We loved sharing our Preferred Products in the Why Series so we decided to continue the series. The next several blog posts will focus on why you should make the move to own a salon with Salon Suites of Alabama. Salon Suites offers luxury individual and double suites for beauty professionals in Birmingham, Alabama and surrounding areas. Suite rental has become extremely popular nationally because of the huge advantages it offers the professional when compared to

Steve Dunlap of My Brother’s Barber at Salon Suites Vestavia Hills grew up in Birmingham and had always been the creative type. He cut his own hair and did all types of styles on his own hair when he was younger, but his drive to become a barber came a little later in life. From 1999 to 2001 he performed volunteer work in Brooklyn, New York. As a volunteer money can be tight and volunteers

Let’s Meet Master Barber, Jonathan Dunlap Please everyone give a warm welcome to Salon Suites first barber, Jonathan Dunlap. Jonathan has joined the Salon Suites Vestavia Hills location and we couldn’t be more excited. Jonathan has experience in everything from fades and mohawks to old fashion shaves. While always an artist and creative in school, he wasn’t sure how to channel his passion. His mother made the suggestion that he follow in his brother’s footsteps of

Education: The beauty industry just fit for Terry Hall. His mother worked in salons while he was growing up and then owned one with his brother and his partner. So for Terry, joining the world of beauty was a natural progression. Growing up around hair and learning everything from cuts to color did not stop his thirst for knowledge. After getting his cosmetology license from Winonah International School of Cosmetology, Terry advanced his training with

Lelanda has been in the beauty industry 28 years, but looking back her experience started well before she began her professional education at the School of Beauty Culture. For as long as she can remember Lelanda has enjoyed getting dolled up and experimenting with hair and makeup. It always made her feel special and now she passes that love for beauty on to her clients. “The greatest reward to get is when you turn that client

“I was the girl in preschool that I always had hairspray in her hair. I would cry if my bangs weren’t perfect.” Don’t let Tori’s fresh face fool you, Tori is a tried and true beauty expert. Starting her training at the young age of 15 Tori has immersed herself in all things beauty and hair! Her mother had her cosmetology license but did not work as a stylist so little Tori was her mom’s

Starting her own business with a 4 month old baby girl at home might seem like an inopportune moment, but for Tori Doss it was the right time to start Tease Hair Studio at Salon Suites, Vestavia Hills. Tori’s realization came one night picking her daughter up from her mother’s after she had gotten off work. Her daughter was already asleep for the night and she had missed those precious moments of bath time and

People measure success in different ways but for Terry it is measured in the joy of his clients and their repeat appointments. Seeing his clients booked for standing appointments means that they are happy with his work and brings him a since of pride. Those standing appointments are earned through Terry’s dedication to his clients. He often will follow up with his clients to make sure that the look he has created is working for