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Toni CapoMAZZA
OWNER/ master stylist
About:
Toni Capomazza is a professional hair stylist and owner of La Rousse Salon and Spa. She has a strong commitment to providing exceptional service and style to her clients and offers a true luxury salon and spa experience at La Rousse. In 2004, Toni went out on her own opening La Rousse just off the square. With the addition of stylists, La Rousse quickly outgrew its original location and moved to its current location on Jefferson Avenue in 2010.In 12 years, Toni has assembled a team of stylists, technicians and aestheticians that share her philosophy of service and style. La Rousse continues to grow and, in 2016, expanded to two locations providing clients with a dedicated location for spa services. Toni’s dedication to giving each client a unique, luxury experience has made La Rousse Oxford’s premiere salon and spa.
email:
toni@laroussesalon.com
Management
Rachel Marascalco
General MAnager
About:
A natural leader and long-time fan of all things related to hair and makeup, Rachel oversees operations at La Rousse, ensuring things run perfectly. A graduate of Mississippi State University, Rachel has over 15 years of experience in management--10 of those years in the beauty industry. In fact, it was the salon that brought Rachel to Oxford from Jackson, having since grown the salon to include 13 additional stylists, three treatment rooms, four nail tables and a retail store. When she’s not at La Rousse, Rachel enjoys spending time with her husband, Paul Marascalco and their three children.
email:
rachel@laroussesalon.com
Jennifer Strode
Spa Manager
about:
Live a life of love. Ephesians 5:2 is Jennifer’s motto. She is a wife and mother of two sons and enjoys spending all the time she can with her family. She comes to us from a management and booking background and we have enjoyed watching Jennifer grow in the beauty industry. When she was 10 she really wanted to be Madonna - maybe this is her start.
Email:
jennifer@laroussesalon.com
Master Stylist
KARI HANLEY
about:
After being in the salon industry for 30 years, Kari is a strong leader here at La Rousse. She is a great mentor and loves educating assistants on the ins and outs of everything hair. She loves to run and being outdoors. Kari and her husband, Jeff love to devote time to charities and their church.
Instagram: @Karijhanley
Jessica Lynch Rector
about:
Jessica knew at an early age she would someday like to become a hairdresser. She began cutting her sister’s and her doll’s hair at 4 years old. The passion was naturally within her. She had the opportunity to begin cosmetology school during her junior year of high school. This allowed her to graduate high school and cosmetology school the same year…1990. She enjoys relating to her clients and helping envision their personal style. She moved to Oxford from Arkansas in 2013 and joined the LaRousse team in the fall.
Outside of work she is a certified yoga teacher, which is a second passion. She loves learning about wellness, meditation, healthy living and eating, and applying what she has learned to help others. She enjoys working in her yard and seeing how many perennials and herbs she can grow successfully.
Instagram:@jessallabouthair
Senior Stylist
Cat Jennings
About:
Cat vividly remembers asking her mother how to spell “cosmetology” in the second grade so that she could answer a homework question on what she wanted to be when she grew up. She always knew the beauty industry was the right fit for her. She loves making her clients feel beautiful and be their best self. While being with her husband on the boat and going to concerts together are her most favorite times, chilling with her dog Stella runs a close second. After her sister passed from Lupus, Cat is interested in helping find a cure for this autoimmune illness and its causes.
Instagram: @catlovescolor
Dallas Nutt
ABOUT:
The superstar of the salon, Dallas is the epitome of true southern glam. She is full of positive vibes and is obsessed with her cat, Ophelia. She started at La Rousse in 2012 and has made her way to a Stylist III. She got “Most likely to be remembered” in high school and she is definitely headed in that direction here a La Rousse.
Instagram: @hairbydal
Advanced Stylist
CIARA HARRISON
ABOUT:
Ciara came to us from Maine in the fall of 2017. It was a BIG move coming to the South but she fits right in to La Rousse, making it home. She is driven, passionate and thorough and her clients know she is 100% invested in them. You can catch her singing on Sundays and supporting Light for Life, a non-profit supporting a children’s home in Bangladesh.
Instagram: @ciaraharrisonhair
Junior Stylist
COURTNEY duffie
about:
Courtney started with La Rousse as an Assistant right out of cosmetology school in May 2015. Since then she has grown into a Stylist II position. She is great with blondes, dependable and always has a smile on her face. Her pride and joy is her son Liam and loves spending quality time with him and her fiancé, Brian.
Instagram: @hairbycourtneyd_
MARLEY TAYLOR
About:
Marley is one of four girls in her family and has been making her sisters beautiful since before she can remember. She has stepped up to the large task of being a Stylist and is all about taking care of her clients. She is thankful she found her true passion early in life and enjoys spending her days in beauty. She continues to try to learn new things to keep her passion alive. If she’s not at the salon she’s reading or enjoying a good glass of wine with her friends.
Instagram: @marleyashlyn
New Talent
HEATHER PICKERING
about:
A South Carolina native with five sisters, Heather always knew the beauty industry was her calling. She loved to style her sisters’ hair and being the middle child there was never a shortage of sisterly love. She saw a change in people when they felt good about themselves and she wanted to make that her life mission. She strives to do that to each of her clients every day at La Rousse. She thinks (knows) it’s the best part of her job.
Heather enjoys traveling to see her family and relaxing at the beach. She now resides in Pontotoc on a farm with her husband, three beautiful children and lots of horses. On Sundays after church you will find her rounding up the horses and spending time with her family.
Instagram: @styledbyheather
Ginger Presley
about:
The most exciting thing about being a stylist to Ginger is having clients sit in her chair and leave feeling good about themselves. She strives to continue her education at every opportunity and when she is not working she is dreaming of the beach, cooking and spending time with her kids (which is what she loves most). She continues to touch lives every day and she looks forward to each person that sits in her chair.
Instagram: @hairby_gingerp
Assistants
Sierra Fewell
About:
Sierra is a true optimist, is full of life and positive energy. When she isn’t styling your hair or learning the beauty industry she is enjoying yoga and meditating. She also devotes her time to End It Movement and #timesup, committed to women’s rights. She just finished the Paul Mitchell school outside of Los Angeles and is glad to be back in the South.
Instagram: @styledby_sierra
Esthetics
Sarah Rand
ABOUT:
Sarah grew up on each coast of the US and came to Oxford, which she now calls home, via California. After starting her decade and a half skincare path in Beverly Hills under genius extraordinaire; Lea Eigard, Sarah moved to Oxford to write and experience a new part of the country. She has a 12 year old chimix rescue named Radar and wakes up every day excited to be doing skincare at La Rousse. If you don’t see her at La Rousse you’ll probably find her on a plane or by the water.
Instagram: @loveallskin_sarahdrand
Nail Technicians
Halon GOSSETT
ABOUT:
Halon has been doing nails for the past 27 years. She actually owned the nail spa that the Spa at La Rousse is in. After convincing her to sell her nail business to us in 2016 she has been a great asset to our team. She is a great team player and a great leader. If she’s not at the spa know she is laughing life up and enjoying every minute of what God has given her.
Instagram: @nailsbyhalon
Keri Burgett
ABOUT:
As a nail technician, Keri prides herself on providing excellent services for all of her clients, while creating a trusting relationship. Her spare time is spent enjoying time with her daughter, fishing, sunnin’ on the beach, and being an active church member and Sunday school teacher.