6 Reasons We Adore Our Salon Apprentice
In honor of Meghann Walsh hitting a huge milestone – her 2000 apprenticeship hours – we’re looking at all the ways our favorite salon apprentice ever is cutting it up and shaping an incredible career out of her love for curls! Here are a few of our faves: From Pastry Chef to Salon Apprentice Yes, […]
A Back to School Haircut with Heart
Our young curly hair clients are often our favorite curly hair clients! This summer, Rosslyn’s back to school haircut touched our hearts! Here’s why: Yes, we cut kids’ curls! We cut LOTS of curly kids, and we LOVE doing it! Why do we love our younger clientele? Wee ones, pre-teens and teens bring such great […]
Why A Corrective Haircut May Be Right For You
Often, new clients are told they need a corrective haircut. But what is it? Here’s what corrective cutting means and why it’s so important for healthy, natural curls. A Corrective Haircut Allows Your Hair to Catch Up with Itself A trained curl specialist will cut your hair with your curl pattern(s) in mind. That also means that sometimes other parts […]
The Curly Hair “Wash and Go” is a Unicorn. Here’s Why
The curly hair Wash and Go concept is a unicorn. It doesn’t exist, except in your daydreams. The term is misleading and too often an overused hashtag. I prefer “Wash and Define,” and here’s why. I used to laugh when I first got into this industry. Devacurl called their wash and go method “The 3 Step.” Are […]
How to condition curly hair: 3 myths busted!
All hair is not created equal! And when learning how to condition curly hair, your mindset is just as important as your curly hair products! My friend, Jess Fitzpatrick, of Beyond Texture, calls it “conditioning with intention.” We’ve talked about scrubbing your head like you mean it. Now let’s talk about how to condition curly hair like […]
Curly Kid Haircuts Elevate Curl Consciousness
Yes, we love doing curly kid haircuts! When you bring your child into Kindred Curl for a specialized curl haircut, you’re raising their curl consciousness. You’re also setting your naturally curly kid up for a lifetime of curl success. Here’s why teaching your child how to care for and love the curls they’re with is […]
Develop Your Instinct for Easy Curly Hair
What does “easy curly hair” mean to you? If you’re a new client, you may come to me and say “I want something easy.” We’re launching your curl journey, we’re at the dawn of your curl education, and your instincts aren’t there yet. You’re often clueless when it comes to your natural curls (that’s totally […]
5 Great Reasons You Should Know How to Exfoliate your Scalp
Do you know how to exfoliate your scalp? Like, really, really get in there and exfoliate? One of the biggest mistakes I see my curly hair clients make is not scrubbing their scalp with intent. Imagine if you wore the same shirt for three days… and then you threw it in the wash machine on […]
What Is The Best Haircut For Curly Hair?
What is the best haircut for curly hair? The “Kindred Curl Cut” is the best curly haircut for one reason: YOU! Often, when clients sit down in my chair, they’ll ask for a specific curly haircut. Maybe it’s a “Rezocut,” a “DevaCut,” a “Curl by Curl” cut, a “Head Shape Matters” cut, or Joe Miguel’s […]
We Now Carry K18 Hair Repair Treatment!
Kindred Curl Salon now carries K18 Hair Repair! K18 Biometric Hairscience products reverse damage in just 4 minutes with a promise: “Hair like new, no matter what you put it through.” And we’ve put our hair through a lot, haven’t we? The K18 peptide mimics the genome of human hair. It restores broken keratin chains […]