French Barrelettes was born from a simple but powerful question: how can a tool used for decades be made better? For founder Lisa Grain, the answer came from a lifetime immersed in beauty, ritual, and problem-solving.
Beauty was Lisa’s first language. Some of her earliest memories are of Sunday nights spent in an at-home “hair salon,” where her grandmother and mother would wash, detangle, and carefully set hair with rollers and a hooded dryer. It was slow, intentional, and deeply personal, having more meaning than just hair. It was about taking care of yourself.
Before entering the beauty industry, Lisa built a celebrated career as an orthodontist. That background consisted of precision and design matter, and it became the foundation for her approach to innovation. When she realized the rollers she had relied on for over 50 years no longer existed in a form that truly worked, she saw a clear gap in the market. Drugstore rollers were inefficient, and luxury options that honored the ritual simply didn’t exist.
Introducing French Barrelettes
French Barrelettes’ changes that. Designed with a patent-pending stainless steel core with hexagonal cutouts, it reduces drying time and prevents frizz. They are wrapped in a smooth, polyester fabric, improving results without requiring professional-level skill.The rollers are designed to do the work for you. They elevate the traditional wet set into a modern, luxury experience while remaining accessible for both at-home users and salons alike.
At its core, French Barrelettes is about leveling the playing field in hair care. The tool works across textures, techniques, and experience levels, creating trust between stylist and client. It brings an inclusive, often-overlooked ritual back into the spotlight.
Because creativity, as Lisa believes, isn’t just about making something beautiful, it’s also about solving real problems. And with French Barrelettes, a generations-old ritual finally has the tool it deserves.
