the salon fam.

Warm memory:
Bear with me on this one: when I crashed my mountain bike in a race at 12 years old. I was going down a long rocky hill and the sand at the bottom caught my front tire, sending me over my handle bars into the sand. I get up, bleeding from my arms knees and stomach, my seat is bent, my moms screaming, and my dad runs over to ask if I’m okay, then I tell him fix my seat so I can continue my race. I even sprinted another girl for 2nd place! I ended up winning my overall division and my dad sat me on that first place podium with my legs and arms bandaged, with the biggest most proudest smile and sense of accomplishment you’ve ever seen on a 12 year old.

Career love:
I knew I wanted to be a hairstylist when I graduated from high school, so I went right into it. This career has opened so many doors of creativity, there’s too many to count. I’m always hungry for education and understand how important it is to stay inspired. I’m in awe of the beautiful people that I feel so fortunate to have had in my chair to challenge me, trust me and share their life with me. Connecting with different human beings has turned out to be equally as important as my skills with haircutting and coloring. I really feel so fortunate to be in this career!

Value I hold:
I value myself and you in equal proportions. Clear communication, feeling comfortable, consultation and expectations are my top priority for everyone in my chair. I also use and stand by the color and product I use everyday. I focus on eco-friendly and cruelty free companies that help me bring your vision to life. I am the Oregon ambassador for The Dress Code Project, which offers training to salons to be safer and more inclusive to the LGBTQ+ community. I do not price according to gender, rather length, time, and creative process for all services. Being in the community myself, I know how stressful and anxiety filled going to the salon can be for some folks. When you’re in my chair, rest assured you are safe, heard, and valid.

Slice of the future:
I am a natural planner but over the years have learned to balance a healthy dose of spontaneity. In the future I hope to always stay inspired and be involved in my community. Being able to travel and do hair has always been on my bucket list too!

Warm Memory:
When my dad would pick me up from school, we had a long commute home. He always had the radio playing and he would drum along with Ron Wilson to the song "Wipeout" on the steering wheel. I thought he was such a rockstar! When traffic was extra bad, we would stop at this little diner for a slice of pie, then get back to jammin down the highway...

Career Love:
Like many, I started doing hairstyles on my dolls, then secretly cutting my sister's hair, then not so secretly telling my mom that I NEEDED to try layers on her when I was 12... Friends at childhood sleepovers said I gave "fancy hair washes," and every ballet and dance recital I performed in, I was also backstage doing my team's hair and make-up.
Later in life, I found out that my great grandfather owned a barber shop in the 1930's... it's been in my blood all this time!
I have enjoyed working in salons, barbershops and cosmetology schools across the West Coast.
I literally LOVE just how different every head of hair is and specialize in caring for hair that is extra curly to coily, extremely coarse and straight, extra long, loc starts and maintenance as well as barbering techniques.

Value I Hold:
Everyone deserves to feel good about themselves, regardless of mental or physical health, gender, sexual orientation, or financial situations. I value being able to share my time and skills with those who may not otherwise be able to access these types of services. All of my wonderful clients who support me make it financially possible to donate and share in this way.

Slice of the Future:
More pets... (3 already,) more plants... (over 70 already,) more good conversation, friendships and lots more LOVE!

Warm Memory
I grew up on 20 acres of forest, so playing in the woods where I grew up. Learning all the trees and exploring every inch of the property. Building forts with my siblings and carving out wooden staves and swords in our parents’ barn.

Career Love
When people ask me what my favorite service is, the answer has always been whatever makes someone feel most like themselves! I enjoy the transformations and how even just suggesting minor tweaks to the look they already have can completely elevate the style in ways they couldn’t have expected.

Value I Hold
I value always seeing the humanity of others. We are all beautiful and complicated, and there is always good in the bad and vice versa. Everyone holds the immeasurable value of being alive and human. I strive to approach everyone with this in mind.

