Four stylists. All senior.
Editorial backgrounds, an average of eleven years on the floor, and the kind of considered approach we built the salon around.
Lina M.
Fourteen years editorial work, formerly at Cut. New York and Saló in Mexico City. Founded Wave in 2019. Books eight weeks out for color correction; four weeks for routine color.
— "I'd rather book two color clients a day, properly, than five."
August K.
Editorial pages with Vogue, Elle, and four years assisting at NYFW. Bridal is his quiet superpower — he travels for weddings within 25 miles.
— "Bridal is fundamentally about disappearing. The hair shouldn't compete with the face."
Reyna O.
Cuts dry, finishes wet. Old-school precise. Trained at Vidal Sassoon Academy and worked the floor in three different cities before settling here.
— "Most cuts are over-cut. Less is almost always better."
Jules P.
Joined us in 2023 from a senior position at a Boston salon. Specialty: lived-in blonde, soft balayage, and people who say "I want change but I don't know what."
— "Half my job is figuring out what someone actually wants."
We keep learning.
Every stylist gets ten paid education days a year. We close the salon every January for a team education week and bring in a guest educator. Recent visitors: Tabatha Coffey, Robert Lobetta, and a Sassoon master cutter.
It's the reason we can charge what we charge. Hair is a profession that rewards continuing study; we treat it that way.
Hiring occasionally.
We hire one stylist a year, sometimes none. If you've been in the industry five+ years and want to work somewhere that respects the craft, send a letter — never a resume.
work@wavesalon.example