????Looking Ahead to 2024????
It’s been a while since I posted a blog mostly because I started getting better about email newsletters and it’s deceptively difficult to format that info into a blog post. BUT it was …
[[UPDATED!]] Appointment Arrival Procedures
Alright, you’ve scheduled your appointment, you’ve received your confirmation message, and now the day has come and you need to know what to do! Well, here it is: Use a Public Restroom Before Arrival. …
Tooth Gems
Are you ready to level up your smile? Evolve into the best version of you with tooth gems! Give yourself that sparkling smile that everyone has always said you have — only this …
I just got NEW locks/had my maintenance done and now I have tiny, itchy bumps all over my scalp!! What is it?? What do I do?!
While this annoying and unfortunate development is incredibly inconvenient and unpleasant it is not altogether uncommon. This is something called “tension bumps”. The fancy, scientific name is “scalp folliculitis”. Any time that the …
Classes & Continuing Ed
I am so excited that you are interested in having me teach you about the art and science of locking hair! If you are a person with locks who’s just looking to bone …
Loosening COVID Restrictions!
We’ve officially been living through the apocalypse for 2 years now. If history has anything to say about the way pandemics generally pan out, we are more likely than not on the up …
Avani Joy ~ Dreadlock Artist/Owner & Founder
My name is Avani Joy. That’s the name on my driver’s license, but not on my birth certificate, before you ask. Avani means “Earth” in Sanskrit so my name is an homage to …
Appointment Arrival Procedure
Alright, you’ve scheduled your appointment, you’ve received your confirmation message, you’ve read about the Post-Quarantine Appointment Policies… now the day has come and you need to know what to do! Well, here it …
Post-Quarantine Safety Policies
I know, super sexy title, right? But it’s super important that as we slowly start reopening after the pandemic close-downs that we do everything we can to be as safe as possible and …
3/19/2020 – Coronavirus Update
PLEASE NOTE THAT EVEN IF YOU RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION EMAIL/TEXT THAT ALL APPOINTMENTS ARE POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE!!!! I was just almost finished writing a lengthier-than-I-would-have-liked updated regarding virus and infection control precautions …
