Fatou's African Hair Braiding

I have been getting my hair braided at Fatou’s for sometime now, and even though I’ve been to other salons in Poughkeepsie, I can honestly say that Fatou and her staff are the best and most professional. Fatou and her staff are excellent, highly skilled, talented, and very creative. Whether you want box braids, cornrows, or kinky twist I always come out looking amazing and I never leave disappointed. I love that Fatou is always accommodating to her customers and that her pricing is always reasonable. I would, and do, recommend Fatou’s salon to anyone who is looking or quality braids and sew-in. You will not be disappointed!!!

I've been going to Fatou's for 3 years and I would always get the style I wanted but the last time I visited, this was not the case. I asked for small box braids and showed her pictures before even stepping into the shop and she said ok. So when I go into the shop and gets ready to braid my hair, she asks to see the picture again. I show her again and she does one braid and shows me the size...its a medium width box braid. I told her to take out a little less hair and she did exactly that...she took only like 4 strands out and it is still a medium box braid. I honestly just decided at this point this will be my last time comming into this salon. I dont understand why she asked to look at the picture (which clearly shows small box braids like I asked for) when she just ended up doing what she wanted to. I know I should have spoken up but I just didnt care anymore. The fact that I showed her pictures and asked for small and she still did medium was ridiculous to me. A customer in a past visit went through the same thing I just did but she actually spoke up and told Fatou her problem is that she does not listen very well to customer's requests.

Overall, I did enjoy the years I've been going here but now I am going to find a different place. As you see in other reviews, some people never had this problem.

I hope this review helps you in your decision to go here or not.

I have been getting my hair braided at Fatou’s for over 5 years now. Fatou and her staff are excellent. Talented, creative and just hands down the best. My box braids always look amazing and I never leave disappointed. I always get tons of compliments on my hair. The salon is clean and stylish and Fatou takes great care in accommodating her customers. Her pricing is also very reasonable. If you are looking for top notch braiding, Fatou’s is the place to go. You will not be disappointed!!!

I love fatou and everyone who works for her she is a great professional woman and I was always welcome in the salon regardless of skin color. I always feel welcome and I sometimes bring my daughter which she never has any problems about. My hair always turns out fantastic and I'm always recieving complements on it. She is also great at getting me in for appointments even last minute! All of the women who work there listen to what I want done and never let me down. I've reccomend this place to many friends and everyone who compliments my hair. I even bring my daughter here tpto get get hair done

I lovee my box braids, Fatou was very fast, very neat, perfect size, perfect length, exactly what i wanted. Excellent service!

Don't give you the hairstyle that you asked for and overcharge you for something that you did not even ask

Got a full sew-in weave done yesterday. (Sunday) Fatou was nice enough to open the shop up just for me which was excellent because no other hair place in Poughkeepsie would do that. She took out my old weave within minutes and braided my very fine thin hair in just under an hour. I recommend her to anyone that is looking for a hair salon, I am 115% pleased with her work. I won't go to any other salon after having Fatou work on my hair. You can't even tell I have a weave, and I'm a white girl!!! ����

I got senegalese twists done a few weeks ago and I was really pleased with the results (besides the weight of the hair). A month later when I took them down, I realized that my hair was falling out in what looked like snipped hair (it looked like someone cut my hair with scissors...it looked like a clean cut). After a while I remembered that my hair stylist at the end of the installation was snipping the twists for flyaway hairs. It turns out that she wasnt cutting the kanekalon hair...SHE WAS CUTTING MY HAIR. She cut way too deep for some of the twists, and she was rushing, so now my hair is uneven. I had pretty long hair before coming to Fatou African Braiding Salon, and now my hair is choppy. I will NEVER come back here ever again. I am beyond upset.