How To Find A Black Hair Stylist?

'I fear the struggle to find the right hairdresser who's familiar with black women's textures. I went to school and we spent five of those hours working on hair that wasn't straight. As someone who has sat in the salon chair, I know that it is difficult to find a black, natural hairdresser in every salon.    ^{Show Source Texts}

If you want to find a black hair salon, you need to make sure that the stylist has the ability and knowledge to style and treat your hair. When it comes to finding a hair salon near me or a hair salon near me, you will find several options. If you're looking for black hair salons near me (like the Houston hair salon, Katy), chances are you'll find more than a few options.    ^{Show Source Texts}

With this in mind, this article is about sharing black and natural hairdressers and salons that you can follow and support. If you've enjoyed this article on finding a hairdresser on Instagram, follow my Instagram page for more hair ideas and tips. Download the Swivel beauty app, where we black queens can find the best hairdressers who know how to work with our hair types.    ^{Show Source Texts}

Co-founders Jihan Thompson and Jennifer Lambert developed the beauty app Swivel to facilitate the selection process for a hair salon for black women. The app lists recommended salons and stylists vetted for their work with ethnic hair. The Swivels app not only helps women of color find licensed stylists for their hair type and surroundings, but also allows them to review stylist portfolios and reviews and book appointments through the app.    ^{Show Source Texts}

African-American hair has so many different textures that it's not often that a friend recommends a salon they'd go to. The problem is that there are few professional stylists who understand how to deal with hair types and the intricacies of black hair, which means that people with natural textures are often left out of conversation. We are dealing with a lack of information about salon services for natural hair and, on top of that, we often find ourselves in situations where we feel humiliated and belittled by a stylist who tries to pack texture into a one-box method.    ^{Show Source Texts}

Many women of color know that they cannot simply walk off the street into a salon and expect a trained professional to know everything. Gerri Belle Mizani, artist and stylist at Virtuous Beauty Hair Studio in Tampa, Florida, has found that traveling and training fellow stylists and clients across all hair structures has helped them develop. Natural Affairs is a salon that specializes in 100% curly curls, discovery, advanced curly haircuts, devacut, advanced color services, holistic hair care, protective styling and professional and consumer education.    ^{Show Source Texts}

Carlon Thompson, Mizani Artist and stylist in Salon Oasis in Sacramento, California, is a texture and blowout specialist who works with natural and relaxed hair. He specializes in providing his clients with long-term hair care and personalized information based on their unique hair types and concerns.    ^{Show Source Texts}

As a stylist at Sola East in Wichita, Kansas, Dezarai Chadwick-Mizani, an artist, prides herself on preserving the integrity and health of her clients "hair while remaining at the cutting edge of hair care. As part of the Mizanis Texpert Academy, Carla Marcelle works to teach other stylists the basics of texture and hair care. Danielle Akerie Mizani is an artist, teacher and stylist at the Danis Hair Loft in McKee Rock, Pennsylvania, specialized in texture and color.    ^{Show Source Texts}

From celebrity hairstylists whose client lists make reporters blush on the red carpet to rising stars in the hair industry, we've rounded up 31 pros worth pushing the "follow" button on Instagram. Several times influencers and celebrities follow hair with similar textures and styles, and the influence goes beyond that. Celebrity owner and stylist Chareen Fountain wants to invite you to experience the best in hair care and cosmetics in Cleveland.    ^{Show Source Texts}

If you are clean with your hair, have not had a good relationship with a stylist for a while, or have just moved, you need a hairdresser in your new town. Whether you are planning to chop, dye, revamp, trim or do something more complicated, you will find a brand new hair salon.    ^{Show Source Texts}

Try to focus on pictures of people of your hair type, your natural hair color, your skin tone and your face shape. Even if your hair isn't realistic for your hair type (Charlize Theron's fine cut cuts don't look like Chrissy Teigen's thick hair), don't just look for the description of the person you want, but also locate the location. Your stylist should prioritize the health of your hair and offer alternative options to your choice of cut and color that may not be available for all hair types.    ^{Show Source Texts}

Thompson, for example, is intrigued by the demand for beauty apps like Glamsquad and In-N-Out, where consumers can have their hair and make-up done in their own homes as luxuries. Criticism raged online as news outlets, women's magazines and beauty bloggers questioned why stylists did not research and treat the style and texture of hair.    ^{Show Source Texts}

Essence magazine called it "hilarious" and "appalling" that a hairdresser had tried to process African-American hair. For women of color, the segment was not an isolated incident, but something they experienced firsthand from a hairdresser who had a knowledge gap. The horrific and illuminating experience she had in one of her salons highlighted how systematic racism is a driving force in the hairdressing industry and how it disproportionately affects black individuals, employees and paying customers. 

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