Hair Design by Tonya

People ask me all the time what’s my favorite part about doing hair. Well there is a lot of things I love about my job but this right here is what it’s all about.
Seeing how happy you all get when you see the final product and the instant gratification of change.

This is a wonderful client of mine. We did a full baby light highlight on her and added some lowlights to break up the warmth she had in her root color than did a healthy trim.

Gorgeous hair makeover for my client Stephany Quintanilla yesterday. We went and cut 6 inches off the length and refreshed her balayage.

My client was looking to have more richness to her color so we went in and did a balayage with lowlights. This will bring softness with the grow out process.

From puffy to smooth! Who doesn’t love a sleek look. My client today wanted less maintenance and less frizz. I did a Brazilian blowout on her and a healthy trim. Good bye frizz and hello shine and smooth hair. We didn’t do any color treatments on her but look at her natural color popping through with her highlights.

First family pic!! Eeeekk!! Please help me welcome the newest member of the salon fam, Alexa!!💕

The amount of excitement and gratitude I feel being able to have Alexa join us is surreal, y’all!

Excited to be able to provide a fun place to work, to have her help so I can take a minute to myself to sit, to actually eat something during my workday, to be able to p*e (anyone who works behind the chair gets it!), and the list goes on!

Grateful to have someone like Alexa who is kind, so helpful, hard working, professional with all of our guests, and most importantly, eager to learn! With growth comes amazing things, and being able to have Alexa join us is one example of that!

Alexa is currently going into her senior year. Her favorite color is…you guessed it, PINK 💕 Her favorite band is Lord Huron. She has been a client of mine for many years! For fun, she likes to play tennis and bake! She’s literally the sweetest and I can’t wait for all of you to meet her in person! She will be assisting with greeting guests, enhancing your shampoo experience & other studio things!

Welcome to the crazy fam

I just opened my book for the week of the Aug. 1st-5. So who needs some hair love. I will not be going on vacation so this is now your gain. Feel free to message me if you want in!

Who is in need of some hair love?
Have a cancellation on Friday at 11 can do color, highlights or balayage. text me or pm me if you want it. Next opening is end of Aug!

How has it been 3 years in business, it’s so wild to me. It’s been the most amazing journey. Being a business owner pushes you to be out of your comfort zone, trust yourself, make hard Decisions but best of all to see the growth I have made.

I can not thank my amazing clients enough! YOU ARE MY REAL VIP! Without you this dream wouldn’t have come to life. Thank you for supporting my small business and supporting my dreams!
HAPPY 3 YEARS HAIR DESIGN BY TONYA 🥂 🎉 🎂



Happy Memorial Day to everyone who served the military and who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Today is your day. We thank you! ❤️ 🇺🇸

Shout out to my gorgeous client Felicia Chavis!

She has amazing hair that we revamped today. We took a little length off and did a baby light balayage with some low light to Allow that pop to happen! 🔥

Quick Tips: how to prepare your hair before coming to the salon for a color service.

1️⃣ washing your hair it can cause issues for the stylist if your hair is to dirty when trying to lighten it. Also your hair doesn’t lay properly when it’s dirty.

2️⃣ do NOT use purple shampoo use clarifying shampoo so there isn’t any build up on your hair. This will help the coloring process.

3️⃣ buy good hair products. Not from the drug store. You spend a lot of money to get your color service done, why not garentee the health and longevity of the color.

QUICK TIP: how to prepare for your hair appointment 🫶🏼 1️⃣ Wash your hair — coming in with dirty hair can cause problems when it comes time to lightening. Also your hair doesn’t lay naturally the way clean hair does 2️⃣ Stop using purple shampoo 🙅🏻‍♀️ it causes serious build up when lightening & can make your session longer 3️⃣ Use a clarifying / detox shampoo — this helps clean build up & makes the lightening process easier especially for the girls who love dry shampoo 4️⃣ Buy good hair products — shampoos, conditioners, hair serums, hair masks, & heat protectants. I can’t stress this enough I hope this helps any clients who are waiting for their appointment with me or any other hairstylist ✨ Send to a client who needs this! P.S. look at Avery’s hand pushing the purple shampoo out of my hands 😂 . . . . . #houstonbalayage #houstonsalon #houstonhairstylist #houstonhairsalon #behindthechair_com

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Exciting news for you all!!🎉👯‍♀️

I have an online store that you can go and order your products and have it shipped to you directly from my suppliers. This allows the ability for you all to get what you need when you need it. It has fun features like auto shipping also, All while still supporting me. I have Amika, redken, gray away and olaplex plus so many more lines of products. Feel free to text me if you have any issues. ❤️

Happy shopping! 🛍️

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A beautiful highlight on my client heather.
Get spring ready and say goodbye to winter hair blues!

Who doesn’t love a fresh highlight and blowout?
Heather has beautiful curly hair but we always love to change it up in the salon, we we went lighter and blew her hair out straight!

