Grateful Dreads, All Kinds of Stylish!

August 14, 2013 | Shikote

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:

Ryan came for some maintenance on his dreadlocks. He’s had them around 6 months!

Lisa and Rain. Lisa is wearing Bantu knots in her freshly rolled locks!

Adam brought his friend to learn some tips for taking care of his dreads. We started them in November.

Megan’s aqua/white half and half haircolor!

So happy to get the movement back in her hair!

Abbie is one of the most friendly people I’ve ever met! I shaped up her haircut.

We adjusted her color, and I shaped her hair to give more volume in the front rather than underneath.

I love this naturally curly haircut! And I absolutely love her color!

Tyler’s New Dreads

August 5, 2013 | Shikote

Close up. I like to stagger the parts for a more even look.

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

August 4, 2013 | Shikote

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

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

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

Lots of Dreads!

August 1, 2013 | Shikote

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!!

He’s had these dreads since he was 2 years old!

Look at those beautiful, long and big dreads!

Family pics! They are a happy and close family. His sisters stayed by his side the entire time!

Jacob has the most gorgeous hair! I can spot it a mile away! Also a very cool long board…

This is his natural texture and color. Very rare and beautfiul!

A hand-blown glass bead for one-year-old dreads

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!

Dreads, Locs, and Fine Blonde Hair!

January 7, 2013 | Shikote

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!

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!

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!

Josh’s Dreads After 10 Weeks

July 6, 2012 | Shikote

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.

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:

Thanks for the pics Josh! See you soon!