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    Amina African Braids

    4.8 (51 reviews)
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    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    David H.

    Amina did a great job with my daughter's hair, we came in and she helped us pick out a hair style and helped us get the products we needed to get that look. I.e hair, gel. It cam out wonderfully, my daughter loved it and says she wants to have her hair like that all the time. Amina even have us a discount as first time customers. We will definitely come back and see her soon!

    Norbert M.

    Amina Braids is the place if you want your hair to be braided! She did exactly what I was hoping for and give me an ideas for the next braids!

    Amina is the best!Not only is she a sweet soul but she really knows how to work them hands! Thank u for always taking care of me Amina!
    Jackie V.

    Not only is Amina such a sweet sweet soul she really knows how to work them hands! I been committed with her service for years!! I love her so much

    I am proud to say it looks great everytime Amina thanks.  I am sporting the tree braids while in Paris, France.
    Rhonda S.

    Amina, she really knows how to braid. My tree braids always look good. Her shop always clean and inviting. She always works with my schedule and the prices are reasonable. She doesn't braid tight, which is great for your hair re-growth, especially around your edges.

    Gypsy P.

    Two birds, one stoned. part one: Amina did an excellent job I've had these blues in for 5 weeks now and still getting compliments. I went in needing to manage and control my hair for extended work and leisure travel. I knew I needed my hair braided to keep the dreaded locks away. I have thick super hero straight hair. I had a high end salon do my braids once, as they claimed they could do braids & cornrows, they fell out after sleeping on them. Sooo this time I called Amina. I wanted and needed the real deal. Someone not wasting my time OR $$$! I couldn't be happier, well now that I know what I need next time I can actually tell her what I'd like. But Amina did an excellent job anyways. I gave her full creative reign over the design while in her chair only requesting partial cornrows and individual braids in back so I can pull it up off my neck... She knew what would work and went for it. She worked really fast too. I spent 8.5 hours in the chair and my hair is long with braids down it reaches my butt crack. Suppppper tight braids!!! Couldn't be happier. Part2: one stoned lol As for Amina and dreds (listen up white people this parts for you) If u think u can go in with white people hair and come out with perfectly manicured tightened dreds after only a few hours in the chair you are sadly mistaken. Please do some research about a hair style before u think u know what to expect to walk out with. Dreds take years of manicuring, rolling, sewing and back combing to tighten even after initial professional installation. The only reason I add this is because I ran into someone in the Same industry that heard a friend shit talkin his experience here for the simple reason that he thought when he got up out of the chair with his magically straight white people hair that he would walk out lookin like he had them dreds in for years. Secondly the require lots of maintenance! Otherwise like in this kids case eventually turned into a giant singular beaver tail of a natty dred. Lol now im sure he just looks like a lot of the dirty hippie train hoppin street kids he was hoping to appear better than. Point here is dont come here thinking if you pay someone one time to start your dreds that that's the only work on them you'll ever have to do or pay for ever again why? cuz dreds are high maintenance my lil white family of friends. Please do some research before you go around hating on this mama for your own negligence ignorance and naivety. Loving you!

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    Rene L.

    If you are looking for a professional braider, who is fast and reliable, look no further because you have found her! Amina is wonderful at what she does and she is the sweetest person you will ever meet. I have been getting my hair braided and weaved by her, for the past two years, and I've never had any complaints. I recently moved to NorCal but I definitely will be back to get my hair redone because she is that good!! Thanks Amina for helping my hair grow and for assisting me transition to natural.

    Torshia V.

    After a long search I finally found someone to do my hair. I am sure glad I found her. She did an awesome job. She was very gentle. I got Senegalese twists and they are gorgeous. She was very pleasant to talk to and her shop is super clean. I think I found my go to braid lady.

    This was actually over a month after I had my braids done and was preparing to take them out. They still looked great!
    Juanita M.

    I went to Amina in October 2014 to get braids done ahead of my vacation to Maui. I wanted to be able to go from the water to a restaurant without having to spend an inordinate amount of time fixing my hair in between. I came in a couple of weeks ahead of my appointment for a consultation. She checked the length/thickness of my hair, quoted me a price and I paid her a down-payment to hold my appointment. She also told me where I could go to purchase braid hair. (I went somewhere else. It ended up working out but I should have listened to Amina!) Anyway, I came in as scheduled for my appointment and Amina was ready. Now, I've had braids off and on since I was in elementary school (although at this point I hadn't worn them in probably 10+ years) and the one thing I prepared myself for was for it to HURT. I am extremely "tender headed" (as hair people like to phrase it) and there was rarely a time when I didn't finish getting braids in tears (or very nearly in tears.) It was the price I paid for the convenience of not having to do my hair for ~6 weeks at a time. The first thing I noticed with Amina was that there was NO PAIN. That worried me a bit, because the assumption is if it's not braided "tight" then it's not going to stay in. NOT THE CASE here. Amina's work is of the highest quality. She knows every braiding procedure in the book and uses them to make every hair style unique and suitable for the person who's hair she is braiding. I couldn't have been more happy with my braids and, while I originally had planned to just wear them for just the week I was on vacation and remove them when I got home, I ended up really loving them (and getting HEAPS of compliments on them - even in my very straight-laced conservative workplace), so I kept them in for over a month. Now I've gotta call Amina again to see if she can squeeze me in before my next vacation in a couple of weeks...

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    Tami L.

    Amina is wonderful! This is the second time I've taken my daughter here. She is a fast braider. She is really great about scheduling her appointments. She doesn't over book herself. She genuinely cares about her clients. We will have become regulars now.

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    Jasmine K.

    I can't say enough great things about Amina and her talents! She was very professional from the first phone call, to the finished product. She requires a deposit, which I appreciate and lets me know that she is committed to providing me touch notch service. She does not double book or waste your time. She even opened up early upon my request to not be in the shop all day. She was very quick too! I highly recommend Amina if you are looking for braids and I will be back!!!!

    Love my cornrows!
    Kelsey T.

    Super happy with my cornrows!! Amina did a wonderful job on my cornrows. She understood exactly what I wanted and knew just how to make it look good with my hair. She also had great ideas for next time! I will definitely be coming back!!

    Sunny D.

    Oh my god! Amina is amazing! My boyfriend had tried to get cornrows done the day before but they were absolutely awful! She got us in right the next day and did an incredible job. No pain, super quick & friendly and the price is right (unless you consider how hard you'll tip her). We'll be coming back here every two weeks from now on and would ABSOLUTELY recommend her salon to anyone wanting braids!!!

    Thank you Amina! Best kinky twists I've gotten, EVER
    Robyn M.

    Very respectful, I felt so comfortable and welcome. Kinky twists looked AMAZING, and I very much enjoyed her company. Much love to Amina for pulling through last minute. Best. Hairdresser. Ever.

    Another fantastic hair design deff worth comming here

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    9 years ago

    Absolutely horrible work. She charged $250 for a hair style that should have only costed $25. I DEFINITELY DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS LADY!!!

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