Meet Our Hair Salon Team
Our Stylist Level System
At our Charleston hair salon, our talented beauty professionals are categorized into five levels that reflect their experience, ongoing education, technical growth, and the demand for their services. Every stylist is dedicated to personalized service and continuous learning.
Level 1: Building experience and developing skills behind the chair.
Level 2: Growing experience and refining technical skills.
Level 3: Bringing advanced experience and well-developed specialties, particularly in color services.
Level 4: Extensive experience, advanced expertise, and strong demand.
Level 5: Our highest stylist level, reflecting exceptional experience, advanced expertise, and a highly established clientele.
Service prices vary by stylist level. Our team is here to help you choose a stylist who aligns with your hair goals, preferred appointment time, and budget.
Rachel
Level 4 Stylist & Salon Manager
With over seven years of experience and advanced training through VSKI Cosmetology, Rachel embodies a refined blend of artistry and expertise, elevating every guest experience at this premier Charleston hair salon. As both a licensed cosmetologist and licensed instructor, she is committed to delivering exceptional results through precision, ongoing education, and an unwavering attention to detail.
As the Salon Manager, Rachel plays a vital role in upholding the elevated standards, seamless operations, and exceptional guest experience that define this salon. Her leadership reflects her passion for excellence, mentorship, and fostering an environment where both guests and beauty professionals thrive.
Rachel’s expertise lies in bespoke color services and hair styling for long-to-medium-length hair, specializing in effortlessly dimensional blondes, rich brunettes, and transformative colors tailored to each guest’s unique beauty. Her approach is highly personalized, combining technical excellence with an intuitive understanding of color placement, tone, and harmony to create sophisticated, customized results that feel both elevated and timeless.
While her passion is rooted in luxury color and longer hair transformations, Rachel is dedicated to helping each guest achieve a look that enhances their lifestyle, features, and personal style. Her ideal guest is someone seeking a customized color experience and beautifully maintained, healthy hair.
Rachel believes that luxury lies not only in stunning hair but also in the overall experience. She is passionate about creating an atmosphere where guests feel welcomed, cared for, and completely at ease. Every appointment is thoughtfully designed to provide a seamless blend of relaxation, artistry, and exceptional service.
What began as a fascination with hair and self-expression has blossomed into a career focused on helping others feel their most confident and beautiful. Through her commitment to education, innovation, leadership, and elevated guest care, Rachel continues to create transformative experiences that extend far beyond the salon chair.
Kylie
Level 4 Stylists and blonding specialist.
A graduate of VSKI Cosmetology School, Kylie has spent the past four years developing a refined approach to color and creating the elevated results her clients have come to know and trust. As a leading beauty professional in Charleston, she specializes in customized blonding and dimensional color services, including bright blondes, beautifully blended highlights, soft lived-in color, and rich dimension tailored to each guest.
Kylie understands that no two blondes should look exactly the same. She considers each client’s natural coloring, facial features, lifestyle, hair health, and maintenance preferences before creating a personalized color plan. Her attention to placement, tone, balance, and finish allows her to create polished color that enhances her clients’ natural beauty while still feeling completely their own.
Her artistry and attention to detail have earned the trust of clients throughout Charleston, including several well-known local influencers. Most recently, Kylie’s work received national recognition when Bravo credited her as one of the hairstylists for a Southern Hospitality Season 4 reunion cast member. Creating hair for such a highly photographed television event reflects Kylie’s ability to deliver beautifully polished, camera-ready results at an elevated level.
While Kylie is known for her technical talent in hair styling, the experience she creates is just as important as the finished look. She brings a warm, attentive, and professional presence to every appointment, taking the time to listen carefully, understand her client’s vision, and provide thoughtful recommendations. Her goal is not simply to create beautiful hair but to help every guest feel confident, cared for, and completely comfortable in her chair.
For Kylie, hairstyling is also about building genuine relationships. Her favorite part of her career is helping people look and feel their best while forming lasting friendships with the clients who trust her with their hair.
Fun fact: Before beginning her career in the beauty industry, Kylie was a competitive gymnast and represented the South Carolina team. The discipline, precision, focus, and dedication she developed through gymnastics continue to influence the way she approaches her work today.
If you are looking for a highly skilled stylist in a Charleston hair salon who specializes in customized blonding, dimensional color, and an elevated salon experience, Kylie would love to welcome you to her chair.
Tiffany
Level 4 Stylist
With two decades of experience behind the chair at a prominent Charleston hair salon, Tiffany brings an exceptional level of craftsmanship, precision, and artistry to every appointment. Licensed since 2006, she began her career after graduating from Warren Tech in Colorado and completing an intensive two-year apprenticeship, which built the strong technical foundation that continues to define her work today.
