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The Braid Gallery
The Braid Gallery

The Braid Gallery

Hair salon in Detroit, MI

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The business operates under the name My Sistah's & Me Hair Braiding and does business as The Braid Gallery. It has been in Detroit for more than 20 years and has been braiding since 2006. The salon states that it has installed more than 100,000 braids.

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About

The business operates under the name My Sistah's & Me Hair Braiding and does business as The Braid Gallery. It has been in Detroit for more than 20 years and has been braiding since 2006. The salon states that it has installed more than 100,000 braids.

The salon lists several recognitions in its own materials: it says it was voted Detroit's Best Hair Braiding Salon by ClickOnDetroit six years in a row, received the Spirit of Detroit Award, was featured in Essence Magazine among the best 24-hour braiding salons, has a 5-star rating from hundreds of clients, and is a 6-time Detroit Favorite. These are the salon's own claims.

The salon is open Monday through Saturday from 7 am to 7 pm, with Sundays by appointment only. Walk-ins are accepted when the schedule allows, though calling or texting ahead is suggested. Same-day appointments are available, and online booking is offered. Appointments after 6 PM can be requested for an additional fee. Hair is included with most braiding styles, while twist and crochet styles require clients to bring their own hair. A shampoo can be added when booking.

Listed prices run from $175 for six to eight stitch braids or feed-ins at waist length, about three hours, up to $375 for a small-to-medium waist-length Bohemian knotless style, about five and a half hours. Knotless braids are listed from $200 to $275, Miracle Knots from $235 to $300, and Bohemian knotless from $250 to $325. The faux loc, soft loc and butterfly loc wrapping method is listed at $300, about six hours.

The salon's stated mission is to provide protective styles in a calm, professional space. It describes its work as drama-free braiding.

The salon describes its setting as clean, comfortable and professional.

Services

Final prices may vary.

A professional shampoo that can be added to a booking for $35.

  • Professional shampoo add-on $35

Stitch braids, feed-ins, a genie feed-in ponytail, tribal and Fulani braids, and Miracle Knots braids at set prices.

  • 6-8 Lavish Stitch Braids or Feed-Ins Waist-length $175
  • Supreme Genie Feed-In Ponytail $200
  • Tribal Braids or Fulani Braids $250
  • New Miracle Knots Braids $300
  • Knotless (Med) Mid-Length (Monday-Thursday) $185
  • Knotless (Mid-Length) Medium $200
  • Bohemian Knotless Bob $250
  • Large Light Boho Knotless Braids (Waist-length) $275
  • October Full-Service Knotless | Medium Waist-Length $275
  • Bohemian Knotless (Med) Mid-Length $325
  • Bohemian Knotless (SMedium) Waist Length $375

Knotless braids, Miracle Knots and Bohemian knotless styles, each listed as a price range.

  • Knotless Braids $200–$275
  • Miracle Knots $235–$300
  • Bohemian Knotless $250–$325

Lists the professional shampoo service as a common question.

  • Professional Shampoo $35

Faux loc, soft loc and butterfly loc styles done with the wrapping method.

  • Faux Loc's/Soft Loc's/butterfly Loc's Special (Wrapping Method) $300

Photos

  • Stylist braiding a client's hair in the salon with neon sign
  • Beaded cornrow braids with the business logo overlaid
  • Side-by-side views of knotless medium box braids
  • Long box braids on a client outside the storefront
  • Back view of long box braids outside the shop
  • Back view of braids in the salon with floral wall
  • Back view of long two-tone braids in the salon
  • Back view of long braids with curly ends in salon
  • Side view of two-tone braids in the salon
  • Curly braids on a client in front of the storefront window
  • Client with curly braids posing outside the storefront
  • Client with twist-style braids seated in the salon

Meet the team

Their website doesn't list the team, so we don't either.

Highlights
  • Hair included with most braiding styles
  • Same-day appointments and online booking
  • Bohemian knotless styles listed from $250 to $325
  • Shampoo add-on for $35, can be added at booking
  • Braid art pieces by artists available to buy
Good for
  • protective styles
  • clients who want braids with hair included
  • same-day or walk-in visits
  • longer waist-length braided styles
  • boho and Bohemian braid looks
Treats
  • protective styling
  • braids and feed-ins
  • loc-style twists
Techniques
  • knotless braids
  • Bohemian knotless
  • box braids
  • stitch braids
  • feed-in braids
  • tribal and Fulani braids
  • boho braids
  • Miracle Knots
  • Genie feed-in ponytail
  • loc-style twists using the wrapping method

Products & treatments

  • Braid art pieces by artists on foam board, poster and glass prints

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