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Health first — hair, nails, skin.
Scalp-friendly tension, sterilised nail tools every single time, skin-tested makeup. Every service reviewed before you leave the chair.
A studio that respected our time. Stylists who knew how to braid scalp-friendly. A nail tech who actually sterilised her tools. A makeup artist who matched our undertones. One place to do it all without driving across town — so we built one in Sejemu, Gikondo. Open every day, 8am to 9pm.
Best Women Artist 2024I learned the craft on my mother's couch — first braiding, then painting cousins' nails for school dances, then doing makeup for friends before every wedding. Eventually word spread. By 2023, I needed a chair, then a room, then an atelier.
What started as a side passion in my parents' living room is now a full studio in Sejemu, Gikondo — with a small team for hair, nails and makeup, a wall of bundles, and a chair that's booked every day except when we're holding it for a bride.
In 2024, the work was honoured with Best Women Artist. The award sits at the front of the studio. The reason it's there is because of the women who chose us first.
— The team at Kigali Braids
They're also why our chairs stay full and why women come back month after month.
Scalp-friendly tension, sterilised nail tools every single time, skin-tested makeup. Every service reviewed before you leave the chair.
We start when we said we would. Long appointments are sliced into clear blocks so you know exactly what's happening when.
Edges laid. Cuticles clean. Lashes set. Frontals melted. The 5% nobody else does is where we live.
Recognised for craft, consistency and care. The award sits at the front of the studio — a thank-you to every woman who chose us first.
A calm, intentional studio — a hair bar, a nail station, a makeup vanity, and the chair we built it all around.
Reserve in 60 seconds via the website or WhatsApp. We confirm your slot within the hour.
Walk into the atelier in Sejemu, Gikondo. Tea or water, and a quick consultation about the look.
Comfortable chair, slow rhythm, music on. We work to time — every block has an estimated finish.
We send aftercare notes by WhatsApp and check in a week later. Touch-ups within 7 days are free.
My knotless braids lasted nine weeks and still looked like the day I left. The team felt like family — I won't go anywhere else in Kigali.
Aline U.
Knotless Braids
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Ask on WhatsAppAll three. Braids, weaves and treatments, plus manicures, pedicures, gel and nail art, plus soft glam and bridal makeup. You can book one service or stack a few — many clients do hair + nails in one visit.
Either works. You can buy bundles, frontals or closures from our shop on WhatsApp before your appointment, or bring your own. We'll make it look its best either way.
100% human hair bundles, salon-grade gels and acrylics, professional makeup lines — stocked locally so what you see is what you get.
Most styles take 3–4 hours. Knotless and box braids closer to 4 hours, cornrows and feed-ins around 2 hours. Bridal hair is booked as a half-day.
Always. Files, buffers and toe separators are single-use. Metal tools are sterilised between every client. Tell us if you have sensitive skin or allergies and we'll adjust the products we use.
Yes — every stylist on our team is trained on tension control. Tell us at the start of your appointment and we'll go gentler at the hairline. Knotless is your friend.
Always — for hair, makeup, or both. Bridal trials are 60,000 RWF and credited toward the bridal package if you book the day. We recommend booking the trial 2–4 weeks before the wedding.
Yes. Treatments, wash & blow dry, mani-pedi combos and event makeup are all bookable as standalone services without an install.
Same-day across Kigali, scheduled elsewhere in Rwanda. Pay on delivery (cash or MoMo) or by transfer in advance.