Sisters Unisex

I’ll start off by saying I’ve been coming to Sister’s for over 10 years. As a Dominican myself, I appreciate getting services by a Dominican hair salon. I used to come every Thursday but have been cutting back to save money, and only come for relaxers or special occasions.
I came today to get my 12 week touch up relaxer by Jozet, who has been doing my hair for years! Upon going to wash out my deep conditioner, the woman at the wash station decided she would add SHAMPOO. I stopped her before she applied it, asking why she was doing so. She replied, oh I need to wash out the conditioner. I told her that defeats the purpose! She got upset, and started mumbling under her breath… As I walked away, she started talking shit to the other women at the wash station, as if I couldn’t hear her.
How necessary was that? I’m the one paying for services, so why get so upset because you don’t know what you’re doing?
If you’re talking shit about me and I’m speaking in Spanish to you, I could only imagine what you’re saying about others. And trust as I’ve heard them say mean things just today only!
Today will be my last time visiting Sisters. Any suggestions for a better salon? LOL

Where do I begin… if you have «black hair» or «mixed hair» and it is «course» or really thick, don’t waste your time coming here. They do not use flat irons AND the brush they use to blow dry your hair is insanely ridiculous, the pain it causes is unbelievable. It’s totally the WRONG brush for blow drying unless you have thin hair. I am so shocked that they would use that type of brush for course hair. If you are about healthy hair care then really don’t come here, they will fry your hair with a blow dryer after the dreadful wash where they scrub your head to death. I’m very disappointed and I hope that my one time visit didn’t cause my hair any damage. Never again will I come here.

This is about my millionth time visiting Sisters Unisex Salon. I’ve been coming here religiously since 2009. Even though this salon is a bit out of my way, I continue to come here because I consistently get good results. The system they have is fast paced if you do not come on the weekends. (Friday-​Sunday). They have about 15 employees, each designated to wash, roll, perm or blow. The first time I came here I was getting perms which they do very well, but later on that year I decided to go natural. I am African American, with type 4c hair so my hair is very tightly curled. I always get Margaret to wash my hair because she’s very rough and I like to feel her nails against my scalp lol. As soon as I finish getting my hair washed, they put the rollers in and place me right under a dryer. Dryers are always available because they have about 25 high tech dryers. I normally sit under the dryer for about 45 mins before they take my rollers out. I do not blow dry my roots or any part of my hair after they’re finished talking the rollers out. I feel that it ruins my natural curl pattern. In all, I’m in and out of the place in less than 2 hours while other salons have me waiting 2 hours before I even get my hair washed. Best part of it all is that it’s very affordable. I get a wash and set for $ 20 and my hair is bra strap length. They leave my hair looking bouncy and silky. Everytime I walk out the salon I get compliments. I definitely would recommend this salon to anyone who wants to get a wash and set!
I did read some of the other reviews on this place and I’m actually shocked. I see a lot of people saying the staff is rude but I’ve always received kindness from them. I have seen some of the women in here have attitudes with customers, but it was only when the customers had very nasty attitudes with them. U give respect, u get respect. My one and only complaint about this place is that if I wanted to come here on the weekend, it’s waaaaay too busy.

I am SOOOO GLAD I decided to only come here once. The women who work here are disgustingly rude, do not speak English and talk about people. How do I know? Body language is everything. Cheap hair products. STAY AWAY

«Rude discriminatory dominican sisters!!!»
Save your time, money and energy. I walked in with my sister who was visiting from out of town… to make sure she made it safely. After telling the women in the salon what she wanted done to her hair (in under 30 seconds), they rudely told me that I had to leave because there was no waiting inside that I could wait at the restaurant next door. FOOLS PUHHHHLEEZE! This cheap azz salon and wasn’t nobody waiting in there only 3 people being serviced… I’ve been there many times and they usually pretend to have some sense… but they were clearly miserable, racist rudechicks in full effect. If another black looking dominican tells me to leave or that they can’t do my hair or that my ‘pelo is muy mala’ I will have them arrested!!! Perioddddddddd!
#arrogant
#rudechicks
#internalizedracismistheworst
#thesehoesaintloyal
#hideyourwifehideyourkids
#andhideyourhusbandstoo
#miserablefolks
#insanityyyyyyyyy

