What Does Gratitude Look Like?
When you approach gratitude genuinely, you open a door for real connections. Starling Salon makes a conscious effort to do that with every guest, not by forcing it, but by cultivating an environment that attracts those who practice gratitude.
Education for Everyone: A Cut Story
When it comes to trends, Aran Beattie’s philosophy is simple: “You either have a cut story or a color story.”
Nothing to Fear, It’s Only a Photo
Photography is more than 200 years old. What you’re wondering is, what does photography have to do with a hair salon, right? What you should be asking is, what doesn’t photography have to do with hair?
The Season of Giving
People are carrying a lot of weight around today, and Starling Salon wants to ease that holiday stress.
Education for Everyone: Texture by Randa Rivera
Given enough time, most artists experience the roles of both student and educator because working behind the chair inspires professionals at every level. That’s why two of Starling Salon’s veteran stylists, Hallie Kastanek and Amber Hollander, stepped into the educator role for a recent texture class.
Rules For Tipping the Owner
Oh, the controversial practice of tipping. Who do you tip? How much do you tip? Why do you tip? It seems like nobody ever has all these answers, but if the question is, “Do you tip the salon owner?” Sonia Nordmeyer has one.
Education for Everyone: Short Hair
Starling Salon isn’t the only Denver salon with gender-neutral pricing, a lot of spaces are getting with that program these days. Part of the gender-neutral and gender-affirming equation is the pixie cut.
Education for Everyone: Curly Hair
Curly-headed folk are unlikely to trust anyone with straight hair and shears, and the education most cosmetology students gain severely lacks in curly cutting, leaving many of them just as anxious. So, what’s the solution? Starling Salon.
How To Fix Your Hair After a Bad Salon Experience
Every hair professional slipped up somewhere along the road to mastering cosmetology, but that’s how they grow. With shears and color brushes in hand, they shout, “Bring us your fried ends, bring us your brassy and banded colors, bring us your unevenly cut hair, and we’ll work with you.”
Behind the Hair: Hallie Kastanek
Did you know the American Dream resides in a Denver hair salon? Hallie Kastanek might be the most unlikely hair professional you’ve ever met, mostly because she’s got her s*@! together.
Behind the Hair: René Walter
Most patrons of any hair salon don’t hold a cosmetology license, and René is no exception, so why does she play such a huge role in those magnificent extensions or that sparkling autumn hair color? Because she’s the Front Desk Manager who blends curiosity and creativity into the entire hair experience.