The Copper Phoenix

Let me preface by saying, I am in no way taking anything from todays generation of up and coming stylists. Y’all are talented for sure. But there is something to be said about the ones that have paved the way. The no social media, sit in the salon for hours to build your clientele without Instagram, just purely word of mouth referral stylists that came out of school hungry and ready. There is something to be said about a basic foil. There is something to be said about a precision haircut. And a fresh blowout with a round brush. No tricks. No special light ring. No fancy product, only the staples. No filters or photoshop. Just your clients natural hair, shining like a piece of silk on a corn cob. This. This is why I love what I do. When all the trends come and go. I got the sauce, baby. Consistency. Educated. Passionate. Driven. Hard working. I make mistakes. But I own them. I show up. Even when I’m not 💯. The last few years, I’ve really been feeling irrelevant in this industry and then I look at my work and think, no baby girl, you are a seasoned veteran. You have skills that not everyone possess. Can you fingerwave, cornrow, blowout curly hair silky smooth? Perms? A pixie cut. A fade. What about a roller set? Hmmmmm……or just a basic good ass scrubbing in the shampoo chair? See, the ones that have been in this industry for 20+ years, we take the time to learn the new trends to keep us in the mix, but when those trends go, and they will!!!!!! Do you have what it takes to keep elevating? I can’t stop thinking about how I can grow my business and I’m at a loss right now, so what I do know, is good old fashioned hard work and skills. And I’m still hungry 26 years later. So until I figure that out, I’ll just keep doing what I do, a master of my craft and just for the love of it.