Individual hair style


         This style is popular.It takes 5 to 12 hours to do. They go 
  from short (shoulder length) to extra long (waist side). The hair
  color and the width of the braids influence the price, that goes
 from $150 to $200.

                        I BET YOU LOVE THESE BRAIDS.

                               THE SENEGALESE TWIST


               This style is impressive it is long and neat .It is a two strings twist. This style originate from           the west African country of SENEGAL. A professional braider will spend 10 to 12 hours to do           it and will charge $180 to $200.
             
               After getting it done,it is versatile and can be shaped in many different styles that is one of             the reason that lot of customers like it.          

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             HOW TO MAINTAIN YOUR  BRAIDS.


                  Three thinks you need to do to maintain your braids.

                         1)  Always wrap your hair when you are ready to                  go to bed.

                         2)  When you wash your braids,always rebraid your             micros in five or six big braids and wash between the space.

                         3)   Have a touch-up after wearing your braids for a
            month or one month and half.

              COMMON CONFLICTS INSIDE THE               HAIR BRAIDING SHOPS.

      1)  Clients and braiders don't speak the same language.
In fact most of the braiders are not fluent in English and have the tendency to communicate among themselves in African dialect.
      
      2)  Many of the shop require the customers to pay,before any work is done.
That practice seems rude to clients who want to be trusted,but experience has proven in many instances that once the work is done and the customer still has the money in their pocket they always bargain for less.

      3)  Sharing the T.V time.
Because of the language barrier,the braiders like to watch Tapes or D.V.D's,  sent to them by family members in Africa, celebrating a variety of social events. In the other hand,the customers would expect to watch their favor T.V. show. That situation always ends up creating a conflict.

      4)  During the summer,when the air conditioning is on, it is either to cold for the braiders or to hot for the customers.

      5)  Finally,the two groups will argue about everything,from the quality of hair provided, the comb not being sanitized properly,to the shop not clean enough and so on...

      The lesson to learn here is that after all the drama,the work is done and the customer will make her next appointment with the same braider and I am sure they will argue again. 


     

                       SPECIAL STYLES HAIR BRAIDING
 These styles are not necessarily from Africa but a creative way to braid someone hair.



 

                                       THE REGULAR DREAD LOCK.

                  Also it originate from Africa,this style is popular in the west indies.It is entirely natural.
We do not use any hair extension.When someone want to start a dread,we prefer the hair to be clean of any perm. If it does,the hair won't lock or will do only for a very short period of time,which means a west of money. The cost of doing it vary from $60 to $100. The maintenance is required at least every month for as little as $50.

                                     THE GODDESS BRAIDS

               As you can see these styles are beautiful. The advantage of the goddess is that it does not take a long time to do. In the other hand,this hair do does not last.these are styles  anyone can wear for a social occasion, and they don't cost you lot of money.
This particular style originated from the north part of the African country of SENEGAL.
              SAY HELLO TO SAINT-LOUIS 


              HOW DO YOU LIKE $40 TO $60 FOR THE OCCASION?

The neat kinky twist.

                                           

                                      THE NEAT KINKY TWIST.


   When I look at this style,I see two thinks. 1) a short and neat dread lock. 2) a natural hair style         that some ethnic groups wear in east Africa.The style can be short or long and is not to be confused with the Senegalese Twist. It will take about four hours for the short and about six hours for the long version to be done by a professional  braider. The texture of the hair used gives the customers the natural look they actually want.



                                    Here is a variety of that hair do.

BOB BRAIDING STYLE

                                    THE BOB-BOX BRAIDS

           This style is actually an adaptation of a regular Bob done in a hair salon.Remember that in Africa, hair is done according to regions,ethnic groups, age and sometimes particular events such as weddings, baptism, death,or simple social gathering That hair do was very popular in the 90 Th.It is important to know that the short bob can only be done when the client has short hair.  

                                        LET'S LOOK AT SOME OF THE Bob style

    
                                THE UNIVERSAL CORNROWS.

                   
This style is the most popular of all the braids they are seen in almost in every continent, in every ethnic group. it's a simple style that has a variety of looks. Customers want them in row or two rows. they can be big medium or small. A professional braider can do the work one to two hours and will charge from $65 to $100.