"For Brooklyn entrepreneur Kadeisha Placide, running Classic Beauty Studio is more than a business; it continues a family legacy rooted in sacrifice, resilience, and love for community. Her father, Damian Placide, a master barber, immigrated from Trinidad to New York in 1996, chasing the promise of the American dream. A decade later, he opened his own barbershop, Classic Barbers NYC, in Canarsie, a dream built on hard work and faith."
"My dad came here with nothing but skill and determination, Placide said. Opening that shop was his way of saying we belong here. Her mother, Karen Placide, quietly managed the first location, while Kadeisha and her siblings grew up helping in the shop. I was just a kid at the reception desk, learning the ropes against my will, she recalled. I didn't want to do it back then, but it became my passion over time."
"Though she first pursued pre-nursing and later psychology, Placide embraced her family's vision in 2018 by opening Classic Beauty Studio, their second location in Bedford-Stuyvesant. She designed the space as a haven that merges beauty with wellness, where calming aromas, soft music, and candlelight welcome clients. In this screen-free environment, guests are encouraged to truly let their hair down in every sense. We don't just do hair and skincare, she said. We give people a space to rest, to heal, and to feel taken care of."
Kadeisha Placide runs Classic Beauty Studio as an extension of a family legacy rooted in sacrifice, resilience, and community care. Her father, Damian Placide, immigrated from Trinidad in 1996 and later opened Classic Barbers NYC in Canarsie after years of hard work. Her mother, Karen Placide, managed the first location while Kadeisha and her siblings helped in the shop. Kadeisha opened Classic Beauty Studio in 2018 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, designing a calming, screen-free haven that merges beauty and wellness. The studio offers restorative services and hosts Salon Talks, which connects Classic Beauty Studio with Women Empower Collective to support women of color in high-pressure environments.
Read at www.caribbeanlife.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]