed, deep conditioned, blow dryed, then flat ironed my hair. As you can guess, that’s a lot of heat. After appt. two, still happy with the results… I noticed my hair was extremely dry and brittle. I starting doing deep conditions with egg, raw honey, and coconut oil. Didn’t work. I tried all kinds of hydration and strengthening techniques… And nothing. I went back for one last appt. because it’s addicting. The results weren’t as nice as the first appt. but still decent. After my appt. however, I noticed large pieces of my hair beginning to break off. So tragic since I’m trying to grown it out. To say the least, I stopped going. If you can’t stand the heat… Ect Ect

I just went to magics a month ago. And the Dominican blow out was great. My hair was so straight that I could not wrap it at night. It lasted a long time until the rain came that week. But I used a flat iron to straighten it back easily. I have been natural for a couple months now since April 2013… but I heard that so much heat is bad for you hair. And my hair has been shedding but that’s regular. I paid 70 for wash, deep condition, blowout and flat iron.

Arrived early and was the only customer there (no appointment required). Sucks that I cannot recall her name, but she was the only stylist there. Shown her a picture of Janet Jackson with the desired look I’m going for. So, the stylist washed, deep conditioned, and roller-​set my hair. She used the blow dryer to my hair to straighten my new growth (which was bad enough… HEAT ON MY SCALP). My results were fabulous. The next day went out of town to visit my boyfriend and my curls remained with volume and shine.
I give this salon 3 stars because she didnt give me the exact style like Janet’s photo.
The bonus part was that I paid $ 40 for all of that. (my hair is relaxed and long).

I’m from New York, where domincan salons are a dime a dozen. They aren’t always good and they aren’t always friendly. Magic Salon was amazing on both fronts. All the girls were very friendly and helpful. The place is spotless and overall my stylist did a wonderful job on my mess of a head. I will def be back on my next visit.

Sooo. It wasn’t terrible. The customer service is extremely lacking. I called to ensure price before I went. It’s $ 35 wash and set. $ 40 natural. $ 45 wash and set with extensions.
I went in, and the guy that answered the phone remembered me. He told me to go to the back for a wash. So a girl washed my hair, roller set me, and put me under the dryer. Stayed there for a while, and after I made it noticeable i was over sitting under the dryer, some other lady told me to come on and get my hair blow dried out.
So she really didnt do a lot and was like, I’m done. I asked if she could flat iron my hair, twice, and both times she insisted my hair looked fine and didnt need flat iron. I I understand my hair looks nice, I have nice hair. But my concern as a customer is when I’m paying and I ask you to do a service, you should do it.
So the reception guy knew I wasn’t happy and he was very nice on my way out an apologized and made up for it. I still left a top. But for the lady who refused to straighten my hair with a flat iron like I asked, get it together. In just a few hours I’m going to leave this place and land back in Fl and I pray my hair can stand up to the climate there.

I was referred to this salon by two friends that have had positive experiences here. I had a hard time finding anything on the internet regarding their hours for this past weekend so I drove by the salon myself to see if it was open on Sunday. Sure enough it was. I live close by so I returned a few hours later to get a wash & set. I walked in around 1pm and there were 3 ladies working, a few ladies under the dryer and a shampoo girl working in the back. I wasn’t originally greeted when walking in so I sat on the couch. A little while later, one of them smiled at me. They were all busy so I patiently waited. I didn’t expect to be helped right away, as with most Dominican Salons, on a Sunday figuring they would be understaffed. After stepping out to make a phone call, I walked back in and was immediately greeted as if I hadn’t just been sitting on the couch and told to sign in and go to the back to get washed. Apparently that is the procedure as I saw other people who weren’t first timers like me sign in and then walk to the back couch to be seated to be up next for a wash.
Fast forward, I had a good thorough wash with quality shampoo. Their shampoo bowls are pretty unique and adjust on the spot for height and neck level comfort. I was set in rollers and put under the dryer. They didn’t set it too hot which is often a problem and I have to turn it down. Business really picked up as I sat there. Once done under the dryer I was sent to a chair and immediately styled and set on my way. She didn’t burn my scalp either with the blow dryer or put too much product in after styling.
The salon is clean and decorative. The ladies speak spanish and english and are attentive to how you want your hair styled.
My hair feels and looks great. I am definitely coming back. I was hesitant to add them to Unilocal for fear of ruining my little secret, but hey, share the love.
$ 35 for a wash & set (I think its $ 25 on Mondays and Tuesdays)
$ 5 for a deep conditioner
Hours
Monday — Friday from 9am — 7pm
Saturday 8am — 5pm
Sunday 8am — 4pm
They take their last customer an hour before closing.