Shooting with Fotoula’s New Clothing Line

I was recently so fortunate to have some of Fotoula’s newest collection in the salon.  I am in the process of setting up a boutique area for clothing in the salon that will feature Fotoula Lambros Designs among other lines.

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At first glance, Fotoula’s clothes do not appear to be what they actually are.  What I loved most was to watch the models get to know Fotoula’s clothing.  These designs are so fabulous and functional!  Fotoula’s designs are unlike anything from this area.  They are more like clothing I see from NYC or Europe!

I love all of these photos!  There are four short sequences of photos that are all very different.  All of the clothing is from Fotoula’s newest collection, and all of the hair is by me!  The photos were all taken by me except the first one which was taken by my husband backstage at a Detroit fashion show.  What a crazy fun time we had!!  The outdoor sequence was in a small town West of Ann Arbor taken on one of the last beautiful Fall days this year.  The third sequence were taken inside the salon of a good friend and long-time client immediately following her hair appointment!  The indoor photos really inspired me to invest in photo lighting…  The last two photos on this page were taken outside the salon in between clients.  Look at this young woman’s beautiful dreadlocks and hair wraps!!  I especially love how this dress of Fotoula’s has a soft flowy hood!

Happiness at Grateful Dreads!

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John!
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I started giving him a haircut around his dreadlocks, so it will look nice in his chef hat!
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Isabella with her purple and red hair!
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Garret is an amazing chef who co-owns and runs Torino in Ferndale. He’s had his dreads since he was a kid! I love this!
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Hanging out with Laura after their appointment.
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BEFORE
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A super cute pixie cut AFTER
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Marcel and I had a really nice appointment!
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I softened her layers and trimmed her ends, and we talked the whole time!

Thank you everyone!

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!

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!

 

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!

Looking Good at Grateful Dreads!

It’s been an exceptional week full of great-looking clients and enjoyable company. These are some pics of the all-stars of Grateful Dreads!

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Erik’s new dreads! I love that he shaves the bottom of his hair with the dreads!!
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Fresh medium-sized dreads! These took almost 4 hours.
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Ciarra is probably the most fashionable person in Ann Arbor. Her curly hair is getting longer!
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Brian is an OG
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Waves
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Ebonie’s hair is really looking nice! She made this visor to fit her dreadlocks, a great idea for hats!
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Allie had her first curly cut! This is just the beginning!!!!!

Thank you to all of the new people who’ve come through for specialty work!  And thank you so much to those of you who return.  Good times at the shop!

Emily’s Dreadlocks, At Last!

Look at Emily’s beautiful red curly hair!  She loves it so much and has wanted dreads for a long time.  They really fit her personality and lifestyle.  She’s got so much hair!!  Emily’s dreads look amazing brand new and will continue to become more and more beatiful with time!

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Emily and her long, curly, red hair BEFORE
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And AFTER! Fresh fatty dreads!
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We left out some of her hair in the front and left the ends loose to show off her beautiful natural curls!
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Beautiful dreadlocks

Thank you so much Emily!

Riley Dominique

These are two beautiful pictures of Riley from her photoshoot the day after her visit to Grateful Dreads!

Photos taken by Scottie Magro for Seeds Studio, Metro Detroit

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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!

A Week of Many Specialties!

Wow what a great week!  I just can’t say enough about how much I love the challenges that come into this salon!!  I am so thankful to have so many special talents as a hair stylist.  These are some of the fun people I got to work with this week.

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Veronica has a great smile!
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Veronica’s dreads have got to be nearing a year. They look great!!
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If you cut the loose hairs from the tips of your dreads, your dreads will unravel a little and become shorter. Someone trimmed her ends, so we made a special appointment to give her hair some of it’s length back.
She knew she had curls but had been flat ironing because it was easier.
Katherine knew she had curls but had been flat ironing because it was easier.
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I gave her hair some deep conditioning and a cut for curly hair!! She can still straighten it, but I bet she wont want to!
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Jenny came in for just a trim. She’s got interesting hair texture.
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I cleaned up her cut and gave it some shape without thinning it since it was already very texturized. I like her hair left thicker, and the new shape is really nice!!
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Skateboarders next door. They showed up just as I was having a break! Perfect timing guys!!
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Kristen came in for a late night dreads session.
BEFORE!
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AFTER!
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Kristen looks great with her brand new fresh dreads!! This took me 6 hours.
Kristen's fresh dreads look really fuzzy, especially where we blunted her ends!She's really got a ton of hair!!  Perfect for a huge mane of dreads!
Kristen’s fresh dreads look really fuzzy, especially where we blunted her ends.
She’s really got a ton of hair!! Perfect for a huge mane of dreads!
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Alana is a really cool girl that I met over a year ago. She came in and got some very special customized hair!!

You can see this custom process in the next post!

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Self Portrait “Working”

The salon is getting busier, and I’m looking for an assistant.  If anyone finds this type of hair interesting and would like to learn, please contact me!!

On another note…  I’ve hired a professional graphic designer who is working on a few things including the signs for the salon!!  I apologize that there is no sign yet!!  It’s my (very realistic) goal to have an awning and two signs up by the end of Fetbruary.  Thanks for being patient!!

Dreads, Locs, and Fine Blonde Hair!

These are some interesting pictures from last week!

This is a good before and after sequence.  Lisa started her dreads a year ago with micro braids and didn’t do anything to disturb her hair except wash it.  When she arrived at Grateful Dreads, her hair was very clean and somewhat dreaded.  I worked on her hair, separating some and locking other parts, for about 3 1/2 hours.  We had great success!

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Dreads Before
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Dreads After. So happy!!!

The next pics are of Cora’s locs.  She’s had them for 4 years, and they were actually started by someone I’ve worked with before!  Hi Renée!!  Cora’s mom is so happy to have found someone in Ann Arbor to help with her hair, and I’m so happy to be found!  The blonde woman in the chair is Cara.  She came in for a cut just as we finished up Cora’s hair.  I love the contrast of hair in this picture.  Especially because their names are so similar!

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Cora and Cara have contrasting hair!
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Cora’s really happy to have freshly tightened and cleaned locs!

Cora just got back from a tropical vacation and into the cold snow.  Stay warm Cora, and I’ll see you again soon!

Dreads Session Pics

Gabi Giacchieri came to the salon to take some photos of Cam and got these of me working on Anthony’s hair.  Thank you Gabi!!!

A great pic of the salon!
That’s Cam in the mirror.
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