Makeover Monday

1. Name ,Age,Location
 My name is Martyca Christian. i am 23 years old and I am from Philadelphia,PA.

2. What inspired you to become a stylist?
 I used to do my own hair in high school because my mom couldn't do hair. (defeating the purpose that she has 2 daughters). i just started to get more interested in in when in college experimenting on my friends as well as myself and really enjoyed it. So after working at a job paying good money for two years and having a child i realized i wanted to do something that was going to make me happy. No one wants to go to work and not enjoy what they do so i took the steps and enrolled into Empire Beauty School.

3.How do you feel about the negative attention "kitchen stylist" recieve vs salon stylists ?
I don't let the negativity get to me that much. Sometimes when I see people say things like " I'm not leaning over anyone's kitchen sink to get my hair washed" I do feel like defending myself and saying something but I choose not too because i have a clientele of 20+ who don't mind leaning over my kitchen sink. And i don't knock any salon stylists but I'd rather lean over a kitchen sink than to have an appt at 9 am, stylist not get there until 11, and don't leave until 4.

4. How long have you been doing hair?

.I have been doing hair since high school probably about 10th grade (2005) starting with cornrows, curls, and weave ponytails. Closer to 12th grade i played around with weave caps, and in my sophomore year in college (2009) i did my first sew in.

 

5. Post pics of your work

 

6. Where can the viewers see your work?
Viewers can see my work on Instagram @Martyca_Styles on Facebook under Martyca Styles and on YouTube under LovelyMartyca.

African Fashion Week 2013

I finally got the opportunity to be a stylist for African Fashion Week in New York City.  I always had the passion for fashion and hair, but it was always for main stream. When I finally got the call to work with  celebrity make-up artist Renarda Joy I was over excited but also nervous, well who wouldn't be. I knew I could master a cut slay a weave but a huge fashion show I wasn't to confident about that. When I finally got back stage I felt like a kid going to F.A.O Schwarz eyes wide and sparkling. I t was about 8 makeup artists and 8 stylists, some who had already been in the industry for years with celeb clients and all , and I Kendra Williamson was rubbing elbows with the best. Thankfully the vision they were going for wasn't that hard to master. 

A week later I got asked to come back to work with a select few to do an Africa Based TV show. I was to excited and I felt like I had arrived. This time we only worked with 5 models and it was great to see my work on the screen. All in all I love working in the salon making woman Konceited but runway is calling my name. (This is a clip from the show of the models we styled) Enjoy!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                               Signed,

                                                                                             Konceited Kreator

 

Makeover Monday

Hey K-Dolls,

Each Monday I will feature a new stylist to showcase their talent. Fell free to follow them and support any and all upcoming stylist.

1. Name ,Age, Location

Shemelly Williams, 22, Brooklyn NY

2. What inspired you to become a stylist?

I realized from a very young age that styling hair for me wasn't just a side "hustle" or hobby, but it was one of the only moments I can truly be myself, express my creative genes and just get lost in someone's hair, whether it was natural, relaxed, long or short. Styling hair is my passion, the flame in me that never dies and I always seem to revert right back to that passion. I see it more as a gift from God, and I prefer to use it, than lose it lol

3.How do you feel about the negative attention "kitchen stylist" receive vs salon stylists ?

I honestly didn't even know there was some sort of "beef" lol. Not everyone can simply afford a hair salon and have their clients go there, so they have to start somewhere, whether it's their kitchen or living room. At the end of the day I support any positive hustle and just wish we would all encourage each other oppose to always trying to compete and bring the other person down. If you know you have a gift, talent or task in life, go full force and do it.

4. How long have you been doing hair?

Approximately nine years. I started Braiding hair at a very early age and received help from my mom and aunt on how to make the braid tighter. From their little tips and observing it all came natural and I braided my own hair and cousins hair for school. Practice definitely made perfect lol

5. Post pics of your work

 

6. Where can the viewers see your work?

 

I post pics of my hair on instagram once in a while, so you can definitely follow me @swankyswiss. There's more to come, stay tuned!!

 

The First Konfident Konceited Diva .... Ms. Madam C.J Walker

Hey my Konceited Divas,
 I decided to make the first blog post about the 1st Black female who did it for herself in the hair world. If this lady doesn't give you a reason to succeed and be Konfident as well as Konceited nothing else will. Without further ado I give you Ms. Madam C.J. Walker. Ms. Walker was the first self made millionaire due to her business in hair care products. Yes us woman have been doing it for years. And because of her I am who I am and who I will become.

“I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From there I was promoted to the cook kitchen. And from there I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and preparations….I have built my own factory on my own ground.”

Madam Walker
July 1912