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With tariffs forcing stylists and beauty supply owners to raise prices, the Black hair care industry braces for growing ...
Houston hair salon customers are finding themselves taking an extra step of prepping their hair before their stylists to do ...
the owner of Sashelvis Hair Salon in Bowie, Maryland, said any hairstyle that places pressure on the hair can lead to breakage. “I don't care if it's braids. I don't care if it's a ponytail, ...
Ghanaian American playwright Jocelyn Bioh’s “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” is the product of “30-plus years of stories that I have lived in my brain.” Here’s the story behind the ...
(Courtesy Nile Scott Studios) When the metal grill-like curtain parted in the Roberts Studio Theatre, we not only entered "Jaja’s African Hair Braiding" salon in Harlem, we stepped into the ...
The story takes place in a West African hair braiding salon in Harlem, New York City, a neighborhood storied and celebrated for its rich African American heritage, culture and history. Playwright ...
Barber stylist and hair expert Lisa Torres breaks down the most iconic braids worn by celebrities. From Travis Scott's front taper and box braids to Drake's now-staple cornrow style, Lisa takes us ...
“Its study used a harsh and unusual testing methodology on hair braiding products that are ... there’s just not enough regulation both for the stylist themselves but also the patients ...
A hair salon can be a place of hot topics, personal drama, and a clamor of opinions. However, for West African immigrant women in Harlem, an African braiding shop holds the dreams of a prosperous ...