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Bradenton, Florida, United States
My name is Kelly Harmsen and I've been a licensed Cosmetologist since 1991. Born and raised in Chicago Heights, Illinois now living in Bradenton, Florida and owner of my own hair & art salon. I started at eight years old working in my Dad's hair salon and loving it. While all of the other kids were reading Dr. Seuss I was readng Vidal Sassoon. After graduating from Beauty School I started assisting at a salon that offered additional education to further my career. I became heavily involved in RUSK after attending classes with my boss to watch them cut hair. I consider Irvine Rusk to be my biggest inspiration along with my Dad. I love what I do and if you come to visit me hopefully you will too. I specialize in cutting, corrective coloring, foiling and working with curly hair. I have very naturally curly hair myself and until you live with curly hair you don't understand it. I love helping someone to love their curly hair also.
Showing posts with label Lakewood Ranch Hair Salons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lakewood Ranch Hair Salons. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Balayage/Highlight - Toner - Haircut Blowdry

This is my beautiful niece who hadn't had her hair colored in about six months and didn't want anything too noticeable because she was looking for a part-time job while still in high school.

I started with some foils around her face and went backward on her head so the front would be the lightest to look like she had been at the beach.  I purposely wanted them to be darker through the back and underneath of her hair.  I did some very random thick & thin pieces to make it very organic looking and yet it all blended together.  Then I toned her to take some of the warmth out of her hair but not all of it.  I love the way it turned out and so did she.  Hope she gets the job she is interviewing for.


Sunday, June 9, 2019

Framesi Hair Color And Products Salon

I have been using Framesi for almost 30 years.  It is my favorite hair color/product for my clients.  I also carry the line so even if you aren't a client but need it just contact me at 941-993-6856 to come in and stock up.  Here are a few of my personal favorites.







Before & After Haircut

My son's friend hadn't had his haircut in over four years.  He wanted to cut it and donate it to kids with cancer.  He has beautiful hair.  I told him that women would kill for this lol.




Friday, June 1, 2012

RUSK Halo Technique and Angled Front

I did this haircut using the halo technique by RUSK and then all the hair from the middle of the ear and forward I left with a heavy angle that was broken up with the alpha blades to take out some weight but leave the length.





Thursday, May 5, 2011

Prom

There is a great article in Allure magazine about the do's and don'ts for prom...check it out...article.....ponytails are very big this summer..there is nothing like a sleek ponytail with a little teasing on top to add a classic touch to anything you wear.

Me Too Salon

I'm happy to post the first article written about our salon...Me Too Salon..article

Beth Minardi's article from Behind The Chair

Beth Minardi isn't called the Queen of Haircolor for nothing.  I found a great article from her on Behind The Chair....Here it is: article

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Three Dimentional Highlights & Angled Bob

This is my client Helen after  three dimentional highlights and a haircut.











Photo Shoot at Me Too Salon

This is a picture of my model Becky which we used for our photo shootl.  The photos were taken by Studio Four Photography

Zerran Reallisse Semi-Permanent Straightner Class

Tomorrow we are having a class on Zerran Reallisse which is a semi-permanent straightner and also an alternative to the dangerous Keratin Straightners that have formaldehyde in them and are causing all kinds of health problems.  I will post more later.  I can't wait to start offering this to my clients. Watch this Video to learn more about it.

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Before & After Corrective Color


I had a woman come in to see me last month that needed a corrective color.  Her base was a dark brown, her midshaft was orange and her ends were yellow.  It was a mess.  After i fixed it the color was beautiful.  Here are the before and after photos.