Hair Talk with ShimiliaB: Recent Episodes
Shimilia B
Hair Talk is where we explore through curiosity the expansive world of hair care. Conversations that would usually happen in my chair now reaches your ears to challenge you to care better. I chat with clients I have lead to their hair goals, I share my Healthy Hair formula, we get into the world of playful hair and ofc we chat with some other hair care experts. Hair Talk is all the richness + wisdom of the salon experience , without the drama.
When alignment calls you into your path, ease is your experience. Yesenia's hair school journey is not easy, but she has experienced ease in her progression and that comes from her intentionality. She holds space for destiny to come through, while taking the reins of responsibility in what she desires to learn, Yesenia's perspective is a gift, and we get to explore it in this episode of Hair Talk.
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Continuing this Season's theme of Hair School from the lens of women with textured hair, Kay sits with me and shares her unique story of how hair became a career for her.Just like a lot of other women in her journey desiring to have help with their hair, Kay has had her own challenges trying to discover how to care for her Natural Hair.
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An integral part of care is bringing your truth to your expertise. Pascale and I held sacred space in sharing how we landed on being holistic care providers. Sit with us in this conversation .... Hair Talk are ongoing...Show Notes:Textured Hair Education - - Blow Dry Class - Hair Colour Masterclass
I believe that looking at things from multiple perspectives adds value to the overall understanding, in the episodes of Season 2, I explore hair education from the lens of students who I had the honor to work with in close proximity.
Episode 12, deep dives into hair education from Liz's lens. Experiencing two schools, one located in Georgia and Florida respectively and how vastly different they were to her. She shares how she feels and challenges that could deter an aspiring hairstylist.
Liz opens up about her unique journey to manifesting the career of her dreams, from hair school, to landing her first salon job, to finding an salon environment that feels safe for her to thrive in this season of her career.
The conversations of Hair Talk are ongoing...
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I like to think of my life's experiences as research. From that perspective, I immersed myself for the last 8 months in the study of formal hair education in Florida.
As a woman with textured hair, I wanted to pour the wisdom that I have amassed, into upcoming hairstylists. By the number of new students enrolling in schools, it is safe to say that the hair industry is still thriving.
Based on my experiences I was able to confirm things that I already knew and discovered new realities in hair education.
Season 2 of Hair Talk is a dedication to the time invested, the beautiful students I got to experience and the journey moving forward for Textured Hair Education.
The conversations are ongoing...
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This episode’s reflective style showcases my analysis of Season 1; Hair Discovery and the new lens of this season of my career, Education. Hair Talk is a sacred space to ebb and flow through the ongoing conversation of my experiences and interactions in the Hair Care lane. If you have enjoyed my conversations of S1, look out for the next iteration…. S2.
In Episode 9, the final guest episode, of Hair Talk with ShimiliaB, season one, I share sacred with Olive Krofah. We explore her childhood memories of hair care growing up in Africa. Olive and I deep dive into her journey to professional hair care and its evolution. We zero in on her Clarion Call for women with textured hair to discover and learn their hair.
This conversation was as much enlightening as it was a reminder to me.
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In this episode, I explore the seasons of professional hair care in Trinidad, from January to December, with Shevon Camps. We have held sacred space with each other in multiple lanes of hair care; from Beauty Pageants to Carnival Band Launches. We then made a pivot into the unique celebration of a Hindu wedding and the types of a Hindu Brides.
Shevon's personal hair care journey also has a twist as her roots are Vincentian. Hold sacred space with us in this episode of Hair Talk with ShimiliaB.
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This episode kicks of the second leg of this season, where we explore the hair care journeys of hair care providers.
Rebecca Mitial, is a dear friend and colleague, who I attended Cosmetology school alongside. We have held space for each other to evolve personally and professionally. Our connection and commitment to contribute to the textured hair care world has been a key part our journey.
Deep dive into this conversation with us, it's so juicy. We explore the complexity of our shared experience and observation of hair care, from education through the evolution of textured hair care. Hold sacred space with us.
My goal is to create safe spaces for you to discover, explore and identify elements of your unique hair care journey
If you desire to go deep with me, join me on Instagram @shimiliab_haircare and let's chat in the DM about creating your hair care map.
In Episode 6, we take a quick glimpse back before we switch gears. The last 5 episodes we have explored the unique hair care journeys of clients I deeply adore. They represented a cross section women, each speaking to a specific archetype. We explored natural hair in the workplace, how hair care journeys evolved over three generations as well as the cultural nuances of long hair in our society. Looking ahead to the next few episodes I hold sacred space with hair care professionals, from a myriad of lanes, education, beauty pageants and so much more. We get to navigate the world of hair from their lens. The conversations are ongoing.... subscribe to secure your seat with me in Hair Talk with ShimiliaB.
In this episode we deep dive into the unique hair care journey of a woman who entered my hair care world with a single question in mind; Can my natural hair look professional? Schinelle Dyer allows us to explore her hair care journey as she gets into the challenges, that many women experience, with their natural hair. She takes us through shampoo day and how long it previously took, discovering the right combination of products for her unique texture and the evolution of her mindset of allowing herself to be supported by a hair care professional. She sheds light on her family's observation of how simply her hair is styled after a hair care session. They also notice the reduced time of her shampoo day routine. Hair Care Support is not Hair Styling, it's empowering women to care for their hair. Schinelle is now in a space of beautiful ownership of her hair. My hope is that this woman's journeys restores a connection, with pieces of yourself, that you may have left behind because of the frustration of navigating your natural hair. You get to borrow her lens and look at your journey with fresh eyes. Give yourself permission to feel the duality of loving your hair and not liking it at the same time. You get to discover, you get to learn, you get to make tweaks and you get to incrementally get better as you learn your hair. If you have a desire to be supported as you navigate your natural hair journey, DM me on Instagram @shimiliab_haircare . Let's discover the nourishment that your hair needs to thrive.
