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Leslie Shores wearing sunglasses and a wide-brimmed hat pointing towards the sky in a field of tall grass with trees in the background.

Known for gentle, conscious hair coloring practices, Leslie has become one of the most sought after Color and Balayage Specialist in Nashville and Chicago. Sharing her love of wellness and the healing arts, Leslie is known for not only creating natural looking hair color but also helping to heal clients hair in the process. She mindfully uses the most gentle and organic ingredients while creating custom hair color for each individual client. She also enjoys sharing holistic advice and keeping their hair as healthy as possible. Leslie’s goal is to help others feel pretty not only on the outside but also from within. Leslie has now been in the hair industry for almost twenty years, working exclusively as a Color & Balayage Specialist. Shores was voted Chicago's Best Hair Colorist 2017 by CS Magazine.

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“The ‘slow lifestyle’ advocates adopting a slower pace of life, consciously making an effort to be more present in the moment, and therefore living in a more balanced, meaningful and life-affirming way.” - Harriet Clifford

 

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Color Training

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• Graduated from an advanced three year Color Training Program and trained under some of the best Colorist in Chicago & Nashville since the age of 18.

• Extended Education includes studying at the L'Oreal Academy in Rome, Italy

• Balayage Training at L'Oreal Academy in New York with Nancy Braun

• Numerous Balayage classes through the L'Oreal Academy in L.A. and Chicago with Nancy Braun and Kaz Amor

• Classically trained in the ABC two week Color Theory at the Vidal Sassoon Academy in Santa Monica, Ca.

• Sunlights Balayage Training with Candy Shaw

• MANE ADDICTS/Jen Atkin Color education with Tracey Cunningham in Beverly Hills

• BTC Color Theory with Celebrity Colorist Justin Anderson of Chris McMillian

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