We used Amika velveteen dream smoothing balm this product is a time release to keep hair smooth and frizz free for 24 hours and also is a heat protectant up to 450 degrees. I also used Amika’s Brooklyn’s bombshell blowout spray. This product is a ulta-light weight mist that will add volume, texture and body without buildup.

First post in the new salon!

It's been a busy few weeks but I did my beautiful client Chloe's hair tonight and had to share. 🥰

We did a baby light balayage on her then glazed her with a nice beige buttery tone.

Who else thinks this looks amazing on her?

New room revealed!!

First off I want to thank all of my clients for making this possible. I am so grateful of you all. You are the reason my dreams are coming true! And I can’t wait for you all too see it.

Second I want to thank Keen Hair Co. for making this space amazing with me and Taking on this adventure. Thought all of our ocd moments, the laughs we shared the long nights of painting, stressing and designing this space I would want to do it with anyone else!

I also want to thank adam and my wonderful husband Jonathan Ga***rd Jr for all the hard work they put in for us. Without all of you none of this would have come to life ❤️
Village at Leesburg

Happy international woman’s day to all my ladies! we are all queens 👸

Before and after. My client Jordan wanted to switch it up. we took her all over dark but allowing some dimension to still show through. She looks beautiful in either color but this color is certainly a fun one.

Gorgeous balayage on my client yesterday. Balayage is a soft way of having dimension without the major upkeep of highlights. We added some dark at her roots allow the blonde to pop.

We have checked a lot off our list for the salon today! 🎉

Since it’s been a min. I thought let’s finally do a post. This beautiful client was looking for some dimension in her hair with low upkeep. So we did a balayage and glazed her hair. It’s a beautiful soft look.

I hope everyone has a merry Christmas!

6 days left till Christmas.!!
What a wonderful time to have good hair days. My client wanted to see some copper tones. So thats what we did. We used kenra Demi for her roots and than added some copper lowlights for added dimension.

I had a cancellation for sat Dec. 17th at 1145. I have time for a color or highlights. Anyone want it. This is the only opening I have before Christmas.
Pm me or text me.
Happy Holidays everyone!

Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

Swipe to see before. My client wanted to see what her natural hair looked like so that’s just what we did. Her hair is beautiful in any color she chooses but the shine in her hair with this color may be my favorite. Thank you for always trusting me.

Fall colors for my beautiful client Lauren. She was looking for a change and we sure did that. I am in love with this color!

I just had a last min cancellation for this Friday at 1145. Have time for a highlight/color and haircut. Anyone want it?
Right now booked until end of September.

Today I celebrate 2 years of business. Thank you to all my amazing clients for making my dreams come true! ❤️❤️

As I sit here thinking back to the beginning of my career I am so thankful. I started off as a receptionist to moving up to an assistant, than finally getting my license as a hair stylist to now owning my own salon. I am so grateful to have my clients that have made my business a successful.

I am proud to be celebrating 2 years of business. I wouldn’t be here without all of the support and love from all of you! Thank you!!! ❤️❤️

Swipe 👉🏻 to see before. My client here wanted to have her blonde hair back, and that’s what we did. This took many hours to accomplish, lots of patients and trusting the process. Thank you

April showers brings may flowers 🌸 I have been saying this all day today. So I thought why not show a beautiful highlight I did for my client a few days ago to bring some sunshine to the world.

Beautiful color I did a few days ago on Amanda. She was looking to have less brass and more dimension.

Amanda is always looking to have fun with her hair and always a joy to have in my salon. Thank you for always trusting me 🥰

We did a balayage with high and lows to add depth with allowing the blonde ribbons to pop through. Than we glazed her to complete the look.



I know it’s been a while. I have been busy making everyone love there hair! And if you know me I take before pictures all the time and forget the after 🤦🏼‍♀️ 😂

anyways look at the beauty 😍 we did a fresh baby light and did a root smudge so it blends out her out growth. She looks beautiful as always. Thank you for always trusting me.

I want to wish everyone of you a happy New Year’s Eve!! To all I want to say thank you! Have a wonderful night celebrating 🥳 to all be safe and see you all next year! 🎊❤️🎉

Had a cancellation for dec. 2 at 10 am time for a color or highlight! Who wants it?

Let’s talk about dimension! You have to have depth, so the lighter color can have that POP! I love this color on my client, It’s a beautiful blend of tones.

I had a cancellation for this Thursday at 11:15!! I can do a color and cut. Pm me if you want it! This is my only opening until December 😊

It’s been a while since my last post. I take all of these beautiful pictures of my clients and than forget to post 🤦🏼‍♀️

This beautiful client wanted something new and fun! We did a full makeover on her hair. Her hair had old highlights to it so I bleached her roots and mids. Than went in and carefully pulled out the lighter peace’s and bleached what was left out. After that we than went in and added this amazing color from to give it it’s finished look 😍