How’s your Crown??
Meet the Hands behind Love of Hair Artistry…
Love of Hair Artistry (formerly Zanai’s Love of Hair) is brought to you by Akiya Penny for coil’d textured hair and loc'd hair care, located in Downtown Oakland, CA. She is here to help promote your hair's growth, nourishment, health, and energetic balance from the top of your head to the soul of your foot.
Love of Hair Artistry specializes in the cultivation, transition, repair, maintenance, extension, and overall health of Locs and Curls for Men, Women, and Children. Using the "Tender-Loc'd -Care" (TLC) method to guide you through your individual loc-ing and curly hair journey. All hair textures are welcomed whether you have coily, curly, kinky, wavy, straight, fine, and/or combinations of the textures.
How’s Your Crown?
What do we offer?
Loc Sessions
Let us help guide you on your journey of cultivating beautiful locs. The starter techniques offered here: comb coils, two strand twists, and interlocking. Our maintenance styles are: Palmroll (retwist) and interlock with a tool. A Consultation is recommended to understand and assist with the correct loc starting technique. Including Crochet (needle) Instant Locs.
How-To Guides
Want to learn how to shampoo, retwist, or interlock your hair?
Feel free to look at the guided videos on our YouTube Channel, by clicking on the picture to the left or here.
More videos will be uploaded for your informational purposes.
What People Are Saying…
“Akiya did an excellent job on my two strand twists! I loved the fact that she was super attentive and efficient. I look forward to partnering with her on my natural hair journey. I will be booking another appointment with her asap!”
— Jennifer F.
“The best simply, THE BEST. Super professional and knowledgable. Extremely careful and also honest. Like many men around 30 my hair is starting to thin up top and I'm tryna hold on like a hubcap in the fast lane. On top of that my previous loctician was extremely damaging to my hair and in my stubborn youthful mindset of "eh, if she pulls some out from the root it'll just grow back" I endured yeeeears of improper care. Over the last about 4 years I have come to realize what true love for my hair looks like thanks to my "tHAIRapist" Akiya.
Also support Black owned and independent businesses ya'll. Its good for the ecosystem.”
— Matt B.
“For me, Akiya is a godsend. My loctician moved away and I was looking for someone who used the interlocking method. A lot of people say they interlock, but don't really know how. Akiya is good and FAST! {she is better than ANYONE I have ever used and I've had locs now for 10 years} She is professional and knowledgeable about not just locs (and the many methods) but natural ways to enhance hair health. She makes her own hair oil that is natural and smells so good, I use it on my skin as well. I cannot sing her praises enough! She's very busy so book in advance. You won't regret it.”
— Danielle W.
“Akiya is phenomenal!!!!! She is an all around miracle worker when it comes to natural hair. She not only leaves your hair looking good, but her gentle hand and respect for your edges, leaves you feeling good too. She has cared for my locs for three years and I couldn't be any happier. When I say she doesn't miss one strand of hair.... honey she manages to catch every baby hair around my head and nestles it into a loc. She's keeps my hair healthy and looking it's best. All in all, Akiya is a beast. I recommend her to ALL natural hair customers.”
— Cheyann L.