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The Braiddown Bar

The Braiddown Bar

Hair salon in Decatur, GA

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The Braiddown Bar is a braid shop in Decatur that offers DIY assistance braiding, so clients can install their own wigs, sew-ins or crochet styles with hands-on help. The shop describes itself as the first and only DIY assistance braid shop. Services are booked a la carte, and clients who would rather not do their own installs can choose full-service options instead. The shop is open Sunday through Friday and closed on Saturdays.

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About

The Braiddown Bar is a braid shop in Decatur that offers DIY assistance braiding, so clients can install their own wigs, sew-ins or crochet styles with hands-on help. The shop describes itself as the first and only DIY assistance braid shop. Services are booked a la carte, and clients who would rather not do their own installs can choose full-service options instead. The shop is open Sunday through Friday and closed on Saturdays.

Visits start with a discussion of the braid pattern, and clients book by the size and number of braids they want. Total price depends on braid size, hair length, buildup and the condition of the install. Clients provide their own hair for appointments. Questions about booking can be sent by call or text before the visit. The team says it aims to make clients feel heard and included, and it welcomes feedback during services. Braid tenders and braiddown partners work only through the shop, using the same pricing and service menu, and they are held to the shop's standards for quality, professionalism and client care.

Echo, the founder, also teaches braiding online through a Skool community that offers tutorials and educational content. Maya operates Too Much Beaute Salon inside the Braiddown Bar as an independent business, offering trims and full-service sew-ins.

Built around DIY assistance: clients keep their hands in the install with coaching from braid tenders, while the shop offers full service for those who prefer it.

Services

Final prices may vary.

A shampoo option that can be added to a booking for an additional fee.

  • Shampoo add-on $30

Braiddown styles for clients who install their own wigs, sew-ins or crochet pieces and want braiding help, in several sizes and layouts.

  • 360 braiddown Price at booking
  • Classic braiddown Price at booking
  • Half wig/half up half down Price at booking
  • Small braiddown Price at booking
  • Temporary braiddown Price at booking
  • V-part/upart Price at booking
  • Classic Price at booking
  • Small Price at booking
  • Temporary Price at booking

Individual braids in knotless or Miracle form.

  • Individual braids (knotless/Miracle Braids) Price at booking
  • Medium w extra row Price at booking
  • Smedium w extra row Price at booking

Pre-twisted or pre-looped crochet braids and feather crochet.

  • Crochet braids pre-twisted/pre-looped Price at booking
  • Feather crochet Price at booking

Help with parting for clients who braid their own hair.

  • Parting assistance Price at booking

Flip-over, traditional small beehive and versatile braiddown sew-in options.

  • Flip over sewin & Traditional Price at booking
  • Traditional sewin (small beehives) Price at booking
  • Versitile Sewin Braidown Price at booking
  • Flip over sew-in and traditional (small beehives) Price at booking
  • Traditional sew-in Price at booking
  • Versatile sew-in braiddown Price at booking

Options for clients who want the shop to handle the install, including Jayda Wayda styles, Miracle Braids and a prep appointment.

  • Full service prep (shampoo, condition, blow dry) Price at booking
  • Jayda Wayda braids (just the front) Price at booking
  • Medium Miracle Braids (braided in) Price at booking
  • Smedium Miracle Braids (braided in) Price at booking
  • Two braids Jayda Wayda with half braiddown in back Price at booking
  • Full service Price at booking
  • Hair appointment Prep - Shampoo,Condition,Blow dry, and Two braids Price at booking
  • Jayda Wayda W half braiddown in back (Option to add-on Feather crochet or half wig) Price at booking

Plaits for natural hair used with mini braids or Miracle Braids.

  • Natural hair plaits for mini braids/Miracle Braids Price at booking
  • Plaits for Mini braids/ Miracle Braids Price at booking

Parting and starting services for knotless braids and faux locs in several sizes.

  • Medium Price at booking
  • Medium with extra row Price at booking
  • Part and Start Price at booking
  • Part/Plait and Start Price at booking
  • Plait and start faux locs Price at booking
  • Small part and start knotless braids Price at booking
  • Smedium Price at booking
  • Smedium with extra row Price at booking

Parting help for clients doing their own braids.

  • Parting DIY Assistance Price at booking

Plaiting and starting services, including faux locs.

  • Faux Locs Price at booking
  • Plait and Start Price at booking

Removal of existing installs, with detangling included, plus takedowns for sew-ins and crochet styles.

  • Takedown $45
  • Sewins Price at booking

Photos

  • Braid tender Nacchi braiding a client's hair in the salon
  • Storefront door decal with logo, phone number and website
  • Client's cornrow updo with neon 'love is in the hair' sign behind
  • Back view of a braided style with a long braid tail
  • Long boho knotless braids with curly ends and highlights
  • Child's straight-back cornrows against green wall with butterflies
  • Side view of straight-back cornrows on a client
  • Top view of curved cornrow braids
  • Side view of straight cornrows with a long plait
  • Top view of two-part cornrow braids
  • Side-swept cornrows with a neon sign behind
  • Top view of straight-back cornrow rows

Meet the team

Team members listed on their website. Individual roles, credentials, and current employment have not been independently verified.thebraiddownbar.com (opens in a new tab)

Highlights
  • DIY assistance braiding, with services available a la carte
  • Takedowns billed at $45 per hour in 30-minute increments, with detangling included
  • Takedown consultations completed through a submitted form, so no in-person visit is needed
  • Select hair can be ordered at discounted pricing through a wholesale account with YG Wigs when clients call ahead
  • Miracle Braids are offered only with feather crochet hair
  • Online braiding tutorials through a Skool community
Good for
  • clients who install their own wigs, sew-ins or crochet styles
  • clients who want braiding help without a full-service install
  • takedowns of existing installs
  • clients with extra-thick, extra-long, fine, thinning, natural or relaxed hair
  • clients who bring their own hair
  • people who want to learn braiding
Treats
  • wig installs
  • sew-in installs
  • crochet styles
  • knotless braids
  • takedowns of existing installs
  • faux locs
  • parting help for DIY braiding
Techniques
  • braiddowns, including 360, classic, small, temporary, half wig/half up half down and V-part styles
  • knotless braids
  • Miracle Braids
  • individual braids
  • pre-twisted and pre-looped crochet braids
  • feather crochet
  • flip-over sew-ins
  • traditional sew-ins with small beehives
  • versatile sew-in braiddowns
  • Jayda Wayda braids

Products & treatments

  • YG Wigs hair, ordered through the shop's wholesale account

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