VAIN Blog

Jenny Slay: puttin’ the senior in senior stylist, 10 years at a time.

This past week marked VAIN senior stylist Jenny Slay’s 10th anniversary with VAIN. Jenny’s unparalleled cut, color, updo, and Great Lengths extensions skills are legendary, and she has the loyal clients to prove it. She’s been the stylist behind more perfect highlights and haircuts, more bold color transformations, wedding day perfections, instant long lengths, and every hair service in between than any other VAIN stylist, and she’s helped make VAIN what it is today with her signature style and talent.

When asked to comment on her milestone, Jenny said, “I feel really satisfied to have been here for so long, to watch VAIN grow and help make it what it is. It’s been really really good to me.” Asked how she and VAIN have changed since 1998, she offered this: “We both have significantly less facial piercings now.”

VAIN owner + styledriver Victoria Thomas Gentry had this to say about Jenny:

Jenny is the queen of hair that’s been colored into a corner. She is fearless in her ability to take even a seemingly helpless corrective color problem and make it gorgeous! I’ve seen her stare down a fierce head of ashy mud-toned highlights and turn them into spun gold. She is the alchemist of hair!

Jenny also makes the fun happen at VAIN. She lifts our spirits by bringing her powers of sharp and witty observation to bear on our daily lives and activities. When you have your life experiences reflected back at you with such quick and funny commentary your day is always bound to get better. I love Jenny so much!

For 10 years of hard work, great humor and amazing hair, VAIN salutes Jenny Slay. We love you!

Jenny Slay works her hair magic at both VAIN locations. Call VAIN downtown at 206.441.3441 or VAIN Ballard at 206.706.2707 to book a free consultation or schedule an appointment. You’ll be glad you did.

Cool stylist, cool style: if you can dream it up, Roxie can make it happen.

When superstar stylist Roxie left VAIN and Seattle last year, you could practically hear the collective “noooooo!” from her loyal following of clients. Since then she’s had a baby girl, has continued to do hair in her new home state of Arkansas, and plays guitar and sings in a pop rock band called (you guessed it) The Roxies. Lucky for us she’s returning to VAIN for a limited engagement. So get your hair ready: Roxie’s back.

Stylist: Roxie

Specialties: very low maintanance cuts and colors that grow out really well and are tailored to the individual, and fun, imaginative fantasy color jobs.

Steel Magnolia: Roxie now has Southern big hair blowout skills to rival the best of them.

Roxie says: “My commitment to self expression and positive change through hair is stronger than ever after having a baby and having to work a little harder to maintain my sense of self and style. I truly see the importance of making hip and confident looks be effortless. ”

On coming back to VAIN: “This summer I hope to reconnect with the VAIN community that I have sorely missed, and I look forward to meeting new people coming to see me for their first time. I’m excited to bring my hairdos back to the streets of Seattle! ”

Roxie returns to VAIN downtown for six weeks only starting June 15th- call 206.441.3441 to book your appointment.

Check out all-new online bios of VAIN downtown apprentice stylists Aubrie and Valentine on VAIN.com. Aubrie cites 70s rock as a personal style inspiration, while Valentine is quickly becoming the fauxhawk champ of the 206 (“they’re not for your emo kid brother anymore.”).

Both Aubrie and Valentine have gone through extensive hair education and rigorous hands-on training to get client-ready (including, and we’re kidding here, a VAIN ropes course, a feats of strength challenge, and an exhausting round of “would you rather…”), and we’re excited to have their skills on the VAIN salon floor. They both bring a passion for hair and personal style to VAIN that’s great to have around. Visit our stylists page on VAIN.com to learn more about them and any of our other talented stylists.

Call VAIN downtown at 206.441.3441 to find out about Valentine and Aubrie’s $15 haircut specials or to book an appointment. VAIN apprentice stylists don’t really go through a ropes course, but they tell us training can feel a little like beauty boot camp.