Today we’d like to introduce you to Tyrielle Bailey.
Tyrielle, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?
I’m from New Orleans, LA. As a kid, I always loved doing hair. When I was about 6 or 7, I remember rolling my dolls hair with barrettes to make curls. I even had a cabbage patch kid doll that had a crimper and a curling iron to go with it. When I was in about the 6th grade, I swam too much one summer and ended up having to get a short haircut. In the between stages of it growing back, my mom didn’t know what to do with it so I started to do my own hair. My favorite style to do at the time was a microwave ponytail lol. You would use rollers on human hair tracks and spray it with pump it up then place it in the microwave to dry. I had these little twist in front with butterfly clips lol. Anyway, the neighbor that lived above me was about 17 and she asked me to do hers one day. She asked how much I would charge her and I said 5 dollars lol. That was a lot to a 6th grader then. That was my first client.
Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
The road to my hair career was not an easy one. I was always a pretty smart girl in school academically, so I attended this career/ college prep high school in New Orleans where I was able to earn my cosmetology license and high school diploma. People around me would always tell me to get my license so I could use as a backup. My junior year of high school, I ended up getting pregnant and having a baby, so it was very important to me that I go to college and make something of myself. I had clients from around the neighborhood so I used that money to help take care of him with the assistance of my mother. I never thought that hair was the main goal for me… It was the backup plan. So at 18 fresh out of high school, toddler to take care of. I began college and rented a booth in a neighborhood salon. I had a few clients that followed me but the weekly booth rent became overwhelming so I decided to do hair at home again with hopes of building my clientele more the returning to the field… but then hurricane Katrina happened and my family and I ended up here in Houston.
After settling in and getting my cosmetology license transferred, I began working at jc penny. Commission salary was different from what I was used to and a lot harder, so I ended up working for TSA for nearly seven years. I was missing something so I then resigned and tried to get back to hair… I worked Walmart salon, super weave express the did a little traveling to clients home after that. One day a client accidentally dropped hot water on me when trying to pass it to me to dip her braids. That was the last straw. I decided then that I was a professional and should be in an environment that fits me. Then I found Q Harris salon… I currently rent a booth here. It’s been nearly three years.
TyBstylin – what should we know? What do you do best? What sets you apart from the competition?
I’m an independent stylist. I rent a booth at q Harris salon near the Pearland area. I specialize in braids, weaves, natural and relaxed hair. My clients enjoy having a stylist that is versatile and can take care if their hair needs year round.
What moment in your career do you look back most fondly on?
I’m a word of mouth type of stylist. My social media presence isn’t the best but I stay booked due to clients sharing their experiences with their friends. That makes me happy.
Contact Info:
- Address: 14455 Cullen Blvd Suite C 3 Houston TX 77047
- Website: https://tybstylin.as.me/
- Phone: 7135843651
- Email: [email protected]
- Instagram: TyBstylin
- Facebook: Tyrielle Bailey
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