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2418 Kenmore Boulevard, Akron, OH 44314Tuesday – Friday: By appointment, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. · Saturday: By appointment, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. · Sunday and Monday: ClosedTuesday – Friday: By appointment, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.(330) 555-0105
Buckeye Braid House
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The team

Braiders

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  • Lucille Barfield, owner, with a short grey-flecked cut and a black apron, leaning on a styling chair

    Lucille Barfield

    Owner and braider

    • Natural hair stylist license · OH License no. 000000

    Opened the shop and still takes a chair every day. Straight-back and stitch rows, and the careful parts that make them hold.

  • Shermaine Rountree, senior braider, with box braids in a high bun and a comb in her hand

    Shermaine Rountree

    Senior braider

    Feed-in braids, long braids and twists, and the locs of clients who have been coming for years.

  • Harriet Vaughan, braider, with a sleek bob and a black blouse, at her station

    Harriet Vaughan

    Braider

    Zigzag and curved patterns, cornrows for men, and loc retwists done by hand at the root.

  • Dayna Gant, braider, with a copper short cut and a denim apron, beside the shampoo bowl

    Dayna Gant

    Braider

    Straight-back rows, twists and the quick visits: edge touch-ups and take-downs. Takes teens with a parent along.

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