BEANTOWN!!

Hi all, apologies for the delay in blogging, I just got back to London from Aberdeen. I was in the States for a few months over summer. The first stop was Orlando Florida for the Foursquare Convention, the second stop was Fort Lauderdale and Miami and the third was Boston, Massachusetts also known as Beantown. (You can find out why its nicknamed Beantown here)

I had a few appointments in Boston and had the pleasure of working with Ifeoma (talented make up artist and Medical student), she always has long weaves/hair extensions and hadn't had braids in almost 10 years and her natural hair is super long. I'm talking "Bra-strap length" without it being straightened and Ifeoma is quite tall. I used colour 1b, 2, 4 and 33 with "Expressions" hair. If you notice the ends of her hair are twisted, its a technique I learnt  whilst in Nigeria. When I do Senegalese twists I braid the ends, and when I braid hair, I twist the ends as seen in the picture below, it just looks better, especially when different colours are used. Follow Ifeoma on Instagram to see more of her work.

Remember Fona from this post, we attended a wedding along with Ugonna. Fona has tree braids (also known as fishbone) which I did a few days before the wedding, with milkyway bulk hair. For those who are not familiar with tree braids, click on each picture in the gallery here

Taking pictures outside the Church

Ugonna in one of her creations below, everyone kept asking about her dress, simple yet chic. Check out the website here, check out her tumblr here and follow her on twitter here

Ugonna

The only problem was there was a 5 hour interval between the end of the service at Church and the reception at the Double Tree at Hilton, so we went to Joe's on Newbury Street, which reminds me of Covent Garden in London, took a few pictures while waiting for dinner.

Waiting for our lunch at Joe's

I also met up with my friend and the lady behind the blog chictherapy, we caught up whilst doing her hair. I decided to do "Feathers" (short layered braids) and I have to say, I've never seen anyone manipulate shoulder length braids the way she did, as the days went by, the more creative the styling became, definitely one of my favourite clients from Boston.

Boston reminds me of London, considering it was founded by English settlers I can see the similarities especially in the architecture and statues around Cambridge. Apparently parts of Back Bay were modeled after Paris, and parts of the South End were modeled after London, I can definitely see myself going back again, and you definitely have to try the Boston Duck tour here

I was told not to fly to New York as its very close to Boston, so as I waited for the coach I watched the epic Game 6 of the NBA finals San Antonio Spurs versus Miami Heat.

Wow, so day one of 30 days of blogging complete. I am pleased to say we now operate from a studio in North London and take clients by appointment only, booking  for all types of hair including, bridal/occasion hair. A make up artist will be on hand during October, this service is free but  is by appointment only. Please email hairmillionaire@gmail.com,  like us on facebook and follow us on twitter

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June

Hi all, back again blogging and will be blogging consistently this time, you can find the reason why I have made a promise to blog consistently, much later in this post. I'm currently in New Jersey and to say the last month has been hectic is an understatement. Lagos, Dubai, London, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Boston, New York, New Jersey in just under a month, fun, hard work, and tiring, but I love what I do.

I met June at a fashion show in London during the Olympics, I had a stall with clothes (I like to design on the side) but she was less interested in the clothes and more interested in my hair and asked about my stylist and where I did my hair. I gave her a business card and said I did my own hair, I didn't hear from her, till months later, she had an event to attend and the rest is history. Its never a dull moment with June, she is ALWAYS pushing boundaries when it comes to her hair, and is willing to try anything and everything. Armed with an album of photos on her phone, the first time I did June's hair, it took well over an hour for her to decide which style she wanted, she took out two huge braids to reveal shoulder length natural hair, and I loved the fact that and she wasn't afraid to try new ideas, she just did not know which one to try, so when we found a style, I got to work immediately before she changed her mind.

The end result

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Highlights since I last blogged......

1. Lagos for a wedding/work
2. Dubai for a brief holiday
3. I exhibited at The African Mini Market in Spitalfields  in London over the May bank holiday weekend, look out for the next one on Monday 26th August
4.Orlando for a Church conference, then Miami
5.Boston to visit family/work
6. New York/New Jersey for work
7. NBA Finals Miami Heat vs San Antonio Spurs, Game 6, makes it easier to watch when you are stateside


You would think I would have hundreds of pictures from all the destinations listed, but 90% of those trips were for work.

Looking forward to...

1. Traveling to more states around the U.S.
2. More Blogging
3. Game 7, NBA Finals
4. Sleeping in my own bed
5. Working from my own office