{"id":3578,"date":"2012-11-13T12:29:53","date_gmt":"2012-11-13T17:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesoulpitt.com\/main\/?p=3578"},"modified":"2012-11-13T12:29:53","modified_gmt":"2012-11-13T17:29:53","slug":"spq-article-mark-anthony-hair-salon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thesoulpitt.com\/spq\/spq-article-mark-anthony-hair-salon\/","title":{"rendered":"[SPQ Article] Mark Anthony Hair Salon"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cSuccess is a journey, not a destination\u201d<\/em>
\nby Dessie Bey<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"The ambiance in the reception area sets you at ease; a Charles Bibbs painting adorns the reception room wall. You recognize the culture of beauty that you will become in your own way.
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Women psych themselves up for an appointment at the salon. We walk in knowing that we\u2019re suspended in time and patiently wait. \u201cTime waits for no one\u201d but everything is on hold when a woman props herself in the chair of her stylist and lets him\/her work magic. If you\u2019re lucky enough to get on the books of Anthony Jefferson you count it a blessing.<\/p>\n

Mark Anthony Hair Salon Inc. opened in 1998 and Owner\/Operator Anthony Jefferson can boast of 25 years professional experience in the business. His r\u00e9sum\u00e9 illuminates a history of service under premiere establishments: Pittsburgh Beauty Academy, primary barber instructor; stylist at Bobby J\u2019s, Pro Hair Designs and Premadonna\u2019s Hair Salon. Anthony obtained his barber and teacher\u2019s license from the Pittsburgh Beauty Academy and was privately trained by Framesi International, the nation\u2019s leading hair color company.\u00a0 He conducts professional photo shoots with nationally known photographers and his styles have been placed in national magazines. He travels the country teaching advanced color and cutting techniques. In 2006, he was inducted as a platform artist on the Framesi Italian Styles cutting team. The Mark Anthony Hair Salon team consists of four Hair Care Specialists:\u00a0 Tee, Angel, Char (who just signed on as a Framesi educator) and his wife Karmyn who is also a Framesi International Educator, a certified weave technician, and outstanding artistic hair designer, plus Shayla, an \u201con-call\u201d esthetician. Talented, enthusiastic apprentices buzz around the salon to assist the stylists. It\u2019s obvious they appreciate the opportunity to be trained by the cream of the crop.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI love my hair.\u201d\u00a0 How often do you hear women say that, Black women in particular, but these are indeed the sentiments of clientele of Mark Anthony Hair Salon. Straight, curly, long, short, braids, kinky twist, dreadlocks, the Mark Anthony team revels in healthy hair. When asked how \u201cnatural hair\u201d is affecting his business, Anthony exclaimed, \u201cWhat is natural hair?\u201d While Stroking a clients draping, shoulder length, elongated curls, \u201cThis is natural hair.\u201d I clarified that I was talking about the bush. \u201cBusiness actually picked-up, hair still needs to be maintained, because you wear an afro doesn\u2019t mean your hair doesn\u2019t need maintenance.\u201d\u00a0 A client chimed in \u201cI come here faithfully to get my bush groomed\u201d while another says \u201cI can do that at home, I only need Mark Anthony expertise for the straight and curly look.\u201d Yet another client testified of restoration of hair growth via Framesi products.\u00a0 \u201cAfter trying to maintain dreads, my hair was so stressed it broke off\u00a0 and just stopped growing, I\u2019m talking bald. I purchased the products with a bit of doubt but after about three applications I noticed a little peach fuzz, after continued applications, here you have it\u201d as she ran her fingers through her hair. Mark Anthony Salon is tagged as \u2018a chemical free salon.\u2019\u00a0 \u201cClients created the term \u2018chemical free\u2019 meaning \u2018lye free\u2019 absence of harsh chemicals,\u201d Anthony says, \u201cproducts that maintain the hair have certain balancing chemicals. We\u2019ve evolved beyond the lye-based perms. We\u2019ve actually gone back to the straightening comb, but it\u2019s the pre-treatment that allows the hair to hold and keeps it from \u2018going back\u2019 so to speak. We understand that scalp treatment, shampoo and conditioning play an integral role in the cultivation of hair.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ladder of success in never ending, as soon as you reach a goal, you set another.\u201d \u00a0With that said Anthony attributes his success to a team of stylist who evolve with trends and share their expertise; who are perfectionists and committed to their career; but says communication with clientele is the key. Your first appointment is a free consultation, from that moment on you\u2019re in the Mark Anthony hair care system and you\u2019re updated every appointment thereafter. History does predict the future, even with hair, \u201cwe have to know how a client\u2019s hair has been treated in the past before we began our treatment, we have to make sure we use compatible products until the hair transforms to the clients desirable texture\u201d.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Beauty is within, we bring it out\u2019 is the motto for the salon. To let your beauty shine visit Mark Anthony Hair Salon, 209 South Craig Street, Pittsburgh (Oakland) 15213. Website:\u00a0 http:\/\/www.markanthonyhair.com\/<\/a>, or call 412-682-3670 for an appointment.\u00a0<\/strong> Mark Anthony Salon prices vary but basically range from a $60 shampoo\/set to $400 (and above) for a human hair sew-in weave.<\/p>\n

This article first appeared in Soul Pitt Quarterly’s Summer 2012 edition
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