Ruby Suozzi

I went to Ruby for a (strong) keratin treatment and the results are fantastic! I recommended a friend, she also went in for a strong treatment and a cut (2 days later) and she also loves the results! Ruby is super knowledgeable and very willing to explain things.

My hair is naturally very think, with big lose curls, (looks like the kind of curl you get when you use a curling iron) and I also have a bit of frizz. Because there are so many layers of curls, and I do almost no hair maintenance, it gets matted really easily.

Here are the details:

-The cost for a keratin treament is $200+ (I paid $250 b/c my hair is short but very thick, then I gave additional tip and bought $100 of the hair supplies she recommended - shampoo, conditioner and leave in conditioner).
-I'm one of the cheapest people I know, but I think this was money well spent. I have never bought any products from a salon before, but I trusted Ruby's recommendation because she's honest and she uses the products herself.
-She uses the Magikbeauty brand of keratin treatment. She offers weak, medium and strong treatments. I opted for strong keratin treatment because my I wanted my hair to be almost straight, but still have a bit of volume.
-She applies the treatment super carefully (offers you a mask, wears a mask and gloves herself, has fans running so it's as pleasant an experience as it gets when having chemicals applied to your head.
-She takes her time to do the application thoroughly and correctly. She spent 3 hours on my hair, most of that time was spent blowdrying and flat ironing.
-She only does keratin treatments on Sunday and Monday.

I've gotten my hair chemically relaxed and straightened before, and these are by far the best results I've had, and I think it's due to her technique and attention to detail. As I mentioned, I'm super cheap, so I priced the cost of buying Magikbeauty keratin chemicals and doing it on my own ($167), but it's well worth the money to go to Ruby.

I've never gone to the same salon twice (I cut my own hair a lot) but I'll be going back to Ruby when I need a haircut because she seems really skilled, is a good listener and is trustworthy.