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At Silkie Locks, Ottawa’s Best Hair Salon near you, we understand that your hair is your ultimate fashion accessory. Whether you’re looking for dreadlocks or African Braid, our multicultural hair salon in Ottawa can provide you with an unparalleled hairdressing, hair design or dreadlocks maintenance experience. You’ll want to experience it again and again.
We offer a large range of services to you. As one of Ottawa’s best hair salon,
we are aiming to give you the widest range of services. Click our services link above.
It contains a a short list of services that we offer to our satisfied clients.
If you don’t see what you are looking for on the services page, it doesn’t mean that we don’t offer it.
Ask us because we are always upgrading our services.
We are located at 330 Cumberland, 2 blocks from the Rideau Centre which is near the Byward Market.
Many will claim to be Ottawa’s Hair salon, but our customers would disagree with them. We are obsessed with hair. So much so that we wrote a book on the subject. The book will soon be available in our online store. It’s called Dreadlocks- A Hair Stylist’s Manifest. You will access it on the store page of this site. It’s also on Amazon Kindle.
If you are looking for the best Ottawa hair salon, you should look no further because you are on it. Contact us now because you have nothing to lose but time. We will exceed your expectations.
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I Really Need Your Help:
I believe that you can do any thing if you put your mind and action to it.
but we still the support of others to maximize the benefits of
I Put My Action Where My Mouth Was,
I managed to muster up enough courage to write my first book, it wasn’t easy but I pushed through the self-doubt until it manifested.
The digital and paperback versions are now on Amazon.
The name of the book is , ‘Dreadlocks: A Hair Stylist’s Manifest’ on Amazon.
It’s packed with step by step recipes on on how to acquire and maintain dreadlocks in post Covid-19.
It’s A How to book. Not a novel.
Listen up, Normally, I wouldn’t do this BUT,
“I Need Your Help”
Support me by buying my book because it will not only encourage me to write more helpful books but more importantly, it will inspire others to go for their goals and dreams.
The price is very affordable.
Thank you in Advance!
PS: I love you and thanks for the continued love and support


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