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Miss Jessie’s Coming to British Curlies

by Keisha Jo

A proud southern matriarch, Miss Jessie was, the most "tell-it-like-it-is" woman her family ever knew. She was also the "cookinist" woman in Poughkeepsie, chuckled her granddaughter Titi.  Never one to hold her tongue, Miss Jessie reserved her most colorful commentary for two subjects: good food and good grooming. It wasn't uncommon that her food and hair preparations contained some of the same ingredients. If Miss Jessie couldn't find what she wanted in a local shop, she'd figure out a way to make it herself (right at her kitchen table).

Miss Jessie never worked from recipe books and had excellent dexterity. She was a "common sense" type of person. Able to identify a problem and create a solution, Miss Jessie use to whip up an egg and mayonaise treatment when her granddaughters complained about their hair. Many of her preparations included remedies for hair and beauty which she shared with her family.

Years later, two of her grand daughters, Titi and Miko would go on to specialize in curls, kinks and waves. Born to an African American father and a Japanese mother, Titi and Miko had a head full of hair that was neither straight nor kinky with a combination of different textures.  Back then both of their parents worked full time and attended school.  This left no time to care for their hair.

"I loved going to visit my grandmother Jessie because she took a special interest in our hair when our parents could not. We lived 3 hours away from Jessie and she would send her preparations home with us in jars. So when "Picture Day" came and we wanted to look cute, we relied on her preparations to do our hair."

Titi and Miko opened the doors of Miss Jessie's Salon formerly known as Curve Salon in 1997 to respond to the demand for expertise in curly, kinky and wavy hair.  They found that the right products are so critical when dealing with curly hair. Their salon became the "workshop". They have a live an direct circuit to this misunderstood hair type. Inspired by their grandmother's spirit for finding solutions, Miss Jessie's™ products were created to address all of your curly, kinky and wavy hair needs. Enjoy!

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