Our Staff

Gillian Wood, Owner

Gillian is an 8th time salon owner, trained in England with over 26 years experience in the beauty industry. Trained at Britain's most prestigious schools, including Vidal Sassoon, Toni & Guy, Sanrizz Design, and Rusk, Gillian won awards for Barbarian, has done photographic work, fashion shows, and trained apprentice hair stylist. After owning and operating four salons in England and now four in Florida, she is very well rounded and knows what it takes to produce a most successful business.

She now welcomes you to visit her new business.

Mary Czekaj - Master Colorist - Hairstylist

Mary has over 25 years of experience as a color specialist and hair stylist. She has trained exclusively with Goldwell USA in Baltimore, Maryland. Mary has been a Goldwell Educator for the last fourteen years. She specializes in hair color correction highlights (Blondes and excells at reds!!). She will consult with you and give you her recommendations according to skin color, eyes, and you and your lifestyle!

Oscar Lovera- Master Colorist- Hair Designer

Originally from Buenos Aires Argentina Oscar has 30 years in the entertainment industry. He was an actor, dancer, choreographer and producer. Oscar was also an image designer for Channel 9 of Buenos Aires, including some of the most prestigious artist of Argentina and Europe. In the U.S. he worked for the Wella Corporation and earned the title of master colorist. He also has expanded his education with Rusk, Framesi, Goldwell, and Yuko hair straighter. For the past 10 years he has continued his passion in the Beauty industry and is ready to share his experience with you.

William DeSelle, Hair Design & Color Specialist

With 25 years experience, William studied at the Vidal Sassoon School in New York, Advanced Haircutting with Paul Mitchell, and was a member of Rusk Design Team in Boston. He is an expert in corrective color.

Susie Higgins, Hair Stylist

Susie Higgins has been a licensed cosmetologist for 30 years.  She was the owner of Goldilocks Hair Salon here in Ft. Lauderdale.  She worked as a color technician and educator for Framesi, an Italian hair color and retail company, offering salon education and serving as a platform artist at hair shows.  Her gift is creating natural looking hair color that complements your skin tone and hair style.  She is also a certified Pilates and yoga instructor and certified Healing Touch Practitioner.  She enjoys assisting people to feel more beautiful from the inside out.

James Sattler, Hair Stylist

A transplant from Cincinnati, James spent many years working in the Neiman Marcus spa. He styled the hair of several prominent Fox & CBS newscasters and many well know opera singers, including Maria Callis, Joan Sutherland, and Lyontine Price. He designed and styles hair for many fashions shows, including Bill Blass, Fendi, Chanel, and St. John.

Mitzi Sommer – Licensed Esthetician

Mitzi is an Eastern European Esthetician, who specializes in authentic European Facials, acid peels, waxing, lash & brow tinting.  Mitzi also specializes in microdermabrasion, which is a non-chemical service, that targets uneven skin tones using a diamond microdermabrasion machine.

Mitzi has been doing skincare in the Fort Lauderdale area for many years, including owning her own skin care center and working for plastic surgeons.  Mitzi says, she has always loved the beauty industry and her favorite quote is "Youth is a gift of nature, age is a work of art."

Lee Tsai-Yao – Nail Specialist

Originally from Taiwan, Lee has 10 years of experience as a nail technician and excels in the creativity of “3-D” nail art. She has worked in many exclusive hotel spas – and salons.

Veselina Grozeva-Lechtevska, Nail Technician

Veselina began her career as a nail technician in her native country of Bulgaria, over ten years ago.  After moving to the United States, she took a brief sabbatical in order to retrain herself in current techniques, products and styles.  She has been a licensed nail technician in the U.S. for over six years and specializes in natural nail manicures and pedicures.

Natalie "Tasha" Schwartz,  Massage Therapist

Tasha graduated from Florida Collage of Natural Health in 2002, She is passionate about massage as the different forms of therapy she has studied though out her career including Thai Massage, Reiki and Ayurveda, Tasha feels strongly that a combination of bodywork, stretching, proper diet and conscious living can only enhance the bodies ability to sustain good health.. You only have one body in this life time, treat it well.

Debra Kelly, Licensed Massage Therapist

Practicing in the healing arts since 1993.  Grounded in the intention of unconditional love and service.  Offering alternative and traditional therapies to suit each clients individual needs.

Natural healing is the wave of the future...  It is so important in these changing times to replenish our body, mind and spirit, so that we may move forward in the world the we can be.  Schedule your session today in our sacred space and begin your journey to balance & peace within.

 

Swedish~Deep Tissue~Triggerpoint~Reflexology~Therapeutic~Aroma therapy~Hot Stone~Sound&Crystal Therapy La Ho Chi~Energy Balancing~Breath work