 This Monica, thank you so much for joining me. And as I said in one of my last videos, I was going to be bringing one of my wigs, actually the human hair wig, down to this wonderful styles to actually specializes in wigs, extensions and you also have a regular salon, right? Correct. A regular salon. So this is Kendra and I am at the Wigpal or in Hampstead. Welcome, new to Hampshire. So Kendra, tell me, tell me all about why, why are you doing wigs? What, what brought you on to this journey? Well, I've been in the beauty business for 23 years and I'm noticing more and more women struggling with hair loss. Also just clients coming to me, you know, that I've known for a long time, you know, going through something with their life. Maybe it's, you know, chemotherapy or they've developed alopecia and then, you know, usually when you have hair loss, one of the first people you're going to go to is your hairstylist. Right. And I got frustrated not having the answers for them. So then, you know, I opened my salon back in 2011 and then I opened the wig parlor in 2020. Okay. And that's where I've, you know, launched the wig business here and upstairs in the private studio where we are right now is where I consult and do private hair loss consultations and here we decide what their solution's going to be. And what is the name of your salon downstairs? It's Parlor Beauty located in Hampstead, New Hampshire and then right upstairs from Parlor Beauty is the wig parlor. Wonderful. And I'll tell you, I have been, as many of you know, right, I'm sitting here, I'm going to be 70, I can't believe I'm going to be 70 in February. That like freaks me out to think that. But, you know, on this journey, especially when my mom started to really lose a lot of her hair, one of the things that I always felt and I've really struggled to try to overcome that is I believe there's a stigma at times attached to the word wig. Sure. You know. And it's like people don't want to admit they wear alternate hair. Or, you know, enhancements. Or enhancements. But we have no problem talking about eyelashes. Yeah, extension. Exactly. Or people having, you know, Botox or different skin things or plastic surgery nails. Right? You want to wear nails. Exactly. You know, so when, you know, you're talking about alternate hair that people are like. I hate doing that. Yeah. Shy about it. Exactly. And that's what I do up here. I really try to, you know, bring back the fashion with wig wearing too. That it doesn't have to just be for being sick or just, you know, something that you should be shameful about. You know, wearing wigs is glamorous. It's fun. It's all of, and what's the difference if it's like, I have full head of extensions in my hair right now. There's no different, this is alternative hair. There's really, to me, there's no difference of wig that you need some coverage on top or if you just want a little bit of length. It's fun. It's about being a woman and the beauty part of it. And if it makes you feel good, then do it. Oh my gosh, it does make me feel good when I wear alternate hair. I started on wearing toppers. So I wear very small toppers. I mean, and in some of my previous videos, I've talked about the different topper sizes and base sizes. So mine is like three by two. It's very, very small, the base size. And that's really how I started. And then I would wear in my earlier videos and I'm looking at my subscribers out there because some of them have been with me for years and they know I started to wear, I call them the fake buns. And I would go and get the little- Almost like a baby. Exactly. Yeah. I would wrap it around my short hair and I'd pull my hair up. And then I loved that look. I always loved the look of my hair being up. That's how I was, because I have a wide face and I've been pulling my hair off my face, made my face look better. But I always loved that. I thought it was a wonderful way to just feel better and to look better in many ways. Feel more dressed up. Yeah. And to me, it's like, why does it have to be a secret? Why is there a stigma? I never thought that. Right. Yeah, I agree. And I think the more we talk about it and share about it, more people get open to it. And I think here, what you have here, I think this is a hidden gem. Thank you. So for anyone, any of you, and I know I have some people that are in Southern Hampshire and in Northern Massachusetts that watch, and even may, I'm thinking of a few people that I've met up with already. So if you're local and you just want to explore hair options. Yes. There you go. And it's a combination. Come down here, we can, you know, and I have lots of different solutions here. The wigs, toppers, halos, you name it. I try to, and sometimes they're just a little clip in the bag. Sometimes you just need just a little bit. You can start with what makes you feel comfortable. And