Grateful Dreads, All Kinds of Stylish!

Clients are getting ready for fall with new cuts and color. There’s something about having your hair done that is so rejuvenating! These are the pics from last week’s appointments:

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Sarah’s pink tips.
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Ryan came for some maintenance on his dreadlocks. He’s had them around 6 months!
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Lisa and Rain. Lisa is wearing Bantu knots in her freshly rolled locks!
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Parisa’s new shape and color
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I love scooters at the shop!
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Adam brought his friend to learn some tips for taking care of his dreads. We started them in November.
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I love this shot! You look beautiful!
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Megan’s aqua/white half and half haircolor!
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So happy to get the movement back in her hair!
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Abbie is one of the most friendly people I’ve ever met! I shaped up her haircut.
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We adjusted her color, and I shaped her hair to give more volume in the front rather than underneath.
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I love this naturally curly haircut! And I absolutely love her color!
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Victor in the dark
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Blue Mohawk

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!

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!

 

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!

Sara and Her Dreads Getting Some TLC

Sara came to Grateful Dreads for some dreads maintenance. She’s had her hair dreaded for seven years and had never been for any maintenance. She let them form naturally and grooms them with her special wool gloves. She loves her hair very much and so do all of her friends! Her hair is so long and healthy, and Sara is full of wonderful experience and happiness! I really enjoyed this day!

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Incredibly long, natural dreadlocks!
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The tightening process: I tightened her dreads at their roots and pulled in any loose hairs.
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Two new baby dreads!
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We’re having fun!
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Sara’s dreads are out!
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Fishtail Braided Dreads

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Sara really looks amazing!  Her dreads are loved by many!  They’re all freshly cleaned, separated, tucked in, reformed, and healthy.  Happy dreadlocks!

What a fun day filled with love and friendship!  We had many visitors which made it even more lovely!  Sara it was so nice to spend the day with you!  Thanks for coming in and thank you to her two scouts!!!  Chaeley and Allison!  We did it!  Sara I’m so happy I was a part of this rejuvenating experience!!!

Gorgeous Hair!

This salon really really has the coolest clients!  It’s been a fun week full of amazing hairstyles and wonderful people!!

Here are the pics:

Josh has amazing dreads and style to match!
Josh has amazing dreads and style to match!
Josh in front of Grateful Dreads
Josh in front of Grateful Dreads
Deonta's new dreadlocks!
Deonta’s new dreadlocks!
Deonta has a lot of hair!!!!
Deonta has a lot of hair!!!!
She is totally rad!  I love her new platinum!!
Kaitlyn is totally rad! I love her new platinum!!
Her curls look beautiful with her new cut!
Her curls look beautiful with her new cut!
David's hair is really getting long!  His hair is entirely interlocked.
David’s hair is really getting long! His hair is entirely interlocked.
Long locks rolled up in a hat from the Virgin Islands
Long locks rolled up in a hat from the Virgin Islands

Happy people and amazing hair!

Love Your Hair!

I’ve worked on so many different hair types recently that I just can’t put them into a category except for happy clients who leave the salon with healthy hair that they love!  I’ll let the pics tell the story:

Kelly's pink hair!
Kelly’s pink hair!
I've been into braids. This is a dutch flower braid.
I’ve been into braids. This is an early attempt at a dutch flower braid.
Michelle came in for a haircut, and we added some blonde around her face. Her hair is blown out smooth here but has a very beautiful wavy natural texture!
Michelle came in for a haircut, and we added some blonde around her face. Her hair is blown out smooth here but has a very beautiful wavy natural texture!
Anna's got beautiful wavy hair too! She likes to straighten it, but I cut her hair wavy, so it will look amazing with it's natural texture as well.
Anna’s got beautiful wavy hair too! She likes to straighten it, but I cut her hair wavy, so it will look amazing with it’s natural texture as well.
Lots of angles and assymetry!
Lots of angles and assymetry!
Cora's freshly rolled locks
Cora’s freshly rolled locks!
Laura came for a cut with her friend from Cincinnati. It's official. Grateful Dreads is a destination spot! We talked a lot about hair products and regimens for curly and wavy hair. Happiness!
Laura came for a cut with her friend from Cincinnati. It’s official. Grateful Dreads is a destination spot! We talked a lot about hair products and regimens for curly and wavy hair. Happiness!
Sidney stopped by for a quick visit. Look at those beautiful dreads! She's had them slightly over 18 months. Thanks for coming by! I love when you visit!
Sidney stopped by for a quick visit. Look at those beautiful dreads! She’s had them slightly over 18 months. Thanks for coming by! I love when you visit!
Adam is a hip hop musician. He came for a cut. Still long but clean it up!
Adam is a hip hop musician. He came for a cut. Still long but clean it up!
I love Adam's haircut. He's cutting up samples of his live music on his iPad!
I love Adam’s haircut. He’s cutting up samples of his live music on his iPad!

