Working mainly in colour, Braithwaite specializes in blonds, focusing on keeping these hues crisp and vibrant. "I'd like to think of myself as an editor. I can see what's wrong with something and I can see how to fix it, how to make it be the best it can be. I might not be the one writing the book, but I can see where they went wrong and edit it", says Braithwaite.
Nelson lives hair. He follows the trends of hair styling and he shares this knowledge through teaching other stylists. He directs his passion into creating styles that work with his client's natural look and their lifestyle. He brings a common sense approach to hair styling that balances current fashion trends in hair with the real lives of his clients. Nelson believes hair should move and look good all the time, and this comes with working with the hair’s natural texture, creating a look that is easy to style. Regardless if hair is fine or curly, Nelson works with clients to bring out the look that works for them.
With 13 years of experience, Eve has an impressive range of hair styling knowledge and is one of our valued senior stylists at Salon Escape. She is an expert in wedding hair design, colour, special cutting techniques, Great Lengths extensions and the Keratin Smoothing Therapy, she also specializes with curly hair. Eve has styled high-profile clients including Breakfast Television’s Dina Pugliese (who she worked with for 2 ½ years), Jillian Harris from The Bachelorette, Sheryl Berkoff (Rob Lowe’s wife), and Mix 99.9’s Steve Anthony. (She also worked as a stylist at Valentino’s retirement fashion show!) Eve has won many awards, including Allied Beauty Association 1st prize for new talent women’s fashion hair cut, Allied Beauty Association trainer resulting in a 2nd place win, and Top 5 Finalist for Canadian Hairdressing Awards 2010 in the Multicultural category. Eve strives to make every client feel satisfied through a great consultation and a fabulous end result.
"My feeling is to keep hair soft with a little punch to it," so says Tara. Her work with blonde hair - crisp and natural looks, is well respected in the industry. Her secret to creating great styles, great blonde color and unique looks for each of her clients is to keep hair healthy so there is always have a good base to work from. Tara takes a unique approach to highlighting hair - she uses a plastic wrap method instead of using foils so she can watch the progress of the hair colour develop. This technique allows her to achieve the desired, perfect shade of blonde perfectly suited to the client's desired look.
Susana thrives on helping her clients transform themselves! She’s been in the hair industry for 12 years and is experienced in advanced hair treatments, including the Coppola Keratin Soothing Therapy and the Keratin Express Smoothing Therapy. She loves turning dull, brittle hair into luscious, shiny locks and creating beautiful updos. Nothing makes Susana happier than seeing a client feel confident about his or her new look.
It is what is possible, that Christina shares with her clients! Her training and natural ease with people, helps clients discover for themselves what new looks and styles will work for them. And before a client makes a change, she demonstrates and shares styling tips for home use and trial. In this way, clients can feel more at ease with a change in look. She gravitates towards styles that have volume, have a loose curl, messy, tossed together looks that are easy to wear and have a natural look. Short hair is slick and sexy.
Danika Cahill will immediately put you at ease with her good-natured, pleasant demeanor. Her passion for hair is obvious and she proved this while training extensively with head colour technician and owner, Nikki Braithwaite, and our artistic director, Robert Barbosa. Danika’s skill set is versatile and she especially enjoys keeping hair uncomplicated and working with natural textures. Simple yet stylish. She is fond of creating men’s styles, modern bobs, and achieving long, luxurious locks. After being in Danika’s chair, you’ll definitely be looking forward to your next appointment with her.
Shane keeps going. Regardless the time of day, Shane will create a look that is modern, unique and highly individual. He works with international actors, recording artists, authors, and TV personalities. Why the demand for Shane? His work ethic, his training with many world-class hair stylists, and multiple awards (including the Contessa award for Texture Stylist of the Year 2010), are but one part of why clients love him. His approach is to move towards a more natural direction of loose waves, less volume through the top and a more rooted color with sun touched highlights. The end result is clients look highly stylized, but still natural.