Tiffany’s approach to hair styling is both refined and highly personalized. She takes the time to understand each guest’s individual style, lifestyle, and hair goals before creating a look that feels polished, intentional, and uniquely their own. Her specialties include precision and luxury haircuts, lived-in blonding, customized color services, and vivid, creative transformations.
With four years of experience working in a barber shop, Tiffany also has an extensive background in men’s cutting and grooming. Her attention to detail and understanding of shape, movement, and structure allow her to create everything from timeless, tailored cuts to modern, effortless styles.
For Tiffany, a luxury salon experience is about more than the finished look. She is especially known for her signature shampoo experience, an incredibly relaxing, spa-like part of the appointment that her guests consistently rave about. It is one of the thoughtful details she brings to her color services, making time in her chair feel like an experience rather than simply an appointment.
Tiffany is passionate about continued education and evolving her craft, allowing her to pair years of experience with modern techniques and current trends.
Her specialties include:
• Precision & luxury haircuts
• Lived-in blonding & dimensional color
• Customized color services
• Vivid & creative color
• Men’s cuts & grooming
• Signature spa-like shampoo experience
Outside of the salon, Tiffany enjoys spending time with her husband, teenage son, and two dogs. Whether she’s escaping to the mountains, spending a day on the water, or exploring bike trails, she appreciates a lifestyle that feels relaxed, adventurous, and beautifully balanced.
With her combination of experience, technical expertise, creativity, and genuine attention to the details of the guest experience, Tiffany offers an elevated approach to hair that is both luxurious and effortlessly personal.
Sydney
Level 3 Stylist
With more than a decade of experience behind the chair, Sydney brings technical expertise, creativity, and a distinctly artistic perspective to every guest experience at her Charleston hair salon. A graduate of Paul Mitchell the School of Charleston, she has been perfecting her craft since 2013 and has built a career around creating hair that feels as individual as the person wearing it.
Sydney is especially known among beauty professionals for her precision men’s cuts, beautifully layered styles, and bold, creative color. Her strong understanding of shape, movement, and texture allows her to create haircuts that are thoughtfully designed to complement each guest’s features, hair type, and lifestyle.
Color services are another place where Sydney’s creativity comes to life. She has a passion for vivid and fashion-forward color, from subtle pops of unexpected tone to complete transformations. Her artistic eye and attention to detail allow her to create customized results that feel intentional, expressive, and uniquely personal.
Her specialties include:
• Precision men’s cuts & grooming
• Layered & customized haircuts
• Vivid & creative color
• Customized color services
• Bold color transformations
• Styling & finishing
For Sydney, exceptional hair styling is about much more than the final result. She believes a great salon experience should leave guests feeling understood, confident, and empowered to recreate and maintain their look beyond the salon. Education is an important part of her approach, and she enjoys helping guests better understand their hair, the products they use, and how to care for their style between appointments.
After more than 13 years in the industry, Sydney continues to bring curiosity and creativity to her work, staying connected to evolving techniques and trends while maintaining the technical foundation that comes from years of experience behind the chair.
Outside of the salon, Sydney’s artistic personality carries into the things she loves most. She is a proud cat mom to Honey, an avid concert-goer with a love for grunge, rap, and indie music, and enjoys spending time along Charleston’s beaches searching for unique shells.
Creative, experienced, and refreshingly individual, Sydney creates an experience that is polished without feeling predictable. Whether a guest is looking for a beautifully tailored haircut, a precision men’s style, or color that makes a statement, Sydney brings artistry, intention, and years of expertise to every appointment.
Ashlyn
Level 3 Stylist and blonding specialist
Ashlyn is one of the talented beauty professionals at Ashby Rose Hair, a premier Charleston hair salon! Born and raised in the Lowcountry, Ashlyn has always been passionate about helping others feel beautiful and confident. After graduating from VSKI Cosmetology in 2022, she turned that passion into a fulfilling career and has spent the last four years perfecting her craft in hair styling.
Ashlyn specializes in custom blonding and dimensional color services, creating everything from bright, high-impact blondes to soft, lived-in hues that grow out beautifully. She believes every color service should be tailored to the individual, considering each guest’s features, lifestyle, maintenance goals, and overall vision. Whether you’re seeking a seamless balayage, a bold blonde transformation, a low-maintenance lived-in look, or rich dimensional brunette tones, Ashlyn is dedicated to delivering healthy, beautiful hair that feels effortlessly you.
What Ashlyn loves most about being a hairstylist is the chance to merge creativity with connection. She sees the salon as more than just a place for hair styling; it’s a space to relax, recharge, and feel truly cared for. Building genuine relationships with her guests and ensuring they leave feeling more confident than when they arrived is her daily inspiration.