In episode 4, I hold sacred space with a client I am deeply connected with, Nichola Guy. She allows us to explore her hair care journey, from childhood to present, where she stands in a greater awareness and acceptance, that she is equipped to care for her hair.
As a child, she has always had long, thick hair, which in Trinidad we call, "a full head of hair". Her earliest hair memories consists of tangles and puffy hair. Nichola. like previous guest is this season, has also been down the path of altering her hair's texture, as a child, using relaxer.
In her unique adult journey, she has experimented with a myriad of hair styling options from braids, to weave, which she recalls, required her to cut the perimeter of her hair to blend in to her hair. All with the intention of 'not having to comb her hair'. Before working together she held two fundamental beliefs;
- Don't colour your hair because relaxer and colour does not mix.
- How you treat your hair is how your hair will be.
We've co-created many hair goals together over the past few years as she feels safe in my approach, to lead from healthy hair first. Nichola's hair care plan included hair care sessions, texture altering sessions, event styling and of course, her hair colour upgrade.
She has gained more confidence and self trust in her home care skills, as her work schedule demands, were infringing on her professional hair care sessions. This also meant that she was required to be camera ready. Nichola had to get in the drivers seat of hair styling, as she travelled internationally. We cultivated a digital support system where she shared all of her successful looks; morning hair styling was functional for board meetings while evenings had more elegance for dinners with colleagues. Nichola was secure in endeavors as she referenced the chosen looks, from our previous hair planning session. Hair styles was paired with wardrobe, we were mindful of outlining the effort required for each styling option, in the event of a spur of the moment change.
We dived deeper into her hair care journey as we explored how curls have become a part of her identity. She still enjoys the duality of both curls and straight hair styles, which gives gives a degree of separation of her personal life and professional life.
Nichola is now in a season of ease about her hair and feels secure in her ability to care for her hair, even if she does not have a desire to do so when hair care support is available.
If you desire long term hair care support, we begin in Hair Freedom, with discovery.
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Episode 3, we go down the hair care path with a powerhouse. Leekeesha Duncan has played a significant role in my development and we have shared many spaces and hats over the years, which makes her ideal to explore the generational relay of hair care. She was generous to open up her fond memory of her mom weekly routine approach to her and her sisters hair care, inclusive of bubbles and clips. She came into her awareness of her responsibility of caring for her hair in her teenage years and because of a lack of understanding she opted for texture alteration, a relaxer. In hindsight, she now stands of the premise that she is most beautiful in her natural hair. Leekeesha is a light to behold, her essence is infectious and her hair has played a significant role in encapsulating her feminine energy + power. She wore dreadlocks for years and dealt with the negative stigma associated with that hair style. We touched on her experience exploring hair accessories in the professional space. Leekeesha's daughter, Zahara, has also been in hair care sessions with me, she has absorbed so much of my guidance and is now actively caring from her hair from an informed space. The gift of hair care is something we pass on, it is assimilated whether intentional or not. Thankfully I held an integral space in the transfer of hair care wisdom between this mother and daughter.
If you desire to walk through your hair are journey with your daughter or mom, or simply do this path for you, DM me on instagram. Let's co-create on your hair care through hair discovery.
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In episode 2, Andreah Baksh, my dear friend and client, and I deep dive into her unique hair care experience. I am honored to hold this sacred space with her as we explore all of the influences that intricately make up her hair care journey.
She shares a common Caribbean experience where mother's were unable to manage their children hair as thier hair texture changes around age 8. They turn to texture alteration, relaxers or texturizers for ease and convenience.
We explore her experience as a girl with long hair and how fascinated our Trinidad culture, openly expresses their admiration, even to a point of discomfort. Andreah openly expressed that even though her hair was long, due of her ethnic makeup, she was uncertain on how to care for it. She had a significant amount of split ends, which she kept because there is a negative connotation with hair cutting in our culture. I chimed in with my childhood memory of how my grandad played with my hair.
The upsurge of information and interest in natural hair care became a stimulus for her to get better at caring. She had a deep desire to aware and skilled in her day to day hair care. This lead to her going back to her natural hair texture and how she was met with her family experiencing it.
I touched on the nuances of a transition from a texture alteration back to natural hair and the role of the climate, in particular humidity in that experience.
Andreah's hair care journey is so rich, women can identify with varying parts her hair care journey.
If you are ready to begin your hair care journey, if you wish to explore your unique hair blueprint, let's work together.
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The first step of the Hair Care journey is discovering your hair, it's needs, it texture, it's preferences, it's nuances.
In this first episode, I share the uniqueness of my hair; how I remember it in my childhood, to how I view it now, that I am a Hair Care Expert. My intention for sharing my hair history, is to give context and prompt you to explore your own. whether you are aware of it or not, your hair has it's own unique blueprint. No two individuals hair are the same. Even if you share similar textures or if you have the same parents, there are a myriad of micro categories that makes your hair distinctive. Inclusive of ethnic combinations, texture alterations, hair colour changes some of which we create by alterations .
Our hair is not the same but the healthy hair formula is. Over my years of interacting with varying types of hair, I have discovered that a few things are a must to maintain healthy hair. I introduce you to my 3 part approach to hair care in this episode which we will explore in more depth in future conversations.
As promised, in this episdoe, if you have a desire to discover your hair's blueprint using my approach, use the link below to connect via
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