There are so many hair-care lines already. What makes yours different?
I started the hair-care line because I was looking for something that worked. I saw other products that were one extreme or the other. Either they had too much alcohol or they had harsh cleansing agents that didn't work for everybody.
I was inspired by my grandmother. She was into nutrition. She used to make these home remedies and natural concoctions, so I used to play around with them in the salon. When I created the line I wanted it to be a line that had a lot of herbal extracts and essential oils because I really like what it does to the hair. It's paraben-free and sulfate-free.
If there's a fraternity of hairstylists who tend to women of color in Hollywood, Kim Kimble might be its president. With over 20 years of experience under her belt, Kimble has styled, cut, and coiffed the hair of Halle Berry, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Brandy, and, yes, Beyoncé. Along the way she developed her own hair-care brand, Kimble Beauty, which caters to women of all hair textures, but especially curly hair. I talked with Kimble about how to care for curly hair, what she thinks about the use of wigs in the entertainment industry, and her thoughts on the disparaging Atlantic piece that pigeonholed Beyoncé's hair as stringy.
