Charlotte Mensah is the owner and artistic director of theHair Lounge on Portobello road in London and founder of Mensah Manketti oil hair products.
\nCharlotte trained in the late ’80s at the London College of Fashion under the guidance of The Godfather of British Afro Hairdressing the late Winston Isaacs.
\nCharlotte has been on the forefront of the Natural Haircare movement since the early 2000s and has been a columnist on the subject since 2005.
\nShe is recognized as the “Go to” specialist regarding maintaining Natural Afro, mixed and curly textures by magazines such as Vogue, Elle and Harpers Bazaar.
\nAs education is close to her heart, she set up the Charlotte Mensah academy in her homeland Ghana to help pass on her skills to young individuals enabling them to build better lives for themselves and their families, she also set up a charity L.O.V.E ( ladies of visionary empowerment) aimed at furthering education for young women in Africa.
\nCharlotte is a 3-time winner of British Afro Hairdresser of the year and made History in 2018 as the first black woman to be inducted in the British Hairdressing Awards Hall of Fame.
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Can you tell me a bit more about your academy in Ghana?<\/strong> Can you tell me a bit about your writings\/guides about natural hair?<\/strong>
\nI’m incredibly proud of The Charlotte Mensah Academy and the people that are involved We offer less fortunate young Ghanaians an opportunity to learn a vocational skill that will enhance their lives and the lives of their families. We have the CMA tour bus that basically means we are a mobile operation and can go to places off the beaten track offering our skills to the less fortunate.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nAs natural hair and education have always been close to my heart in 2005 I began writing a step by step makeover series called Natural Fix in Blackbeauty and hair and Blackhair magazine which help many naturals to choose the right path for their natural hair journey. This included daily maintenance, massaging and moisturizing. Shampooing and conditioning treatments. Shaping and trimming on a regular basis . 14 years later I’m proud to see natural hair everywhere and it’s now mainstream<\/em>
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\nA few of her Beautiful creations<\/p>\n[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”1239″ sortorder=”1901115428,1901115433,1901115429,1901115435,1901115430,1901115434,1901115431,1901115440,1901115432,1901115436,1901115437,1901115438,1901115439,1901115442,1901115441″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_pro_masonry” size=”276″ padding=”0″ display_type_view=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”always” captions_enabled=”1″ captions_display_sharing=”1″ captions_display_title=”1″ captions_display_description=”1″ captions_animation=”slideup” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]\n