Today we’d like to introduce you to Andrea Jones.
Andrea, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
I have been captivated by the concept of styling hair for as long as I can remember, so naturally I ventured off to become a licensed professional right after high school. Since graduating cosmetology school, I’ve stayed on the curvy-creative path of the beauty industry and enjoyed amazing stops along the way!
I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to work coast to coast styling hair. For a number of years I was part of a backstage team at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York styling hair for runway shows. I’ve styled hair for photo shoots, assisted platform artists, received top education from brands around the world, and built an amazing clientele.
My heart is to give back to my clients by making sure they know they are seen, heard, and cherished. In March 2017, I left a large salon team to create my own quiet serene space where clients can come, relax, and know they will be taken care of. Rhythms of Grace is a salon where the weary and burdened come to learn the unforced rhythms of grace.
Has it been a smooth road?
I believe anytime you step out of your comfort zone you will always face challenges as well as a great reward! When I decided to leave the salon I practically grew up in and create Rhythms Of Grace Salon I was walking away from a secure job of over 6 years and a steady clientele that knew where to find me day or night, but creating Rhythms Of Grace was more than steadiness and security. It was stepping out in faith and knowing I would be okay even if it failed.
Luckily, I have enough ladies who have stuck with me since the very beginning and will go out of their way (15 extra miles out of their way to be exact) to support me and my business! With my one year anniversary coming up I’ve learned to ask for help when needed and when to put my big girl panties on and figure it out for myself! Needless to say, I know now more about business taxes and processing fee’s than I ever cared to know.
We’d love to hear more about your business.
Rhythms Of Grace Salon is a one-chair salon where you have the space to be yourself! I am the sole owner and stylist and I offer an array of services from men, women and children haircuts to specialized full and partial balayage services, all other coloring services, smoothing treatments, special occasion hair, conditioning treatments, etc! Each and every service is custom created precisely for you and your lifestyle.
At Rhythms Of Grace, it goes beyond the service/payment exchange into a human interaction where we talk about your dream hair and how we can get you feeling like a million bucks! I care about the long-term investment and I am here to walk you into the best you’ve seen in a while. Rhythms Of Grace is a safe place for you to leave the family at home, chaos at work, close the laptop and relax (even have a glass of wine!) while I carve out your natural beauty!
Is our city a good place to do what you do?
Atlanta is a great city to begin a career in the beauty industry! I am originally from a small town in Alabama and had I not made the move to Atlanta I would be nowhere near where I am today! Atlanta has so many outlets where beauty explodes so I believe it’s the perfect place to plant roots and flourish.
Pricing:
- Women’s haircut and style- $55
- Partial highlights/balayage start at $150
- Conditioning treatment- $35
Contact Info:
- Address: 631 Miami Circle Unit 20 Suite 2
Atlanta, GA 30324 - Website: www.salonlofts.com/andrea_hicks
- Phone: 7707156477
- Email: ahicks9@yahoo.com
- Instagram: rhythmsofgracesalon
- Facebook: rhythmsofgracesalon
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