When Quinn was a teen growing up in LA, she tagged along to all her boyfriends mom’s hair appointments always asking the owner, Lorenzo questions (which he loved answering). Then, she volunteered to work at Lorenzo’s salon + became his assistant for 2 years after that before graduating + going to work at various tiny salons as a commission stylist + eventually inheriting a celebrity clientele from her mentor (and now best friend). But it wasn’t always always glamourous doing hair in LA… before she was on Hollywood sets, going to Pamela Anderson’s house or doing hair for a season on a reality show for a new salon opening ---she would do hair all day, bartend all night + blowdry hair at 6am for Glam Squad.
Recruited by a salon in Washington state she left LA (where she said the dating scene is horrible) and moved to Seattle where she would meet her Canadian husband at a music festival and pursue a 1.5 year long distance relationship before getting married and moving to Edmonton, AB! After passing her exams to become licensed in Canada and rebuilding her clientele she realized ‘’being 30 and working for people sucked’’ + went out on her own…. the next month the world shut down. Upon the 2nd lock down she started renovating a new and bigger space and re-opened in March 2021.
Quenntessential Salon is now one of the 2022 ‘’Top 18’’ Best Hair Salons in Edmonton!
You’ll find Quinn behind the chair 6 days a week…but, she always has a vacation planned — she likes to work hard and play hard!
Two days a week she leaves ‘’early’’ for tennis tennis + beach volleyball and saturdays she only takes 2 clients.
PRO TIPS:
#1 | key to being good at haircolor is not knowing only 1 color line; you’ll learn new things from every line
#2 | Brush up when you balayge
#3 | work for free to get experience when you’re in school
FAVE TOOLS:
Blow Dryer: GHD + Rusk Speed Freak (it's light, cheap + lasts)
Flat Iron: GHD (for curls + waves too)
FAVE PRODUCTS:
Color: Nook
Lightener: Nook Blue Bleaching Cream
Styling Products: Starlight Blonde Serum + Onesta blowdry cream (cocktail before every blow dry)
Icy Toner Formula: Nook .11 series is amazing and sometimes sliver additive or pinch of blue to get rid of orange
WORDS OF WISDOM:
💗 work really really hard when you're dedicated you can make anything happen
CURRENT OBSESSION: MY SALON!!!
FAVE EDUCATORS
Chris Appleton
Sharon Blanch (crazy updos learned from her at glam squad)
FUN FACT: She did video producer, Hannah Lux Davis' hair for her wikiapedia photo
Book with Quinn ⤵️
www.quinntessentialsalon.ca
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-jules
