Modern Era Hair Collective

Great hair will always matter to me—but so will the way you feel while you’re in my chair. 🤍

I’ve built my appointments around the things I believe every client deserves: a thorough consultation, thoughtful decisions that protect the integrity of your hair, consistency, attention to detail, and an experience where you can actually settle in and enjoy your time.

From bond-building protection with every color service to the little comforts that make a few hours in the salon feel like a break in your day—I don’t believe those things are “extras.” They’re simply part of how I take care of my clients.

And getting to do all of that right here in Harrison makes it even better. Come for the hair, stay for the coffee, shops, food, and everything happening around our little town. 🤍

It’s your ME time.

Photos by: Shelley Feist Photography

Some appointments change hair.

Some change how someone sees themselves.

Watching someone smile a little bigger, stand a little taller, or say, “I finally feel like me again,” will never get old.

The confidence.
The smile.
The little, “I love it.”

Hair isn’t everything. But feeling confident when you catch your reflection? That can change the way you walk into a room, a meeting, a date, or even just an ordinary Tuesday.

I’m grateful I get to play a small part in helping people feel like the very best version of themselves.

That’s the part of this job I’ll never stop loving. 🤍

One thing I’ve learned after all these years behind the chair…

Hair isn’t just hair.

It’s confidence before a new job.
It’s feeling like yourself after a hard season.
It’s celebrating something exciting.
Sometimes it’s simply taking a couple of hours to be taken care of.

Getting to be a small part of those moments never gets old.

Some days are full of transformations. Some days are quiet, peaceful, and exactly what I need.

Come spend a minute with me while I open the studio, get everything ready, and finish with one beautiful before & after.

These little moments behind the chair are some of my favorites. 🤍

Brewing beautiful hair, one appointment at a time💫

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Brunettes deserve just as much dimension as blondes—they just need a different strategy.

One of the biggest misconceptions I hear is, “My hair is too dark to get that bright.” The truth? With the right roadmap, brunettes can achieve beautiful, bright, lived-in dimension while keeping depth where it matters.

Brunettes shouldn’t be foiled the same way as blondes.

The placement, spacing, saturation, and the amount of natural depth you leave behind all have to work together. That’s what creates those soft ribbons of brightness instead of a solid wall of highlights or a stripey grow-out.

A lived-in brunette isn’t about adding more foils. It’s about placing the right foils.

When your color has a plan, you get:
✨ Brighter results without sacrificing richness.
✨ A softer grow-out.
✨ More movement and dimension.
✨ Longer-lasting color that still looks beautiful weeks later.

The goal isn’t to make a brunette look blonde.
The goal is to make a brunette look like the brightest, most dimensional version of herself.

If you’ve been told your dark hair can’t get there, it may just need a different roadmap.

Your hair appointments shouldn’t feel like a chore.

They should be something you want to do—not something you have to do.

For so many women, the thought of another root touch-up every four weeks becomes exhausting. It costs money. It takes time. It starts to feel like you’re working for your hair instead of your hair working for you.

That’s why I love grey blending.

This beautiful transformation is only Session One, but we already:
• Softened years of permanent color.
• Extended her maintenance from every 4 weeks to about every 10 weeks.
• Created a cooler, more natural blend that works with her grey instead of fighting it.
• Left her hair feeling healthier than when she walked in.

Will it take another appointment to complete her transition? Yes.

But once we get there, she’ll trade monthly root appointments for a simple gloss and trim every few months.

That means less time in the salon.
More time living life.

Less money spent maintaining color.
More money for the things that matter most.

Grey isn’t giving up.
It’s choosing freedom over obligation.

If you’ve been wondering what embracing your grey could look like, maybe it’s time we started making a plan together. 🤍