The Wellington Chamber of Commerce Welcomes
Tresses Color Bar Salon As A New Member
Submitted by Monica Kallas, SharpShooter Marketing
The Wellington Chamber of Commerce recently had a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Tresses Color Bar Salon located at 13873 Wellington Trace, Wellington Florida. Brianne Purnell is the resident expert in hair cutting, coloring, extensions and styling. She operates her salon like those found in New York City, Boston or L.A. with “mixologists” creating hair color at a festive color bar for all to see. Brianne and her staff will have you ready to walk a fashion runway or just leave looking good.
Brianne Purnell was born in Reading, Pennsylvania and moved to Wellington, Florida at a young age. Her grandfather lived and played polo in Wellington with British royalty so moving here was an easy step for the family. Brianne attended the school of the Arts from seventh to eleventh grade. She graduated from Wellington High School in her senior year.
After High School, Brianne attended Palm Beach Community College (Palm Beach State College) and earned an Associates Degree. She then entered New England Tech (Lincoln College) to study cosmetology as she also worked as an assistant at a nearby salon. After graduation, she continued to work at the same salon for another year until she got a position at a spa/salon in Wellington. She worked there for 8 years coloring, cutting, extending and styling.
During that time at the Wellington spa/salon, she continued her education by attending courses in different cities and earned a degree from Redkin. She then attended many programs to become an educator for L’Oreal. At L’Oreal she learned all types of styling including avant-garde runway type styles. Eventually she began to teach classes at the Soho Academy in N.Y. which required her to travel every two weeks for L’Oreal.
While working with other Wellington area salons, Brianne kept thinking about her trips to New York and the vibe that the hair salons had up there. Since there were no similar type shops here in the Palm Beach County area she decided to open her own shop with that Soho NY feel. She launched her new business August 1st of last year. Brianne said, “That’s why I created the color bar. Mainly because it’s just totally different. Ours is more of a laid back atmosphere. You can see everything that’s going on. We “mixologists” showcase the mixing of the making of color. Usually it’s all hidden in a back room and you can’t see anything. Seeing us mixing kind of brings the client into our world.”
She added, “I am a Great Lengths Certified Stylist and I do cold fusion which is a new method of bonding. It uses ultrasonic vibration waves to extend hair so you don’t actually have to use heat. It’s much better for the hair. The hair actually stays in longer.”
Tresses Color Bar Salon helps in the community. They work with Just World to raise money by providing hair styling for their fashion shows.
For more information about Tresses Color Bar Salon call 561.2902457. For more information about businesses in the Wellington Florida area, call 561.792.6525 or visit the NEW Wellington Chamber of Commerce website at www.WellingtonChamber.com.