Amoy Pitters’ haircare guide for Black Beauties

I recently had the immense pleasure of chatting about hair with Amoy Pitters. Amoy is a celebrity hairdresser in New York and she’s coiffed the tresses of many famous Black Beauties such as Project Catwalk Canada’s host Iman, Naomi Campbell, Joy Bryant, Angela Bassett, ex-editor-in-chief of Flare Magazine Suzanne Boyd, Nia Long (ABC’s Big Shot … as seen on the photo above) and Victoria’s Secret supermodel Selita Ebanks. She has also styled the hair of über fashion designer Donatella Versace and Sting’s wife – Trudie Styler. You can imagine how excited I was to learn about hair care for Afro hair from a woman who was an expert in the field.

I went right to the core of the matter and asked Pitters which were the top mistakes black women made when it comes to proper hair care. I divided Amoy’s answers based on the different hair styles black women mostly adopt.

Amoy revealed that many black women have misconceptions about their hair that prevents them from growing the type of long and healthy hair so many women desire.

Following Amoy’s recommendations will surely help you to grow longer and healthier hair.

Since I had a long and insightful conversation with Amoy, I’ve broken down the essence of our interview into three parts, but you’ll want to read a future post that should be published next month where Amoy reveals hair secrets from some of her celeb Black Beauty clients.

If you are a Black Beauty or if you have black girlfriends who might want to take advantage of Amoy’s many years of experience, you’ll definitely want to read the following posts or pass them on to friends.

About Amoy Pitters

If you’re visiting New York City you can book an appointment with Amoy’s Beauty Salon located at 239 East 10th Street. The number is 212-529-5153. If you have family or friends in London (U.K.) you might also want to let them know that she works in London each month for about one week. If you call her New York salon or visit www.amoysbeauty.com (Amoy’s site will launch later this year), you’ll be able to get more information.

Photo of Nia Long source: ABC Big Shot Web site.