Willow's Dream Full-Service Salon
Our Salon is driven by our team of creative Stylists. We have ten incredible stylists who all have different talents, techniques, and ideas. They are the foundation of Willow's Dream and we are proud to have them. We provide haircuts, color services including corrective color, styling for formal events, hair treatments, and facial waxing. Our stylists utilize the color lines: Schwarzkopf, Redken - including Redken Shades, Matrix Logics, Chi, Joico, Farouk, Framesi, Wella, Paul Mitchell Shines and The Color, and Biosilk. Come and experience the talents of Nola, Marcy, Tina, Valerie, Brenda, Stephanie, Ivan, Jenn, Sarah, and Amanda.
An award-winning stylist. She specializing in Framesi Color, Italian Style Cutting, and has studied at the Vidal Sassoon Academy, San Francisco. Tina has also studied under Martin Parsons and serves as Lead Judge at regional hair competitions for the National Cosmetology Association. Whether your style is classy or edgy, Tina can provide you with a look you can achieve on your own. Feel free to send Tina an email with any questions at tthaw@hotmail.com.
Nola Jackson has been a stylist for twenty years, dedicated to advanced
education. She started her education in Union, New Jersey at the European
Academy of Hair where she received both her Cosmetologist and Barbers
License. Nola apprenticed and completed Jingle's International Academy.
After completing her training Nola apprenticed with Alee of the Paul
Mitchell Design Team. She went on to further her skills, completing the Rusk
Academy. Nola Jackson has attended hair shows in New York City, Atlanta, Las
Vegas, Winston-Salem and Charlotte.
Valerie Sutton has recently moved to North Carolina from Florida with her husband and two wonderful children. Valerie has been an award-winning stylist for 22 years and specializes in highlights and color correction.
Brenda has a lifetime of hair design and skills. A wonderful stylist with a great sense of humor. She specializes in low maintenance haircuts.
Sarah Spagnuolo
Formally a salon owner of 1459, she has come to us after the birth of Jack, 5 months old, wanting to focus her time on her family and clients. Sarah specializes in color and utilizes the Redken color line. A hairstylist of 9 years, Sarah will be working three days a week here at Willow's Dream and spending her off time with her beautiful family - her daughter Madeline, son Jack and husband Ben.
Amanda Maciog
Amanda is a former Air Force brat who has finally found a permanent home here in Asheville, as well at Willow’s Dream. She earned a B.S. from the University of Rhode Island in Textiles&Fashion Design, studied Theatrical Costume Design at the London College of Fashion, and after a brief career as a theatre seamstress, attended Paul Mitchell the School to follow her true passion-hair. She has been working in the industry now for six years, savoring every minute of it. Amanda loves all things challenging when it comes to hair, from unruly curls to self-inflicted haircolor injuries. You name it, she can fix it. And if she can’t, you’d better believe she’ll research it until she’s got it perfect. Don’t go thinking that she’s all serious from this bio, though. Amanda has a fun, wacky sense of humor, loves her job, and definitely belongs in Asheville.
Drew Gardner
Lifetime of acheivments as a stylist. Managed the #1 hair salon in Salt Lake City for 5 years. Drew moved to Asheville to work as Hair Stylist - on the Last of the Mohicans set and hasn't left since. We're very glad to add Drew to our list of incredible staff!
Danielle Becker
Danielle has been a fantastic stylist in Asheville for years. Personable and a great listener; Danielle highly respects the clients vision.
Lindsay Elliott
Lindsay Elliott launched her career in hair design in the busy and diverse area of South Florida. She has recently relocated to beautiful Asheville and brings with her - 12 years of experience specializing in cuts, color, waxing, and wedding parties. During her time in Florida, Lindsay was also a Redken Color Educator who often flew to Manhattan for training events.
Lindsay's passion and love for her art and people is apparent in the long lasting relationships she has developed with each of her clients through the years. Her clients always receive a warm and personable experience with the intent to have them looking and feeling better than when they walked in.
We are a Phyto Salon and carry the full line of hair and scalp care. We provide intense treatments as well as long-term care plans for all types of hair.
