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avin
Texture, Gender Affirmation, & Scalp Care
(they/he)
Meet Stylist:
Soft textured razor cuts of any length, clipper cuts, beard shaping, big transformational cuts - color all depends. Just ask!
MY NAME IS AVIN (like shavin’), AND I’VE BEEN DOING HAIR FOR OVER A DECADE NOW. I APPROACH HAIR ARTISTRY AND CARE FROM A FEW DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES...
- AS A QUEER AND TRANS PERSON, I KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF HOW OUR HAIR CAN IMPACT OUR MENTAL HEALTH. THE WAYS IN WHICH IT CAN BE SHAPED TO CAUSE DYSPHORIA, OR EUPHORIA; INSECURITIES, OR CONFIDENCE. THERE IS NO ONE WAY TO BE FEMININE OR MASCULINE, AND WHAT THIS MEANS TO EACH PERSON (WHETHER TRANS OR CIS) DIFFERS.
- I ALSO HAVE A SKINCARE BACKGROUND AND LOVE TO DEEP DIVE INTO SCALP CARE AND HOW THAT AFFECTS THE HEALTH OF OUR HAIR, ITS ABILITY TO GROW, AND SO ON. I LOVE BEING ABLE TO TRANSLATE SKINCARE INTO SCALP CARE, INTO HAIRCARE, AND OVER ONTO BEARD/FACIAL HAIR CARE. IT IS SO CLEAR TO ME THAT MOST OF US WERE NOT TAUGHT HOW TO CARE FOR THESE THINGS PROPERLY AS WE GREW UP, AND THAT TAKES A HUGE TOLL ON US NOW.
- I PRIMARILY AM A HAIR CUTTER, AND FOCUS ON ALL LENGTHS AND TEXTURES. I LOVE CURLS, KINKS, COILS, AND BRINGING OUT AS MUCH TEXTURE AS I CAN IN HAIR THAT IS EITHER STRAIGHT, OR MISTAKEN FOR STRAIGHT. I AM VERY PICKY ABOUT WHAT TYPES OF COLOR PROJECTS I LIKE TO TAKE ON. AND
- I’M NEURODIVERGENT AND CHRONICALLY ILL - SO I UNDERSTAND NEEDS LIKE AN EXTRA PILLOW, SENSITIVITY TO CERTAIN KINDS OF SOUND AND TOUCH - WHATEVER IT IS, AND WILL ACCOMMODATE FOLKS IN WHATEVER WAYS THAT ARE POSSIBLE FOR ME TO DO WHILE CONTINUING TO BE ABLE TO DO MY JOB PROPERLY. I HAVE MADE SURE THE SALON IS STOCKED WITH FIDGET/STIM TOYS, EAR PLUGS, CUSHIONS, AND A PLETHORA OF READING MATERIAL TO MAKE YOUR EXPERIENCE AS COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE.
I AM ALSO THE SALON’S COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EVENTS COORDINATOR, SO FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT ABOUT THAT VIA EMAIL. AVIN@GOLDENRODGNV.COM
Things i love to do:
Traditional highlights, balayage, or big color corrections; anything that needs to be styled with a curling iron
