Master hairstylist and owner of G Michael Salon, Greg Lee, has developed a reputation as an exceptionally skilled hairstylist. His expert technique, attention to detail, and devotion to creating experiences for each guest has led him to be one of Carmel, Indiana’s top salons and most sought-after hairstylists.

With advanced hair cutting courses, including Vidal Sassoon, Aveda, One-On-One with Nick Arrojo (celebrity hairstylist from television show “What Not To Wear”) in New York, and Misaki at the Juan Juan Salon in Beverly Hills, along with creative color techniques from Vidal Sassoon and Aveda, he is able to envision hairstyles that are designed for each guest.

G Michael Salon in Noblesville offers the BEST Hair Salon services to: Indianapolis, Fishers, Greenwood, Zionsville, Westfield, Indianapolis, Lafayette and Carmel Indiana. Top Indy Hair Stylists.

G Michael Salon in Noblesville Indiana specializes in Wavy, Curly and Straight hair. Creating the best red, blonde, brown and black hair colors in Indy while keeping the integrity and shine.

Have a GREAT day and we look forward to seeing you soon!

G Michael Salon
16095 Prosperity Drive
Suite 400
Noblesville, Indiana 46060
317-773-7700
http://www.gmichaelsalon.com

Each year, the experts in hair authority release their most highly anticipated hairstyles for the current year, and each year without fail you’ll unfortunately see lots of outré hairstyles that are fun to look at but don’t necessarily translate well off the runway. This year, there is no question that wearable looks will have a major presence. That is not, however, to say that creativity won’t still be on full display! We’d like to share with you the Top 5 Picks for the Best 2013 Hair Trends from G Michael Salon in Indianapolis, Indiana.

#1. Low Slung Buns

Last year we saw an explosion of popularity for the Top-Knot! Coined by celebs like Kim Kardashian, Lauren Conrad and Vanessa Hudgens, this trend was one that truly brought our attention back to the classic simplicity of a bun. Designers at 2013′s Mercedes Benz Fashion week coveted a preppier and more chic version of the bun this year and we saw a heavy shift towards a low slung bun. Versace, Givenchy, Ralph Lauren and Chanel alike all strutted their Spring 2013 fashions down the runway with their models absolutely nailing this sleek new look. The low slung bun is so versatile too! Try it with a center part, with bangs, or by pulling a few strands down from right around your face to soften the look.

#2. “Sombrè” (blended and subtle Ombrè)

Ombrè was definitely the biggest hair color trend in 2012, without a doubt! We saw more of the severe-looking ombré trend in 2012. It was meant to very obvious and notable. There was a distinct line separating the dark and light hair. But for 2013, the new version of the Ombré look will be subtle and less in-your-face, in other words, keep an eye out for subtle Ombrè, or “Sombrè”. The sombre trend features a more subtle version of ombre, and usually moves smoothly between two colors that aren’t very far apart on the color spectrum.

#3. Short Pixie Cuts

If over the years, you’ve ever debated about trying out a ultra-short, pixie cut, this is absolutely the year to go for it! While long locks are also super popular for 2013, remember that long hair will always be in. This year we’ve seen celebs who have coveted long tresses for as long as we can remember, step out on the red carpet with shockingly short styles and totally turned their sex-appeal up a notch! You can opt for the edgy rocker look, and be sure to turn heads like Miley Cyrus. Or try out a softer vintage look like Anne Hathaway’s cut inspired by Edie Sedgwick or 60′s supermodel, Twiggy.

#4. Undone Waves

On the runways in the first quarter of the year, it was made clear that “undone” hairstyles would make a mark on the industry this year! Last year we saw more of an intentional look when it came to long-haired styles with curls. For 2013, you may want to try to loosen those curls out a bit and go for Beachy Undone Waves. Use a larger barrel curling iron, say a 1 1/2 or 2 inch barrel, take larger sections of hair (about 1-2 inches), keep the time you hold the hair on the iron shorter, and when you finish, spray with more of a light-weight hold hairspray (try J Beverly Hills ‘Hold Me Lite’) and rake your fingers through the curls, or even run your paddle brush through them completely. The trendsetters are sporting this sexy “just spent the day on the beach” look that gives more of an effortless facade.

