Braids By Kadi - Antioch (CA)

2 /5 Jennifer Starks: Both my daughters and I have gone here for services. The takedown was good, but the wash and blow dry was not. I finished with an itchy scalp and damp hair. More importantly, the braiders are unfortunately not consistent. Some are just better than others, but you dont know until its too late. A 6 hour Boho mid-back braid install that I got for one daughter a few weeks ago, took over 8 hours today for my other daughter with less hair, and the finished style looked very different. My daughter described the look as a "long bob". She came home in tears. Its frustrating to hate your hair after sitting for so many hours. There also always seems to be an issue with the grand total not being what was quoted. Ive emailed ahead for clarification on costs, and never get replies. Overall, the professionalism is lacking, especially considering the cost of the service. I usually pay over $300 each time my girls get their hair done there. That said, Astou is phenomenal! If you manage to book her youre in good hands.

1 /5 Stephanie X: Hello Kadi. My first review was for the appointment dated 5/4/24 and not 7/2/24: When: Saturday, May 4, 2024 9:15 AM PDT Where: 1061 East March Lane, Stockton. I wasnt going to mention the 7/2/24 appointment, but since you have written about it in response to my May review. I will do so now. 7/2/24, Second visit: I had an appointment with Carol at 3 pm. Due to a 3 car multiple accident on 99 & not my own, l was delayed 20 minutes. I called them when l approached the traffic jam. l arrived at 3:20. I told Carol that l was getting the medium cornrow pony braid style. I only requested 1 thing. Please do not cornrow the front straight back. Please braid it is some kind of angle or some form of a curve. Pretty clear instruction. Carol slowly braided the back. When she arrived at the front, she started to braid the cornrows straight back. I stopped her after the second cornrow and showed her the picture from above & another photo of cornrows not braided straight back. She said yes & started braiding them straight back. I stopped her on the fourth braid & again showed her the pictures. She paused braiding for 15 minutes, looked perplexed & called Kadi. I explained what l wanted to kadi & she l assumed explained it to Carol in french. Kadi then asked me to show Carol a picture, to which l again did so. Kadi never mentioned anything about hair volume or anything else. Which l have no idea has to do with the direction you are cornrowing the front of my shoulder-length hair. I had Carol remove "5" cornrows that she braided straight back. She did so & then braided the front correctly. The braids turned out just okay. Which is why l didnt mention them in a review, until Kadi tried to portray me as untruthful in my 5/2024, review. Please note that, this corwnrow ponytail style took almost 6 hrs! We started at 3:30 & ended near 9:15. Ive never had a long cornrow ponytail, which l wear in a bun take longer than 3 1/2 hrs. Carol braids extremely slow. Dear readers, the review of my 1st appointment in May, & my 2nd appointment 7/2/24 are accurate, & l have no idea why the owner said otherwise. Kadi presents as unprofessional & dishonest. If you do not believe me, please read the critical reviews by other clients on Google & Yelp who also included photos.

5 /5 Destiny Sky: Service was amazing! Definitely will be going back she did an excellent job with my stitch braids. It was my first time going and she made me feel super comfortable and it was a great experience!

3 /5 Damond T: I have been coming here for a while. My beginning experience would be a 5, but the service has gotten a little less than. All of the ladies are polite, but moat are always on their phones, texting while braiding which is a huge distraction and causes them to not do your hair good. Its okay to take a call, but when its every few minutes and they are stopping your hair, that is not good service and makes your appointment longer. The other reason for the low stars is because with the exception of Aicha mostly all the ladies are late and dont honor what Kadi has put on her website as her promise which ultimately makes her look bad because its her business. But I havent stopped going yet, but if this continues I will find a new shop.