Salon Spotlight
Local spots styled with the hottest trends
PHOTOGRAPHED BY DAN AUSTIN | DESIGNED BY BRIANA CHENOT | MAKEUP BY BELINDA NICOLE @BEAUTIESBYBELINDA AND JACKIE EDWARDS @JACKIE_VENUESALON
Venue Salon
TRACY CLARK - STYLIST
Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online cracy specializes in balayage, creating vibrant customized colors and short textured haircuts for women that flatter every face shape. Her work has been featured in AVEDA’s Global Color Guide and several of her customers have been featured on AVEDA’s digital platforms.
For this shoot, she used goth edgy inspired vivid color with v-bangs, and the haircut was a modern take on the shag. The cut was performed with both shears and razors to allow the haircut more texture and movement.
Her favorite product is Botanical Repair Styling Cream. When she's not doing hair, she loves going for walks with her three pups at Bonnet Springs Park.
Hair cut, colored and styled by Tracy Clark
AMY LEWIS - STYLIST
Venue is an AVEDA Concept Co-Brand salon that believes safety is the new luxury and physical and mental health is the new wealth.
The talented team of professionals focuses on helping customers reach their personal beauty goals by listening to them and finding out what inspires them. They are so driven to provide a distinctive experience to each person that new customers can find out who their "stylist soulmate" is through a simple online questionnaire.
Since 2009, Amy has been helping clients find styles that work with their lifestyle and hair texture. She absolutely loves doing bobs and dimensional color.
Her featured cut displays heavy face framing layers with a curtain bang. Customized foil placement for her highlights offer dimension to Jessica's curated rich copper color, with a focus on brightness toward the front.
When she isn’t in the salon helping her clients love their hair again, you will find her exploring the local parks and finding the best hidden gems to eat at.
Hair cut, colored and styled by Amy Lewis
High Class Barber Salon
ANGEL "JR" MALDONADO JR. - OWNER & HEAD BARBER OF HIGH CLASS
Angel "JR" Maldonado Jr. is a US Army veteran whose passion for cutting and styling hair dates back to his early years as a pre-teen living in Puerto Rico.
He loves Jesus and loves people. He sees his work as impacting lives one haircut at a time.
His featured cuts are trending styles for boys and men. He chose them because they're a clash of classic with a modern style. The blonde model (top left) is showing off a mid fade with a pompadour and the black hair model (bottom left) is rocking a messy look with a mid drop fade.
JR always recommends products depending on customer preferences. For example, if they like wet looks, he uses hair wax, and if someone goes for a more natural look, he uses styling powder.
Get to know JR even more by checking out the Metro section, on page 22.
Messy Look w/ Mid Drop Fade by JR
Messy Look w/ Mid Drop Fade by JR
The Heights Salon and Spa
SHEENA BARBER - STYLIST
Sheena Barber has been dedicated to offering amazing results to Central Florida customers for nearly two decades.
She said after graduating from Traviss Technical College she began building her clientele at Salon 04 and Co. in Winter Haven, under the tutelage of owner Maryan Mathes. Barber says she is her "hair mom" and the now-retired Mathes made a lasting impact by pouring in to her when she was new to the trade.
Now an experienced stylist, Barber made the move to Lakeland with a group at The Heights Salon. She specializes in color and highlights and loves making people look and feel their best.
She chose the high definition Red-Violet color for The Lakelander shoot because it's a "vibrant and very fiery fun feel."
Some of her favorite products are Pravanna Nevo to keep hair feeling hydrated and Kenra Platinum Blow dry spray that she says "cuts blowout time in half."
TIFFANY COUTU - STYLIST
Tiffany has been making customers feel good about themselves since graduating from cosmetology school in 2006. She stared as an assistant before moving into a management position and then finally working behind the chair in 2017.
For The Lakelander shoot she called upon her faithful customer Willmarie—whose hair she has styled for more than 10 years. Coutu said she put together a look that reflects her client's spicy personality.
To make the look pop she styled her hair with REDKEN acidic bonding concentrate leave-in treatment, Moroccan oil hydrating styling cream and Kenra thermal spray for heat protection.
True Med Spa
Lived in Blonde by Alyssa
Angulo
TrueMedSpa is a full-service salon, spa and medical facility with an extensive list of offerings to suit anyone’s beauty, health and wellness needs.
The goal is for customers to be pampered by professional aesthetic physicians and practitioners in a peaceful and relaxed atmosphere.
Hairstylist Alyssa Angulo—a George Jenkins High School grad who attended Travis Technical College—loves making locals feel self confident.
She has worked for major product companies like SexyHair and RUSK. She is also certified in 5 BellamiPro extension methods, Habit Hair hand-tied weft extensions and Brazilian Blowout Smoothing Treatment.
Alyssa chose to create a “lived in blonde” look for her model for The Lakelander shoot. This look allows the model’s hair to be more low maintenance while still appearing trendy and fresh.
Alyssa's go-to products are Kevin Murphy Touchable Spray Wax and Eleven Australia Smooth and Shine Serum.
In her downtime, Alyssa enjoys spending time with her Dobermans, reading, traveling and playing disc golf and pickleball. She is also currently learning French.
Clique Salon and Med Spa
Bright Beachy Blonde by Hannah
Salvador
Clique Salon and Med Spa is a sophisticated space where clients receive personalized, high quality treatments. Owner Brandie Goleno has been in the industry for more than a decade, and she is passionate about providing exceptional services and providing a space for her stylists to build great personal brands.
Clique continues to grow and has gained a loyal clientele, thanks to its top-notch team of professional colorists, estheticians and health care providers.
Midnight Rose by Lucille Banchs
Lucille, known by many customers as "Lucille the Hair Witch" has been styling and coloring hair for more than 22 years. She hails from "the beautiful island of Puerto Rico." For this shoot she choose to feature what she calls "Midnight Rose." The intensity of this color enhances her clients' skin tone and brings out her facial features in a beautiful way. Lucille's go-to products are the "Defy Damage" Shampoo and Conditioner and "Heat Hero" heat protectant, both by Joico.