Slice of the Future
I want to devote more time and energy into creative pursuits both on my own and in collaboration with the lovely and talented people around me. Hoping to do more travel to learn from other hairstylists around the world.

They/Them

HAIRSTYLIST

IG: @georgies_hair

Warm Memory
For me, it’s visiting my grandmummy in Saffron Walden when I was a kid. I grew up in London, but her little town is really what I call home in England. Visiting her and rambling all over the English countryside are the memories closest to my heart.

Career Love
Being an artist! What I love is the challenge each new piece brings. Hair, painting, ceramics, it doesn’t matter. I want to make a beautiful piece of art that sparks joy. And, really, every haircut is unique and an amazing opportunity to do something gorgeous.

Value I Hold
When someone sits in my chair, I want to help them feel good about themselves. I want them to feel like their hairstyle is the perfect reflection of who they are and how they present themselves to the world. Kindness and empathy and joy are so important and I want to help bring more of it into the world.

Slice of the Future
I want to learn more about my art and grow my artistic skills. I don’t want to be standing still with my career and what I can do. Learning and trying new things is my forever goal, because I want to keep making myself better.

She / Her

HAIRSTYLIST

IG: @keshia_blue

Warm Memory
My favorite memories are of playing hide and seek with all my neighborhood friends and running in and out of neighbor’s yards in the warm summer nights.

Career Love
I love educating my clients on how to care for their hair in ways that are easy and accessible so the salon isn’t the only time they like their hair! I love having guests come back and tell me I’ve changed how they view their hair and themselves! Life is hard enough and you’re hair shouldn’t have to be!

Value I Hold
Authenticity is key! I spent years of my life trying to fit into places that wanted me to be anything but myself and quickly learned those aren’t the places for me! I’ve learned to love my quirks and embrace the people and places that allow me to flourish! I aim to hold space for those who want to embrace their own uniqueness!.

Slice of the Future
Building a strong relationship with my community! We can’t get anywhere alone and with support we can all achieve our dreams together!

They/Them

HAIRSTYLIST

IG: @bridoestheirhair

Warm Memory
When I was seven years old, my dad gave my siblings and I his old VHS camcorder and one blank VHS tape. We would make a movie, watch it, and the next day record a new one on the same tape, over and over again.

Career Love
I love watching people become more confident in themselves throughout their service! The smiles and happy little dances in the chair after a fresh haircut or color are infectious. Knowing that I gave someone a style they love, and also feel confident in recreating themselves, feeds my soul.

Value I Hold
I value sonder, the realization that each passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own. It reminds me that I may only be a background character in someone’s journey, so why not make that small moment in time meaningful?

Slice of the Future
Being a Trans Youth Counselor has taught me so much about my community, resilience, and my own gender journey. I am looking forward to continuing to give back to the LGBTQIA2S+ community, especially my local community.

Warm memory:
When I was small, I lived in a sleepy town on the Oregon Coast with my brother and my Mom for a time. My Mom is a nature lover, as am I. Whenever there was a beach storm, she would open all the windows to our bedroom so we could smell the fresh sea air and experience the exciting environment outside on our skin and faces.

Career Love:
All of my career choices have centered around the theme of caring for others. As a Nail Technician, not only do I get to care for my clients hands and feet, but I get to live in a land of colorful sparkles, shiny bling and endless possibilities for creative expression! It is so much fun to not only give someone a boost of confidence with well manicured hands, but also to participate in utilizing nails as an extension of their stylishness through unique color and design elements.

Value I hold:
Authenticity is something very important to me, and is a reflection of truth. For me, truth is what truly sets me free...free to speak what is in my heart, free to make choices that reflect my hearts desires, free to be who I truly am inside. I have a great appreciation and encouragement for authenticity, because there is no one in the world that is just like me. And I think the world is a much more colorful, unique, interesting and honest place to be when we are giving ourselves permission to be authentic.