Eloms African Hair Braiding in Charlotte, NC

I have been a long time customer with Elom Braiding and they never disappoint. They are super responsive and attentive to your needs - you just need to communicate clearly and with kindness. Unfortunately there are people who feel entitled when walking into their salon hence the negative reviews and there is a plethora of fraud/scams amongst the braiding industry so I can not speak for the parties below. I have tried a slew of hair styles from tribal braids, cornrows, box braids, godness braids and I have more that I am looking forward to exploring. As long as you are flexible, they will work with you and they have the best Afrobeats playlist and Nollywood movies to watch while you get dolled up. Always get your crown done - it makes you feel better about yourself. :)

On November 10th I Went in and got extended kinky twist. The front looks great, which is where one lady braided & the back looks HORRIBLE which is what the other lady braided so I can only wear my hair in certain styles cant wear them down. Also some of my real hair was cut when going over braids with scissors. $160 was definitely NOT well spent. I will never return.

Excellent job nice atmosphere nice people couldn't ask for better service braids are so fly

I hardly ever write bad reviews but please beware of this shop! I found this shop on Google and thought I would patronize it based on the reviews. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY! I received a phone call and text early in the morning that I can have my hair braided around noon or so after conversing with who I assume is a manager/owner the night before and sending pictures of the style I wanted. There was an older lady working when I arrived who is flat out rude, condescending and honestly not that great of a braider. She was snarky to the lady who was there before me by skimming off an extra couple of dollars to up the price of the service of the customer's hairstyle and laughed it off while mumbling under her breath to "just pay and go". Secondly, the older lady told me after sitting in the chair that she is not capable of doing the style I wanted and flat out wasn't going to attempt to either. Before I could ask what style she is capable of doing she walked in the back and never came back out. Too bad she didn't realize that English is NOT the only language spoken in the US and understood the comments of her talking about me in French.

Once I left I received more calls and texts from the lady that I had originally spoken to. Didn't understand the point of telling me to come in just to tell me to reschedule. Unless I am going to be reimbursed for the waste of gas I will never use their services. Sucks that I was going to refer 4 other relatives so they missed out on making at least $1000 that week.

Can't dispute screenshots of text messages to do any damage control!

Lied about the $160 price for Senegalese twist over the phone. One i told the girl what i wanted the price went up. She showed me the smallest size and i said no the next size up. That's $180! Huh? I then asked for cornrows after sitting in the chair for 20 mins and nothing done yet, and it was $140 but she could do for $120, for a style that doesn't even take an hour and a half to complete. No thank you! I'll get a flight to Jersey next weekend for the same hair style for a lot less. No need to lie about anything. It it what it is! They get you in the salon and change the prices. If i was told there was a range i would've never taken the time to drive there. There are many salons in Gastonia where i am currently visiting. This is not a business i would ever support. I guess i should've looked at the pictures as reviews on here before i wasted my time driving to this shop. A mess and a half