HI! IT’S ME, RACHEL DOWNING. I’M A FREELANCE CUT/ COLORIST/EXTENSIONS ARTIST 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.

ABOUT ME: I’M VERSATILE IN CUTTING HAIR WITH SHEARS, RAZORS, AND CLIPPERS (I’M FOREVER PROUD TO HAVE BEGUN MY CAREER TRAINING UNDER NICK ARROJO, ONE OF THE BEST HAIRCUTTERS IN THE WORLD). I’M CURRENTLY OBSESSED WITH THE WORLD OF HAIR EXTENSIONS, AND I UTILIZE BOTH FOIL HIGHLIGHTING AND BALAYAGE TECHNIQUES TO ACHIEVE THE PERFECT BLONDES, BRUNETTES AND REDHEADS.

ABOUT THE SALON: YOU’LL FIND HAPPY SUNSHINE HAIR TO BE BRIGHT, INVITING, FILLED WITH PLANTS, AND EXUDING WARM HOSPITALITY. I’M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU. (BYO PUPPY!)

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