Why cant we change the game on these vendors?

I still think it would be wise to have a star rating website for hair like makeupalley. I may create one if I have time. 

Brjasuga51 wrote: coconess wrote: with youtube blowing up they dont really need us anymore...  bhm used to be everything.. vendors needed us and worked harder than they do now to keep us in their good graces.. ive told vendors that ive been a member here for hella long in the past and they used to bend over backwards..  now.. all they have to do is send a few bundles to one of many popular gurus and they'll have an influx of orders…  the game aint the same anymore  This.... those gurus that sew wigs or uparts and wear it for 10minute done *&%^$#@Ekked up the game. Because best believe they do have a strong influence

Girl u sure right. It kinda pisses me off. How you giving a review on something you take off everyday and only wear it for a week? You give it a break then you colour it then give the impression you've been wearing it day in and day out for 6 months.

I mean hell. some will wear it softly a week or 2 then stash it for a instagram/big cartel sale.

I remember when ladies gave real reviews. Wore them joints, slept in them joints, removed, reapplied for at least 2 months before they gave a review. Why? Cause they came out of pocket for it.

Edited by newdiva1 - Jun 26 2014 at 8:06am

newdiva1 wrote: Brjasuga51 wrote: coconess wrote: with youtube blowing up they dont really need us anymore...  bhm used to be everything.. vendors needed us and worked harder than they do now to keep us in their good graces.. ive told vendors that ive been a member here for hella long in the past and they used to bend over backwards..  now.. all they have to do is send a few bundles to one of many popular gurus and they'll have an influx of orders…  the game aint the same anymore  This.... those gurus that sew wigs or uparts and wear it for 10minute done *&%^$#@Ekked up the game. Because best believe they do have a strong influence Girl u sure right. It kinda pisses me off. How you giving a review on something you take off everyday and only wear it for a week? You give it a break then you colour it then give the impression you've been wearing it day in and day out for 6 months. I mean hell. some will wear it softly a week or 2 then stash it for a instagram/big cartel sale. I remember when ladies gave real reviews. Wore them joints, slept in them joints, removed, reapplied for at least 2 months before they gave a review. Why? Cause they came out of pocket for it.

I like that I am seeing more review threads...idk if maybe yall were doing this before and I just havent been here to read it, but it is a great thing.  I am one of those people who will research the hell out of a brand before I think about buying so it's good this stuff will pop up in the searches so people will know the truth and not be bamboozled.  The game will change and these vendors will have to do better

TheHairConcierge wrote:   The Hair Concierge sends every strand of hair through a rigorous 6 point inspection and process all hair to make sure it is up to our standards.

Every strand?. So I am interested.... How does a vendor sourcing hair know about the science of hair and the real limitations of so called virgin hair, Remy hair?

See, I ask because no one can tell unless you use the hair over time, wash it and then see black water or have labatory equipment to test each bundle recieved.....correct?

So I am sceptical, I buy hair with as back to basic requirements as possible, for example, I now tell my potential vendors, dont try selling me that Brazilian/Peruvian/Mongolian hair crap for one...my list goods on, I take time where possible to curl the hair myself, its not permanent but it gives me versatility or I request/approach vendors or factories that only use steam processing for certain textures.

In my exp this has given me some good hair, I don't expect the hair to last longer than 6-12months with proper co washing and overnight oiling and alternating it with others so not living in it like its my skin, some of my hair 2 years later still going strong!!
If I take a beautiful rose from a garden to wear as part of my daily accessories depriving it of its life source and what made it desirable to begin with.... Its gonna wither and die.

I am happy to check out any vendor who makes claims about their integrity and "value for money goods" but as soon as that vendor falls off imma put them on blast very publicly and if they are good I Will share!

Time will tell if a vendor without a factory of their own can continue to get the quality their customers have come to expect from them. I was once told by a reputable supplier not to purchase an item in their catalogue because the current stock was crap, tangled badly and shed like crazy....I respected that supplier and in their dealings with me, I still do even though others may disagree.



Edited by london - Jun 29 2014 at 5:54am