Review: Muslimah Palace Hair Studio

Assalammu'alaikum family, friends, readers and followers of this blog. I am back! Yeay! Another review to write! Alhamdulillah..

Since I found out about Muslimah Palace Hair Salon, I quickly pm-ed them to make an appointment. I seriously need to have henna on my hair to cool my head, and I seriously need some load off it as well!

Location

Muslimah Palace Hair Salon is located at Blk 603A Senja Road (it is a carpark, with shops at ground floor)

It being in the west is definite PLUS point. It is also just 2 stations away from my BTO flat, so yeay!
I always look for something that is nearby somewhere so my husband and children can be entertained, and this one fits the bill!

Next to it is a small shop, so husbands/kids can grab a bottle of soda and some crackers and snack away. There is also a playground nearby, so a definite palace for kids!

Convenience

Yup, it is just a few minutes walk from Senja LRT. So definitely plus if you are taking public.

Friendly & Timely Service 

I was 15minutes late, so I sort of hog the seat for the next appointment, bad on my end. But Fiza Apit (the owner) is composed to handle it on her toes. Thumbs up!

And she is a good marriage between Liza & Nora. She is very alive, friendly and bubbly. She is keen and listens to find out how we come to know about her salon. She asks if I am comfortable, and despite knowing that I am always doing henna treatment, she still lets me know what she will be doing. The 30mins steam, and 30 mins leisure, and such. I feel comfortable. And she caught my humour. heh.

Space

Her salon is small, and can only fit 2 customers at a time, so if you are early, you will have to wait outside, if you are late, you will hog the space. So be on time. She has an assistant who is just as friendly and smiley, so it was rather full, yet it is comfortable to move around. So, because of the space, she is very precisely timely.

Rates

Her rates are pretty fixed, and very clear. Henna treatment for shoulder length or shorter is $50, for bra length, $60 and any longer is $80. Haircut is typically $20. And she always refer to her price list, so I find that she is very consistent with her pricing,

And she only accepts cash, so bring enough. :)

Conclusion

I will come back, definitely. I give a 4 out of 5 rating. And when I come back, I will try ask more questions. :) Now, I have more reasons to look forward to shifting over to my new flat eh..

Do continue to share other Muslimah Hair Salon ya, if it is in the west, I would love to try them out. ;)

The better, lighter head,
Jun

Wassalam.

Review on Muslimah Hair Salon(s)

Assalammu'alaikum family, friends, readers and followers of this blog. I know and well aware that I've haven't been blogging reviews for awhile now, in fact I have been "missing" for 4 weeks!

Been overwhelmed with a lot of work lately which means too much of late nights in the office.. Still, it is not an excuse, right? So here's to my many overdue reviews!!

We all know, I only patron Muslimah Hair Salon since I don the hijab except for that one occassion after my accident, in which I had difficulties and resort of some place I regretted patronizing.

What makes a Muslimah Hair Salon?

Privacy 

As Muslimahs, we are to protect our aurat, and hair is one of them. We don't wish for any males to peek in and watch our hair getting done. Therefore, a Muslimah Hair Salon needs to have that privacy covered, have their doors tinted to opaque, or have curtains to cover behind the doors. It is a MUST, definitely. 

To be honest, that is all it takes to make a Muslimah Hair Salon. Everything else may remain the same as any other hair salons you see out there. 

How many Muslimah Hair Salon are there in Singapore?

Hmmm.. With Mr Google helped, it led me to this list:

Faredah Muslimah Hair Salon 
Located at Blk 824, Tampines St 81

An Nisaa Muslimah Hairdressing Salon

Located at No 726, North Bridge Road

Yasmin Hair Studio for Muslimah

Located at Blk 326, Woodlands St 32

Jannah Muslimah Hair Salon 
Located at 970, Geylang Road

Salon Khairunnisa Hair Beauty & Spa
Located atKembangan Plaza, 18 Jln Masjid

Nora Muslimah Hair Salon
Located at Blk 491, Jurong West Ave 1

I have personally been to Yasmin Hair Studio and Nora Muslimah Hair Salon ONLY. And so I can only review these two mentioned, insyaAllah, if time permits, I shall give the other salons a try. And below shall me my utmost honest comparison and personal choice, ya. Both businesses did not pay me for this review, nor was I given any free services to do this review. All visits to their salon are personally paid for by my own hard earn money. Any discounts, however, is out of goodwill and is NOT in any way linked to my intention to write about them in my blog.

