Roller set
2–2½ hWash, roll, dry under the hood and comb out, for a smooth, full curl.
Book: Roller setRoller sets and silk presses in Tuscaloosa
Your set day, minute by minute
Palmore Hair Parlor is a roller-set and silk-press parlor on Greensboro Avenue. Alvenia and two stylists wash, set or press, dry and style, and tell you how long each step takes.
A set day
Wash, set or press, dry, style
The minutes of each step. Length and thickness move them a little.
- 25–30 min
Step 1: Wash
Shampoo, detangle and condition at the bowl, a section at a time.
- 40–50 min
Step 2: Set or blow-dry
Rollers, pin curls or flexi-rods go in on damp hair. For a press, a stretched blow-dry comes first.
- 45–60 min
Step 3: Dry or press
A set dries under the hood. A press goes section by section, with a comb ahead of the iron.
- 20 min
Step 4: Style
The rollers come out, the set is combed to shape, and you leave knowing how to wrap it tonight.
The parlor
A parlor for sets and presses
Warm chairs, hooded dryers and a phone someone answers.
Alvenia opened the parlor to keep the roller set going and to press hair without rushing it. Tell us when you last had a set, and we will plan the day around your hair.
In the parlor
Hooded dryers for every set
Presses done section by section
A wrap lesson with any set
Stylists
Three stylists and a front desk
Alvenia Palmore
Owner, roller sets and pin curls
- Cosmetology license · AL Lic. # 000000
Alvenia learned the roller set at her aunt's kitchen table and opened the parlor to keep it going. She sets rollers and pin curls, and she teaches the wrap.
Chasity Lanier
Stylist, silk presses
- Cosmetology license · AL Lic. # 000000
Chasity presses hair section by section, at the pace your hair asks for, and finishes with a trim if you want one.
Dasha Guthrie
Stylist, flexi-rods and trims
- Cosmetology license · AL Lic. # 000000
Dasha sets flexi-rods and trims curls, and she is the stylist many of our younger clients book.
Tawnya Cason
Front desk and shampoo
Tawnya answers the phone, keeps the day's times and washes your hair before your set. Call her first and she will find you a chair.
How pricing works
We don't print prices, because a set isn't priced off a list. Here is what sets yours.
What decides the price
Your price follows the length and thickness of your hair, the set or press you choose, and the time it takes. A short wrap and set and a silk press on waist-length hair are not the same afternoon.
Length and thickness
The set or press you choose
Time in the chair
How levels set the price
Alvenia's chair and the stylists' chairs are priced differently, because their experience and the services they book differ. Ask for any of us when you book, and we will tell you what that means for your price.
Add-ons and changes on the day
A trim, a conditioning treatment or a wrap lesson can be added when you book or on the day. We tell you what the addition changes in time and price before we start, and you say yes first.
Canceling or running late
We ask for 24 hours' notice to move or cancel, because a set day holds a chair and a dryer for you. If you are running late, call us and we will see whether your set still fits.
Questions
Before your first set day
How long does a set day take?
Most take two to three hours from the first shampoo to the last comb-out. Each service on the menu lists its time, and we tell you when you book if your hair will need more.
Do I need to book ahead?
Please do. Call or text and we will find you a set day, or choose a time on the booking page. Tawnya will tell you when a chair is open.
Should I come with my hair washed?
Come as you are. We wash and condition every head at the bowl before a set or a press, and that wash is part of the time on the menu.
How long will my set or press last?
It depends on your hair, the weather and how you wrap it at night. Your stylist tells you what to expect before you leave, and shows you how to wrap.
Do you do color or relaxers?
No. We do sets, presses, trims and conditioning, and we do them slowly.
Can I see my price before I book?
Prices depend on your hair and the set you choose, so we give yours when you call or book. You agree to it before we start.
Book
Call, text or book online
Call (205) 555-0111 and Tawnya will find you a set day, or choose a service and a stylist on the booking page.
Phone(205) 555-0111
Hours
- Tuesday – FridayToday
- 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- SaturdayToday
- 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- Sunday – MondayToday
- Closed