Smangele’s passion in hair started at the tender age of 9, thereafter making the daring decision to turn that passion into a business. Defined as a zealous and driven business woman, Smangele has been known to have an unconventional method and approach to the maintenance of natural hair. When one think tough labour, hard to love, limiting, unprofessional and time consuming, she thinks innovative, eccentric and understated.

In 2018, she was nominated for best female hairstylist of the year (African Hair Awards 2018), in 2019 she was listed amongst the 200 Mail & Guardian South African young leaders.

In the transcendence of her career and expertise in the specialization of natural hair, she has hosted natural hair events and has been featured in talks throughout South Africa that focus on the grooming and taking care of natural hair hosted by emerging mainstream natural hair names. Smangele has been undoubtedly the preferred hairstylist to big names in the South African entertainment landscape such as Claire Mawisa, Rami Chuene, Zenande Mfenyane, Renate Stuurman, Siwe Dweba, Lady X, Sindi Dlathu, Buhlebendalo Mda, Stilo Magolide amongst others.

With so many achievements to her name, Smangele has just started her young career as a young entrepreneur.