(573) 356-5314 Columbia, MO
Meet your stylists
Maja is passionate about beauty, inside and out. A professional stylist for over 19 years, Maja (pronounced Maya) uses hair as her canvas, pushing the artistic boundaries of hair coloring and cutting. She specializes in multi-dimensional color, balayage, color corrections, grey coverage (or blending), and textured cuts. Beauty and cosmetology are her passions and she has recently added skin care, nails, and eyebrow tinting to the list of services offered at Art of Hair & Skin. Maja is accomplished in her field as an educator, mentor, and salon owner. She sustains her creative edge through continued education and is continuously striving to master her trade by learning and training at numerous trade shows and classes in which she utilizes new techniques and innovative products such as: OLAPLEX, CHI Ammonia-Free Color, Malibu C Pro, and Exuvience Professional Skincare. Maja strongly promotes respecting skin and hair integrity, health, and beauty from the inside out. Every client receives a one on one, professional, consultation with Maja in which she provides individualized insight and services to create a complete beauty regimen structured to each client’s unique beauty profile. After 10 years of successful salon ownership, Maja closed her downtown location and has fulfilled her dream of working from her own private studio. Please visit the link below for important Scheduling Information.
Welcome Oktavia!
Oktavia is a 20 year old student apprentice who has been immersed in the beauty world since she was very young. Growing up in a salon and even traveling to hair shows for fun has emerged excitement for the cosmetology industry. Oktavia prides herself in her knowledge and understanding of natural and/or curly hair as she herself has mixed textured curly hair. She is also passionate about hair coloring, styling and nail art. She loves to work with all types of hair and will be accepting client in January. After working at Ulta for a year, she has decided to fully emerge herself in education and take on this apprenticeship to fulfill her love for beauty industry behind the chair. Oktavia is also enrolled in full time classes at MACC and perusing an associates degree. .