just knowing that there are solutions out there, also people struggling with hair loss, they just feel better knowing, I have a plan. Right, exactly, exactly. And even if you don't have hair loss, you know, with the price, and I know you have a salon, but with the price of, you know, getting your hair done all the time, getting your roots done, getting a perm, getting, you know, all the process, it can actually be way more affordable to slap a wig on, you know. Especially for me, like, if I need to touch up my grace, right, put my top on, you can't see it, I put my put a wig on and you can't, you can't see it. Absolutely, yes. Yes, it can be a quick fix too, if you don't have time to get into the salon. That's true. That's true. So it can save wear and tear on your hair. And also a wedding, or you're going to be in, you know, a photo shoot, if you just want to have a little bit more, you know, a halo or your topper can really glam up your look for a photo shoot or your wedding day or whatever special event you might have coming up. I think it's really big with brides. Oh, yeah. I've seen so many brides in there, you know, they're posting the wigs that they're wearing or the extensions that they have on. It's really amazing. And you really can style a wig previous to your wedding day. You know, I can, I'll do that for brides. And then that day, you just get to put that wig right on. You don't have to spend two hours in the hair salon or whatever it is on your special day. You can spend that time doing something else if you're wearing a wig. You can have it already. That's awesome. Yeah. That's awesome. I just love the fact that the service exists here in Hampstead. Thank you. You're welcome. You know, I mean that to me is like so amazing. And I think that so many women really need that help. And the fact that you're up here and it can be private. Yeah. Because sometimes walking into a salon and, you know, or whatever and, you know, people are there with all this beautiful hair and then you have hardly any, but here it's private. Yes. You know, it's like a safe environment, which to me is just, it's just really awesome. Yeah. A lot of women will come up here, have a glass of wine, have their girlfriend or their friends or whoever it, you know, can give them, like I like that one on you. Give them that encouragement too. A lot of people will bring a friend to just share the experience with too. And then they have a lot of fun. Yeah. Yeah. I've been back a year. Someone to give them, you know, an opinion because those people know that. Yes. So one of the things that I wanted to ask you about because I think that this is a, no matter where people purchase their alternate hair from, if you are used to having very little and you put that wig on or that top on the very first time, I always tell people, you know, when I first put something on my head I feel like those, you know, all of this hair. Right. You know, and it's overwhelming. And so, I mean, there's somebody I was talking to, Dr. Wango that bought this beautiful wig. It's been in her closet for over a year in the box because she put it on and she was just blown away by all that hair and just couldn't do it. Sheriff, but there's ways to make hair that you buy be your hair. You know. Oh yeah. Customize it. Yeah. Absolutely. Yeah. And that's definitely something I specialize up here too. Someone purchases a wig with me. I'm going to customize it to really make it feel their hair cut. It's designed for them. So if it needs thinning, texturizing, more layers, the bangs a little bit different. You know, I can make that happen for them. I want them to walk out with it on with 100% confidence. So that's what I love doing that. I love even bringing that wig to life for that person. Seeing that, I think so many people don't understand that those are the options that are out there that's available. You don't have to put it back in the box and say, oh, I can't. You know. You don't have to be intimidated by it. There are, you know, with the right stylist that knows how to work with wigs, will know how to make that wig work for you. And that to me is the whole key. Finding a stylist that will work with your wigs because I don't think every stylist feels comfortable. Correct. Because they know if they do something, it's not going to grow back. Yeah. Yeah. You know, having a job or whatever, right? Yeah. It's not going to grow back. It's a whole different way of cutting. Especially if it's not human hair. You know, you cut a synthetic wig differently with different tools, different scissors, and techniques. It's definitely a specialized hair product. That's different than just your hair. I ended up buying scissors that I could thin and a little cheap. Oh yeah. Yeah. And I had a couple of wigs that I really wanted to thin out. This was several years ago. And I