Kristin Thompson
Owner + Stylist + Colorist
As a blonde expert, Kristin enjoys making people feel beautiful. She loves highlighting, curly hair, and enhancing natural textures with light reflective balayage. Her absolute favorite haircut is a clean blunt bob. With 15 years experience in the hair industry, Kristin is passionate about staying up to date with new techniques, traveling for continuing education, and honing in on the next best trend. Never stop learning!!
meet your stylist
Heather Gardner
Stylist + Colorist
Heather specializes in creating beautiful wearable hairstyles & creative meticulous color. Her goal is to provide her guests with functional & beautiful hair that showcases her passion for creating wearable breathtaking art. Her fierce determination to perfect her craft, fueled by her innate passion for the hair industry, motivates Heather to constantly pursue the next level of excellence.
As an independent contractor and artist, she proudly works alongside the most talented professionals in the business, which only serves to further motivate and encourage her success. Practicing primarily in perfecting the artistry of Blonding and Balayage, Heather has mastered the technique of applying sexy, natural-looking, low maintenance hair color that thrills her clients and fulfills her passion for creating wearable, breathtaking art
Chris Ace
Stylist
Chris specializes in creating low-maintenance, natural-looking hairstyles using a heatless cutting and styling technique. He believes in promoting the health of the hair and aims to help clients maintain their style easily at home. Chris believes that hair is best left “undressed”. His philosophy is centered around embracing the natural state of hair, and his approach is tailored to bring out the best in each individual's unique hair type.
Heidi Zapotoczny
Stylist & Colorist
Heidi has been working behind the chair off and on for over 13 years. She is in love with helping people love their hair and themselves. Pixies, shags, natural lived in cuts are her favorites.
She is amazing at color also. You name it and she will have you feeling your best, hand painting, highlights, gray blending and vivid colors.
When not at work Heidi is traveling with her husband, hiking with her dogs, cooking (it’s where she finds her zen) or dabbling in watercolor painting.
She is so excited to get to know you and work with you!.
Rebekah Ryan McClure
Stylist + Colorist
Rebekah has been working in the hairdressing industry since 1998, after completing her cosmetology training. She started her career as part of the Toni and Guy team in Houston, TX, where she underwent apprenticeship training and gained management experience. During her 8 years with the company, Rebekah received advanced training in haircutting and worked in multiple locations, including NYC and Austin.
After leaving Toni and Guy, Rebekah became a booth renter and began running her own business in Austin. She continued to expand her skills by taking classes in color, and eventually decided to settle in Chino Valley after traveling the country in an RV for two years. Despite being based in Chino Valley, Rebekah still travels back to Austin to serve her clients there, and also works in Prescott.
Throughout her career, Rebekah has been passionate about the transformative power of exceptional hair services and enjoys interacting with her clients and colleagues.
Caroline Durante
Junior Stylist
Caroline began her cosmetology career apprenticing under Kristin, where she spent over a year and a half studying intensely and learning everything there is to know about hair. That hands-on training gave her a strong foundation in both technique and client care, and she’s carried that passion into her own chair today.
Her favorite part of the process is the post-blow dry moment — seeing her clients’ transformations come to life with confidence and shine. Outside of the salon, Caroline loves to chat about her new puppy, Carmen, her husky Yankee (named after her favorite team, the New York Yankees), and her latest hobby: learning to play golf.
Caroline is actively welcoming new clients for base colors, glazes, and blow dries!
Briana Clark
Stylist + Colorist
Briana specializes in lived-in blondes as well as soft, natural colors that create an overall glow. After graduating from the Aveda Institute in 2011 she completed a two year apprenticeship focusing on color. She also loves women's cutting and envisioning the overall finished look for her clients, a cut and color that feel both effortless and intentional.
Her main focus is achieving a style that wears beautifully your whole time out of the salon.
She enjoys her time visiting with her clients who soon come to feel like friends. Briana also loves to travel and finds inspiration from all of the beautiful places she visits!