#5. Floral Crown Hair Accessories

You don’t have to be Frida Kahlo, Lana del Rey or a hippie flower child to don a floral crown. Diane von Furstenberg tried to introduce this fab hair accessory back in 08′, but even though a few celebs (Nicole Richie included) gave the crown a shot, the trend just didn’t catch on. The fabulous and fun headwear is now THE hottest hair accessory trend. The look is romantic, whimsical and definitely a statement! Not everyone will be bold enough to give the floral crown a try this season, but you’ll definitely see a multitude of boho-chic and fashion-forward brides don the accessory for their Spring and Summer 2013 weddings.

Which of these killer trends will you bestow upon your locks this year?!

G Michael Salon
16095 Prosperity Drive
Suite 400
Noblesville, Indiana 46060
317-773-7700
http://www.gmichaelsalon.com

Hot Hues
“The color trend that will absolutely explode in 2013 is ‘Bronde’, which is that perect shade between blonde and brunette, made popular by supermodel Gisele Bundchen. Other celebrities have caught on to this craze, and because of its versatility, this gorgeously effortless, beauty and natural look has become so popular as of late!”

What’s New
“Both balayage and Ombrè are trending and are going nowhere. Nothing is better than a hair color trend that is both cutting edge and low maintenance. We still see a fair amount of all-over colors, but I predict that you will begin to see a shift in all-over color for 2013, especially in brunettes and reds. Color will go from less caramel to deep chocolate, and less coppery to cool and slightly spicy crimson.”

Star Inspirations
“Blondes are looking for us to replicate the golden ‘California Blonde’ look like Blake Lively and Ashley Benson.”

Voted the BEST Hair Salon in Indianapolis, Indiana……G Michael Salon is what your locks have been craving!

G Michael Salon
16095 Prosperity Drive
Suite 400
Noblesville, Indiana 46060
317-773-7700
http://www.gmichaelsalon.com

Have a GREAT day everyone

G Michael Salon
16095 Prosperity Drive
Suite 400
Noblesville, Indiana 46060
VOTED the BEST Hair Salon in Indianapolis, Indiana
317-773-7700
http://www.gmichaelsalon.com

G Michael Salon
16095 Prosperity Drive
Suite 400
Noblesville, Indiana 46060
317-773-7700
http://www.gmichaelsalon.com

G Michael Salon is…….what your locks have been craving! Call us TODAY at 317-773-7700

G Michael Salon
16095 Prosperity Drive
Suite 400
Noblesville, Indiana 46060
http://www.gmichaelsalon.com

* In this weeks edition of Crazy/Beautiful- This Stylist’s Life, we are thrilled to feature one of the top stylists and salon owners in Indianapolis, Indiana area, Greg Lee. Enjoy!

Noblesville, Indiana, a suburb north of Indianapolis, is known as the middle of the Corn Belt, which is why walking into this salon for the first time is such a shock. Tucked away among the sprawling farm fields is a luxe and modern oasis for all lovers of hair. Greg Lee hit the genetic jackpot with his latest brainchild, G Michael Salon, which is immediately evident by the first class customer service and impressive fleet of elite stylists seen there.

Greg’s vision hasn’t always included cuts and color. During his years as an undergraduate, Greg had law school on the brain and accepted a job as a bailiff for the Marion County Superior Courts in order to pump up his resume. But after getting a dose of the reality of the legal world, Greg realized it was time to reevaluate what his true passion really was.

It was a nice spring day when Greg, and future co-owner of G Michael Salon, Joe, decided that the Monon, a bicycle and pedestrian trail in Indianapolis, would be the perfect place to hash out ideas for the future. Even though neither had any experience in the beauty industry, they both kept coming back to the idea of opening a salon. It was one of those now or never moments where the answer to every question was “why not?” So they did it. And after only 6.5 years post-cosmetology school, they are both able to reap the benefits of having the courage to follow their dream.

