Marche Noire is a platform to connect the Afro-textured hair community in Japan & empower each of us to embrace our natural curls, coils & waves. 💇🏿♀️💇🏽💇🏼♀️💇🏽♂️
OUR MISSION
To connect people living in Japan with Afro-textured hair to stylists experienced in caring for and styling our beautiful & diverse hair textures. Your hair is “the crown that you wear”, and you deserve to look and feel your best.
🌟YOU x MARCHE NOIR HAIR🌟
As a person (or loved one of someone) with Afro-textured hair, I invite you to join the group. How Marché Noire Hair will help you:
🌟Find and access hairstylists in your area
🌟Get care and styling tips on Afro hair1
🌟Access hard-to-find products
🌟Network and meet new people
🌟Get educational/useful content on hair care
How else can we help you?! If you could please take some time to fill out the survey.
🌟FOR STYLISTS🌟
🌟Your [Salon/Styling Services] x Marché Noire Hair🌟
As a provider of services, I would like to invite you to help me connect with the Afro-textured/curly-haired community. This means:
🌟Letting others know about your services
🌟Sharing tips and advice on Afro hair care
🌟Participating in events.
🌟Provide educational/useful content to those in the community
How Marché Noire Hair will help you:
🌟Promote your salon/services and connect you to clients
🌟Advertise any products that you want to sell or promote
🌟Connect you reach a larger audience
🌟Network with others to grow your business
Anything else?! If you could please take some time to fill out the survey.
🌟ABOUT ME🌟
My name is Rita, and I am a Canadian of Ugandan descent. I grew up in Toronto, Canada, and moved to Japan almost 7 years ago. After 3 years of living in Japan, I developed Marché Noire.
When I first moved to Japan, I could not find any stylists to do my hair. Part of this was because I did not know so many people, so I could not really ask anyone. The other reason was that even though there are stylists and salons, they were not so easy to find.
So, I did what many people do in my situation, I started to do my own hair. While my skills improved over time, it was not the same as going to a professional stylist.
At the same time, I have met other people in similar situations. Some were non-Japanese like me, others were Japanese of mixed ethnicities, and others were parents of children of mixed ethnicity, (unfamiliar with caring for Afro-textured hair).
We all do our best with the tools we have, YouTube videos, sourcing products from outside of Japan, and finding hairstyles that we can style/maintain ourselves.
🌟Inspiration behind Le Marché Noire Hair🌟
Even though my skills improved, it’s still not the same. There is the magic that stylists/barbers have, that feeling when you walk out of the salon, your head held high, and a lightness in your step.
“They say that your hair is “the crown that you wear”, and everyone deserves to feel and look their most beautiful with their natural curls, coils, & waves.”
LET’S CONNECT!
