It's so nice to meet you

Born & Raised in Fall River, Massachusetts I spent my first 20 years in this city. After graduating from Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy in 2010 I hit the ground running. Beginning my career in Providence I was met with a hard dose of reality and by the end of 2011 I found myself enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.  For the next four years I would joke that I got on the "wrong bus" because my hairdresser turned Marine story shook everyone around me and I soon became the the barracks beauty guru from Okinawa, Japan to San Diego, CA.  

In 2015 I exited the Marine Corps and immediately returned to the the beauty industry working in salons and freelancing all over Southern California by 2017 I was ready to bring it all back to the East Coast.

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Over the last decade I've worked with top stylists and colorists learning the newest techniques and multiple hair extensions methods.

The first time I learned any method of hair extensions was in 2010 but my own hair extension journey is what changed my life.

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My goal has always been for women look in the mirror and feel beautiful, powerful, and confident. Exactly how I felt having my first set of extensions weaved into my own hair. In an instant I was hooked.

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At Defiant Design my goal is to defy nature and the idea that great hair has to be high maintenance. My goal is always to create a long lasting look that allows you ease of styling and low day-to-day maintenance while protecting the integrity of your natural hair.  

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I believe you can have that fresh 'Just got my hair done' feeling everyday.