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7106 Carroll Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912Tuesday – Friday: 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. · Saturday: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. · Sunday and Monday: ClosedTuesday – Friday: 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.(301) 555-0103

Six braiders

Pick the braider for the style

Each braider books their own days. Their level shows on the booking page next to their name.

  • Adriane Branham, the studio's owner and lead braider, seated in the braiding room with her gray locs worn down

    Adriane Branham

    Owner and lead braider

    Knotless braids at every size, and take-downs that take their time. Adriane does the consultation for long, fine-parted styles. Tuesday to Saturday.

  • Rosemarie Clermont, senior braider, with short gray natural hair, in a green cardigan beside the studio counter

    Rosemarie Clermont

    Senior braider, cornrows and feed-ins

    Straight-back cornrows, feed-ins and stitch braids, and children's cornrows with a parent beside the chair. Speaks Haitian Creole and French. Tuesday to Friday.

  • Yididya Tesfaye, braider, standing by a styling chair with long knotless braids worn down her back

    Yididya Tesfaye

    Braider, fine-part knotless

    Small knotless braids and boho knotless, parted by hand. Speaks Amharic and English. Wednesday to Saturday.

  • Shaunda Waters, braider, seated in a styling chair in a terracotta apron with long twists over one shoulder

    Shaunda Waters

    Braider, twists

    Passion, spring and Senegalese twists, and two-strand twists on natural hair. Tuesday to Friday.

  • Racquel Codrington, braider, smiling in a blue shirt beside a shampoo bowl with her locs pinned up

    Racquel Codrington

    Braider, crochet and loc retwists

    Crochet braids, loc retwists and braided updos. Racquel also does the wash and blow-dry before a long style. Wednesday to Saturday.

  • Byron Fairley, braider, standing behind a styling chair in a gray shirt with a towel in his hand

    Byron Fairley

    Braider, cornrow patterns

    Cornrow patterns, braided ponytails and children's braids. Byron sets the size of a pattern to how long you plan to wear it. Thursday to Saturday.

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Pick your style and length, then choose a day. A deposit holds the chair and goes toward your service.