just, I could not figure out how to use those. I would watch YouTube videos on it. And then I was afraid. So I didn't, you know. And one little wrong little snip can, exactly. Can change the whole thing. Exactly. Put a dent in it. Almost. Exactly. Yeah. So you definitely want to know what you're doing before you put the scissors or bring it to the right person because you don't want to ruin your investment of your alternative hair either, I know. So you want to make sure whoever's doing it does a good job for you. Yeah. Especially the human hair pieces because, oh my gosh, they can be pretty pricy. Right. So you're going to do a human hair on it. Yeah. I'm excited about that. This is the, those of you that watched the video I uploaded by the time you see this, it'll probably be a week later, I would have uploaded it last week and it was the review on the human hair piece called, from a company called Wig Shea. And I am not a fan of the color. I think it's too ashy for me and style. So Kendra's going to tackle, I think cutting it and maybe curling it and seeing what we can create and we'll film some of it for sure so you can see it and then you'll see the end result. Yeah, we'll do some before and afters with it too. Yeah, that's going to be fun. Yeah, I think that'll be really fun. So what are your plans, your growth plans for your business? For my business. Because you're a mom, right? Yeah. How many did you have? Two kids? I have one daughter. She's 10, yeah. And then I have the salon downstairs as well. So I would say my goals for my business is really just branching out and I really would love to work with other hairstylists, other salons and do some kind of collaboration that is, it's not just my salon, I want to help other people, other hairdressers. I was that hairdresser that didn't know where to send my hair loss clients to. So I'd love to really have some kind of collaboration with other hairstylists that I'm their resource if they don't know where to send their clients. So I'm really going to work on some kind of plan with that and trying to figure out how I can make that happen with my networking, you know? Well, when I came down, I met you for the very first time. You ended up in the hair product. You want to talk about that? Sure, yeah. Let me grab that great solution, I think, for somebody, right? Yes, this is a good starter. I always tell people, you know, if you have hair loss and you're not doing anything to help, then you're really not helping yourself, right? It would be like if you had acne and you're not using the proper face wash and tools to take care of that. What a great way of putting it. Yeah, and or like, I love to use that one too. One of my friends gave me this little analogy, but you know, if you want to have beautiful roses, you have to start with the soil. And so like the gardening analogy, I love that. So this is really going to help with your soil, which is your scalp. And that's where it all needs to start. We all are kind of think, oh, our hair, but really taking care of the scalp when you have hair loss is very important. And that can just be as simple as switching your shampoos and conditioners and then using a topical serum and really stimulating your scalp. You know, that's like bringing blood to the surface, giving your head a nice massage because the blood to the surface is bringing all those nutrients to those hair follicles. And that's what these products here, yeah, that little head scrubbers in here. And these products are the Xanogen and Monica, you've been using this now for, probably almost a month, right? Yeah, I put a little date on the bottle and when I started it. And so I use the shampoo and the conditioner when I wash my hair. And the interesting thing is you do need to leave the shampoo on. Now, am I doing it the right way? I massage myself before I get in the shower to wash my hair. Sure, yes. And then I, you know, lather up and I put the shampoo on and then I wait, I shut the shower off or stuff like that, you know, but I wait about 10 minutes. Sure, put the shampoo on? Put the shampoo on, is that right? That's right, yep. And then I rinse it off. Now, sometimes I get out of the shower, I finish my body to get out of the shower, I still have the shampoo on and then I go to the sink in the kitchen because when I rinse the shampoo off and then I put the conditioner on, you want to rinse that off in cool water. Correct. And I don't want to be in the shower. This is high enough water. Not in New England, not this time of the hour. So that's how I've been doing that. That's great, yep. And that is a little different for some people. They say, I don't want to leave it on for that long or I don't have that much time. Well, you know, another little analogy, if you have dry skin, you wouldn't want to just put the lotion off and then rinse it right off. We