Sat, Oct 13, 2007
It's a Saturday - one of the busiest days in the salon and Novelette discovers that Joy hasn't filled in the appointment book. Everyone is surprised when a high class wedding party arrives unannounced and the snooty mother of the bride, Ms. Mavis, expects preferential treatment. Novelette faces an uphill battle to make a good impression - but when Dre goes upstairs with Ms. Mavis' youngest daughter, it's the final straw. In the mirror story, two sisters, Sandy and Nia, finally team up against their controlling mother, Ms. Mavis, over Nia's wedding day hairstyle.
Wed, Apr 22, 2009
Letty and Starr's mother, Jackie, co-host a birthday party for Starr. Unfortunately, the heads of Starr's "two families" butt heads over how to throw the party. Starr, fearing her "two families" will embarrass her in front of the other, does her best to keep them apart. Meanwhile, Joy is certain she is pregnant and begins preparing herself for motherhood - Joy style! In the mirror story, Malik's mother, Chandra, struggles with schizophrenia and rebuilding her relationship with her son.
Sat, Oct 20, 2007
When Joy turns a staid, older woman's hair into an outrageous dance-hall style, Novelette admonishes her staff and allows Starr to try her hand at fixing the 'do, much to Joy's chagrin. Joy and Starr continue to clash, which results in Novelette buying ugly smocks for them to wear at work. Meanwhile, Dre is teased mercilessly by a beautiful girl for wearing 'church shoes'; Novelette finally relents and gives him money for expensive name-brand sneakers. In the mirror story, a light-skinned, bi-racial teen who lies to her high school peers about being black, finally comes to terms with her identity.
Wed, Feb 11, 2009
With a new man in her life, Letty is finding it hard to balance motherhood, the shop and her clients - especially without Joy and Nigel around. Over at Claudette's, Joy tries to change herself in order to fit in to the cold, sterile environment. Her Joy "ness" is hard to quash, especially in the presence of Trish Stratus, former wrestler turned media mogul. Meanwhile, left to run the shop, well-intentioned Starr tries to change the rules and finds she is alienating the whole of Letty's clientele. In the mirror story, Nina, an overweight client, is the victim of weight discrimination at work.