Renowned hair artisan and entrepreneur, Vernon Martin, has been styling hair and beautifying women for over 30 years. Vernon specializes in both soft, classic styles and edgy, avant garde looks that enhance clients’ natural beauty. A graduate of Scanners Beauty Academy, Vernon received advanced training from the esteemed Vidal Sassoon Advanced Academy and Graham Webb International programs. Vernon’s own advance styling classes on haircutting approaches, hair and scalp treatments, and creative weaving techniques have been strictly “standing room only” affairs for other celebrity stylists and area cosmetology professionals. Vernon’s hot ticket coaching sessions are not the only talents of his that are in demand. Vernon’s client list reads like a Hollywood Who’s Who having styled such celebrities as Kerri Washington, B ellamy Young, Shonda Rhimes, 5secondsofsummer, Mindy Kaling, Angela Bassett, Aretha Franklin, Michele Williams (Destiny’ Child), Nia Long, Chrissy Teigen, Lisa Leslie, Venus and Serena Williams, Kelly Price, Valerie Jarrett , Gayle King , J im Parrack, Leven Rambin, Tracy Braxton, Erica and Tina Campbell (MaryMary), Cicely Tyson to name a few.
His stunning creations have graced the pages of such prominent magazines as Glamour, People, Essence, Ebony, US Weekly, and Sister 2 Sister. His work has also appeared on the red carpet at high profile media events, including the VH1 Awards, the BET Awards, the MTV Fashion Awards, and the ESPY Awards. No stranger to television, Vernon has been called to style guests for VH1, Oprah, David Letterman, Regis and Kelly, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Braxton Family Values, Good Morning America, and The CBS Morning Show. An astute business owner, Vernon established the Vernon Martins salon and day spa in 1998 to serve long-time clients and to mentor a new generation of talented artists in his hometown of Washington, DC. Leveraging his business success and intimate knowledge of the hair styling world, in 2017 Vernon teamed up with gospel Royalty Erica Campbell of MaryMary and founded the social venture, Erica By Erica Campbell the ambassador of Vema Couture Hair. Vema is a cause driven startup focused on bringing high quality wigs and hair extensions to market so that it can support philanthropic efforts to empower young women. Vernon wants to make women not just look, but feel beautiful so they may become the entrepreneurs, thinkers and leaders of tomorrow.
Kerri Washington Bellamy Young Shonda Rhimes 5SecondsofSummer Mindy Kaling Angela Bassett Aretha Franklin Michele Wiliams (of Destiny’s Child)
Nia Long Chrissy Teigen Lisa Leslie
Venus Williams Serena Wiliams Kelly Price Valerie Jarrett Gayle King Jim Parrack Levin Rambin Traci Braxton Cicely Tyson Jurnee Smollet Erica Campbell & Tina Campbell (of Mary Mary)
Fox5DC • “Hair Talk with Celebrity Hair Stylist Vernon Martin”
VeMa Couture Hair is the new phenomenon for women and girls of all ages everywhere! The owner of VeMa Wigs and Hair is celebrity hair stylist Vernon Martin, who has searched for a hair line that represented the type of clients he’s serviced for years. He had come in contact with many hair distributors but nothing quite spoke to him the way he needed it to. He later began a search for a hair manufacturer so he could provide hair services for his clients he felt deserved to channel that inner beauty queen dying to escape. Whether she desired straight, curly, long, short ,blonde or natural you name it we have it . We are here to meet the needs of the masses. VeMa has also teamed up with the beautiful Erica Campbell as the Ambassador of the company, once Mrs. Campbell heard what this company stood for she was more than elated to join us as we created a special line for her named “Erica by Erica Campbell” which is a luscious and flawless line of hair extensions and wigs that are elegant, jaw dropping, alluring and most of all AFFORDABLE! All hair is 100% natural Indian. We are a family company and we meet the needs of our customers with 100% customer service.
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I am truly honored to have this special moment in my life to be able to serve phenomenal women throughout the world with VeMa Couture Hair
Erica Campbell
“Vernon is an innovator. The first time I came to his salon he listened, spun me in his chair, and proceeded to create nothing short of ART. Since then, I have received nothing but complements on the artistic styles he creates.”
- Lorraine
SERVICES WOMEN’S HAIRCUT/STYLE RELAXER SEMI PERMANENT COLOR/STYLE SHAMPOO/STYLE WEAVE WIG INSTALL COLOR & CUT PERMANENT COLOR TREATMENT (ONE PROCESS/STYLE) RELAXER WITH COLOR RELAXER/ COLOR & CUT
617 Rhode Island Ave NE Washington D.C., DC 20002 (202) 588-5600 www.vernonmartins.com
“This elite team of hair professionals are certainly in a league of their own!! My very own glam squad!!” - Sharita
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@theevernonmartin /vernon.martin.14 vernon_05@icloud.com
(202) 588-5600 Vernon Martin’s Salon 617 Rhode Island Ave NE Washington D.C., DC 20002 Private Appointments Available