Rachelle Cruz

Some stylists find hair. Rachelle grew up in it. Her sister was a hairstylist, and Rachelle was her little mannequin, learning the craft chair-side long before she ever picked up the tools herself. When she finally stepped behind the chair, it didn't feel like starting something new. It felt like picking up where she'd left off.

Rachelle sees hair the way a stylist sees an outfit: the finishing piece that makes the whole look make sense. She's always a season ahead, often wearing the trend before anyone has named it, and that instinct shows up in her work as hair that feels current without ever trying too hard.

Her signature is effortless, done properly. Think soft, dimensional colour, cuts that move, and minimal updos for weddings and events: hair that looks like it simply fell into place.  The hair she loves most looks a little undone, like it just happened that way, even though it didn't. It's the kind of effortless she's drawn to herself, and it's why her clients keep coming back season after season.

What she enjoys most is the people. She loves meeting someone new and figuring out how to bring their personality into their hair, so the finished look feels like it belongs to them. She knows how much her clients care about how their hair looks, and she takes that seriously. She's calm and easy to be around, with a dry sense of humour that tends to catch people off guard, and when she laughs, the whole studio hears it.