need to let these products soak into our scalp so we get these nutrients of what these products offer. So spending the extra few, and no, not everybody washes their hair every day. I don't wash my hair every day. It's not like this is something that needs to be done every day. It's really every two to three days. I try to go three days. Yeah, good. So it's every three days. I like my second day here, bio hair better than me too, or it's a day, bio hair. But I do like to, I like to go every three days. And then when I put the conditioner on, I'm only leaving it on for about 60 seconds or two minutes or most of that. I think it says 60 seconds. Yeah. And then you rinse it off with cool. Cooler water. Oh, cool. Yeah, you can do it all, all different ways. Sometimes I'll plan my hair washing on a day like I'll be shaving or something. So I'm in the shower a little bit longer. So I'm timing it out. So you just find a new routine with that. But it's a regimen, just like our skincare, right? We spend the time to do our cleansers and our toners and our day creams, night creams, whatever it is, right? Our serum. This is a hair regimen. And you know, the main ingredient is aloe, which is so amazing for our bodies and internally and externally. And I find lots of results. I had a lot of postpartum hair loss after I had my daughter and I've really been able to grow back a lot of my hairline that I lost a lot of it. And you can lose your hair. It depends. I'm stressing it out. I know. It's a high-void COVID. COVID was a huge hair loss. Yeah. So this will help give your scalp the nutrients that it needs to support the hair growth. Now I noticed that there was two different types of this product. Okay. Evolve or Revolve. Correct. Or what is the difference to it? Okay. Can you say Revolve? Sure. I like to start. When people come to me, I'm having hair loss. We start with Revolve. Revolve is the... That's what I'm taking. That's what I'm doing right now. Yeah. And then, okay, your hair is growing back. You're really starting to see results. Then we transition you into the Evolve because you've now evolved into your hair growth. And then the Evolve, just you'd have a leave-in conditioner and you'd have some more styling aids that you can add in. And that just supports healthy growing hair because you're no longer in your shedding or in your hair loss phase. Okay. So usually, I suggest for people, maybe like two rounds of Revolve. And if we are finding that you're having good results, then we're ready to move into Evolve. So that's, and I'm doing the Revolve therapy too. I'm totally about it. Yeah. So that's a good thing to use with it as well. Absolutely. And you can use the hair growth serum, the thickening serum that comes in the Revolve kit that you have. Put that on and add your red light therapy on top of that because that really will get that product in there. See, I've been doing it the opposite way because I don't know. But yes, I mean, I'll try it that way. Even with your face products too, night serums, use your red light on top of that, it really will help penetrate it into your skin. Right. Yeah. Wow, yeah. Sweet list of you. Yeah. So I'm excited about that because I have been, for me, it's been the fitting on the crown area and the hairline. And other than that, I've been in the back of my hair. It's still clear in many ways, except that it's right here. So I always considered it to be not alopecia, but what is it when the male hairline, when you have it, we see the hairline. Male pattern baldness. That's what I'm concerned about. Yeah, female pattern baldness. Or sometime when we'll see their part start to spread, you know, just gets, the part gets wider and wider. Wider. So, yeah, you can add in the serums to that and really start to rebuild that part. So much is exposed with the part too because there's no hair covering that to keep that scalp healthy. So it's exposed to, you know, the sun and all of that that can do a lot of damage too. Wow. This is so informative. I think you guys are getting something out of this. I am. I'm super excited. Because I do have a lot of my subscribers and all of them, some of them, you know, when we talk about anti-aging and makeup and everyone's laughing because I just got that new palette. I had to get their pretty brunch palette from Buddha Beauty. I don't know if you've seen that. Oh, Sirevia. Yeah. I know. So I got that. I love playing with makeup and I love anything that makes me feel girly and good and not that it has to be girly because, you know, I feel empowered in many ways in my life. Sure. And, you know, I teach and stuff like that. But the things that we can do to make us feel good and just even if it makes me smile. Sure. So this I think is really, I'm looking forward to continuing on with this because I know nothing happens overnight. Those of you that are