Glam By Tori

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As I sit here reminiscing over the years of owning my salon… it doesn’t even feel real saying that out loud.

I remember when it was just a dream. Late nights, big prayers, wondering if it would ever actually come together the way I saw it in my head. And then one day… it did. And somehow, it kept growing.

This business didn’t just give me a career… it molded me. It stretched me, humbled me, built me, and showed me a version of myself I didn’t even know I was capable of becoming.

I got to partner with Bellami… travel to places I once only saw on Instagram… stand in rooms full of people I used to look up to, and realize I belonged there too.

I got to be a part of some of the most meaningful transformations… especially for women fighting battles bigger than any of us could imagine. Those moments will stay with me forever.

I got to sponsor Texas Tech Pom and Dance… something younger me would have thought was so out of reach.

I watched my team grow from just a few girls… to a full salon family. 4 to 17. That alone still blows my mind.

And the memories… the laughs, the chaos, the long days, the inside jokes, the tears, the wins… and the friendships that turned into something deeper than just coworkers. Some of those girls have been in my life for years now, and that’s something I’ll always hold onto.

This chapter changed me.

And if I could go back and hug the version of me who was just starting… the one who was scared, unsure, but still hopeful… I’d tell her, “You did it. You really did it.”

And I’m so proud of her.

I don’t even know how to start this… because putting these words together makes it real in a way I’m not sure I’m ready for.

After a lot of prayer, a lot of late nights, and a lot of quiet conversations with myself…

Glam Extension Bar & Color Salon will be closing its doors on May 1st.

And that sentence alone feels like it carries years of memories, tears, laughter, growth, and pieces of my heart that I don’t know how to fully put into words.

This place… was never just a salon.

It was a safe place.
A fresh start.
A second chance.
A place where women came in one version of themselves… and sometimes walked out a completely different one.

And before anything else… I just want to say thank you.

To every single person who ever sat in one of my chairs…
To every stylist who picked up a brush and stood beside me…
To every person who came and went, stayed forever, or only stayed for a season…

You mattered.

You helped build something that was alive.

You gave this space a heartbeat.

Thank you for allowing me the freedom to constantly evolve… even when it didn’t always make sense.

For letting me repaint the walls when I needed a reset.
For letting me change the vibe, the decor, the energy….over and over again.

“Tori you’re always changing this place up”

For trusting me when I brought in new products, new services, new ideas…

You didn’t just support a business.
You supported a woman who was trying to figure it out as she went.

And somehow… you gave me grace while I did.

There are moments that will forever feel surreal to me…

Being able to sponsor the Texas Tech dance and cheer programs…something that felt so much bigger than me.
Working alongside brands like Bellami, being seen, being recognized, being trusted in spaces I once only dreamed of being in.
The charity events… the giving back… the moments where we got to use this space for something bigger than beauty.

Those weren’t just “business wins.”

Those were reminders that little girls with big dreams… can actually grow up and touch lives.

But what I will carry with me the most…

Is you.

The conversations.
The silence.
The tears.
The laughter that echoed through the salon.

Because behind every appointment… there was a story.

You trusted us with the parts of your life you didn’t always share anywhere else.

We talked through marriages… and we sat through divorces that broke you.
We celebrated babies… and held space for loss.
We prayed through diagnoses… especially cancer… when the world felt unfair and heavy.
We cheered you on when you got the job, when you started over, when you chose yourself.

There were moments where doing your hair had nothing to do with hair at all.

It was therapy.
It was release.
It was healing.

And being trusted in those moments… is something I will never, ever take lightly.

And now… I need to be honest about my side of this.

Owning a salon was always my dream.
Not a small one… not a “maybe one day”… but something I carried in my heart for a long time.

And because of all of you… I got to live it.

But I didn’t live it perfectly.

There were times I fell short.
Times I made decisions I wish I could go back and redo.
Times I could have been a better leader, a better business owner, a better version of myself.

And to anyone I let down along the way…

I am truly sorry.

Not from a place of guilt… but from a place of growth.

Because this salon didn’t just give me success…
It gave me lessons.

It gave me a place to break… and rebuild.
It held me through one of the most painful chapters of my life—walking through a divorce I never imagined I’d have to face.
It saw me at my lowest… and still gave me purpose when I didn’t feel like I had any left.

It also gave me one of the greatest blessings of my life…

I became a mother while building this dream.

And somehow… in between the chaos, the pressure, the mistakes, and the wins…

I healed here.

I grew here.

I became the woman I am today… inside these walls.

And for that… I will forever be grateful.

To my stylists, my sisters…

There are no words big enough.

Some of you have been in my life for nearly 10 years.
You didn’t just stand beside me in a salon—you stood beside me in life.

You became sisters.
You saw my highs and my lowest lows.
You stayed when things weren’t easy.
You believed in me when I didn’t always believe in myself.

And to the ones who were part of this journey, even if we don’t speak anymore…

You still mattered.
You were still part of this story.
And I carry that with me too.

Closing this chapter isn’t coming from a place of failure…

It’s coming from a place of understanding.

Understanding that not every dream is meant to last forever…
Some are meant to shape you, stretch you, humble you… and prepare you for what’s next.

And I feel that.

Deeply.

I’m not walking away from what I love.

I’m still doing hair.
I’m still creating.
I’m still me.
New location announcement soon.

I’m just… turning the page.

Letting go of something that meant everything to me…
So I can step into whatever God has next.

And if I’m being honest…

That’s both terrifying… and beautiful at the same time.

Thank you for every appointment.
Every conversation.
Every hug.
Every ounce of support you’ve given me over the years.

Thank you for loving Glam.
But more than that…

Thank you for loving me through it all.

Here’s to closing a chapter that changed my life…
and having the faith to believe the next one will too. ✨