Hair By Nikki Layne

A little reintroduction… because there are a lot of new faces here. 🤍

I’m Nikki — wife, mom of three, hairstylist, extension specialist, educator, business owner and coach.

But becoming the woman I am today wasn’t a straight line.

There were years of addiction, losing myself, starting over, rebuilding, and working my ass off to create a life that the little girl in these pictures probably couldn’t have imagined.

And if I could sit down with her today and give her advice, I think most people would expect me to tell her how to avoid all the hard parts.

I wouldn’t.

I’d tell her…

Don’t change a thing.

You’re going to make mistakes.
You’re going to choose some really hard roads.
You’re going to have moments that feel like they might break you.
There will be chapters you’ll wish you could erase.

Don’t.

Because every single one of them is going to build you.

The hard years will give you grit.
The failures will teach you how to get back up.
The heartbreak will give you perspective.
The mistakes will give you compassion.
And starting over will teach you that you can build a life from absolutely nothing.

One day, the things you thought ruined your story will become the very things that give your story meaning.

You’ll understand people differently because you’ve been at the bottom.
You’ll take chances because you know you can survive failure.
You’ll work harder because you remember what it feels like to have nothing.
And you’ll appreciate the beautiful, ordinary moments of your life in a way you never could have without the hard ones.

So no, little Nikki…

I wouldn’t save you from any of it.

I wouldn’t rewrite your story.

Because everything you’re about to go through — the good, the bad, the beautiful and the really fu***ng hard — is going to turn you into her. ❤️

And you’re going to be really proud of her.

Life lately ✨

Or, as my hat says… I do all the Pretty Girls’ extensions. 😂

The past couple of months have been a little insane—in the best way.

Lots of new clients, lots of hair, lots of extensions. And when I say extensions, I mean ALL the things. K-tips, wefts, toppers… even double-ended dreadlocks. 😂 I really do love that no two days behind my chair are ever the same.

In between clients, I’ve been redesigning our website and working behind the scenes to take our coaching + education business to the next level, while also growing XO Hair Pro and packing and shipping orders. You can shop all of our extension tools at shop.XOHairPro.net. 🖤

And somewhere in the middle of all of that, I’m Mom—which will always be my favorite job. Spending time with my kids is the part that keeps everything else grounded.

Now we’re heading into season, and I’m simultaneously excited and slightly terrified because I already know it’s going to be hectic, chaotic and BUSY. 😂

But at the end of the day, I get to do three things I genuinely love: do hair extensions, teach other stylists how to build incredible careers, and be a mom.

So… life lately. A little chaotic. A lot full. And I wouldn’t have it any other way. 🤍

If you’re looking for an extension specialist in Delray Beach/Palm Beach County, tap the link in my bio to fill out my new-client application.

And if you’re a stylist ready to level up your extension business, stay close. We have a LOT coming. 👀

XO Hair Pro tools → shop.XOHairPro.net

P.S. And if you want one of these “I Do All the Pretty Girls’ Extensions” hats… hit me up in the DMs. 😏🧢

Salt + pepper - there is no age limit on a life changing extension transformation. 🤍🖤

I LOVE creating natural-looking hair transformations, and working with salt + pepper hair is such a fun challenge—and all my girlies definitely want more salt than pepper. For this transformation we ordered custom extensions to give her a gradient look and add more lightness to her ends.

The majority of my clientele is 40+, and one of the biggest concerns I hear is, “My hair just isn’t as full as it used to be.” The ends start feeling thinner, the density changes, and suddenly your hair doesn’t look or feel the way you remember it.

That’s exactly what I specialize in. ✨

Extensions don’t always have to mean dramatically longer hair. Sometimes they’re simply about filling in those thinner ends, restoring density, and giving you back the full, beautiful hair you’ve been missing—all while keeping it incredibly natural.

If you’re over 40 and feeling like your hair has lost its fullness, let’s talk. DM me to schedule a consultation and find out what’s possible for your hair. 🤍