Farmers’ Market is across the street from Grateful Dreads. I walked through on my way to pick up my special order of triple tea tree shampoo for cleaning dreadlocks. Yay!! Here are some of the highlights!
Giant Heirloom Tomatos
Seeley Farm Seasonal Greens
WATERMELONS!!!!!Tasty Bakery gluten free and vegan yummy desserts!It’s important that anyone with EBT know about this. You get double your food money when you shop at most farmers’ markets. Eat fresh!The Kerrytown Concert House is getting a makeover!I found this flower by the mailbox.The Espresso Bar hosted the Batata Shop for a pop-up! I went right inside to say hi to Tawnya! She’s really cool and makes very yummy sweet potato goodness. She really radiates a bright light.
So good to see you Tawnya! Next time you’ll have to come by the salon for some relaxation and yumminess for your hair!
Goldwell color waiting for you!I love playing with bright colors!Shampoo AreaNow accepting credit cards!A butterfly stopped by at Grateful Dreads.Grateful Dreads’ sign. For now 🙂
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!
This is a pic I found that was just taken of my friend Nicole Ciccarelli. She lives in Chicago where she is a writer, a model, and an advocate for holistic wellness. Nicole came to visit me last week, and I gave her some double ombré!!
This photo was taken by Usuf Khan in Chicago. I like the simplicity of this photo and how he used the light. The colors are just right too! And I’m really into top-knots as a hairstyle right now!!
Måeve, Daighna, and I got together on Sunday and had the first ever photo shoot at Grateful Dreads! We got very creative, worked hard, and had a lot of fun. I love that I get to spend time making art with such wonderful people and am so thankful! The pics below were all taken with my iphone. The real pics were shot by Daighna Rayner and are currently being looked through and edited by her.
Here’s a sneak of our last look. Måeve in a beautiful grassy meadow. She’s wearing the wrap dress designed by Fotoula Lambros for Fotoula Lambros Design. This dress was the closing look in FLD’s most recent Detroit fashion show but in white. She graciously loaned us the black one for this shoot.
Look at those clouds!
The rest of these photos are of the salon after the shoot. I really love my new salon! And I really loved this shoot. Everything about it.
Most of those clothes are by designer Kelly Lynne. She and I pulled from her newest collection which was totally fun!
Here are two good shots from a recent photoshoot with Paige Mobley. Marygrace D’Aleo did her make-up and brought the red dress. I styled Paige’s hair off her face and neatly to the side for the beauty shot, shown first. For the last look of the shoot we got very glamorous with a roller set, and I pinned her hair into a bob. Paige is an excellent model and really worked the look!
I am so happy to have worked with the photographer, Acacia. Watching her work was energizing, and her edited pic below is a piece of fine art. What a pleasure to work with such an amazing and talented artist!
I went to Fotoula Lambros’ fashion show this past Saturday at Exodus in Greektown. When I arrived, the buzz backstage was very positive. The models all looked great and ready to go. Laura Rose was in the middle of them all checking over their hair and doing some last minute primping. I grabbed a cocktail and found a great spot to watch the show near Laur Nash, the event’s photographer.
I was really impressed with the visuals for this show. There were three screens adjacent, one with footage of a girl swimming in a beautiful gown–she looked like she was falling on purpose! The entire patio of Exodus was painted white which really added to the New York City effect of the show. I’m excited to see the beginnings of a true fashion scene in Detroit. There were some very sharp outfits in attendance!
The fashion show begins!
I got one good shot with my iPod.
The rest of these photos were taken by Laur Nash:
Fotoula dyed this fabric herself!
Beautiful dress!
F A S H I O N !!!!!!!!
Fotoula looked boss! I really love the lion pendant she’s wearing.
Laura Rose, Fotoula’s lead hair-stylist, gave her a cute little cake and a huge smile! Happy Birthday Fotoula!
Here’s a pic of me outside the show in Greektown!
You can see more of Fotoula and her fashions, Laura Rose, and Laur Nash at Workroom Detroit.
Tight rubberbands can cause kinks in the dreads. If you use a rubberband, don’t put it too tight, and try to put your ponytail in a different spot each time.
Summertime!
Wow Josh’s hair gets really blonde in summer! These dreads are looking great! Josh works on them a lot, and it shows. Here’s a pic from when they were first done:
Dear all. Grateful Dreads is coming into existence! I will update this page as new things happen. I am currently in the process of signing the lease for the space and getting my keys. Next I’ll build this salon from scratch. It will take a little while but not too long. You’re very welcome to come by for a visit. I currently do not have a phone set up. I’m waiting for paperwork and will have these things soon!! For now I’ve listed my cell.
Anyone with dreads or any cool hair that I’ve done, and anyone who would like your hair done for some pictures on my blog, please contact me. Thanks!!!