Meet your Stylist, Maenylie…

From a very young age, I have loved all things hair. From doing the hair on my dolls, my mom purchasing a mannequin head, or my friends and family letting me try a new style, I knew it was always a passion of mine.

Throughout high school, I would spend Saturdays with my cousin, Kim, at Renee’ by Boddie’s Salon, in Washington, DC. Kim, a master stylist, had a very diverse clientele. She brought me on as the wash girl.

Because I could braid, she would allow me to do the braid down for her sew-in clients.  That’s where it all began. She began letting me do the majority of the process. One thing that always stuck out to me was that her clients would leave looking as if the hair was growing from their scalp itself.

I went to college and my dorm room was “Thee Salon.” I would be doing a little of everything from press n curls, and blowouts, to sew-ins. After college, I began my career in the criminal justice field, another long-term passion of mine. However, all things hair wasn’t too far away. My friends who knew would book me for various styles but I was never committed to doing hair on a consistent basis. From proms to birthdays, and everything in between the job was mine. Fast forward to the pandemic. I had time to really sit down and map things out. I finally birthed Hair by Mae, LLC. I reached out to my friend turned family, Danielle. She too, a master stylist, taught me so much throughout the years and is still teaching me week after week. I knew that I had to take my talents up a notch. What started as me posting a few pictures on IG turned into a full business.

My main focus has always been providing women with great customer service and achieving healthy hair goals. What I didn’t plan for is the outpouring of love, support, and amazing clientele. I am extremely grateful.