Inside our braid class: mimosas, mannequins and step-by-step braids

By Sallese & Company · 3 min read

Chelsea Sallese teaching a table of guests with mannequin heads at the Sallese & Company braid class in Kenosha — Chelsea Sallese walks the table through each step.

Quick answer

Sallese & Company, a hair salon in downtown Kenosha, hosts hands-on braid classes led by founder Chelsea Sallese. Every guest practices on her own mannequin head with a printed step-by-step guide to the French braid, with mimosas on the table and a Sallese & Co. bag at every seat. Our most recent class was held right here at the salon.

The best way to learn a braid is with your hands in the hair. At our braid class, Chelsea took a table full of guests from their first section to a finished braid, one step at a time.

How the class works

Every seat is set with a practice mannequin head, a comb, elastics and a printed guide to the French braid. Chelsea demonstrates each step for the whole table, then works her way around the room to help each guest one-on-one.

A guest getting one-on-one help with her braid at the Sallese & Company braid class — One-on-one help at every seat

Chelsea Sallese in a Sallese & Company apron at the braid class — Chelsea, our founder and braid teacher

What you’ll learn

The class is built around the French braid, with the printed guide at your seat to follow along. By the end, guests had finished braids on their mannequins.

Two finished braids on a practice mannequin head at the Sallese & Company braid class — Finished braids on a practice head

Mimosas and good company

It’s as much a fun outing as a lesson. Guests sipped mimosas and swapped tips around one long table. It’s our motto, community over competition, in a room full of braids.

A guest with a mimosa working on a braid at the Sallese & Company braid class

Sallese & Co. bags on the table at the braid class

Join the next braid class

The next class isn’t on the calendar yet. When it is, we’ll announce it here on the blog and on Instagram, so follow @salleseandco to be the first to know, or call us at (262) 371-3268.

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