Front Desk Team
Hayden, Anna, and Lux
Hannah - Owner and Stylist
Specializes in lived in color and cutting education
Coffee order? Any coffee with almond milk and honey
Current hyperfixation? Making sourdough bread!
Favorite hair service to do? Lived in Blondes and Transformations
Dream vacation spot? Italy and New Zealand. They’re on the list
Favorite way to spend a Sunday? Church, brunch, sitting on a boat.
A hair trend you secretly love? NEONS
Favorite music while doing hair? 80’s rock
One thing clients always say about you? ‘You read my mind”
If your personality was a drink, what would it be? Lemon Drop martini, sour, with just enough sugar.
Favorite local spot? F Street food and Manhattan for drinks!
Something people are surprised to learn about you? That I bought the salon when I was 22
What kind of clients are your people? Chill vibes
Biggest green flag in a client? When clients ask how to maintain their hair!
If you weren’t doing hair, what would you be doing? Traveling the world
Favorite thing about working at Hairplay? Growing my girls into strong independent women
What vibe are you bringing to appointments lately? Chill, taking my time, one client at a time!
One word your coworkers would use to describe you? yikes.. you’ll have to ask them lol
Favorite self-care ritual? Lasers!
What do you hope clients feel when they leave? “Wow that was an amazing experience”
Faith - Manager, Platinum Stylist, and Educator
Specializes in Color corrections and transfromational packages
Coffee order? Iced green tea w/ any flavor
Current hyper-fixation? reading & cooking
Favorite hair service to do? ANY colors
Dream vacation spot? Greece
Favorite way to spend a Sunday? Church, brunch & family
A hair trend you secretly love? chunky highlights
Favorite music while doing hair? house music
One thing clients always say about you? That I’m easy to talk to and comfortable to be around.
If your personality was a drink, what would it be? Aperol spritz bubbly & sour
Favorite local spot? Manhattan (lemon drop + chicken tenders)
Something people are surprised to learn about you? I’m a horse girl 100%
What kind of clients are your people? All over the place. Quiet & loud.. young & old!
Biggest green flag in a client? someone who has photos of things they like and don’t like! I love to see both!
If you weren’t doing hair, what would you be doing? Probably working on a yacht as a nanny
Favorite thing about working at Hairplay? How fun the environment is.
What vibe are you bringing to appointments lately? Intentionality. thinking long term about the clients goals.
One word your coworkers would use to describe you? Adhd.chaos. unpredictable.
Favorite self-care ritual? Heated blanket and reading
What do you hope clients feel when they leave? Fufilled and satisfied.
Emily - Gold Stylist
Specializes in Brunettes, Lived in colors, & redheads
What inspired you to get into this industry? My best friends mom is a hairdresser so i was always in the salon. i’ve always been the type to experiment with my hair & was the girl in the friend group who would do everyone’s hair too. So in 2019 i decided to pursue a career in the industry!
What’s your favorite part about being a stylist at Hairplay Salon? The girls duh
What certifications or advanced training have you completed? I have taken a number of cutting & coloring classes over the years. Braggn Beauty online education, Certified in Hairplay Luxe Extensions
What hair services do you specialize in or enjoy doing the most? I love a bouncy layered women’s haircut & everything color!
What’s one trend you’re loving right now, and why? Living & loving the healthy hair era
What do you do outside of the salon to stay inspired or creative? Instagram & Tiktok are BIG! but also keeping up with online education
If you had to choose a song or movie to describe your vibe as a stylist, what would it be? 55-Mac Miller
Do you have a personal mantra or quote that guides your work? The best is yet to come!
What can clients expect when they sit in your chair?i’m go with the flow, we can yap the whole time or sit in silence
What’s one thing people might be surprised to learn about you? I'm Type A when it comes to organizing my chaos, but Type B when it comes to creating it.
If you could style any celebrity’s hair, who would it be and why? Taylor Frankie Paul, give me all the tea girl
COFFEE ORDER Pink Drink no berries
Brianna - Platinum Stylist
@dirtybronde
Specializes in High maintenance Blondes and Blowouts!
Coffee order? Iced dirty vanilla chai
Current hyper-fixation? Sourdough- not making it just eating it & reading
Favorite hair service to do? Partial highlight or a bomb blowout
Dream vacation spot? Maldives
Favorite way to spend a Sunday? Gym, light cleaning or tanning by the lake
A hair trend you secretly love? Calico hair🤭 but don’t make me do it
Favorite music while doing hair? 80’s classic rock Or the 1975!
