Booksy, a booking and business technology provider for the beauty industry, has named Natalia Kirkland as the winner of the Booksy and Idle Hand Collective Get Discovered Backstage contest this month. The contest has given talented beauty pros the opportunity to head backstage and style world-renowned music artists at widely acclaimed music festivals across the country.
Natalia, AKA @hair.by.natii on Instagram, is a professional braider at Headz Up Barbershop in Miami Gardens, FL, which is the official barbershop of the Miami Marlins. Her braids are versatile, stylish, and her work has received hundreds of five-star reviews on her Booksy profile. This year, Natalia was also awarded with a Best of Booksy Award in the Braids & Locs category for the Most Buzz on Booksy.
On Dec.10th and 11th, Natalia brought her hair braiding talents backstage in the Artist Lounge at the biggest Reggaeton festival in the US - Vibra Urbana in Miami, FL.
"I’m beyond grateful to Booksy for providing me this platform to show the world what I can do. I look forward to all the new opportunities that winning this contest will bring. Being able to do what I love every day is a reminder of how blessed I truly am!” Natalia said.
Only one more winner will be chosen for the Get Discovered Backstage contest. The final winner will be backstage at Countdown NYE on New Year’s Eve weekend in San Bernardino, CA.