One Week at Grateful Dreads!

August 9, 2013 | Shikote

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!

Happy birthday Veronica! What a perfect summer day!

Karina moved, and I’m still getting over this. I’ll miss you badly Karina!!

Josh came in for some heady dreadlocks! BEFORE

He’s wearing a glass bead from Grateful Dreads!

Katya and her mom drove about 8 hours to come to Grateful Dreads!

We left out the front, and I shaped her bangs to look cute naturally.

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!

Amanda is amazing! She happened upon us while visiting A2 from southern CA. I love her blonde hair with darker full bangs!!

Candyce’s fresh new dreadlocks. She also makes dread falls which will soon be available in Grateful Dreads!

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

Haircuts for Locals and Those Who Travel!

August 5, 2013 | Shikote

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!

A detailed and stylized haircut for a clean look!

I love men’s haircuts! He likes his a little bit longer all over.

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!

A beautiful ombré. It’s very natural and we’ve taken out the old red tones.

A healthy cut to go with some beautiful color!

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!

Karen came to see me from 3 hours away! Christine drove here though in half that time. 🙂 So good to see you both!!

Looking Good at Grateful Dreads!

June 10, 2013 | Shikote

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!

Erik’s new dreads! I love that he shaves the bottom of his hair with the dreads!!

Fresh medium-sized dreads! These took almost 4 hours.

Ciarra is probably the most fashionable person in Ann Arbor. Her curly hair is getting longer!

Ebonie’s hair is really looking nice! She made this visor to fit her dreadlocks, a great idea for hats!

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!

Love Your Hair!

March 18, 2013 | Shikote

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:

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!

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.

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!

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!

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!