My Mission

I provide affordable and quality hair extensions for real, everyday people in a non-judgmental atmosphere.
I am VERY honest, reliable and love to make people feel great about themselves without draining their bank account.
My lifelong mission is to help people gain more confidence and boost their self-esteem via HAIR!

How it all began…

–When I was 6, I cut off my Baby Crissy doll’s ponytail and it never grew back.

–I saw Martin Degville and Tony James on MTV in 1984 which turned my world upside down.

–In 1985 I bought a book called “Wild Style” that showed underground fashion in NYC.

–In 1985 I went to The Vidal Sassoon School in London for advanced training.


–While I was there I visited Antenna and had my first ever hair extensions done.
Gary Oldman sat next to me having his hair dyed for “Sid and Nancy”.


–Upon my return to the states, the salon I was working at Adai Productions in Pittsburgh ordered supplies, hair and a video from Dome so that I could figure out how to do these “extensions”.
I practiced on friends and a few strangers.
I went to a “meeting” in Atlanta, GA for hairdressers in the USA that were doing Dome extensions.
There weren’t that many people there, but the hairdressers that were there were all famous. I was starstruck.
I came back ready to unleash my enthusiasm for this new hair art on the world, but Pittsburgh was not the place at the time.
I was frustrated.

–In 1988 I moved to New York City to finally be able to live my “art” and lifestyle fully.
I worked in a couple funky little shops on St. Marks Place. I did some extensions but was mostly doing fun cuts and color.

–In 1991 I eventually landed a position at A.D. Barrett Salon/Trimco owned by Adriana Trimarchi who had previously been part owner of “Girl Loves Boy” in Soho on Thompson St.
A.D. Barrett/Trimco specialized in hair extensions and I had the opportunity to teach hairdressers about extensions in trade shows around the country.
Sadly Trimco is no longer around. The company supplied many hair salons with synthetic and human hair.

–I became freelance a few years later and have been ever since. I’ve been doing hair extensions for the most part exclusively since 1986. The service isn’t something I added to my repertoire to make a quick buck like a lot of hairdressers. I’ve been into this since Dome introduced it to the non-ethnic market over 30 years ago.

–I moved to Seattle in 1996 longing for more green than concrete. It was challenging in that part of the country where women are more conservative with beautifying, but extensions have become more natural looking and more and more women were discovering that the service isn’t as evil and frivolous as one might think.
After 22 years in the city, I had eventually built a large and devoted following. I was booked up but sadly, Seattle had changed so much that it was time to leave

–July of 2018 I came back to my hometown to help out my mom and have a more affordable and supportive place to live.
So far so good! Pittsburgh has changed SO much and I am eager to build up my clientele again.
It’s difficult to start all over at my age (shhh) but I am positive that things will be great again, with time 🙂

Education

Licensed hairdresser since 1985 in PA, also NY, WA.

Directly trained by:

      • Vidal Sassoon School London, England
      • Trevor Sorbie
      • Paul Mitchell
      • Dome Cosmetics/Antenna/Simon Forbes
      • Trimco Intl
      • Redken
      • Clairol

I’ve also received advanced training for:

    • African-American hair
    • Barbering
    • Hair Coloring