My Best Friend’s Hair: Did you always have an idea that this was what you wanted to do?
Greg Lee – G Michael Salon: When I had hair (Greg is currently sporting the clean and low maintenance bald look) I would go to the salon quite often because I kept my hair really, really, blonde. Every time I went in there I always admired how much fun the stylists were having, which is exactly what I wanted.

My Best Friend’s Hair: Have you always had an artistic mind?
Greg Lee – G Michael Salon: I am of both minds. I am artistic but I am also very analytical. I analyze everything. So I really see both ways, which is not the norm. There are so many artistic people who are unable to think numbers, which makes it impossible to run a business, but luckily I am not one of them.

My Best Friend’s Hair: Where did you attend cosmetology school?
Greg Lee – G Michael Salon: I started applying to schools and got accepted to the Aveda Institute in Indianapolis, Indiana, which is where I got my initial training.

My Best Friend’s Hair: You have been incredibly successful so far. What is your secret?
Greg Lee – G Michael Salon: The key to our success has really been that we both have a strong tenacity and resolve. When I set my mind to something, and when Joe sets his mind to something, we are going to go at it with full force. You just can’t stop me when I am in that frame of mind. Even when I am not at work I am thinking about work. I am thinking about how we can grow and what our next step should be. I am thinking about where the market is heading and how we can stay one step ahead. I am thinking about what can we do to be better than we were the day before.

My Best Friend’s Hair: After graduating from Aveda what was your next step?
Greg Lee – G Michael Salon: I worked at a salon for 2.5 years.

My Best Friend’s Hair: What made you decide to move on?
Greg Lee – G Michael Salon: The owners were outsiders of the hair industry. They didn’t do hair or even know how to do hair. They also owned other companies so the salon wasn’t their main focus. Working there I had so many thoughts of how to make the salon better, but being younger and fresh out of school they weren’t receptive to my business ideas. I bit my tongue and did what I needed to do, until eventually an opportunity to start my own place came.

My Best Friend’s Hair: What feelings did you have while making the decision to leave the salon?
Greg Lee – G Michael Salon: After being there for 2.5 years I was scared to leave, but I knew there was a learning curve and that I would be able to figure it out.

My Best Friend’s Hair: What advice would you share with someone beginning his or her first job?
Greg Lee – G Michael Salon: Even though you are part of a unified team, if you want to be successful you have to set yourself apart. The way I did that was by only taking one client at a time. Never having to squeeze someone in allowed me to build relationships.

My Best Friend’s Hair: Tell us about the first salon you owned.
Greg Lee – G Michael Salon: The first salon was tiny and only had one chair. It was so small I didn’t even have room for a receptionist, so I would have every call forwarded to Joe so that he could do the scheduling from home. There were times that he would have to pull off the side of the road just to ensure an appointment was booked. We had to take laundry home every single night and do load after load, but those are the kinds of things you do when you want to become successful. Successful people do the things that unsuccessful people don’t want to do. Even though we were small, we always made sure to maintain a larger than life attitude wherever we went. That definitely helped our reputation.

My Best Friend’s Hair: Did you ever want to give up?
Greg Lee – G Michael Salon: I wouldn’t say that I ever wanted to give up, but there were certainly challenges along the way. But when you are that small, the challenges aren’t as great as they are when you get to the size where I am now. It is crazy to think about how much we have grown.

My Best Friend’s Hair: What do you look for in a stylist?
Greg Lee – G Michael Salon: At lot of salons will do technical interviews where they have a candidate come in and give a cut or color, which we tried for a while, but it really wasn’t useful for me because I am going to teach you a new style anyway. So what we look for are personality traits. The experience of a guest is based solely on how the stylist interacts with them, so we put a lot of emphasis on finding conversationalists. I have very high standards for my stylists and I don’t apologize for those. I let them know up front that they represent an image and when they walk in this door it is like stepping on a stage. People are looking at you and watching you at all times, so you have to keep yourself at the most professional level.

