A striking close-up portrait showcasing natural beauty with red curly hair and a nose piercing.

Our people

Meet the team

Specialists who keep learning, and who genuinely love what they do.

The team

The artists of the house

Josette Delacroix-Ware, Founder · Master Curl Artist

Josette Delacroix-Ware

Founder · Master Curl Artist

Josette learned curls in her grandmother’s Seventh Ward kitchen. Today she takes four guests a day, by candlelight.

  • Dry sculpting
  • Coils
Camille Bertrand, Color Director

Camille Bertrand

Color Director

Camille’s rose-gold curls and black-cherry tones are the house signatures.

  • Rose gold
  • Black-cherry
Andre Fontenot, Curl Artist

Andre Fontenot

Curl Artist

Andre sculpts coils and gentleman’s curls with architectural precision.

  • Coils
  • Men’s curls
Simone Baptiste, Texture Artist

Simone Baptiste

Texture Artist

Simone’s silk presses and twist-outs survive a New Orleans August.

  • Silk press
  • Twists
Lucie Arceneaux, Curl Artist

Lucie Arceneaux

Curl Artist

Lucie fits curly shags and waves that hold their shape for weeks.

  • Shags
  • Waves
Nadia Okafor, Loc Artist

Nadia Okafor

Loc Artist

Nadia retwists and styles locs with rose oil and endless patience.

  • Locs
  • Styling
Élodie Marchand, Colorist

Élodie Marchand

Colorist

Élodie paints honey-bloom highlights and silver blending.

  • Highlights
  • Silver
Rose Thibodeaux, Bridal & Soirée Lead

Rose Thibodeaux

Bridal & Soirée Lead

Rose runs weddings, Mardi Gras balls and every private parlor evening.

  • Bridal
  • Events

Sample client reviews

Sample love letters

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A candlelit curl cut in a Garden District mansion, with a glass of champagne. I may never recover.
Danielle B.The Dahlia cut
Camille’s rose-gold curls look like sunset on the Mississippi.
Margaux L.Rose-gold curls
Josette treated my 4C coils like something precious. Because they are.
Imani T.Cut with Josette
The rose ritual is the most romantic hour of self-care I’ve ever had.
Celeste R.The rose ritual
Rose styled my curls for the Rex ball. I felt like royalty, which was the point.
Aurelia S.Mardi Gras ball styling
Andre gave me a coily sculpt that photographs like a magazine cover.
Marcus J.Coily sculpt
Simone’s silk press lasted through a week of humidity and a second line.
Tasha W.Silk press
We held my bridal shower in the parlor. Curls, candles and champagne for twelve.
Juliette M.Private parlor soirée

Let your curls bloom.

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