This is a very special set of pictures.  Allison brought in her daughter to talk about her hair, and Camellia just happened to be in the salon.  We got to work right away while talking about products and methods to care for Connie’s very curly, delicate hair!

Connie and Camellia
Connie and Camellia
Camellia helped with Connies hair strengthening treatment. So cute!!!
Camellia helped with Connies hair strengthening treatment. So cute!!!

Connie went home to let the conditioning really soak into her hair.  Her mom rinsed it out and combed through.  Then they came back the next day with good results!

Connie's hair after some conditioning and a cute curly cut!
Connie’s hair after some conditioning and a cute curly cut!
Bouncey!
Bouncey!

I really love what I do!!

Getting Cozy in Grateful Dreads

Winter is at it’s peak! These are some pics of the people who are getting great hair and staying warm in the salon during this cold weather.

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David’s locks are gorgeous! These are interlocked, started by his mom, and for the past year maintained by me. I love how his hair looks twisted up like this. I pulled it up to fade his sides.
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This is how people look after an experience at Grateful Dreads!
Ahn's trim up.  Her hair was already very texturized, so I cut it to smooth her ends and give her lots of volume on top!
Ahn’s trim up. Her hair was already very texturized, so I cut it to smooth her ends and give her lots of volume on top!
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Alex getting ready for his dreadlocks
New dreads!  Oh yeahhhh!!
New dreads! Oh yeahhhh!!
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Couples haircuts! What a concept! We had a great time hanging out and doing haircuts and color. Laura and this salon are such a great match! Symbiosis at it’s finest!

There were a couple pics I didn’t snap of some great work I’d love to share! I gave Teymour the best looking cut in over 10 years. I suppose we say that a lot!!

I gave Alloy Ash the most beautiful icey purple platinum dreads for her trip to Texas. Congrats Alloy Ash and best to you while you’re down south!!!

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This is a pic of Kristen’s dreads one week in. She’s really doing a great job with the maintenance!

See you soon!

Many New Clients! Lots of Hair Textures! Lots of Families!!

Macenzie came in looking really cute with a straightened, assymetrical cut. Very stylish but a little fuzzy at the ends. We all agreed the cut was cute, and since she wants her hair long, we would do a cute style and let her hair grow!!

I gave Macenzie’s hair some deep conditioning.
Finished look! 

I left Macenzie’s natural curl on the sides and in back then added some curls with a small curling iron to the top. Kind of a pompadour look! Annette came in wanting a different look. We decided to push her hair forward instead of back, and I cut in a cute cut with bangs while accenting her natural hair growth especially in the back. Mama and daughter, so cute!!

Look at that beautiful natural curl!! I like the change in texture on top. It’s very styley!
Bron using the Kevin Murphy Color Bug. These really look great in her hair! And the color has already lasted a few days!
Nolam’s new do!
Linda grew out her hair for about two years! This was her first cut. We deep conditioned and gave her some fun movement! Linda does the graphic design for Grateful Dreads!
Anthony and Annelle with the new dreadlocks!

Anthony and Annelle are two really amazing people!  They drove here from Oklahoma, and I am so glad to have met them!!  Anthony is part of a youth ministry where he lives.  The whole family is so stylish you wouldn’t believe it!

I rounded the tips of Anthony’s dreads.  It’s the look he wanted, and his hair texture and condition were just right to do this.

My sister and her family are in town for Thanksgiving! They stopped by Grateful Dreads, and I gave all the girls colored extensions! Camellia has the pink Color Bug in her hair 🙂

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Knotty Boy is in the House!!

The Knotty Boy products arrived a couple days ago!

Bob Marley watches over Grateful Dreads.
I really love these bar soaps. They make the whole shop smell yummy!
Tightening gel, conditioning sprays for mature dreads, freshening sprays, and a cooling spray. The one on the right is a pre-dreading soap and also removes wax.
The beads are here too!  Made locally by the lovely Rebecca Ariel-Michelle

Knotty Boy products are all natural, organic, earth-friendly, and cruelty-free.  They smell amazing, and they WORK!