One thing clients always say about you? Relatable & confident
If your personality was a drink, what would it be? Dirty martini 😉
Favorite local spot? Manahattan
Something people are surprised to learn about you? That I’m almost 40 with 3 kiddos
What kind of clients are your people? I love them all but I love moms- we have so much in common
Biggest green flag in a client? Trusting, Easy going & likes to laugh
If you weren’t doing hair, what would you be doing? Probably esthetics or an injector! I love skincare
Favorite thing about working at Hairplay? I work with all my friends
What vibe are you bringing to appointments lately? Good vibes only
One word your coworkers would use to describe you? Loud 😂
Favorite self-care ritual? Gym, skincare and sleep!
What do you hope clients feel when they leave? Beautiful and confident
Emma Phillips - Bronze Stylist
Specializes in lived in color and balayage
What inspired you to get into this industry? I’ve been a hairstylist for about 2 years. I have always been interested in the industry and inspired to make people feel their best self.
What’s your favorite part about being a stylist at Hairplay Salon? We have the best community here. It’s a lively fun atmosphere.
What certifications or advanced training have you completed? I am certified in Hairplay luxe extensions. And try to attends all the classes I can to keep up on the newest trends and techniques.
What hair services do you specialize in or enjoy doing the most?
I specialize in lived in blondes and brunettes. My favorite thing to do is enhance your natural color and give you the best grow out possible.
How would you describe your styling approach or signature technique?
I think that my signature look is lived in and natural. Something like a blowout or some beachy waves for styling.
What do you do outside of the salon to stay inspired or creative? I spend a lot of time outdoors and love to be in the Alaska mountains or at the lake with my friends and family.
If you had to choose a song or movie to describe your vibe as a stylist, what would it be? The sweet escape by Gwen Stefani
Do you have a personal mantra or quote that guides your work?
Not necessarily a specific one but I think it’s important to stay true to yourself and treat people the way you would want to be treated.
What can clients expect when they sit in your chair?
A welcoming, fun environment where they can relax and have their hair goals brought to life.
What do you hope your clients feel when they leave your chair?
I hope my clients feel beautiful, confident and like a better version of themselves when they leave my chair
What’s one thing people might be surprised to learn about you?
My go to fun fact is that I know Japanese. My siblings and I were in the Japanese immersion program from elementary school until we graduated.
If you could style any celebrity’s hair, who would it be and why?
I think it would have to be Kylie Jenner just because she seems funny and I’d get all the Kardashian - Jenner ☕️
COFFEE ORDER iced white mocha or a pomegranate peach redbull
Lexi - Silver Stylist
Specializes in Funky colors and wild haircuts - shags, mullets texture everywhere
Coffee order? Maple brown sugar amiercano from Edge
Current hyperfixation? Summer
Favorite hair service to do? Textured cuts & blondes!
Dream vacation spot? The coast of Spain
Favorite way to spend a Sunday? Sleeping in, coffee, and taking Henley for a walk
A hair trend you secretly love? Alysa Liu’s hair!!
Favorite music while doing hair? Depends on my mood and my clients.
One thing clients always say about you? “I love your outfit!” Or “you’re so funny and beautiful”
If your personality was a drink, what would it be? Spicy cucumber marg.
Favorite local spot? Eye tooth, 1pm, table for 1
Something people are surprised to learn about you? I’ve lived in Alaska for a decade
What kind of clients are your people? Clients that I can hangout with!
Biggest green flag in a client? Pre booking 😏
If you weren’t doing hair, what would you be doing? Personal styling or running a dog rescue
Favorite thing about working at Hairplay? Good vibes only
What vibe are you bringing to appointments lately? Really good vibes only
One word your coworkers would use to describe you? Manic
Favorite self-care ritual? Full body shower & good movie
What do you hope clients feel when they leave? Big sexy
Taylor Carter - Bronze Stylist
Specializes in Extensions extensions & extensions
Coffee order? Ew, I hate coffee. Iced green tea with flavoring or a lotus.
Current hyper-fixation? Hitting my KPI goals
Favorite hair service to do? Extensions or honestly I love a good dramatic transformation
Dream vacation spot? Italy, Spain, Greece…etc
Favorite way to spend a Sunday? Church, brunch and an afternoon pedi
A hair trend you secretly love? Love a good copper/red
Favorite music while doing hair? Justin Bieber or r&b 100%
One thing clients always say about you? They always point out my good communication skills!
