Vanessa is a highly skilled Intuitive Craft Haircutter, Reiki healer, and Master Colorist.
She believes in effortless hair and embracing your natural hair texture. Her handcrafted haircuts grow out gracefully and require minimal styling.
Vanessa uses a variety of haircutting disciplines, including razor and dry cutting and is a curly texture specialist. She has been recognized as Northern Virginia’s Magazines Best Colorist and has a passion for dimensional color and all things Magical.
For over 30 years Vanessa has served as an educator in the beauty industry and has personally trained every member of the Maude Squad . Vanessa shares her passion for Magical Beauty, energy, human connection and communication through her coaching/educational platform JoyfulChair.com with industry professionals. Vanessa can be found regularly speaking to students in the beauty industry and serves on the advisory boards for Paul Mitchell the School, the TSPA and The Aveda Institute in The DC Area.
Vanessa believes that it is a privilege to energetically connect and create art through positive touch . In gratitude she holds a space for you to download while making magical beauty together.
Vanessa and Maude salon have been featured, mentioned in, and won Salon Today’s top 200 salons since 2003.