NAIROBI WOMEN BREAKING BANKS FOR HAIRDO.

Nairobi women breaking bank for hair weaves

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Jayne Atieno Okoth during the interview at her Rapunzel Salon in Westlands.

Say Hello to the Sh250,000 hairdo.

For Nairobi’s wealthiest women are now spending up to that amount on weaves to achieve the Western look. They are no longer going for plastic, synthetic weaves, but insist on human hair shipped in from Asia and South America.

Jayne Awino Okoth, a celebrity stylist, who owns the elite Rapunzel Hair Affair Salon in Westlands, says her clients are spending that much without batting an eyelid.The minimum cost of a simple retouch at her salon goes for a cool Sh80,000.