Today we’d like to introduce you to Tynia Pratt-Davis
Hi Tynia, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
My hair journey started when I was about 9 years old. I’d spend summers at my aunt’s house while my mom worked, helping braid the ends of clients’ hair to earn some extra money. Back then, I didn’t know how to start a braid—I just knew how to finish it. As time went on, I started practicing on my friends when I was 14, just pushing myself until I got better. I even began timing myself to get faster while keeping the quality up. Over the years, I stayed updated with trends but always added my own style. In high school, hair was everything to me, but I didn’t see it as a full career yet—I thought of it as a backup plan. But that changed. Coming to Atlanta from Philly and moving from working in my mom’s basement to my first shop, The Glam Shop on Peters St., was a huge step. The shop was everything a girl could dream of, pink and lively. Even when it closed, and my client base took a hit, I kept going. It’s tough in this industry, but it takes real hard work and dedication to push through. Now, I’m proud and grateful to be at Grande Hair Studios in Grant Park, making my passion my full-time career.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
No, it definitely hasn’t been a smooth road. Being in the hair industry makes you want to quit sometimes. It gets really slow, and when it’s slow, that means no money is coming in. Braiding takes up a lot of time, so juggling it with paying for school and bills is really tough. There were times when I had to offer big sales just to make some money because my client base was slow. I even had to do hair for free and reach out to people, asking for different types of promo or free work to get my name out there.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
The work that I do isn’t just something that can be easily taught you have to practice and keep doing it over and over again. I do ally different types of braids and half up half down and different types of ponytails as well. I also service both when and men offering loc retest as well. one of the things that makes me different from the others is my speed. I have trained myself to be on a. time schedule with each client and get done very quickly.
Can you tell us more about what you were like growing up?
Growing up I have very shy Like very shy. As a kid a had an issue with social anxiety but ti was really bad when I was young. but one thing about me is I have always been super goal oriented I always stayed very head strong.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://styledbydayyy.as.me/schedule/1172a91b
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/styledbydayy_/