My Best Friend’s Hair: What training does a new stylist have when they start at your salon?
Greg Lee – G Michael Salon: We are actually about to start a stretch of 13 training classes, but more than just classes I teach my stylists how to be professional and how to build relationships, and I openly teach them how to cut hair. I get a lot of satisfaction out of seeing my younger stylists rise and learn how to do amazing, amazing, hair. Our training program is not just sweeping and doing shampoos, it is being with a senior stylist every step of the way. So if they have a question they can ask right then and there. It typically takes about 3 months before I can turn someone fresh out of school into a skilled stylist ready for the floor.

My Best Friend’s Hair: What is one thing that will automatically set a stylist up for failure?
Greg Lee – G Michael Salon: Not being able to think outside of the box. Aveda trains you to think that the Aveda way is the only way, which just isn’t the case. There are other companies, other brands, and other ways. I was criticized a lot, but I still decided to seek further education and training.

My Best Friend’s Hair: How did you go about doing that?
Greg Lee – G Michael Salon: I decided to attend the Vidal Sassoon Academy in Santa Monica. We rely heavily on Vidal Sassoon because it is such a great foundation to have. But I also have many other influences that I use on top of that, such as what I learned from my training with Nick Arrojo from What Not to Wear.

My Best Friend’s Hair: How cool! How did you get connected with him?
Greg Lee – G Michael Salon: I called. Tenacity and resolve. He teaches classes that anyone can attend, but I chose to do a one-on-one class with him. Educational classes in the hair industry in general aren’t cheap, but it must be seen as an investment in your future and in your career, which makes it worth the price.

My Best Friend’s Hair: How important are guest reviews to your personal success as well as the success of your business?
Greg Lee – G Michael Salon: Very important. With technology at our fingertips the first thing we do when checking out a new company is research the reviews. But we have great customer service here, so if a guest is not satisfied we will do everything that we can to make them happy. It doesn’t happen often, but when it does we deal with it well, which helps to keep our reviews positive.

My Best Friend’s Hair: How much of an emphasis do you place on social media?
Greg Lee – G Michael Salon: It is huge. Whenever Lindsay (salon manager) and Joe have any downtime that is what they are doing. Whether it is Pinterest or Facebook or Twitter, we are wherever people want to be. People want to see that we are involved with the same things that they are involved with. But we really take it one step farther by commenting on our follower’s pictures and posts. It is a lot of work, but it is worth it to build relationships not only in person, but online as well.

My Best Friend’s Hair: What trends are you most excited about?
Greg Lee – G Michael Salon: I really think that ombre is here to stay. And there is this thing called sombre, which is basically ombre without such a bright contrast. So if you have really dark hair it is only one or two levels lighter. I see a lot of people wanting bright colors, like bright blues and pinks, which is great but those colors don’t live naturally in hair so they won’t have great staying power. I am also seeing that people absolutely love a straight top that comes down into big loose curls, and also a bit of a messy look is really trending right now. When it comes to cuts there really isn’t one thing that is in, which is what is so great about the styles right now. Long, short, curly, you really see it all.

My Best Friend’s Hair: Have you and your stylists ever given back to the community through styling?
Greg Lee – G Michael Salon: Yes, absolutely. We did a teacher appreciation night recently where we called a local high school and invited 18 teachers to come in and get pampered. We treated them to scalp and hand massages as well as a full consultation on what would be the best for their hair. It was great. Everyone loved it.

My Best Friend’s Hair: How have you dealt with product diversion? Has it had a big impact on your business?
Greg Lee – G Michael Salon: I researched tons and tons of different companies. I knew that I wanted the products to be organically infused with essential oils wherever possible and I knew that I wanted it to be high end, so we decided to go with J Beverly Hills. It is a family owned business that creates products with only salons and stylists in mind so they absolutely will not be sold at a CVS or Walmart, which is also why you will never see a barcode on any of their bottles.

My Best Friend’s Hair: How have you dealt with product diversion? Has it had a big impact on your business?