When she’s away from the salon, you’ll usually find her enjoying the simple pleasures of life. She loves spending evenings on the couch watching reality TV with her boyfriend and their dog, exploring new restaurants and local spots with her girlfriends, or wandering the aisles of Target with an iced vanilla latte in hand.
If you’ve been dreaming of the perfect blonde or dimensional color that complements your lifestyle, or if you’re looking for a stylist who truly listens and customizes every appointment, Ashlyn would be thrilled to welcome you into her chair. She can't wait to help you achieve your hair goals while making every visit an experience you'll look forward to.
Madison
Level 2 Stylist
Madison brings a modern eye, thoughtful attention to detail, and an elevated approach to every guest experience at her Charleston hair salon. A graduate of VSKI Cosmetology, she is passionate about creating beautiful, customized hair while continually refining her artistry through education and hands-on experience.
With a natural eye for color, Madison especially enjoys highlights and dimensional color, making her one of the standout beauty professionals in the area. Her approach to color services is intentional and personalized, focusing on seamless blends, beautiful brightness, and carefully selected tones that complement each guest’s complexion, features, and personal style. From soft, lived-in blondes to rich, dimensional brunettes, she creates color designed to feel polished, effortless, and uniquely yours.
Madison believes that beautiful hair should extend beyond color. She offers tailored haircuts for women, men, and children, along with polished blowouts and styling to complete each look. Her attention to detail carries through every step of the appointment, creating a finished result that feels refined and wearable.
Her specialties include:
• Highlights & dimensional color
• Blonding & lived-in color
• Customized brunette tones
• Women’s haircuts
• Men’s & children’s haircuts
• Blowouts & styling
Dedicated to continued education, Madison is always expanding her knowledge of modern techniques, color trends, and elevated salon services to bring her guests the very best experience possible.
Outside of the salon, Madison enjoys spending time with her family and indulging in a little retail therapy. Her warm personality, genuine enthusiasm, and passion for her craft make time in her chair feel welcoming, personalized, and relaxed.
For guests looking for beautiful, modern color paired with thoughtful service and attention to detail, Madison creates an experience that feels effortlessly polished from consultation to final style, making her a top choice among beauty professionals in Charleston.
Ashleigh
Level 1 Stylist
Ashleigh brings natural artistry, creativity, and a keen eye for beautiful color to the Ashby Rose Hair experience, a premier Charleston hair salon. A graduate of VSKI Cosmetology School, she has quickly distinguished herself among beauty professionals through her attention to detail, strong creative instincts, and a genuine passion for helping each guest feel confident and beautiful.
Color is where Ashleigh’s artistry truly shines. She especially loves delivering customized color services that enhance each guest’s individual features and personal style, ranging from rich, dimensional brunettes to bright, luminous blondes. She approaches each service thoughtfully, considering tone, dimension, placement, and the overall finished look to create hair that feels intentional, modern, and beautifully tailored.
Ashleigh enjoys working with a variety of hair types and offers services for women, men, and children at our Charleston hair salon. Whether creating a complete color transformation, refreshing an existing look, or designing a flattering haircut and style, she brings the same care and attention to every appointment.
Her specialties and passions include:
• Blonding & highlights
• Dimensional brunettes
• Customized color
• Color transformations
• Women’s haircuts & styling
• Men’s & children’s haircuts
With a long-term goal of becoming a color specialist, Ashleigh is committed to advanced education, continually expanding her knowledge of color formulation, placement, blonding techniques, and modern trends. Her artistic ability, paired with her dedication to her craft, makes her an exciting talent among beauty professionals at Ashby Rose Hair.
Outside of the salon, Ashleigh loves spending time with friends and family, relaxing at the beach, working out, boating, and enjoying Charleston’s outdoor lifestyle. She is also a music lover and eagerly anticipates her next concert.
Warm, creative, and passionate about her work, Ashleigh wants every guest who sits in her chair to feel comfortable, cared for, and excited about their hair. Her goal is to create beautiful, personalized results that leave each guest feeling refreshed, polished, and confident.
Evelyn
Level 1 Stylist
Evelyn brings a thoughtful blend of creativity, enthusiasm, and artistry to every appointment. A recent graduate of Paul Mitchell, she has cultivated a strong foundation in modern color techniques and hairstyling, with a particular passion for blonding and beautifully customized transformations.
Her approach is refined, personal, and deeply attentive to each guest. Evelyn believes the most beautiful hair is hair that complements an individual’s natural features, personal style, and lifestyle. With an exceptional eye for detail, she uses her creativity to create tailored cuts and color that feel polished, flattering, and effortlessly beautiful.
