Heavenly Touch Salon & Spa: One of Raleigh’s Best Kept Secrets

Y’all I’ve found a treasure!  Her name?  Renee Watts of Heavenly Touch Salon and Spa! 

Interestingly, this was a woman I had never ever met face-to-face.  She was a Facebook friend who had relocated from New Jersey to North Carolina.  Her specialty was natural hair and she was trying to get established.  It’s a known fact that we natural sisters are a tight-knit group, so I welcomed Renee into my online natural sister circle with open arms. 

 

I did my second big chop, I’d say a month ago.  I was frustrated with the work required to continue to maintain my natural hair.  It had grown from a Big Chop with less than a ½ inch of hair to shoulder length.  Seemed the longer my hair grew, the more prone to knotting, matting and breakage no matter what I had tried.  Type 4 sistahs, you know what I'm talking about.  We're the kinky, tightly coiled curly pattern subject to shrinkage.  Well, when I was just about to get a chemical put in my hair to make it more manageable, God sent me an angel.  She talked me down, giving me some great pointers about product and proper care of my longer hair.  Her tips enhanced my curl pattern and made my natural hair more manageable.  I promised her that if and when I ever decided to have my hair professionally cared for I’d come to her. 

Here I am almost a year later and I felt compelled to find Renee.  The urge was so strong that I searched her Facebook page for contact information.  I found her phone number on one of her websites, booked an appointment and drove to 142 Wind Chime Court in Raleigh to see her--same day. 

Her warmth and welcoming attitude struck me as I walked back to her hair station.  I explained that I had attempted to cut my hair and it was a mess.  Frustration will make you do some strange things!  Thank God no one could tell how gapped and uneven it was.  Thank God for shrinkage!  What I liked was how she and her fellow stylist, Ms. Theresa, worked together. You see, I had fallen in love with Jill Scott’s new short hair cut (the one she dons on the "Still In Love" video with Anthony Hamilton) and I wanted to rock it natural style.  Not only did I get a boss classy hair cut but the color and styling to compliment it. 

For those in the natural hair community who are looking for an absolutely gifted stylist who knows how to create beautiful natural styles while maintaining healthy hair--without breaking the bank--Renee is the one.  Her work is meticulous!   

If you’d like to get in touch with Renee, go to Natural Hair By Renee' or Heavenly Touch Salon and Spa on Facebook.  Tell her I sent you.