A haircut can sometimes seem like a major life change, so it’s a relief when you have a hairstylist you can trust. Enter Hillary Juliette who recently opened Winam Studio in Kaimuki.<\/p>\n
“Hair should be fun,” she said. With 11 years of experience, the motto must fit, because it’s not just local clientele she is impressing. Elle <\/I>magazine listed her as one of the “top 100 salons in the United States” in its August 2012 issue.<\/p>\n
“I felt happy, content, amazed, confused, shocked and grateful,” Juliette said. “It was a big surprise, and not something I had ever considered.”<\/p>\n
Winam Studio, meanwhile, offers a waterless “green cut,” which takes a half hour to complete and is environmentally friendly. “While at another salon, I grew concerned at the large amount of water being used for haircuts … so I started offering ‘green cuts’ as a way to expose more people to dry haircutting as a viable option, as well as water conservation,” she explained. Not using water also enables Juliette to see how the hair “lives” on each individual’s head.<\/p>\n
After attending school in Oakland and taking additional courses throughout the country, Juliette returned home. “As a local girl from Kapahulu, I wanted to bring my sensible and creative approach to hair to the Islands in a simple, inspired way.”<\/p>\n
She’s also been a para-medic working with California firefighters and a nurse while cutting hair in Macy’s. “The similarities are evident,” she said. “I see one person at a time, diagnose their ’emergency,’ use the tools and techniques that were taught to me and get them out better than when they came in. The bottom line is that I was making people happy. I helped them, and I was a service to them.”<\/p>\n
Prices range from $35 to $45 for a haircut, $85 for a cut and gloss or color, and $125 to $135 for a haircut, color and highlights. For more information, call 922-1444. The studio is open Monday to Thursday from 5:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1130 Koko Head Ave. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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