Our Team
You expect your hair stylist to tailor your cut and color to your face, your desires and your lifestyle. That's an expectation that all of our stylists meet. You're also looking for someone who understands style and knows how to interpret current styles for you, so you look fresh, in style, but still look like you. Ever wondered how one of those sexy, wavy blowouts would look on you? Tempted by one of the face-flattering shorter styles? Would you like to see what a few, perfectly-placed, face-framing highlights would do? All of our stylists excel at these skills. Below are our stylists’ bios, to help you learn a little bit more about us and what we can do for you beyond the expected.
Allie
Allie is a senior stylist. Working over 4 years at Caju, she is a master colorist and excels at tough formulations, from red heads feeling faded to brunettes and blondes fighting brassy, yellowy color. Right now, Allie loves creating soft, beachy waves and helps clients change up their looks by trying out fresh styling techniques. Allie’s pastimes include painting and other art projects, and she holds a degree from New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology. She also loves spending time with her husband and her young nieces and will happily practice her hand at beginners conversational Spanish, given half a chance.
April
April is a senior stylist, the first stylist to join Caju when we opened our doors in 2003. She has 12 years of experience, and some of her career highlights include training under a national platform artist to Vidal Sassoon, training with Harry Josh (supermodel Gisele’s hair stylist), Lawrence Martinez from Butterfly Studio, and Adrian Wallace at The Rita Hazan Salon in NYC. She has a passion for natural-looking highlights and beautifully soft and elegant cuts. She also wields a stunning short cut, clearly evident in her men’s cuts. April’s pastimes include art and music.
Barbara
Barbara is a senior stylist who received her training in the Washington DC area. She has had attended advanced training courses with educators from Vidal Sassoon, Aveda, Graham Webb, Wella, Schwartzkopf, Shu Uemura, Rita Hazan salon and Harry Josh. She does exceptional highlighting and great short haircuts, although her talents certainly extend beyond short hair. We adore her for her handiness (anyone need a fence built?), her love of animals and her kind and caring spirit. Barbara maintains a farm with 3 horses, dogs and a whole host of other wildlife, which she showcases with her photography skills.
Colleen
Colleen is a senior stylist with 5 years of experience at Caju and her clients will travel from major cities to see her. Her work has been featured on The Knot and Chapel Hill magazine. One of her favorite looks right now is to create a natural-looking highlights with some brighter pieces around the face, a la Victoria’s Secret models. Colleen’s pastimes include spending time with her baby and husband and, if you tell her first that you watch these shows, she’ll be willing to admit that she is addicted to The Bachelor and Bachelorette series.
Ashley
Ashley, with 3 years of experience, is a talented stylist creating warm and beautiful styles for her clients. Drawn to artistic pursuits like hair, art and dance, she loves a little funk for her own look, but her clients flock to her for her sexy, wavy hair with lots of “I was just born with it” body. Ashley turns out natural, buttery color and soft, sophisticated cuts. Wish we could say the same for her jokes!
Jordan
Jordan has built a loyal following of cut and color clients at Caju during her 3 years as a stylist. We love her for her sense of humor and her sweet demeanor, you’ll love her for the soft, natural and (seemingly) effortless gorgeous styles she creates. Her hobbies include hiking, fishing, hanging out with her family and spending time on her family’s farm, where she learned how to milk goats. Surprisingly, she is scared of cows. We are sure there must be a story there.
KC
With 3 years of experience, KC has quickly attracted a loyal following at Caju. A true perfectionist, he loves connecting clients with styles that bring out their natural assets and complement their personalities and lifestyles. His work is natural, warm and beautiful and clients rave about his sense of humor (something we hadn’t noticed). KC’s pastimes include art, music and biking.
Allison
Allison is a junior stylist, meaning great prices for excellent skill. Our clients love her glamorous, wavy blowouts and her beautiful, soft and natural highlights. We admire her cuts and styling and we love to just be near her happy, sweet self. Genuine and soft-spoken, Allison is a considerate and patient listener. A novice wine enthusiast, she is happiest when outdoors, in her garden or anywhere else.
Sam
Sam is a junior stylist. She excels at highlights and at detailed cutting, both in men’s haircuts as well as longer cuts. Sam holds a B.S. in Chemistry, which gives her unique insights into color formulation and her understanding of hair product performance. Other unique talents are her self-described killer Mojitos and Bloody Marys, two skills she picked up during her 5 years of waitressing at Hooter’s. She is currently training for a marathon and loves spending time with her husband and dogs.