Inner Beauty

"I'm off to beautify the world one person at a time," I would jokingly say when I started cutting hair again. Well, you might find it odd that someone who has been working in the rather superficial beauty industry for over twenty five years would talk about inner beauty, but I understand that my job is to make women feel beautiful, and as everyone ought to know, that kind of feeling only comes from within.

Customers often come in and talk about wanting a hairstyle that will hide this feature or accentuate that one, as if my scissors were a magic wand that could make noses smaller, or cheekbones higher, or erase wrinkles. True, a good hair stylist will adapt your preferences into a cut, color and style that will be the most flattering to your hair type, face shape, and skin tone, but a great hair stylist will also adapt it to your personality and way of life, which is where inner beauty and outer beauty intersect.

Hair should be an expression of personal style and should be able to change as your needs change. Although my scissors are not a magic wand, I know that a functional style can let you sleep a little longer in the morning, a new color can add a spring to your step, some artfully placed highlights can make you feel younger, and the right amount of curl might even bring out your femininity. Hair should make you feel great instead of just good and should make your life easier rather than more complicated; hair should be an expression of who you are and who you want to be. Every woman possesses beauty, but for the world to see it, you need to let it shine through... why not make that statement with your hair?