Yasmin Hair Studio vs Nora Muslimah Hair Salon

Location

Yasmin Hair Studio (YHS) 

Picture is taken from Muslimah Hair Salon FB Page

Rating 3 out of 5

Nearest MRT: Marsiling, about 5-10minutes walk.

Buses: 187,856, 925, 926, 950, 960, 961, 963, 966

However, for those with accompanying husbands, the place there has nothing for the husband. No where to sit, except a coffee shop (but I did not check if there are any Malay/Muslim Stalls). So if your husband is going to babysit the child while you are it, the husband better have plans to go elsewhere and not just around the area - well unless you stay around there. 

Nora Muslimah Hair Salon (NMHS)

Picture is taken from Nora Muslimah Hair Salon FB Page

Rating 3 out of 5

Nearest MRT: Lakeside or Chinese Garden

Buses : 335 from Chinese Garden, 49 from Lakeside MRT, other buses include: 98,99,157,185,187,198,334,502,542 & 657

However, for those with accompanying husbands, the place is great! Plenty of kopitiams. If he babysits children, he has an option to treat the children for MacDonalds! It is very nearby, so for SOS cases, like in exclusively breastmilk babies, he can just run to the Salon, and call you so you can rescue the baby, in within 5-10mins, probably less considering the emergency, yes? *winks*

My personal rating for NMHS is actually a 4, as it is near me (I am residing in Clementi), and the fact that it has more amenities nearby for husband and baby/children. 

Service

YHS

Rating 3 out of 5

Liza (the salon owner) is reserved and someone of little words. It is either the TV or the radio on to keep you company. Unless you ask her, she hardly talks. It depends how you see it, some people just want to get their hair done and nothing of a small talk kindda service, then perhaps this is for you with a 5 star rating. I often fall asleep after awhile because it is very quiet and falling asleep with a steamer in your head seems to make some sense. 

NMHS

Rating 5 out of 5

Nora (the salon owner) is total opposite of Liza. She is highly service oriented, and will keep you entertained even when you really just want to sleep while your hair takes the hour to steam up. Don't worry, you can just tell her if you really just want to nap, I doubt she'd bite you for that!

She can talk about 1001 things, you name it, she can relate! Her salon has a TV as well, so we ended up talking about more than just 1001 things. Anyhoo, she is one with a basket full of advice (hair wise!), if you are torn between ten haircuts, show it to her, and she will list down all the pros and cons considering your hair texture and even goes on to tell you what kind of maintenance that new haircut would cost you. However, decision is still yours to make, so it is ultimately your choice to heed her advice or otherwise. I went ahead with my bob as opposed to the suggested concave cut Nora suggested. Oh no, she didnt bite me. 

Treatment

YHS

Rating 3 out of 5

I had only done Henna Treatment, and nothing else. As mentioned, Liza is more reserved, so I guess there is no need to suggest anything more than what I want. 

NMHS

Rating 5 out of 5

I took up her promotion for the 3 treatments as follows:

Henna Treatment: Nora uses real fresh henna leaves, pounded to paste and left overnight to sit before she uses them to treat the oily scalp - this I can tell by the freshest smell of Henna. (Powdered Henna can smell strong, but it lacks the fresh smell. This I can personally tell as we used to grow our Henna Leaves back in our Pasir Panjang house, so I still remember how it is like to have fresh henna leaves pounded, the distinctive smell, you just cannot forget that)

Tree Tea Oil: This treatment helps balances your scalp to a neutral, leaving your head light and fresh.

Pearl Masque: For the delicate hair to remain silky smooth. 

The Verdict

Clearly, my personal winner is...

She won me at her location really. Having my husband to care for Baby M with the hot weather, for over 2 hours was clearly an achievement, I have never really left my husband alone with Baby M without me on the side keeping a hawk eye on both of them. Not that I don't trust my husband to care for Baby M, he clearly has so much for her. I just wasn't sure if Baby M can put up with the hot weather and if she can communicate with my husband if she wants milk or anything for that matter. So far, she has been amazing, and for the past 2 weekend or so, she has been telling us if she wants her milk.

And of course, with her way in keeping me well awake through the 2hours, I can hardly keep myself awake at YHS. I am coming back for a second session, no doubt! 

I am not sure if I would actually try the other salons, mainly because of the location.. East is too far for me la! 

Anyways, if you have been there, or if you have done a review write up for the rest of the other salons, please do share. We have got Muslimahs wanting to try yes? 

