MASTER STYLISTS

Melissa Soon
Melissa is the founder and owner of Soon Beauty Lab and has been working and living in NYC for 15 years. After exploring her field on arrival in the city, she soon realized that being in the salon was what really inspired and made her happy. Bringing fashion and art to people through their hair was and is what Melissa loves to do. Creating the Salons two in Manhattan and now a third in Brooklyn with her friend and new partner Ryan has been an outlet where she has been able to combine so many of her interests. Creating a inspiring comfortable space, mentoring and teaching new hairstylists and of course doing great hair. Melissa is often times heard telling her staff; still after so many years in the business; she still loves what she does. Her work is creative, technically executed, and above all else totally wearable. She strives to give you not just a haircut you will like but one that you, (and others), will notice is amazing for you. Having a busy full life with two kids, pets, friends and her career keeps Melissa happy and motivated.

Ryan Hoch
Ryan has 16 years of experience as a stylist, is Co-Owner of our Brooklyn location and also part of our color education team at Soon. He enjoys all aspects of the trade but particularly likes creating naturally beautiful hairstyles that feature expert color work and extensions. (Ryan is also a Great Lengths certified stylist.) He finds that his inspiration for styling comes from pop culture and runway shows, which he expertly interprets into flowing, dreamy hair. In his free time, Ryan is oftentimes found exercising, playing with his three Boston terriers or enjoying a new restaurant.

Kumi
Kumi began her career in Tokyo almost two decades ago and has been in New York as a stylist for over 10 years. She particularly enjoys creating short hairstyles for everyone and personalizing them with color. Kumi’s steadfast clientele can tell you her cutting is impeccable and her color sense is always on point. She’ll also be happy to tell you about her two beloved kitties while you’re getting your new look.

 

SENIOR STYLISTS

Ellen
A friend of one of our senior stylists, Ellen was originally a client of the salon. Her ability to be supportive and yet a leader came through from the beginning. Trained here at Soon Beauty Lab, in the real world as a pre-school teacher and mother to her sons Lucas and Jackson, her capacity to listen and be creative are immense. Her work is both thoughtful and inspired.

Connie
Connie finds a great deal of her inspiration for hairstyling comes from runway shows and pop culture as well as her loyal clientele. She enjoys watching her bold hair color and sculptured cuts collaborate together to transform her clients look piece by piece into a uniquely wearable hairstyle.  When she’s not in the salon as a stylist or part of our management team she’s exploring the city on a new adventure or enjoying cooking.

Gabriel
Gabriel finds his inspiration for hair to come from art, architecture and music which he translates into wearable asymmetric cuts and color. He is an intuitive listener and uses that ability to translate a new style for his clients that make them feel spectacular when they leave the salon. Outside of the salon, Gabriel is finding his bliss through visiting museums, riding his bike, world travel and blogging.

Erika
Erika, one of the newest additions to the Soon Beauty Lab team, moved to New York where she finds most of her inspiration to come from its streets and culture. She is an expert at creating client-centric looks with color and cut, personalizing each hairstyle to their personality. When clients aren’t seeing her at our Brooklyn or Flatiron location for their new image, Erika can be spotted in her Williamsburg neighborhood hanging out with her dog, Betsy.

Sara G
(Bio Coming Soon)

Sara-Marie
(Bio Coming Soon)

 

FULL & EXPERIENCED STYLISTS

Annie
Annie, one of our most personable stylists, managers, and color educators hails from the great state of Ohio. She enjoys cutting and color equally, and her clientele will assure you that her hairstyles are wearable and work with their natural hair texture. Annie’s color sensibility focuses on natural, beautifully feminine looks, which symbiotically work with her expert cuts. Along with color, she enjoys a good clean classic mens cut. In her free time she enjoys reading, cooking, and spending time with her mini schnauzer Archibald.

Nicole
Nicole is a truly multitalented stylist and makeup artist at Soon. Her aesthetic leans towards modern and fresh new looks for her client, personalizing a style that suits their personality alone. In addition to her cut and color work, Nicole is particularly adept at creating updos for special events. When she isn’t in the salon, Nicole pursues her love for travel, is an accomplished dancer and is fascinated with math.

Shannon
Shannon’s aesthetic for hair comes from the soft, romantic, naturally stunning styles of the 1960’s and 1970’s as well as the playful vibrancy of New Orleans, where she once lived. She has a balanced love of cut and color, which her loyal clientele readily attest to. When Shannon isn’t in the salon, she’s voraciously traveling the world (or reading about where she would like to travel next), playing with her pet rats or whipping up something delicious in the kitchen.

Vanessa
Vanessa’s background as an Aveda Institute trained stylist has definitely taken her places! She began her career in South Beach and has been personalizing her clients looks at Soon for almost four years. Vanessa’s aesthetic is of feminine looks of the early 1970’s but with a modern edge. She loves personalizing her client’s cut and color to them uniquely and focuses on beautiful styling and blowouts. When Vanessa isn’t in the salon, you can usually find her DJ’ing and she’s a lover of all music.

Kristy
Kristy is one of our most soft spoken stylists, but she’s brimming with enthusiasm for her trade and it shows – she travels in from upstate New York to Soon daily! She really enjoys cutting hair, especially to create a great men’s cut that works with the clients natural texture for an effortlessly well kept look. In addition to her skills as a stylist, Kristy also is a makeup artist and is happy to create new looks for special occasions. When she isn’t in the salon, Kristy is oftentimes found reading, catching up on Parks and Rec or taking dance classes.

