Salon Crush: Halcyon
This week we are Salon Crushing with Kerry Penisula-Spain and Kyla McLean of Halcyon in Invercargill!
When and why did you launch your salon?
Our salon opened mid November 2015. We wanted to create a creative space unique to the industry, providing an asset to our local peers and Invercargill community/businesses as a whole. We have a created a space that makes sense; an escape/sanctuary for our guests, where we can do all that we are passionate about under one roof.
Describe your salon in 10 words or less.
Creative space involving hair, make-up, photography, education. Holistic experience. Escape.
Name three key muses/inspirations.
1. Our families, in particular Kerry’s dad. He is a NZ sculptor with a finger on the creative pulse.
2. The next generation of hairdressers coming through.
3. Each other.
What’s your favourite Boutique Brands product?
Davines Essentials range in general. More natural, no nasties, great result, awesome back story.
What’s the most valuable thing you’ve learned as a salon owner?
Believing in your business plan and sticking to it. It is the original spark of inspiration that set you on the path to start with. Don’t compromise.
What’s your greatest dream as a salon owner?
Succeeding in uplifting our industry/community, and making our mark in the world by giving back. Being leaders in our industry.
Your favourite quote?
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – from PS: I Love You, by H. Jackson Brown.