watching, you've heard me say it over and over again. Consistency, long term. You have to use something and be very, very consistent. Same thing with retina. You know, I hate to say it, but right now my skin is peeling and it's peeling because of a few different factors, but I'm glad that it's peeling because I feel like I have a little bit of a build-up of just, you know, let it go. So, you know, consistency is key. So it's not going to be big. Yep, you use this and I would say 60 days you should start to see, like probably before that, but you really are going to start to notice. Yeah. You know, and taking pictures helps too because sometimes our own eyes, we don't see it every day, but having something to look back at a 30-day mark and really, that's when you're really going to see your results. So taking pictures is always a great way to track your... Absolutely. ...your growth. And that's why I was, when I asked you where I could, I'd probably pick up another set whenever because where are we going to be gone? I don't want to say too much about where we're going, because I don't like to announce to the whole world, but you know, I want to be able to have access to it. What you mean, absolutely. Yeah, absolutely. Yeah. So I'm going to superimpose a couple of pictures at one point of the salon. Kendra is absolutely beautiful, kind-hearted person. I think if you live locally, and even if you don't live locally, I mean, is there a way for you to do consulting remotely? Absolutely. Okay. Yes, we could do that. Yeah. Like Zoom calls or FaceTime or whatever you have. I have the technology to be able to communicate. Oh, that's awesome. Yeah, that's awesome. Yeah. Yeah, so I think that's a great, great service for many of us out there. So I so appreciate you doing this. Thank you. I know. Having so much fun. Yeah, I knew. It is. And I think this is a beautiful shop. Thank you. Thank you. I mean, it's a lot. You're the expert. So I appreciate your time, too. I mean, look at the beautiful hair that you have. What is the brand that you carry the most? It's the Rene of Paris. I do a lot of Rene of Paris. Yeah. With the extensions and toppers, I use a lot of hair top is they have human hair toppers that I love and I have some tape on human hair toppers, which are really great alternative that people don't want to clip on and off. That would be a service that you purchase the topper and you come and visit me every, it really depends on lifestyle, but I would say average about six weeks, every six weeks you come in, remove the topper off and we re-tape it on. So that gives you more of a lived in, like you can have more flexibility. If you want to jump in the pool or I have a woman who's a horseback rider, wears a helmet, the clip is, you know, or more of a temporary auction. So a tape on topper, but I do love the hair top brand for that. So I have a couple of different suppliers that I work with, too. Yeah, definitely. And I just love the way that, you know, you've got it set up in like that. I try to style them to look cute and fine and, you know, realistic with a hat or the, you know, fun in here. My daughter comes into and she'll play with them and reset up their accessories on there. So that's always fun to see what she does. That is awesome. Thank you. And you do a lot of extensions, right? I do a lot of extensions. Yep, that was where I really started with alternative hair was within, with the extensions and that's just grown from there, but, you know, women coming to me for hair loss wanting extensions, but then they're losing it on top. That's where then I'm like, oh, I need more options because you can only get extensions you need to go underneath. Right. And you need a little bit of hair to hide them. Yeah. So if you don't have that, then that's where I've, you know, expanded my business into different options for people with the tape on toppers. Yeah. I know the extensions. I've had a number of, I don't know if it was irresistible me or a number of different toppers, not toppers extensions and companies reached out wanting me to review their extensions. Well, my hair is not conducive to extensions. You know, I tried it one time, but I don't have enough volume to really comfortably hide it. Sure. So. It's not for everybody. And that's why it's nice to have a lot of different solutions because everybody's hair loss is unique. Right. Options. Options, options, options. We have them all. So. Yes. Super exciting. So what are you going to do next? Do you want to? Let's do, let's do the haircut. Do the haircut. Okay. I'm going to shut this off and we're going to rearrange and then we're going to probably end up having to do a little bit of fast forwarding because I'm sure it's going to take a little bit of a long time. But I'm so excited to do that. Yeah. Let's do it. All right. Let's do it. We're going. Okay.