This place is horrible. 1 star for the organization system itself but I will never be coming back. As an American, I find it highly disturbing that we continue to support business’ who find it ethical to converse in another dialect instead of the English language. That’s 1.
#2 I find it absurd for there to be an extra $ 20 fee added to a «set price» for women who have «unpermed» hair.
#3^rd the woman who washed my hair (semi-​dark skinned) ripped out a majority of the front of my hair while conditioning it. I know it’s not your hair and it may not matter to you, just your $ 5 cut out of $ 40, but now I have very lopsided patches of hair. I don’t think ALL the women have beautician licenses. This place is more of a sweatshop rather than a salon. I voiced that the lady should be more gentle with «de-​tangling» the hair while conditions and the b! tch couldn’t even understand what I was saying BECAUSE SHE SPOKE NO ENGLISH ! How mortifying. ! Then when she was finally done ruining my hair she dropped water all down my back. Even my underwear was wet. Such poor service.
#4 Then, I get to the dry/​blowout station and the next girl is just man handling my hair. Again, I am confident she is unlicensed as well. While chit chatting in their dialect she literally BURNED my ear and scalp! Then when I complained to her that she burned me, AGAIN, BECAUSE SHE SPOKE NO FCKIN ENGLISH, she didn’t even blink. Like, wow. No joke I woke up with a scab on my ear today. Smh. I’m so highly aggravated and pissed off. Now I’m on my way to get my hair braided because it is too noticeably uneven to wear out. I’m not a «natural» or whatever TF trend is goin on lately, I just don’t have interest in perming my hair every month like a psycho. But not I can’t even bother for a while until this grows back somehow decent.
I am certain that these «girls» in the salon are unlicensed. Seems they’re being pimped by a Madame for chump change whilst RUINING people’s hair because they themselves have no idea how to handle hair of different textures aside from their own. The sh! t is just damn near RACIST if you ask me. Most likely only the pimp, I mean, owner is licensed. I WILL be reporting this to the better business bureau and the city !!

This is my go to place for an in and out wash and set. Lately, I’ve entrusted them with my perms and have had mixed results. I try to stick with Myrna. She’s good and pays attention to your hair. I haven’t had a negative experience yet and I’ve been coming here for approx. 5 years. Tuesdays and Wednesdays and generally slower days. Don’t go on a Thursday or Friday night and complain about the wait, it’s inevitable.

My hair looked AMAZING after coming to this salon! My auntie is a regular here and got me the hook (AKA: the right people to go to) and they did a fantastic job! My hair hasnt looked this great in I dont know how long! Very different then what Im used to in Chicago! You literally walk in and pay for what service you want… and stand in a line. most likely long, but you might catch them on a non busy day. You stand in line to get your hair washed, then wait to get your hair in rollers and dried. Then you stand to wait to get your blow out. No where to actually sit and wait, so make sure you dont mind standing!
Staff isnt the super friendliest, but whateer, my hair was lookin good afterwards!

I enjoy going to this salon if nothing more than for the authenticity.
Yes…there are long lines and yes… the communication lines are bit cross.
Also they do appreciate working with permed hair more than they do natural hair.
If your curl is naturally relaxed it won’t be as much to do.
Although I do not recommend allowing them to perm your hair.
My daughter’s hair is permed by a beautician that I insisted she continue to frequent instead of allowing every Jane Doe to tamper with her tresses.
She has been using the same stylist ever since childhood as far as any chemical processes are concerned.
She always looks marvelous after a visit to «Sisters».
And yet my hair is natural with a wave pattern;it always looks fabulous as well.
One of the managers who has brunette long tresses and wears a pony tail is always polite to me.
Quite frankly I know how to deal with most types of people despite our differences.
The shampoo women are marvelous and attentive in-​spite their clarity of the English language.
Their blow dry technique is great besides the penetrating heat but like anything else too much of a good thing is too much.
Too much braiding… heating appliance’s…weaves and many chemical processes can and will damage your hair.
Listen to what your hair is saying not what you want to hear from it.
So I recommend only visiting «Sisters» salon every 2 weeks.

