06/04/2025
Yesterday, something happened and a dear colleague showed so much integrity and honesty it inspired me while giving me the opportunity to be brutally honest with myself.
I want to share a small portion of the experience and hope to educate while adding this to the toolbox of experience I’ve gained over the last 20+ years.
There are a few ways FD Glam and Braid Bar aka Fruitful Designs Salon is different from other salons. I am very proud of these differences and hope you are too!
1. Our techniques and methods are not the norm. By this, I mean we focus on the integrity of your curls or waves, making sure your hair is healthy and we listen to what the hair is saying. If you have years of color layers (even semi & Demi color) the hair will only let us do so much. When you go from Dark to Light we MUST do it slowly and give your hair time to rest, even if the client doesn’t want warmth. I’m not a microwave type stylist. I’m more of a clean slate, make it from scratch and infuse so much love kine.
2. Using a bonnet & a charcoal shower filter changes lives! These 2 crazy simple steps with enhance your hair in unbelievable ways!
3. Ellis county water sucks!!!! Look, I’ve seen the metallic buildup in pipes and if it’s like that for commercial properties imagine what crud is in residential pipes. The solution is simple! A charcoal filter shower head and coming in 2-3x a year for a hair & scalp detox. The amount of metallic I smell and buildup that comes off is insane! BTW, your hair is in such amazing condition after that will change the brassy your hair turns too weeks after your service.
4. Quarterly Trims will change your dang life! Want long & HEALTHY hair? Come in for a trim 3-4 times a year. I am NOT the stylist who will take more than you want, but I AM the stylist who will give you the education and science behind the WHY.
6. I do highlights, but I’m not a blonde specialist. I do extensions, but only techniques I have researched and I’m not an extensions specialist.
7. Some people thing I’m expensive, others think I don’t charge enough. To be honest, it truly depends on how much labor is in my services and the art of hair is ever evolving. I spend about 2k-3k annually on education. I have taken time away from the chair in my 2 decades of experience and I don’t do this for the money. I do it to see the pure joy in a clients face when they see how amazing 🤩 others see them.
8. I know I’m perfectly imperfect, I have too many kids, I have way too many health issues from a medical injury, I thrive with cPTSD, major anxiety and depression problems. If you have the same perfectly imperfect take me as I am crazy sports mom who wants to do everything Possible to support their family & are comfy around other people who are struggling with the same things then come sit in my chair! Let’s get to know one another & ride this crazy life journey together!
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