I photographed Sharmele West, the owner of Smiley’s Hair Mind & Body Salon in Lilburn, for a business feature for the Lilburn Patch newspaper on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. West, a Boston native, has worked with hair since she was 16. Sharmele, also known as Smiley, opened her salon off of Lawrenceville Highway in October 2009.
The tools of a stylist's trade at Smiley's Hair Mind & Body Salon in Lilburn.
Sharmele West applies relaxer to Brenda Graves' hair at Smiley's Hair Mind & Body Salon in Lilburn.
Sharmele West applies relaxer to Brenda Graves' hair at Smiley's Hair Mind & Body Salon in Lilburn.
Sharmele West rinses relaxer out of Brenda Graves' hair at Smiley's Hair Mind & Body Salon in Lilburn.
Sharmele West applies a colored dye to Brenda Graves' hair at Smiley's Hair Mind & Body Salon in Lilburn.
Sharmele West, also known as Smiley, sits in her salon as she waits for a client to finish drying at Smiley's Hair Mind & Body Salon in Lilburn.
Sharmele West trims Brenda Graves' hair at Smiley's Hair Mind & Body Salon in Lilburn.
Sharmele West trims Brenda Graves' hair at Smiley's Hair Mind & Body Salon in Lilburn.
Sharmele West trims Brenda Graves' hair at Smiley's Hair Mind & Body Salon in Lilburn.
Sharmele West uses an iron to curl Brenda Graves' hair at Smiley's Hair Mind & Body Salon in Lilburn.
Sharmele West uses an iron to curl Brenda Graves' hair at Smiley's Hair Mind & Body Salon in Lilburn.