NATURALS ARE NOT WELCOME! should be the sign posted on the door. Ive been to this establishment before when i had relaxer. after a grew my hair out I decided to go back to get a blow out. Instead of a good experience I was met with very rude and ignorant service. I first started out with my shampoo which was a very pleasant experience after that it went down hill. I waited in line to see who was going to do my rollerset. some of the girl who were roller setting look like they wanted to avoid me. then one of the stylist says «i cant not get my hair rollerset because i am natural» i explained to her Ive been getting it set for years. she insisted that i cant because its «double work» and because it is «natural», she said i CANT get it rollerset and I HAVE to get it blow tried with that blow torch. I asked for the manager who was equally rude and unprofessional. we went back and forth and then she started to rollerset. with a big frown on her face and attitude. i would have just walked out but my hair was soaking wet and i had a job interview the next day… the rest of the service went ok. but my experience was ruined. they overcharged me $ 40 dollars for the same service someone was getting with perm hair… i will NEVER go back again…

Don’t. I’ve visited sisters unisex about 4 times before the disaster. I should have paid attention to the signs first of all it’s always so crowded you’re herded like cattle into this salon, I mean they have packed dryers close together you have to literally step over other customers to get out if you’re seated in the corner. There is forever a line of people standing in the middle of the salon waiting for washes because there is no place to sit and wait. It is loud there is salsa music blasting and everyone is speaking Spanish loudly and shouting across the salon. You never really see the same stylist twice so every time you go theres someone new doing your hair. You build no relationships so there is little personal responsibility for the outcome of your hair. They pay very little attention to their inventory because on two occasions I have requested to see the packaging of the relaxer (organic Root stimulator NO LYE for normal to fine hair) they were using on my hair and the packages were EXPIRED. Then one day in a last minute Friday evening rush, I went to get my roots touched up. as usual I asked for no lye O.R.S checked the exp date and went on. After the relaxer and wash I was getting a roller set and noticed gaps in the portions of hair she was roller setting. My hair had broken off. My heart sank I demanded to see the container tears in my eyes she used extra strength relaxer for coarse hair. Eventually i cut all my hair off from shoulder length to a bob but the damage was so extensive i had breakage all the way to the root which made my hair look really thin. If I could give negative stars I would.

It’s good when you need something quick. They hate to do relaxers and are extremely rude and talk about you in Spanish. Sisters need to respect the customers, they need our money to stay open. If more people stopped coming they wouldn’t be so arrogant.