Something people are surprised to learn about you? I love arts and crafts
What kind of clients are your people? People who are go with the flow, who don’t care if we yap for hours or just sit in silence! laid back who don’t need to come in every 3 weeks. more low maintenance
Biggest green flag in a client? Refer me to others / share my Instagram on their story
If you weren’t doing hair, what would you be doing? Probs marketing, social media management or trying to become a famous influencer
Favorite thing about working at Hairplay? Constantly busy, it is never slow and I’m always fully booked!
What vibe are you bringing to appointments lately? Probably cool older sister energy
One word your coworkers would use to describe you? Wildcard
Favorite self-care ritual? BATHS
What do you hope clients feel when they leave? Confident & I hope they feel taken care of and feel they had a luxurious experience
If your personality was a drink, what would it be? spiced chai.. kinda sweet, kinda spicy
Favorite local spot? Eye tooth
Sarah - Bronze Stylist
Specializes in Lived in color, low maintenance color, blondes and brunettes.
Coffee order? Sugar free vanilla latte iced
Current hyperfixation? Puzzles and books
Favorite hair service to do? Blondes and dimensional brunettes
Dream vacation spot? Italy
Favorite way to spend a Sunday? At home with friends and family
A hair trend you secretly love? Color panels
Favorite music while doing hair? Country
One thing clients always say about you? Nice and transparent
If your personality was a drink, what would it be? Red wine
Favorite local spot? King street brewery
Something people are surprised to learn about you? I come from a long line of professional rodeo cowboys/cowgirls
What kind of clients are your people? Trusting, kind, RELAXED clients
Biggest green flag in a client? When they say that they trust you
If you weren’t doing hair, what would you be doing? Probably something in finance I love math
Favorite thing about working at Hairplay? It’s fun and chill
What vibe are you bringing to appointments lately? A little chaos but you’ll have a good time and you can tell me to chill out
One word your coworkers would use to describe you? Motivated.
Favorite self-care ritual? Some wine and a good movie
What do you hope clients feel when they leave? Happy
Gabby - Pearl Stylist
Specializes in high impact/lower maintenance blondes and extentions 💁🏼♀️
Coffee order? White chocolate americano with cream (hot or iced) or blackberry cantaloupe Red bull!
Current hyper-fixation? All things skincare and self care… facemasks, lotions, perfumes, makeup, nails, etc. nothing new💋
Favorite hair service to do? Blow outs… i am the blow out queen!
Dream vacation spot? Anywhere that has rich history! i’m a history nerd, so places like italy, greece, and egypt!
Favorite way to spend a Sunday? Going to church, cleaning, and being with friends and family🤍
A hair trend you secretly love? Hailey bieber bronde, but you didn’t hear that from me…👀
Favorite music while doing hair? Classic dad rock, DUH
One thing clients always say about you? That i’m a great listener and i can talk about anything!
If your personality was a drink, what would it be? Unfortunately a coors light, don’t ask questions
Favorite local spot? Right now i’m obsessed with manhattan, their bloody marys are amazing!
Something people are surprised to learn about you? Honestly probably nothing is a surprise, i’m an open book nothing is TMI with me✌🏼
What kind of clients are your people? The girlies who have been chasing a bright blonde but want something that will grow out nicely.
Biggest green flag in a client? If you trust me! trust me i know how scary it is to go to someone new, but you’re in great hands in my chair✨
If you weren’t doing hair, what would you be doing? Probably some sort of crime work, my dream job as a kid was to be an alaska state trooper… don’t ask why…i don’t know LOL
Favorite thing about working at Hairplay? Ugh, my girlies! my coworkers are why i go to work everyday. they make me forget that im at work and not just hanging out with all my best friends
What vibe are you bringing to appointments lately? Upbeat fun appointments!
One word your coworkers would use to describe you? Probably “sweet” or “a lot” there’s no in between
Favorite self-care ritual? Me and my hydrating face masks are like this🤞🏻
What do you hope clients feel when they leave? Beautiful and cared for! eveyone who sits in my chair becomes a friend of mine, so buckle up!
Jaiden - Pearl Stylist
What services do you want to advertise that you specialize in? I want to specialize in lived in blondes and brunette and men’s haircuts!
Coffee order? Iced vanilla oatmilk latte
Current hyper-fixation? Greys anatomy
Favorite hair service to do? I love doing a relaxing treatment or a layered womens haircut
Dream vacation spot? Amalfi coast Italy!
Favorite way to spend a Sunday? Church, brunch, and cleaning!
A hair trend you secretly love? Mullets, bring on the mullets! Or Neapolitan hair!
Favorite music while doing hair? I love some 2000s music while I do hair
One thing clients always say about you? One thing clients always say about me is probably how attentive to detail I am
If your personality was a drink, what would it be? a cotton candy milkshake, I’m not sure why, but it just is.
