Beautiful Friday Bed & Breakfast Day Spa Lounge

10/14/2026

✨ THE BOSS LADY SIGNATURE COLOR! 💎👑

My client LOVES her platinum, and y’all already know platinum is THE BOSS LADY’S SIGNATURE COLOR! 🤍✨

This is why I LOVE what I do! It brings me so much joy to see my clients look in that mirror, see their beautiful transformation, and light up with that big, beautiful smile! 😍 That smile, that confidence, that glow — baby, it can change her whole personality! She walks in one way and walks out feeling like a whole NEW WOMAN! 💃🏽🔥

For me, it’s never just about doing hair. It’s about making women feel BEAUTIFUL, CONFIDENT, and REIGNITED! That moment when my client looks in the mirror and LOVES what she sees? THAT’S MY REWARD! ❤️

I’ve been doing this for 42 years, and my passion is still on FIRE! 🔥

👑 Tonya’s Hair Etc. — Beauty Is My Business, Healthy Hair Is My Thing!

💎 Platinum perfection, Boss Lady style! 💎

10/14/2026

💎BOSS LADY LOVES HER CLIENTS! THE LOVE IS REAL! 💎

Listen, y’all! One thing about Boss Lady, I LOVE when my clients show me so much love!

When you have clients willing to travel miles and miles just to sit in YOUR chair, that speaks volumes! That’s loyalty, love, trust, and a relationship that goes beyond BEAUTY!

Now, let me tell y’all about this BEAUTY right here!

She is 90 YEARS YOUNG, has 9 children who are ALL still living, AND SHE’S STILL DRIVING!
She drives all the way from Durham, North Carolina, to sit in my chair! Now THAT’S what I call showing Boss Lady some LOVE!

Baby, she has SO MUCH LIFE in her! Her spirit, her energy, her independence, and the way she continues to LIVE her life are truly inspiring! If this is what 90 looks like, SIGN ME UP!

SHE IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF WOMAN I PRAY TO BE AT 90 YEARS YOUNG! Still moving, still driving, still enjoying life, still taking care of herself, and still showing up with that BEAUTIFUL spirit!

This is why I love what I do! It’s bigger than hair. It’s about the people, the connections, the stories, the love, and the beautiful souls God allows me to meet along this journey.

After 42 years in the beauty industry, moments like this remind me WHY I started and WHY I continue!

To my beautiful 90-year-young queen, THANK YOU for trusting me with your crown and for showing Boss Lady so much love! May God continue to bless you with strength, joy, good health, and many more beautiful years!

TONYA’S HAIR ETC

WHERE BEAUTY MEETS LOVE, LEGACY, AND A LITTLE BOSS LADY MAGIC!

10/13/2026

10/09/2026

UPTOWN IS COMING HOME. 🏠🎶 Crankin4Life Entertainment presents HOMECOMING AT THE STATION — an Uptown reunion bringing the classes back together at Takoma Station Tavern!

🎤 Performing live: Proper Utensils ft. Jas Funk
🎧 Special Guest DJ
🎓 All alumni are welcome. All classes are invited.

📅 Friday, October 16
⏰ 5PM–10PM
🎟️ $20 EVERYONE — ALL NIGHT

📍 Takoma Station Tavern
6914 4th St NW, Washington, DC 20012

Tables + info: (202) 748-6565
Call your classmates. Call your crew. We’re taking it back Uptown.

10/09/2026

Join WPGC & Nori Nori for the STEAMtheBlock Party — Friday, October 9th ten to 2pm, Oxon Run Park Southeast. STEAM fun, games, live performances.

10/09/2026

THIS SUNDAY

Join RARE ESSENCE, Sunday, October 11 for our FINAL party on the rooftop for 2026!

IVY CITY SMOKEHOUSE - 1356 OKIE STREET, NE, WDC

DOORS AT 6P

MUSIC BY DJ FRANK WHITE

RESERVE YOUR TICKET https://rareessence.tix.to/REIvyCityOct11

Text ESSENCE to 443.212.9544

10/08/2026

YESSS, Beauticians to Beauticians! 👏🏾💯 As stylists who have been in this industry for years, we have to understand that we carry a legacy, a level of experience, and a brand that we worked hard to build.

To the younger generation coming into this beautiful industry: learn more than just how to do hair. Learn how to RUN your business! Learn your numbers, understand your pricing, invest in professional education, understand your products, protect your brand, build your clientele, market yourself, and know the value of your time and talent.

The beauty industry is bigger than just getting behind the chair. You are building a business, a reputation, and a brand. 💇🏾‍♀️✂️💰

We have to teach and encourage each other because the knowledge we have gained over the years can help the next generation avoid mistakes and build something that will last.

I’m proud of every stylist who continues to learn, grow, evolve, and stand on the value of what they bring to this industry. Education + experience + business knowledge = longevity.

42 years in this industry has taught me that talent will get you started, but knowing how to operate and grow your business is what helps you stay in business. Know your worth, build your brand, and protect your legacy! 👑❤️✂️