Daily Inspiration: Meet January Hill

Today we’d like to introduce you to January Hill.

Hi January , it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
I’ve started doing hair because I would ask for a style or to get my hair done in a way that the market and demographic wasn’t ready for , so I did it myself ,,I’ve gotten to where I’m
At based off god and faith in myself , I pushed and shoved and broke down barriers for me … I was a mua first but hair felt like it needed a spaced filled ….i filled it ……. I worked and worked studied to be qualified to even enter the field .,after years on studying and working I broke that barrier down and got to work .. o don’t regret a thing being a mua turned hairstylist changed my life for the good and for forever I am booked in my city , when I go elsewhere they know my name and it feels amazing

Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
It has been a very very very hard road , coming from mua to hairstylist, it’s like people played with me , people looked at me like as if I wasn’t capable of doing work that they needed and or wanted to wear or wanted to see , nobody took me serious it’s like ohhh here we go another makeup artist who “can do hair “ when whole time I can really do HAIR ..so I had to
Fight and prove that I was worthy enough to sticking with the big dogs who do hair

Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
I do wigs . I specifically specialize in lace and lace work, anything with lace I can do ! I’m proud of how I made a way for my name I’m proud that when you think of lace and wigs you think of January , I am known for what I do you can today in the city of Toledo Ohio who do wigs …automatically your going to think of January and what I do ::I’m
Never scared or shy away from the fact that I am lace I am the illusion of scalp ! ..what sets me apart is my authenticity I am real I am raw I am hair !

We’d love to hear about any fond memories you have from when you were growing up?
My favorite memory is , being a kid watching my older aunts put in quick weaves before either we go to school on the morning or on the weekend I love seeing women put theirs selves together to come from less confident to that girl always spoke to me ..to go from nothing to something always make me feel a certain way in the hair community