Photos of the new Khamit Kinks Salon

In Fall 2006, Khamit Kinks moved from Manhattan to return to its Brooklyn roots, completing a circular journey begun in 1989, when it first opened in a Brooklyn brownstone. By 1996 the business had outgrown that shop and was moved to TriBeCa, where it thrived for a decade. Now it’s back to contribute to Brooklyn’s cultural and commercial renaissance, bringing with it a history of community-connected business, international acclaim and meaningful accomplishment, as well as a roster of loyal clients and high-profile devotees. Celebrity clients have included Stevie Wonder, Oprah Winfrey, Angela Bassett, Lenny Kravitz, Queen Latifah and many others. New clients also routinely book appointments from Japan, England, the Caribbean and other places across the globe.

Khamit Kinks has long enjoyed a reputation as an innovator among the premier salons serving people of color. Its standard of excellence and its authority in the natural hair care arena was born of founder Anu Prestonia's passion for the styling arts. Anu found that inventive styling incorporating cultural heritage could have transformative effects in the lives women of color. She believed they deserved a top-notch salon experience and delighted in holding up an affirming mirror to show both men and women the beauty that was theirs by birthright.

Passion is catching, as we all know, and before long, Khamit Kinks was widely cited as the best place to have your locs started or groomed, to get that haircut you saw in the magazine, some fabulous thread-wraps for your African wedding or amazingly beautiful braids to last through several work weeks. The salon also introduced several popular styles, including Casamas Braids, Senegalese Twists, Cherokee and Trini Braids. Khamit Kinks’ styles have graced the front page of The New York Times and the covers and pages of Essence Magazine and many industry publications. The salon has provided stylist services for films and fashion shows and has been featured on The View, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and other TV shows, including network and other news programs on NY-1, CNN, FOX-5 and TV Japan.

Having moved to Manhattan, the salon has a more diverse clientele and continues to focus on quality and service. Khamit Kinks continues to set the standard and start the trends that all others follow.

Khamit Kinks has provided dozens of young women with a profession by training and mentoring them in the business. The salon has also hosted domestic violence, self-image and other workshops for people of all ages. In addition, Anu created and distributes a Khamit Kinks line of all-natural hair and body products to rave reviews. Interested not only in healthy hair, Anu has been committed to a healthy lifestyle for over twenty years. Anu is also a Certified Hatha Yoga Instructor and makes a concerted effort to encourage both staff and clients to practice healthy eating and living habits for a healthy life and healthy hair.

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