Darrian’s Braids is a braiding company on the Indianapolis’ eastside owned and operated by Darrian Wise.
Wise began her business in 2019, offering individual box braid services during her sophomore year of college. Shortly after, Wise began doing friend’s hair and officially started Darrian’s Braids in 2020.
While she has taken beautician classes, she is mostly self-taught, learning best by practice.
She does men and women’s braids and welcomes all styles, braid types and new customers.
Wise has been successful as an entrepreneur from the beginning, never facing much trouble finding and keeping new clients.
“I kind of started off running, it was never slow for me. I feel like once I jumped into it, I always had people who wanted to come,” Wise said.
She credits her immediate success to the support of her family posting her work on social media and word-of-mouth from satisfied customers.
As her business continues to grow, Wise hopes to potentially add some celebrity clients while continuing to grow as a braider and entrepreneur.
Wise also sees braiding as a means to opening the door for other creative and business ventures in the future.
To view Wises’ work, follow her Instagram @darriansbraids.
To book an appointment with Wise, click HERE.
This minority business highlight was composed by GARRETT SIMMS at the Indianapolis Recorder, who can be reached at 317-762-7847 or via email at garretts@indyrecorder.com. If you would like your business highlighted in the Indianapolis Minority Business Magazine, click here!
