I started doing hair when I was nineteen. Not because I lacked other choices. Because it was what I wanted.
People sometimes look at hairstyling as something you settle for when you couldn’t become something more significant.
After twenty-seven years working behind a chair, I know that isn’t true. Hair is rarely just about hair.
It’s about trust.
When someone sits in your chair, they give you access to the parts of themselves they cannot see.
The back of their head.
Their reflection.
Their time.
