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)

Feedback From Tyler

Hi my name is tyler and i was searchin the web for new braid designs and i came across one and it brought up your myspace.i live in PA.i jus wanted to tell you that your rows are bad ass you can braid girl lol..i design my own too but im lookin for some new ones..i could show you some of myne and you could tell me what you think..The lady that braids my hair now does a good job but she isnt good at following the picture and isnt in with new styles and things like that i guess cause shes a little older..but def write me back im not a creeper or anything i jus really liek your work..

Tyler, I think it’s so cool that you are creative enough to design your styles.  Too bad your stylist can’t live up to your drawings.  I’m anxious to see your creations!  Send em’ ova!!

Feedback from Ariadna “givin u props gurl!!!”

hey nathalie i wanted to write u and tell u that your braiding skills are hott i was on yahoo search to c any ideas i can do for myself i braid 2 and tha work u did on your website is crazy i never seened disigns like dat b for im 18 now and ive been braiding since 12 i wana b a beautitian myself but enuf about me lol just keep it up gurl i dont know u but im proud of u n e way lol hope to hear from u soon

Feedback from Maylene

Hey Nathalie,

I am in Jackson, MS. My name is Maylene and I am only 16 years old. I have visited your site looking for designs to do on me clients’ hair only to find out that we have done similar styles. Your braids are wonderful!!! I also feel that the only difference in your braids and my braids is that you have been doing them for 14 years…..me?…only about 5. I believe it is a natural talent and thats why I get so many compliments and so many people wants me to do their hair. I mean from the neighborhood kids, to college students and even older women want their hair did. Besides being cheaper than the Africans, everyone always tells me that I am the best they ever had and that they don’t want anyone else in their head. So….my question to you is should I raise my prices or stay the same? Also, i am only a junior in High School and I was wondering how I should go about making a career in doing hair………….Well…..to bring closure to this letter, my main purpose was to tell you how i admire you work. I wish I could have seen more pictures, but as for now, just write mack as soon as you can……..sincerely and admiring, Maylene.

It’s WONDERFUL to get feedback from people…and to see that someone’s actually looking at my work! I really REALLY appreciate it and I truly wish you the best.

I’m not sure what you are typically charging your clients at the moment, but if you are charging ‘crackhead prices’…my answer to you is…YES, raise your da*n prices! LOL, but don’t rip your clients off. When coming up with your rate, consider the amount of time/difficulty that the style will take. Also take into consideration how long it will last on the client, and what type of income you need in order for your hair styling career to be worthwile instead of just a time-consuming hobby. I typically attempt to make at least $10.00/hour, but it can be more or less than that at times depending on what I’m doing for someone.

If you want to go about making a career out of doing hair, I would say that you should continue doing it through high-schoool (get your name out there and build up your clientelle). Do your best to build up a portfolio by taking photos of your best works. People are very visual when choosing a stylist…and if you have a good amount of photos to show them, it will help a lot. Be as professional with your clients as possible (making appointments on time, being responsive to their calls/requests) Also, try and save $$ in order to go for your license when you’re out of High School. When you have your license, you will learn more tricks/styles/methods, you can charge MUCH more as well. Who knows, your hair braiding may put you through college or make you a self-employed business-owner in the future!