OWNER / EDUCATOR / MASTER STYLIST
“Growing up I loved watching my Grandmother work in her salon making women beautiful, I knew from a young age that I would follow in her footsteps. I now have created a salon environment that has a positive vibe, cultivates creativity and empowers my team to be Maui’s best.”
MASTER STYLIST / EDUCATOR
“Education is so beneficial. In this industry you have to keep up with the trends and what is popular. I will continue to take education courses, it keeps things exciting and fun when you get back to the salon and get to use what your learned. A favorite of mine is combining balayage and ombré techniques to create lived in, beachy hair. I absolutely love what I do, and I want share my passion with as many people as I can.”
MASTER STYLIST / EDUCATOR
Nicole describes her work as classically elegant with an edge. Specializing in classic shapes, long hair, and graduated bobs.
MASTER STYLIST
“I feel very blessed to be apart of this team for the past 11 years. Mid length and short texture haircuts are my favorite. I get more creative when it’s short and something about texturizing hair puts me in the zone!”
SENIOR STYLIST
Petra is from Germany, where she started her training 15 years ago with world-renowned stylists in the art of hair, including precision cuts, color, highlighting and exquisite styling.She has been the perfect fit for Salon 253 for the past 7 years.
SENIOR STYLIST
“Growing up, I was obsessed with all the fashion and beauty trends, so I decided to make a career of it and go to cosmetology school. My hands on training at Salon 253 taught me so much on how to be a stylist. I am obsessed with Balayage and it’s always fun taking people lighter!”
HAIR STYLIST
“Continuing my education is always a top priority. I strive to make clients feel beautiful inside and out. It’s my goal to have my clients love their hair again. Being a stylist at Maui’s best salon has been surreal, its such an honor.”
HAIR STYLIST
Rae new to Maui but not to hair, with over 11 years behind the chair. Her love and passion shows through each haircut. She knew at an early age she would be creating beautiful hair.
GOLDA
SENIOR STYLIST
Golda’s eye for color is as bright as her name. She has mastered the craft of balayage and color. Sit in her chair and let her show you all the possiblilities of color.
HAIR STYLIST
Sara has been Adiel’s lead apprentice and has graduated Salon 253’s intensive, detailed training program. You’ll love sitting in her chair. Her focus, determination, and passion for hair, has quickly make her one of Maui’s top stylists.
MANELLE ROSE
HAIR STYLIST
Manelle is all about beauty and her clients hair proves it. She is a natural soft approach to her color but has a deck of fun colors to show her creative side. She is the newest graduate of Salon 253’s apprenticeship program. Want to see her pretty hair visit her insta @manellerosehair to see her paint the island! Balayage, Balayage, Balayage!
KARISA
SENIOR STYLIST
Karisa is just as spunky as her picture, known for her personality and her shears. Karisa has been making hair dance for over 14 years. She specializes in haircutting, barbering, vivid color, highlights and braiding. Sit down has share your hair goals with her today.
HAIR STYLIST
Skyler is one of the up and coming stylists. In the beginning of her career she mastered her shears and her barbering skills. Now swinging with Maui’s best colorists she is painting the town. Her five star reviews rave about her new talents and listening skills, the perfect combo. Skyler has been a stylist with Salon 253 for over 3 years.
CHARLIE
HAIR STYLIST | BARBER
Charlie might just be Maui’s best kept secret. Originally from Oahu and trained at Paul Mitchell School has made his way to Maui with his family. He specializes in haircuting and barbering, sit in his chair and let his skills in shears make your choice the right one.
HAIR STYLIST
April is back at Salon 253, after a few years abroad while her husband was stationed in Guam. She is known for her haircuts skills both men and women, specializing in volume, layers and barbering. Welcome home April!