How I got started in the Hair Industry
How I got started in the Hair Industry
When I was about five years old, I knew I was going to become a hairstylist. I never had to choose my passion it was truly a gift from God. When my mom friends, my aunts, and cousins would come to visit us I would ask them if I could play in their hair (of course no one was wearing extensions back then). I would lift their dandruff, brush and comb their hair until they would say that’s enough.
I love doing my Barbie doll's hair. I would cut their hair off and my mom would get so upset with me. She would say I’m not going to keep buying these dolls and you keep cutting all their hair off. The doll's hair was made of plastic and it would melt every time I would try to curl their hair. I didn’t know that heat would melt the hair, so I kept trying until I realize the hair wasn’t real human hair (what a shock).
I didn’t realize I was setting the stage for an amazing career in the hair industry!
Coco