Sunday Spotlight With Sisterhood of Natural Hair LLC
By: Lauren Francis-Jackson
The Sisterlocked Diva is beginning to feature a variety of business owners and/or bloggers related to natural hair, beauty, fashion, and other related fields. This feature segment is called the Sunday Spotlight! The first Sunday Spotlight is featuring Sarah Mukibi, founder and CEO of Sisterhood of Natural Hair, currently specializing in natural hair accessories. Read below for my interview with Sarah about her natural hair journey and her business.
The Sisterlocked Diva:
Tell me about your natural journey.
Sisterhood of Natural
Hair LLC: I have had a good natural
hair journey! My journey in the beginning was scary because
it’s so new! You don’t know what to
expect with your hair! I have had both
positive and negative feedback. Because of my journey, I felt empowered as a
natural African-American woman.
The Sisterlocked
Diva: You said that you felt
empowered. How so?
Sisterhood of Natural
Hair LLC: Hair is just hair! Hair does not make you as a person. I have learned more about myself as a woman,
and as an African-American woman. Natural
hair made me feel more confident and empowered.
The Sisterlocked
Diva: Why did you decide to loc your
hair?
Sisterhood of Natural
Hair LLC: When I first went natural I
did the big chop. I didn’t know what to
do with it! So I said, “Let me get locs!”, thinking it would be
easier. It really isn’t easier than
managing naturally curly hair! (laughs)
The Sisterlocked
Diva: How long do you plan to wear
your hair loc’d?
Sisterhood of Natural
Hair LLC: I want to grow it as
long as it can grow! I have heard
stories of loc’d hair being heavy and about hair making you feel hot in summer
but I just want to let it grow.
The Sisterlocked
Diva: How did the concept of Sisterhood of Natural Hair LLC come to you?
Sisterhood of Natural
Hair LLC: At first, I was just talking about natural hair. I never have thought of myself as a blogger,
per say. Just sharing my journey and
empowering other women. There was an
eye-opening moment for me in college. My
sociology professor asked me “Why do you wear my hair natural?” I told him that I like wearing my hair in its
natural state. He said “You won’t be able to get a job with
my hair natural.”
The Sisterlocked
Diva: Oh wow! How did that make you
feel? Discussion of natural hair and
professional work environment is a huge debate.
Sisterhood of Natural
Hair LLC: That hurt me so bad! Yeah, I know that is big. It helped me wanting to empower women
more! I always had the headbands but
just made them for myself. Honestly, the
idea just came to me while I was up late one night, and a great idea was
born! The next day I began planning how
to fund my business.
The Sisterlocked
Diva: How long have you been selling
your headbands?
Sisterhood of Natural
Hair LLC: It has been 5 months!
The Sisterlocked
Diva: Do you anticipate on adding
other natural hair accessories or different hair items? If so, what will you add?
Sisterhood of Natural
Hair LLC: Right now, I am working on developing a 100% natural makeup line for
African American women. The makeup line
will be made available for purchase in March 2013. There will be launch party to introduce the
makeup line.
The Sisterlocked
Diva: I love it! I would be
interested in doing a product review on your line in the future!
Sisterhood of Natural
Hair LLC: Absolutely! That would be wonderful—I will keep you in
the loop
about that and the launch party!
In the future, I would also like to launch a hair care line including
shampoos,
conditioners, etc.
The Sisterlocked
Diva: That sounds great! Those sound like some good ways to expand your
business! How much
are your headbands?
Sisterhood of Natural
Hair LLC: Thanks, my headbands range
from $5 to 8.
The Sisterlocked
Diva: Where can I purchase them?
The Sisterlocked
Diva: Do you make custom/special
order headbands?
Sisterhood of Natural
Hair LLC: I do make custom headbands as they are homemade. It is possible to have one designed, based on
customer’s request.
The Sisterlocked
Diva: What makes your headbands different than what I can purchase at the
beauty supply store, Target, etc.?
Sisterhood of Natural
Hair LLC: They are adjustable, so
that you can adjust them to fit your head. No more tightness that you can get from stretchy headbands that are
store bought!
The Sisterlocked
Diva: Do you have any upcoming events
for promotion of the company or vending opportunities?
Sisterhood of Natural
Hair LLC: I do have an event coming up! I
am vending at Sylk Cosmetics Beauty Event on January 26th in Owings
Mills, MD.
The Sisterlocked
Diva: What advice would you give to someone who wants to begin their own
natural hair accessories business?
The Sisterlocked
Diva: What natural hair events do you dream to be a part of one day?
Sisterhood of Natural
Hair LLC: I don’t know! I am going to look
into the World Natural Hair Care Show and the DC Love Locs & Natural Hair
Expo.
The Sisterlocked
Diva: Where can you be found on the web?
Sisterhood of Natural
Hair LLC:
I am on Facebook,
Instagram, and Twitter!
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