One Week at Grateful Dreads!

Veronica had an appointment for her birthday! We did this beautiful updo with dreads and orchids! I love how her dreads mimic the branches of typical orchid plants!

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Happy birthday Veronica!  What a perfect summer day!

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Karina moved, and I’m still getting over this. I’ll miss you badly Karina!!
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Josh came in for some heady dreadlocks! BEFORE
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He’s wearing a glass bead from Grateful Dreads!
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Complete!  AFTER
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Katya and her mom drove about 8 hours to come to Grateful Dreads!
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Dreads during the process.
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Now that is a lot of hair!!!
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We left out the front, and I shaped her bangs to look cute naturally.
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Katya and her new dreadlocks!
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Cheryl and Katya.
Cheryl grew up in Ann Arbor and is a U of M grad, so it was really nice to host part of her visit to town!
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Amanda is amazing! She happened upon us while visiting A2 from southern CA. I love her blonde hair with darker full bangs!!
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Chad BEFORE
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AFTER. Happy hippy!
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Candyce’s fresh new dreadlocks. She also makes dread falls which will soon be available in Grateful Dreads!
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Teymour and Izzy. A fun summer session!

It’s been a fun and busy week!  Thank you to all of you who’ve stopped by!  Happy Summer!

Maeve, The Queen of Kings, Behind the Scenes

Mike and I had the pleasure of shooting with Maeve. She and I met at Grateful Dreads where I styled her hair then we went to Mike’s studio for a mega session!

These are some shots I took with my phone during the shoot!

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Model-esque
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Beauty!
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Hair!

This last look is my favorite of all the photos I took.   Flawless.

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Ramble on Maeve!  We love you!!

Please look for Mike’s professional and complete collection of photos on this site in the near future!

Jordan

Jordan appeared around the corner with his bike! We talked and soon after set up an appointment to have his dreads fixed up. It had been a little while, so this was a nice treat! He likes the palm-roll method for tightening which created a nice smooth lock for hair that can hold it.

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Camellia moisturized his locks while I rolled, and tightened, his new growth.

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I pinned up his freshly-rolled locks, so I could trim up his hairline.
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Jordan is an artist and an entrepreneur in Ann Arbor. Love the velvet shorts!!
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Jordan is so talented!
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Freshly rolled new growth

Thank you Jordan.  Truly a pleasure working on your hair!

Jordan and I shared a lot of great ideas, so look for our collaborations soon!

Tyler’s New Dreads

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Tyler came in with a very nice afro.
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Abbie and I teamed up on his hair!
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New fresh dreads!
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Close up. I like to stagger the parts for a more even look.

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Tyler and Abbie with the new fish-eye camera lens!

Thank you Tyler!  Your beautiful afro made some thick and healthy dreadlocks!

Haircuts for Locals and Those Who Travel!

I’m so happy with all of the new people who’ve come to the salon! We have a good time! I don’t always get pictures of everyone because of the rhythm of things, but here are some great shots of recent haircuts!

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A detailed and stylized haircut for a clean look!
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I love men’s haircuts! He likes his a little bit longer all over.
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Her hair is almost all virgin curly hair! She used to straighten it which relaxed her curls. We did some deep conditioning, and I updated her shape while taking off some of the damaged ends. We agreed it looks very nice!
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A beautiful ombré. It’s very natural and we’ve taken out the old red tones.
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A healthy cut to go with some beautiful color!
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Karen looks great!
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Her hair is so healthy and curly! It’s a completely different texture than when we first met. So happy about this!
Veronica and Andrei with his stylish new cut!
Veronica and Andrei with his stylish new cut!
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Karen came to see me from 3 hours away! Christine drove here though in half that time. 🙂 So good to see you both!!

Mike’s Amazing Dreadlocks After One Week

Mike grew his hair out for the happiest dreads ever!  These pictures are after a touch-up one week after putting them in.

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Fresh, tight dreads

Mike has a lot of hair, and his color is very beautiful!

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Mike you look great!

Thank you so much for coming in.  I truly enjoyed it!

Lots of Dreads!

There are so many different people who come to the salon for dreads work! I love meeting everyone and helping people with their hair really makes me feel great! I believe getting mature dreads washed in a salon has got to be one of the better feelings in life!!

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He’s had these dreads since he was 2 years old!
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Look at those beautiful, long and big dreads!
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Freshly tightened new growth
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Family pics! They are a happy and close family. His sisters stayed by his side the entire time!
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Jacob has the most gorgeous hair! I can spot it a mile away! Also a very cool long board…
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This is his natural texture and color. Very rare and beautfiul!
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A hand-blown glass bead for one-year-old dreads
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Superman gets his hair done at Grateful Dreads! Don’t be fooled by the glasses. It’s really him!! I didn’t do his hair on the left but would really love to when he’s ready!!

Grateful Dreads!  What a fun summer in the salon!  I hope to see you here!

 

Adam and Courtney

Adam and Courtney are two totally cool people with very cool hair!

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Adam’s long but neat haircut

He’s really got the hair-flip mastered!

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A perfect mixture of sass and class!!!!

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Courtney may possibly have the coolest hair ever! Big fat dreads underneath red silky gorgeous hair!
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Courtney is an OG!

These pics do not express the intense red of her hair!

Thanks for coming in guys!!!!  It’s always my pleasure!

Jayden and Megan

Jayden came to Grateful Dreads for some color. I was so happy to see her friend Megan with her, and of course I colored her hair too!

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Still life shot of the salon before they arrived
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Cute haircolor pic of the girls!
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Workspace during the color session
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Jayden and Megan with their new bright colors!

Recent Clients at Grateful Dreads!

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A stunning curly cut!
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Look at her bouncy curls!
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Carlee’s dreadlocks after almost 5 weeks. We blunted her ends this time!
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Heather is a mermaid with her pink wavy hair!
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AJ, it’s always a pleasure!
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AJ’s dreads after 3 weeks. His hair has made amazing progress!
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I love Victor!
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Sara stopped by!
Look at all that hair!  Knotty dread locks!!
Look at all that hair! Knotty dread locks!!
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We had a late night dreads session and fixed up her hair! She’d put in her dreads with some college friends, and came in for some maintenance. We had fun and are all happy with the results!
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Kai ‘el has new extensions on some of his mature naturally locked hair.
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Gabi is so beautiful. She’s on her way to a photoshoot!

The Flowers are Blooming!

I love being surrounded by flowers! It’s always a surprise when a new flower appears that hadn’t bloomed the year before. I’m thoroughly enjoying the beautiful gardens at the salon!

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Behind the Scenes Shots of David Hill

David Hill, Mike Frieseman, and I met near the water to get some shots of David and his beautiful hair.  David has such a great style, and the summer weather is so nice to photograph.  Mike found a fantastic spot, and we got some cool shots!

These are some pics I took of the shoot:

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We shot a really cool look at this spot!
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Mike found this spot. It’s an amazing location that feels a lot like a Cuban city scape!
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Summer on the Steps!

I got two good snapshots of David:

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Look at David wearing a sweater on such a hot day!!

It was a pleasure working together at such a nice location.  Thank you David!  And thank you to Mike Frieseman!  Images coming soon!