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It’s All About The Color At Wellington’s Tresses Salon Story by Lauren Miró Photos by Abner Pedraza
With its energetic and welcoming atmosphere, Tresses Color Bar Salon offers talent and style that will make you look and feel great. So sit back and indulge yourself in a trip to Tresses, where expert stylists and colorists will create “hair couture” just for you. The energy is apparent from the moment you walk in the salon. Its industrial ceilings and disco ball, coupled with the vibrant, stunning artwork of the unique color bar, give Tresses a youthful exuberance. Owner Brianne Purnell wanted to bring the chic but fun atmosphere of New York City’s Soho salons to Wellington. “I’ve been in Wellington since 1981,” she said. “I just didn’t feel there was anything like this here. There isn’t anything artsy and different. I wanted to bring a highend salon to Wellington without the Palm Beach prices.” Though it may have a fun atmosphere, Tresses is all business when it comes to making sure that clients are being taken care of. “All of our clients are treated with the utmost respect,” Purnell said. “We do a great job, but we have a lot of fun. It’s like an old-time beauty
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shop, where people come by to hang out. We’re more of a family and friends than customers and clients.” Technological upgrades, such as iPads hanging on the walls, or having a database of the customer’s color formulas, make it easier for Tresses to focus on clients. “If a client wants to show us a hair style they like, they can do it right on the iPad,” Purnell said. “And if one of our stylists isn’t available, and they have to go to someone else, I know that they’ll be getting the same great service no matter who is doing their hair.” The salon focuses mostly on hair, offering styling, color treatments, extensions, hair Botox and more. Purnell noted the salon is known for its up-dos, and it is the perfect place for proms, weddings or special events. But Tresses is really known for its fantastic hair coloring. “Everyone in the salon is a master colorist,” Purnell said. “We do everything from natural hair colors to pops of funky color in the hair, and even a three-tone hombre look, if that’s what you want.” Tresses offers organic lines, putting the focus on hair