One of the most important investments any stylist can make is a great camera.
If you own a salon and you take pictures and videos for YouTube and social media then you know the quality of what you produce is dependent on the equipment you use.
These days you really cannot...
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Christina Jenkins Is The African American Hair Dresser Who Invented The Hair Weave
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Have you ever heard of Christina Jenkins? On Instagram, I saw a post celebrating her legacy as the African American stylist who invented the sew-in weave technique.
Go figure!
According to Black America Web - Christina Mae Jenkins was born Christmas Day in 1920, although there are conflicting dates regarding her...
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11 Ways To Support Black Hairstylists By Master Stylist Naeemah LaFond
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If you are looking for ways to support black hairstylists, you won't have to look far. haircare brand Amika's Global Artistic Director, Naeeman LaFond recently went viral on social media when she shared an amazing list of ways, brands, clients, leaders, and decision-makers can support black hairstylists.
Glamour Magazine describes...
I love a sharp cut and when I discovered Atlanta stylist Hair By Kindrah, I knew I had to document her work here with one of our stylist features.
As a matter of fact, the cut we have in our lead picture has been trending on Instagram for weeks. Her...
The other day I came across a video shared by Eva Marcille doing an infamous ponytail test with the microlink master herself Metowi! Metowi was styling Eva's hair for her gorgeous baby shower and the style was flawless!
This is the video:
So I got my hair completely slayed by the...
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From The Streets To The Salon – How This Stylist Beat The Odds And Became A Boss
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Barack Obama once tweeted to a community of college students that where you start does not have to be where you end up. To be honest we have all heard that saying at least one time in our lives and this story I am about to share rings true...
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Two Really Cute Styles Done By Stylist Janel Sealy Smith Of Cocoamane Salon
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So you all probably already know that I love featuring amazing stylists on the blog and one of my faves just happens to be celebrity stylist Janel Sealy Smith of the Cocoamane salon. I met Janel a year ago because I shared a really cute video she did on...
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Watch Master Stylist Janeese Murphy Do An Emotional Gender Reveal In The Salon
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Master hair stylist Janeese Murphy at Truth Studios salon did something the other day that I have never personally seen before. She did a gender reveal on one of her client's Dantrielle Marie Morris, by coloring her hair and surprising her in the chair.
Watch the very emotional video below:
As...
I shared the below video done by Stylist Pekela Riley and you all loved it, check it out!:
Freedom Cut! She wanted out of the lace wigs and the braids that have ruined her hairline. She wants to be free to work out too. But how? What style that would...
If you live in the Brooklyn area and you want some dope braids done, let me put you on game real quick! Brooklyn stylist Stacee Flood or @handsnheartss shares her very trendy braids styles to her Instagram and when I saw them I knew her work was a must...
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Watch Cynthia Lumzy Create This Jamaican Inspired Wig – Color, Cut And Slay
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As a proud Jamaican I was obligated to share this gorgeous wig tutorial by master colorist and stylist Cynthia Lumzey:
A post shared by Rainbowhair By Cynthia (@cynthialumzy) on May 20, 2017 at 2:59pm PDT
#forevermood!
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Client Reaction – Jessica Pettway Got Her Hair Cut And Colored By Salon Christol
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Jessica Pettway got her hair slayed by Salon Christol and after her experience, she gave her reaction video. I love these videos because you get a real review from a real person:
Salon Christol also posted her results on their own Instagram:
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? ?ALERT ?? Short Film Dropping "Color Cut Capture"Check out part2!!! I can't tell you all how much fun we had making this! Doing what we do best and adding a little extra creativity to the mix! Part 3 on the way ??? •...
We ran a post on Mr Cottontop about ATL stylist Lei Yohn or @the_hairchanic on Instagram and even though we focused more on the styles for the guys with that audience, there is no doubt Lei Yohn kills it with the girls too.
Check out 5 dope braid ups he...
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This Stylist Keeps The Tradition Of Butterfly Clips And Ribbons When She Styles Children’s Hair
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Whitney Marie is a stylist from Houston that came across my radar on Instagram earlier today. She mostly posts a lot of natural to straight hairstyles but what I really loved the most was her styles for little girls.
I am huge fan of little girls wearing ribbons and butterfly...