Guyanese hair stylist launches Hair LaMode
By Nelson A. King
After owning and managing
a successful hair salon in Midwood,
Brooklyn for over 15 years,
Guyanese Corenza Handy has
launched her own haircare line.
Handy, who migrated from
Guyana in 1985 and currently
resides in Queens, told Caribbean
Life that, for the past couple
of years, she researched how
to make her own products but
added that the COVID-19 pandemic
motivated her to officially
launch Hair LaMode.
She said it would be the best
way to help clients who didn’t
know what products to use or
didn’t feel comfortable entering a
salon during the pandemic.
“From the age of 9, and still
today, I’ve loved the concept of
hair and beauty,” Handy said. “I’ve
always been intrigued to find the
best way to keep my hair full and
healthy.
“For the last three years,
through my experience as a master
hair stylist, I tried to figure out
the best way to promote healthy
hair growth,” added the founder
and chief executive officer of Hair
LaMode. “In our community, I’ve
learned our hair needs a healthy
scalp, healthy blood circulation
and moisture in order for our hair
to grow.
“The pandemic really helped
me focus on my goals for the
industry; and, today, I’m proud to
say my products include all the
key ingredients that will promote
healthy growth for all hair types,”
she continued.
Handy said Hair LaMode’s
eight products are designed for
“relaxed and natural hair”, light
weight and free of sulfates, phthalates,
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parabens and mineral oils
“to prevent additives from clogging
follicles and weighing down
the hair.”
“Our main focus is hair and
scalp health,” she said, stating
that by “being a woman and a
hairstylist,” she has a “huge passion
for making women look and
feel their very best.
“The Hair LaMode line of hair
care products represents just
that,” Handy affirmed, stating
that many of the formulas used
in Hair LaMode’s products can be
used on color-treated hair and will
“protect from damaging UV rays
and environmental pollutants.”
After graduating from the Borough
of Manhattan Community
College in 2007, with an associate’s
degree in Business Management,
and taking additional
courses at Brooklyn College,
Handy said she took on her true
passion for hair, launching Kayhairnista
Hair Salon in 2012.
She said her specialty lies in
precision cutting for personalized
and perfected looks.
As a master stylist and short
hair specialist, Handy said she’s
“ever-evolving, learning new techniques,”
and, yet, seeks higher,
specialized education in advanced
cutting and styling with Beyond
Beauty the Hair, Patric Bradley,
Core Concepts and Marina Lantos.
Having taught and observed
hands-on cutting and styling
courses, as well as creating
styles and working with some
of the music industry’s top artists,
Handy said she became a
member of L.E.A.D, an educator’s
program providing advancing
education and support for stylists,
“maneuvering beyond the chairs
to educate large audiences.”
“Hairstyling is more than a job;
it’s an opportunity to help women
build the confidence that is necessary
for navigating through life,”
she said. “My desire with each client
is to change and improve the
way they feel on the inside and
have it, in return, be exemplified
on the outside.
“It is the most gratifying and
blessed feeling,” Handy added. “I
love what a simple hairstyle can
do for a woman.”
Kayhairnista Hair Salon is
located at 919 Coney Island Ave.,
Brooklyn.
Patrons can call Handy at (718)
483-9585 or visit www.myhairlamode.
com.
Guyanese Corenza Handy displays her own haircare line.
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