Btw, here are their FB Page for you to take a look at 

Yasmin Muslimah Hair Studio

Nora Muslimah Hair Salon

Have a great Hair Day, Ladies! And husbands, you should really let your wives indulge in some hair theraphy. It goes a long way!

Wassalam,

Jun

EDIT:
Assalammualaikum ladies, pls note that Nora Muslimah Hair Salon has closed shop. Refer to this entry for an update. InsyaAllah a new review will follow very soon about another Muslimah Hair Salon located in the west of Spore ya.

Wassalam

Al-Huda Hub

Assalammu'alaikum family, friends, readers and followers of this blog.

Yeay! Another review for another local business!

Al-Huda Hub - do like her FB Page!

Being a fellow jubah and modest clothing seller myself, it took me quite awhile to register that I am getting a jubah from someone else. For once, my supplier was charging me a little higher than this seller, so I was lured to shop. Afterall, doing business in Islam forbids the discouragement from engaging other business outlets, we are encouraged to promote other businesses if it is within our capacity, if that other business have what we don't, and to leave it to the customers to choose with whom they wish to shop with. It actually tests and shows that we have faith in our own rezeki.

And so.. how did I find this Al-Huda Hub? By curiousity really. I saw someone don this jubah which my supplier supplies, so I asked her where she get hers. Yup, you guessed it right, she directed me to Al-Huda Hub, and I started browsing like mad. I could possibly guarantee that her price was the lowest, and very reasonable. It is clear that she is following the Islamic way to do business, with minimal profits - in fact I find her business to be doing a lot of dakwah in a very subtle way.

So, I bought two tops with much interest to get the La'Cherie Jubah. I decided to wait on the Jubah, and get the tops first. The seller wasn't angry at my indecisiveness, or the fact that I decide to drop the jubah with no real guarantee that I will return to buy them.

I was rather surprised that I bought two very beautiful syariah compliant tops for just $20 each, yes! Just $20! Out there, if you look at some dresses... Some not very syariah compliant, much less to say nurse friendly, are priced at some $25 or higher a piece, here I got myself a top for just $20. And so I thought, there must be something I don't quite like about it.

Wait I shall, for the parcel to arrive, and when they did....

How can anyone not love this design!

That's me wearing the blue Muslimah Peplum

And that's me wearing the black Fishtail Cut 

Aren't they gorgeous? And to just add $3 for mailing and receiving them 2 days after is amazing. These tops has weight to them but at the same time, it felt light wearing them. I especially liked the fishtail, but not quite a fan of gathered sleeve. But I love them nonetheless because it is just so complete.

It doesn't give away the shape of my body, is not transparent/translucent at any part of it. It is long bodies, covers me well - especially the Peplum, for a 1.57m short person I am, it actually covers till my calves, so i sometimes wear it as night wear. It is just THAT comfortable!

So, the following week, having had awesome experience with Al Huda Hub, I returned for more.

I was in Melaka when I decided to shop with her. As with most online businesses, the policy is such that payment needs to be made within 24-48hrs so other buyers who could pay earlier can have them first and to avoid unnecessary hogging and "chope" practices that prevents other serious buyers from buying and getting them first. It is no different with Al-Huda Hub. Payment was demanded, so I told her I was in Melaka, and earliest I could possibly pay is when I return.

She understood my position and arranged for a special arrangement for me. I find that soo sweet! She don't have to, and she could just tell me to get back to her once I am able to do the transfer, but she didnt. And so I told her I would be back Sunday or Monday, and she asked if I'd like to opt for a courier at a nominal $5 fee, and of course I agreed!!

She even arranged for a COD for me. That trust, is beyond words! I haven't met her, nor do I have any idea how she looked like, but this gesture made me love her, and I hope she will be bestowed with great health, good heart and always guided with imaan.

It has been almost 2 weeks since I received the items, I've worn the red Muslimah Peplum, sadly,with my busy schedule, I haven't had time to snap shot myself in it.

I've tried both the Le'Cherie Jubah I had ordered, and they both needed alterations to their lengths, so I'd do that this weekend.

While I get myself some time to snap shot myself in these three new outfits I get from Al-Huda Hub, how about you gorgeous ladies visit her page and do some online shopping?

The jubahs are beautiful for Syawal! And the tops are miraculously very comfortable - I took out the shoulder sponge (fyi) because I prefer without. I tell you there are truly amazing! Nursing friendly, just lift up, and cover, very very convenient!

I will add the pictures here and re-share it once I do!! Until then, stay tune!!! I have more to share, but very little time, so keep the emails coming with the topics you want me to share, ya?

Much love,
Wassalam,
Jun