When I arrived at the salon I had extremely dry, frizzy and bleached hair with roots that would make a tree jealous…I had recently gone supremely blonde and wanted to tone the colour down a bit. I also requested a challenging cut: cute short boy hair, a bob, or a 60’s inspired bowl. This would be no easy task, but I was in good hands.

Hair stylist Kelly Phillips-LeBlanc has managed to strike that very fine balance the desires of her clients and sound hair design. She’s brutally honest, but in a good way – which makes it easy for you to consider your viable options. As any good stylist will do, Kelly considers all the important factors before taking the scissors to your mane: your personality, your style vision, and your hair future. I tried my best to explain what I was after, and Kelly understood exactly what I wanted and went at it.

“Fast but precise… it’s a very tricky art,” Kelly explains to me as she works with the technique of a surgeon and the social flare of…well, a hair designer. A natural with fashion forward looks, Kelly is sought after because of her ability to produce both cutting edge and classic styles.

Contact Kelly at kphillips332[at]hotmail[dot]com. If you’re looking for new style inspiration, consider heavy bangs, sophisticated bold tones, and chic clean cuts.