Courtney Dahl
Cutting Specialist
A Portland native, Courtney has cultivated an intuitive approach to cutting. Her process is informed and guided by best understanding the needs, concerns, and desires of the client; everything is considered from wearability and maintenance to lifestyle and product use. She believes the best hair is the direct result of accepting its limitations, embracing its imperfections, and enhancing its unique potentialities. This organic methodology was borne over a decade of observation and experience in a variety of salon settings as well as a strong educational background in creative cutting techniques (notably with Anh Co Tran in NYC, Jayne Matthews, and Kevin Murphy Cut.Me). Rather than approaching any service in a formulaic manner, individual assessments dictate which techniques to employ (i.e. dry cutting versus wet, curly versus smooth, etc). As such, appointments run longer than average and the time investment ensures the structure of the shape maintains integrity, increasing the longevity of wear.