I’ve shared with you all before about the transition of my business from Garnish Hair Studio to Garnish Extension Studio, and talked a little bit about the why. Recently, Niko and I sat down with a videographer to chat about the transition of Garnish and really dive deep into the behind the scenes of every facet. We told ALLL the dirty deets. We shared about the very first conversations when I made the decision to transition to extensions only. I shared my thought process, the steps we took, and how it all went down. Niko shared about her decision to leave… and then how it evolved into her decision to stay.

It was honesty hour all around!

I wanted to take some time to be completely open and transparent about the process and that includes all of the doubt and uncertainty that I experienced, the intense training involved, and ultimately how the evolution took place. At the end of the day, it was my faith in the process, and trust in my vision that led me through the experience, but man, was it challenging. Despite the challenges, beginning in January, Garnish officially became my dream salon—exclusively catering to extension guests. With that came a lot of changes, including our entire process, the way we think about hair (from an extensions mindset), and the focus of all of our training.

As Niko and I shared our sides of the story, and I talked about what an impact she has had on my business, I even got a little emotional. When you have someone who believes wholeheartedly in your vision and comes along with you for the ride no matter what—it’s an incredible feeling. Talking about Niko’s role in Garnish led me to sharing her growth as a stylist evolving into our Lead Stylist and Floor Manager and sometimes Academy Trainer as well. It also gave me the opportunity to share her part in allowing me to really go full force into MY new role as NBR platform artist and BMS Trainer. Having Niko as a leader in my space has given me the freedom to pour into these new opportunities, including flying out to California for training as needed.

I would love to invite you to watch our video, hear our story, and get to know the new Garnish. I am so grateful to the women who entrust my studio with their extensions transformation experience, and we wouldn’t exist as an extension-exclusive salon without each and every one of our guests. Everything it took to get here may have brought difficulty and sometimes painful growth, but where we are now is so beautiful to be a part of that it was far and beyond worth the entire experience. I can’t wait to continue to share my studio’s growth with all of you.

Thank you for being a part of the journey.