HI! IT’S ME, RACHEL DOWNING. I’M A FREELANCE CUT AND COLORIST BASED AT HAPPY SUNSHINE HAIR IN MIDTOWN, MANHATTAN. I CREATED HAPPY SUNSHINE HAIR SO MY SHOP DOGS, MOOSE AND DUCKIE, COULD COME TO WORK WITH ME — AND IT GREW TO INCLUDE SOME OF MY BEST HAIRSTYLIST FRIENDS, TOO. WE ALL WORK FOR OURSELVES AND SHARE THIS HAPPY SALON SPACE.

I’M VERSATILE IN CUTTING HAIR WITH BOTH SHEARS AND A RAZOR (I’M FOREVER PROUD TO HAVE BEGUN MY CAREER TRAINING UNDER NICK ARROJO, ONE OF THE BEST HAIRCUTTERS IN THE WORLD). I’M OBSESSED WITH CREATING NATURAL REDHEADS AND I UTILIZE BOTH FOIL HIGHLIGHTING AND BALAYAGE TECHNIQUES TO ACHIEVE THE PERFECT BLONDE AND BRUNETTE HIGHLIGHTS.

YOU’LL FIND THE SALON TO BE BRIGHT, INVITING, FILLED WITH PLANTS, AND EXUDING WARM HOSPITALITY. I’M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!

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