Feedback from N3RD Brown

Hi my name is Marye and I live in Canada, Ottawa,Ontario im 17 years old and ive ben braiding for about 5 years now and its my passion. Im a junior student in high school graduating next year and i wanted to know were would be the best place for me to go to school in the united states what would u seggest me to do . I love the designs you do and for sure when i come to orlando ill call you to do my hair you have great talent and i hope to be as gud a you in the future.  I hope to here back from you .

Thanks for the email Marye.  I actually don’t have any formal education in hair braiding.  Everything I’ve learned is from practice and watching others.  I’ve been pretty fortunate to have lots of people to practice on.

I would just suggest that you get in as much practice as possible.  Scan magazines for new ideas and try them out whenever you can.

If you are just going to do braids, the class for the license is only two days long, so I know you can do it.  Thanks for checking me out!

Rate Me!

I received a call today from Larry N. in Pahoke, Illonois. He was so kind in telling me that I’m ‘blessed’ as a braider and suggested that I check out R. Kelly’s hair braider contest.

After checking out R. Kelly’s page, I decided to go ahead and post as many pictures as possible.

When their moderators finally post me, RATE ME! I wish there was a prise for this contest, cuz so far, I think I would win.

Thanks for the LOVE Larry!!! Sorry I didn’t answer your call (I don’t like to answer anonymous numbers)

R. Kelly’s Hair Braider

This scares me man, do guys really think these crazy things when I’m braiding their hair? I hope not!

Natural Beauty Spotlight : Leela James

Her first album entitled ‘Change is Gonna Come’ was released back in 2005. Her voice is a timeless, sweet raspy mix of soul and grace, and one attribute that made her stand out against the rest was her beautiful, full mane of natural hair. Come on, have you ever seen anything like it?!?! It’s gorgeous!!!

Check out Leela Jame’s official site for more pics.

Give your hair some TLC

On my wish-list is long, luscious, luxurious hair. Too bad, it still hasn’t happened, but I’d like to think I’m on my way. A lot of women of color have given up on growing their hair out, believing that they just can’t do it. I think our focus should be geared more towards HEALTHY hair instead of style and length. We need to start showing our hair some LOVE and TLC!!

I’ve added a few tips to help you along your journey to healthy hair.

• Always wrap your hair at night with a silk or satin scarf (NO COTTON!) Cotton scarves suck the moisture right out of your hair and can cause breakage in the longrun.
• Keep your hair moisturized! (But don’t overdo it and clog your pores up). Your run of the mill hair grease is pretty much out the window for me, but I do use that stuff when I have braids in my hair. I love to use Mizani’s - H2O Intense Night-Time Treatment especially when I wrap my hair at night.
• Use a good conditioner! (and try to make sure that you get one that’s also moisturizing). Biolage has a great moisturizing conditioner that smells great and leaves your hair soft and beautiful
• Styling is important, but pay attention to what you’re doing with your hair. Don’t overdo the heat, the alcohol based products such as spritz, gel, and other holding sprays, and try not to wear a tight ponytail too often either.
• Get a stylist you can trust. Just because someone has a license doesn’t mean that they will do what’s best for you. Communicate with your stylist to see if healthy hair is a concern of theirs (it should be)
• Stay away from doing critical changes such as chemicals (perms, coloring, highlighting) at home unless you really know what you’re doing

So in all, just show your hair some love, pay attention to it’s changes and reactions to what you are doing. ‘Communicate’ with your tresses so that you can get the result you’re looking for.

Natural Beauty Spotlight : Janelle Monae

Known for her cameo in the Outkast video - “Morris Brown“, this young songstress is truly holding it down for the natural sisters out there.  She maintains a funky, up to date style while keeping things natural at the same time and I love it.

A new discovery

A new client of mine (thanks Tammy) mentioned a website I’ve never seen before. I checked it out and from my first look, I must say that I’m really impressed. They have a LARGE selection of colors, textures, and hair types. They even have a MySpace page!

I dug around a little more online and found that this company is based out of Lincolnwood, Illinois. I didn’t find many bad reviews except for one rip-off report from a client that received the wrong color hair in the mail. I also saw a few people complaining about the site’s return policy.

I’ll try and buy some hair from them soon. I’ll tell you how it went!

Have any of you ever purchased hair from this site? Have you been happy with your purchases?

Men Vs. Women

Can someone answer this question for me? Why does it seem like men can grow their hair so easily when women have to fight for it?

It’s just not fair! Men don’t’ even need long hair! We spend so much time and money in the salon and on countless products to help our stuff grow, and theirs grows with little or no effort! What do they do that’s so different than us?

I Apologize

Over this weekend, I had to take a last minute trip to Delray Beach, Florida for the funeral of the Illustrious, Bro. Brown . Because of this, I had to re-arrange / cancel a few appointments and I wanted to give my deepest, SINCERE apology now.

I know how it is when you expect to get your hair done and can’t, and I hate that I put you guys through it.

Anyone I had to cancel this weekend will receive their next hairdo FREE OF CHARGE.

My Fellow Stylist : Shemika

I present to you, the work of SHEMIKA (Winter Park, FL). She’s another talented hair stylist who’s creative styles and quality of work are truly appreciated wherever she goes. Feel free to call her (Before 9pm) to set your appointment.