I would like to talk about color. Lately we have had a lot of new people who are very apprehensive about color. This nervousness is usually due to bad past experiences and usually justified. Tami, the owner of Shagg Hair Salon has quite a background when it comes to color application and I feel informing people might make their initial apprehensions lighten. In 1998 Steve Wynn opened The Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. He spent millions of dollars on the salon in The Bellagio. He decided to sublease out the salon to the Prive Salon owned by Laurent Dufourg. Laurent is a world renowned hair stylist who does many famous actors and has several hair salons around the country (Florida, New York, and Los Angeles). When Prive started auditioning several months before The Bellagio opening they used the salon at Treasure Island. Treasure Island is one of the hotels in the Mirage Resorts family. Tami obtained an audition along with countless others who flew in from all over the country. Laurent and his staff audition applicants for several weeks. At Prive the employees either worked as a stylist or a colorist. Tami decided to audition to be a colorist. The audition was quite stressful as you could imagine. This was a very desirable employment opportunity. Tami auditioned with many other people and was told she would be called if Prive was to offer her a position. The next day Tami was called and offered one of 4 colorist positions. Working at Bellagio in the Prive Salon allowed Tami to focus on color and take her skills to a very high level. The Bellagio Salon experience was invaluable.