Evelyn especially enjoys creating bright blondes, soft dimensional highlights, and seamlessly blended lived-in color. Blonde transformations are her specialty, but she also loves creating natural, low-maintenance looks that offer timeless beauty with ease. She enjoys emphasizing each guest’s natural beauty and customizing every service to complement their unique face and features.
To Evelyn, a luxury salon experience is about more than beautiful results. Her warm, outgoing personality and genuine love of conversation create an inviting atmosphere where every guest feels comfortable, valued, and cared for. She is a true busy bee who loves staying active, being on her feet, and bringing positive energy to every appointment.
Her specialties include:
· Highlighting
· Bright blondes and blonde transformations
· Dimensional and lived-in blondes
· Customized brunette tones
· Natural, low-maintenance color
· Women’s styling and finishing
Born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina, Evelyn cannot live without a great cup of coffee or her cats. Outside the salon, she enjoys listening to everything from R&B to rock. Naturally energetic and happiest when staying busy, she brings that same warmth, enthusiasm, and creativity to the salon.
As a Level 1 Stylist at Ashby Rose Hair, Evelyn looks forward to building lasting relationships with her guests while creating beautiful, personalized results and delivering the thoughtful, elevated experience that defines the salon.
Tierra
Salon Coordinator
With seven years of customer service experience, including previous salon coordination experience at a prominent Charleston hair salon, Tierra brings warmth, professionalism, and a genuine passion for exceptional hospitality to Ashby Rose Hair.
A graduate of Arizona State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication and Media Studies, Tierra has a natural understanding of communication, connection, and the importance of building meaningful relationships. Her background enables her to blend polished professionalism with an approachable presence, ensuring that guests feel welcomed and appreciated from the moment they arrive.
As the Salon Coordinator at Ashby Rose Hair, Tierra plays an integral role in enhancing the overall experience for our valued clients. From welcoming guests and coordinating appointments for various beauty services to anticipating client needs and supporting the daily flow of the salon, she helps ensure that each visit feels seamless, personalized, and thoughtfully handled.
Tierra also infuses her creativity and communication expertise into Ashby Rose Hair’s social media presence. She captures the artistry of our talented beauty professionals, showcases stunning client transformations, and shares behind-the-scenes moments that highlight the elevated experience and exceptional color services that make our salon unique.
With her previous salon experience, Tierra understands that exceptional service encompasses much more than merely managing appointments. It’s about remembering the details, nurturing genuine relationships, and making every guest feel valued throughout their hair styling experience.
Whether she’s welcoming you into the salon, helping coordinate your next visit, or capturing a beautiful transformation, Tierra is dedicated to representing the warmth, professionalism, and attention to detail that define Ashby Rose Hair.
For Tierra, exceptional hospitality is simple: it’s not just about the services provided but also about how you make someone feel.
Lauren
Salon Owner
With over 20 years of experience in the luxury aesthetics industry, Lauren brings a distinctive combination of leadership, business expertise, and a refined understanding of beauty professionals to Ashby Rose Hair, a premier Charleston hair salon.
Before becoming a salon owner, Lauren spent two decades managing a high-end plastic surgery practice, where she played a vital role in building and growing a multimillion-dollar business. Throughout her career, she developed extensive experience in practice management, marketing, sales, client retention, team development, and creating the exceptional level of service expected within the luxury aesthetics industry.
That experience became the foundation for her vision for Ashby Rose Hair.
Although Lauren is not a hairstylist, she believes deeply in the artistry and expertise of the beauty professionals behind the chair. As the owner, her focus is on creating an environment where talented stylists can thrive, equipped with the education, support, structure, and opportunities they need to build successful careers. This ensures that every guest enjoys an elevated and highly personalized salon experience.
Lauren is especially passionate about continued education in hair styling, as well as raising the standard of the salon experience. From advanced color services and professional development for the team to thoughtfully selected products and elevated services, she is continually looking for ways to make Ashby Rose Hair exceptional.
For Lauren, luxury is not simply about beautiful surroundings. It encompasses how a guest is welcomed, cared for, listened to, and ultimately how they feel when they leave.
Her vision for Ashby Rose Hair is to create a salon where artistry, education, professionalism, and genuine hospitality come together. A place where clients can trust the talent behind the chair, stylists are inspired to continually elevate their craft, and every appointment is intentionally designed from beginning to end.
At the heart of it all is a simple philosophy: exceptional hair is only one part of the experience. Every guest should leave Ashby Rose Hair looking beautiful, feeling confident, and eagerly anticipating their next visit.