Hello, my name is Andre Lee-Oliver, and I am a 9-year licensed cosmetologist specializing in natural hair, curly haircare & men’s grooming, .... And this is my story.

In January 2020, I decided once again to cut off my relaxed hair to start my natural hair journey. My biggest inspiration for that was Cori, my baby girl. I wanted her, as she grew, to love and accept her hair for exactly what it is, and embrace her curls. I remember telling my husband, I’m ready to go natural again. In my heart, I felt like this: How can my daughter learn to love and accept her curls, if I chemically straightened my own?? Children do emulate the behaviors of their parents, right? So, I did it. Cut it reallllly low! 😂 

🦋 In just 12 months, I did a lot of self reflection. I began to think; why did I go from natural to straight hair so often in 10 years time? I passed off the excuse that I was bored... in actuality, I lacked knowledge of how to take care of my curls, and was doing the same things that I would do to my relaxed hair to my natural hair, but with 10x more products! 🤦🏾‍♀️

🦋 In 2020, I was given the perfect timing over the summer to just relax, reflect, and relearn (and unlearn) everything I thought I knew about hair, specifically textured hair. In my career, I struggled for yearrrrrs trying to find my focus, my niche, my specialty. And I’m proud to say, I’ve found it. I’ve always wanted to be a haircare specialist, but in order to do that, I had to learn to take care of hair! 🤷🏾‍♀️ Sounds simple, right?? 😆 TBH, in the Black hair community, haircare is not stressed enough! Specifically tight curly haircare. With the continuing education I’ve taken, discussions about curls have become my love language 💜.

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