Christina
Christina loves creating sexy, beautiful looks with curly hair because she has gorgeously curly hair herself and knows its unique challenges. She’s been creating alluring, natural looks for her clients at Soon since moving from her native Texas, and she brings her charm to the chair every day. Christina particularly adores creating natural, striking color for her clients as well. When she’s not in the salon you can find her bicycling around Williamsburg, en route to a new restaurant or enjoying art.

Jenna
Jenna is one of most visible stylists at Soon. When she’s not working it in the salon, she’s an editorial stylist that has been featured in Nylon, Vice and numerous online magazines. Jenna truly loves forecasting the latest trends in beauty and fashion (Her inspiration blog is jennaperry.tumblr.com) and thinks keeping her clients’ hair in a sexy, wearable, classically updated style is they key to success. She is also a self described hip hop nerd and considers herself more of a cuddle muffin than a party animal.

Patrice
Patrice is a talented artist who enjoys working with an array of hair types. She specializes in precise cuts, rich color placement, and runway-ready blowouts. Patrice is an avid spin cyclist and can often be found volunteering her time at charity events, where she donates hair and makeup services. She is a native New Yorker and after 15 years in Hilton Head Island, she is happy to return home.

Nanci
Nanci grew up in California and moved to New York to pursue her career in hair. She really enjoys all aspects of her trade yet favors long layered haircuts combined with natural, luscious color the most. She gets her inspiration for hair from current fashion trends as well as working with her clients’ natural texture and temperament. In her free time, Nanci is working on her artwork and has started taking piano lessons.

Brittany
Brittany is a southerner inspired by the city she lives in. She has discovered that her training at the Aveda Institute has taken her far in her career, but Soon Beauty lab has taken her further than she had imagined as a stylist. Hardworking and dedicated to her craft, Brittany loves creative cut and color work and she finds the salon to be the perfect outlet for her passion. She also has a great love for music, the arts and fashion, which she explores in her free time.

Bruna
Bruna is a New Yorker right down to her roots! Brazilian born and Manhattan raised, Bruna brings her vivacity and talent every day to Soon. She enjoys every aspect of her profession, but she’s also especially partial to bouncy, sexy blowouts. When Bruna isn’t crafting her clients a new look, she’s oftentimes playing with her cats, Zelda and Vinicius or pouring over the latest issue of Popular Science.

Angela
Angela is a native New Yorker with almost a decade of experience as a stylist. She finds one of her favorite looks to work with are easygoing, beachy waves with naturally gorgeous color to create effortless beauty. Angela also  feels that fringe and face framing looks are the most important part of her hairstyles, in conjunction with her color work. In addition to her favored effortless styles, Angela is also quite adept at updos and makeup for weddings and special occasions. When she’s not in the salon you can find her practicing yoga or going out to eat something delectable.

Chui
Chui loves doing fun cuts and color for her clients that are effortless to keep up and as unique as they are. She really enjoys doing short cuts for ladies and gents, but she also is a master at both natural looking highlights and creative color projects. When not personalizing new looks for her clients, Chui enjoys comic books, collecting trinkets, and spending time with her five cats. She’s our self described “Crazy Cat Lady” at Soon!

Laura
Laura loves doing elegant, beautiful hair featuring spectacular color. She’s been a hairstylist for ten years and has a long list of clients from her hometown in Boston as well as her adopted home in New York City. Laura’s hair inspiration comes from dimensional haircolor, her offsite editorial work and the city she loves. When she’s not in the shop, she’s a total knockout pursuing her second passion, amateur boxing.

 

JUNIOR STYLISTS

Lisa
Lisa comes to us from Ohio by way of California. Her background in the visual arts enables her to approach things with a sense of creativity and innovation. Lisa especially enjoys working with clients to enable them discover their own style. She is known for her precision in cutting and welcomes the chance to explore new possibilities with all of her clients in cutting and in color.

Hannah
Hannah’s a west coast native whose approachable, easygoing professionalism shines through with her fashionably wearable cuts and color. She really enjoys connecting with her clientele to create a hairstyle that is uniquely their own. In her freetime she is a passionate cook and prolific food blogger (www.unprofessionalcookery.com), bicycles everywhere and is having a scandalous love affair with her Greenpoint apartment.

Joyce
Joyce’s transition into hairstyling came after her first career in the Fashion Industry, when she decided to find a career that was more creative and allowed her to personalize looks for her clients. Her passion for hair flourished at the Aveda Institute and at Vidal Sassoon in-house training where she combined her love for art and design with the love of connecting with people. Joyce’s vision is to create a balance of classic and modern styling, playing with textures for an effortless versatile look focusing on form and the client’s intrinsic beauty. In her spare time, Joyce enjoys photography, live music and has a thing for dance reality shows.

Meg
Meg Stewart discovered her passion for hair while working as an editorial makeup artist.  She sought training at Sassoon, and later polished her skills in-house at Soon.  Meg loves precise, glamorous haircuts, and creating blondes. She hails from South Carolina, and brings her Southern manners and easy smile to work every day. She loves to talk recipes and restaurants with her clients.