Use this salon at your own risk.
I used Sister’s Unisex for at least 5 years, first when relaxed and later when natural. I have seen naturals get blow outs and roller sets at this salon but my last visit was horrible. I have tight curly hair, curls as small as ¹⁄₈ of an inch, but my hair when straightened hits my shoulder blades and is considered «long» by a lot of people. It shrinks up to my ears if left to dry with no product and no stretching methods.
All the stylists acted like they did not understand that I wanted my natural hair washed & set with a blow out and trim. Their English is fine when they want to communicate but when it comes to taking direction, suddenly it was «no comprende»
I suspect the blonde at the front is the manager. She came over to explain that they did not have TIME to carefully detangle and set my natural hair. They called my hair malo (bad) because it’s not relaxed (straight perm). There was much discussion among the stylist, in Spanish, about who would roller set my bad hair. I speak and understand Spanish. The woman who drew the short straw set my hair and she took her time. When she was done several people said «Congratulations» as if it was some huge feat to roller set my bad hair.
I was made to feel like an outcast for not having a relaxer. She did not rip through my hair during the roller set and she said «it’s okay» that I do not have «a perm» when she saw that I was getting angry.
When I was all dry, the blonde (closing out register) was free but she was not even trying to blow my roots. A totally different woman blew out my roots, no issues or comments. My hair came out fine but I did need a trim which I did own my own since I did not trust them not to scalp me.
I can honestly say that I will NEVER use this salon again and I cannot recommend them based or their horrid customer service. I was never treated that way at this same salon when I had relaxed hair and to think all of that drama was over what amounted to FIFTEEN minutes to roller set my natural hair. I was talking and texting friends during the drama so I have a time stamp which indicates it took FIFTEEN minutes to set my hair instead of the normal FIVE minutes I guess.
I rarely straighten my hair these days but when I do, I do it myself at home. I bought all the professional tools (blow dryer & flat iron) so I won’t have to deal with such hateful stylists ever again.

let me start out by saying sisters has been open for years starting with 1 salon. they have a smaller salon across the street which is closed at the moment. however i have been coming to this salon from day one. i would call myself a very loyal customer who often will refer people as long as they want to deal with attitudes, long lines, skipping and worse of all they talk about you right in front of your face as if your not there. they need to value their customers and show respect and they will need to reopen the other store across the street again because they might have an overload of customers. i have known of both customers and employees who left because of the disrespect and attitudes. other than all of that:
— their products are ok. could be better
— fast rolling, if your not skipped
— most of the woman can blow very well
— perms are ok, if you go to the right person
— they give you 3 washes (wash for a very long time) which sometimes will dry out your hair washing all of the minieral out of your hair… tell them 2 wahses they wash long enough.
— sometimes they will ask you if you are getting a deep conditioner while standing on the wash line (there is a line
for everything) if so they will ask you to pay now right away…
— 1 person to wash, another to wash out your conditoner if you get a deep conditioner, another to roll your hair and another to blow… you will never and i repeat never have the same person do all of these services in your visit
— prices are not that bad
honestly, i still go only because i like the way they blow (heat barley touches your scalp) but i dread going each time. trying to find a new place… any suggestions in brooklyn? for now i will try «express» and «dominican expression» in brooklyn.
i will also say if you decide to stop by and dont like what you see or not satisfied there is another salon which is pretty good right around the corner called «express».
new flash sisters — fix your attitude and stop talking about your customers and i will return.

They do a great wash and set, but the wait is too long.

Do NOT go to Sisters Unisex. Completely unprofessional, rude and incompetent, not to mention discriminatory. I went to this salon for 6 YEARS and my latest (and last) visit resulted in them being incredibly rude and inappropriate to me. They do not know what customer service is, and they will find ways to rob you of your money without any knowledge or understanding of customer loyalty.

OMG! all i can say is this salon is off the chain! i can’t believe that I am the first to write a review about this place. I love this salon, although it is kind of small and crowded they make up for it with the gorgeous work in the hair department. They are all dominicana’s like me and you know dominican women know how to do hair. I have very course, non-​texturized, yes no perm ppl hair and when i leave that salon they make it look like im about to step onto a runway. The atmosphere is very quaint and they play spanish music but it is not JUST for spanish ppl ladies. I see african americans in their also. Their prices are good for a wash and set its only about 20 bucks and 5 bucks extra for a deep conditioner. I love this place I can’t recommend them highly enough. I recently moved into the downtown brooklyn area to go to LIU and i needed a hot place to get my hair done. all of the LIU-​ers go there. Go i promise you you won’t be unhappy. Oh yeah there are two of them so if one is closed the other is open right across the street… how cool is that?! Not to mention they are reeeally fast… im in and out in about 1 hour. Also their hours are awsome! 7am-​8pm wow! I absoluetly LOVE this place!!!