RO•CO•CO Hair Co .

A Santa Fe Native Comes Home

By Anya Sebastian • Photos by Laura Cockfield

Tiffany Link started working with hair, long before it became her career. Growing up in Santa Fe with a mother who had a home day-care center, she would do the little girls’ hair before they left at the end of the day. She also experimented with her own hair, in such a way that people took notice, and her reputation as a talented stylist grew rapidly. By the time she was in high school, she was doing hair for proms and even for weddings as well.

The decision to then become a professional hairstylist was one that took itself, and she went on to study cosmetology at the Urban Academy in Albuquerque (later rebranded as the Paul Mitchell School.) “The program covered hair, skin and nails, but hair was always my main focus,” she says.

Tiffany then spent time working in some of the best salons in Albuquerque, starting out as an assistant and finally becoming a stylist, soon attracting her own clientele. “I became so busy that I had more work than I could handle,” she recalls, “It reached a point where I wanted to teach others, so they could handle the overflow.”

Her client base continued to grow, until she felt confident about opening her own salon. Rococo Hair Co was launched in Albuquerque in 2019, which turned out to be unfortunate timing, because the pandemic hit six months later, causing her to close for a while. Customers remained loyal, however, and they were glad to come back when the salon re-opened in late 2020. Business then really took off, continuing to grow and flourish and, as word spread, people from Santa Fe started to show up as well.

“I was constantly being asked to think about opening a place in Santa Fe,” she says, “and since that’s where I was born and raised, and it’s a place I love, I really wanted to make a contribution and to be part of that culture.”

Tiffany’s wish came true in January this year, when Rococo opened on Cerrillos Road, in Santa Fe, about a block from Whole Foods Market. The interior is fresh, contemporary and elegant, with comfortable chairs and ergonomic shampoo bowls. It is also the only place in town that has been approved to offer Oribe, a line of high end, luxury hair products based in New York. “Everything is gluten-free, crueltyfree and color-safe,” explains Tiffany, “with whole, natural ingredients, and they are the only products we use for our clients.”

Rococo stylists keep up-to-date and on trend with continuing education, so that they can offer a variety of services for all walks of life. Stylists are licensed cosmetologists and prices vary according to their specialization and years of experience. The salon is open every day except Sunday and appointments can be made either by calling 505.954.1480, or online at rococohairco.com. Scanning the QR code in the business guide on page…will take you right there.

Rococo Hair Co

651 Cerrillos Road

Santa Fe 505.954.1480 rococohairco.com