Favorite local spot? For food Reharu For views, anywhere in Whittier
What kind of clients are your people? the kind of clients that are my people are probably the kind of people that like to just come in and hang out and talk and get pampered while doing so
Biggest green flag in a client? Virgin hair is so fun so probably that
If you weren’t doing hair, what would you be doing? I’d probably be working somewhere in the realm of child protective services
Favorite thing about working at Hairplay? The endless opportunities and so many friends
What vibe are you bringing to appointments lately? let’s just hangout !
One word your coworkers would use to describe you? Let’s just say, they’d say I can eat.
Favorite self-care ritual? A hair wash day with a good hair mask and a bomb blowout
What do you hope clients feel when they leave? Beautiful and calm!
Jossie - Pearl Stylist
Specializes in Brunettes and Extensions!
Coffee order? Guava white peach Red bull.
Current hyper-fixation? French bull dogs
Favorite hair service to do? Extensions
Dream vacation spot? Somewhere warm, sunny, and tropical.
Favorite way to spend a Sunday? Errands, coffee run and resetting for week
A hair trend you secretly love? Virgin hair
Favorite music while doing hair? Rap
One thing clients always say about you? I’m Very upbeat and outgoing
If your personality was a drink, what would it be? Miami vice
Favorite local spot? South Restaurant
Something people are surprised to learn about you? Born and raised in Alaska, but I despise the cold weather.
What kind of clients are your people? Kind and fun souls
Biggest green flag in a client? Good attitude and a smile
If you weren’t doing hair, what would you be doing? Stay at home dog mom with two french bull dogs
Favorite thing about working at Hairplay? My girls
What vibe are you bringing to appointments lately? Summer smiles
One word your coworkers would use to describe you? Vibrant
Favorite self-care ritual? Self care appointments
What do you hope clients feel when they leave? Satisfied
Zoey - Pearl Stylist
Specializes in Lived in blondes and extensions!
Coffee order? Iced green tea with flavor!
Current hyperfixation? Skincare and tanning
Favorite hair service to do? Extensions
Dream vacation spot? Bali or Italy
Favorite way to spend a Sunday? Cleaning and resetting for the week!
A hair trend you secretly love? I love all the mullets!
Favorite music while doing hair? Any rock playlist!
One thing clients always say about you? Good communication
If your personality was a drink, what would it be? An espresso martini!
Favorite local spot? Odd man rush in eagle river!
Something people are surprised to learn about you? That I live in the valley
What kind of clients are your people? Outgoing and talkative clients!
Biggest green flag in a client? When they have realistic expectations!
If you weren’t doing hair, what would you be doing? Probably a flagger or an esthetician!
Favorite thing about working at Hairplay? All the girls here!
What vibe are you bringing to appointments lately? Laid back luxury vibe!
One word your coworkers would use to describe you? Detail oriented (slow lol)
Favorite self-care ritual? Medicine face mask and skin care!
What do you hope clients feel when they leave? Beautiful!
Deana - Independent Stylist
The only independent stylist at Hairplay Salon! This mean that she runs her own business inside the salon but is still a member of our amazing team!
Deana has been at Hairplay Salon for 20 years! Although she is independent, she is an integral part of our team! Showing what real hard work and dedication to an amazing career can look like!
Specializes in Blended out low maintenance colors
Coffee order? Iced cold brew with a splash of oat milk
Current hyperfixation? Life revamp!!
Favorite hair service to do? Honestly, all of it!!
Dream vacation spot? Private hut over the water in Bora Bora, or somewhere like it
Favorite way to spend a Sunday? Summer time, at the lake for sure! Otherwise Wake up chill with coffee, get a good workout then chill and relax!
A hair trend you secretly love? The men’s modern mullet fade
Favorite music while doing hair? Upbeat, on the verge of dance music
One thing clients always say about you? I’m really fast!
If your personality was a drink, what would it be? A shot of tequila maybe haha
Favorite local spot? Ginger
Something people are surprised to learn about you? I was homeschooled all the way up through high school
What kind of clients are your people? Chatty and kind
Biggest green flag in a client? They are punctual to their appointments
If you weren’t doing hair, what would you be doing? Some kind of fitness coach/dietitian
Favorite thing about working at Hairplay? The amazing community/family of ladies I get to fill my days with
What vibe are you bringing to appointments lately? Friendly high energy
One word your coworkers would use to describe you? Friendly
Favorite self-care ritual? Exercising
What do you hope clients feel when they leave? Confident, Happy and Beautiful/handsome