Greg Lee – G Michael Salon: I researched tons and tons of different companies. I knew that I wanted the products to be organically infused with essential oils wherever possible and I knew that I wanted it to be high end, so we decided to go with J Beverly Hills. It is a family owned business that creates products with only salons and stylists in mind so they absolutely will not be sold at a CVS or Walmart, which is also why you will never see a barcode on any of their bottles.

My Best Friend’s Hair: Do you find that your clients are more loyal to a certain product, or are they more loyal to the convenience of picking up a product at a big retailer?
Greg Lee – G Michael Salon: As small as we are, we are the highest retailer of this product in the Tri-state area. We sell A LOT of product. And we do that because we educate our guests on how to use the products on their own hair, but it also has a lot to do with the performance of the product. That is very important. In my opinion J Beverly Hills is the only line that says it is going to do exactly what it does. It is an instant day and night transition.

My Best Friend’s Hair: Favorite must-have product?
Greg Lee – G Michael Salon: I have two. The first is the masque treatment. That is something you combine with your conditioner every single time you shampoo. It is not a deep conditioner, but it is a treatment for your hair and scalp. It has one job, which is to replace the lost moisture and protein in your hair. My second go-to product is the revive oil. A lot of people were into the Moroccan Oil craze, but this takes it a step farther by adding in grape seed and coconut oil. What that does is to add some shine and soften the hair for better manageability. It is also going to strengthen the hair from the inside out, preventing damaged ends.

Just then a local camera crew walked through the door. G Michael Salon was being featured for a segment that was testing out Hot Buns, an As Seen On TV gadget that attempts to create the look of a sock bun, all without the sock. So I thanked Greg for taking time out of his busy schedule and was about to be on my way, when at the last second Joe approached me to ask for a favor. He wanted to know if I would do the Hot Buns demonstration for a model that had just called in sick. During our conversation Greg told me that the reason everyone in his salon is so positive and happy is because he truly believes you receive back what you project out. So as I sat in the chair, completely and unjustifiably terrified, I had to wonder what I had projected out in order to receive my worst nightmare back. I couldnt quite figure it out, but I do know one thing for sure, the next time I end up in front of a camera, Greg is doing my hair first.

For the love of hair,

Courtney

For more information on Greg Lee & G Michael Salon check the salon out at:

G Michael Salon

16095 Prosperity Drive

Suite 400

Noblesville, Indiana 46060

317-773-7700

http://mybestfriendshair.com/salon/Indiana/Noblesville/g-michael-salon/recommendations

http://www.gmichaelsalon.com

G Michael Salon creates gorgeous bridal hair styles for an Indianapolis photo shoot with Wedding Day Magazine.

G Michael Salon had the GREAT honor of being asked to create bridal hair styles for the cover of Wedding Day Magazine in Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana.

G Michael Salon
16095 Prosperity Drive
Suite 400
Noblesville, Indiana 46060
317-773-7700
http://www.gmichaelsalon.com
https://www.facebook.com/g.michael.salon

And to add to the frenzy…Owner of Hot Tot Haircare, Megan Gage and her FABULOUS product line was featured on the popular ABC Television Network show Shark Tank on January 8th, 2013!!!

Shark Tank Synopsis: A new group of budding entrepreneurs take a chance at making their dreams come true by convincing five self-made, multi-millionaire tycoons to part with their own hard-earned cash and give them the funding they need to jumpstart their business ideas.

Will Megan and Hot Tot Haircare, (newly added product line to the shelves of Indianapolis’s own G Michael Salon) get a deal with the “Sharks”!?

In the meantime, stop in to G Michael Salon in Indianapolis, Indiana and check out our new product line, Hot Tot Haircare for the stylish “Tots” in your life! You’ll LOVE the way these products smell…JUST like a cabbage patch doll!

G Michael Salon
16095 Prosperity Drive
Suite 400
Noblesville, Indiana 46060
317-773-7700
http://www.gmichaelsalon.com

G Michael Salon
16095 Prosperity Drive
Suite 400
Noblesville, Indiana 46060
317-773-7700
http://www.gmichaelsalon.com