25 Years of Hair with Patrick Wellington

By Stascha Grande

MAVEN Patrick Wellington

SHINE Fresh Hair Looks, Inspired by Fashion

PASSION Healthy Hair

SALON Wellington Hair Spa (WHS), 119 West 23rd Street, Suite 501

Shine was thrilled to sit down with Patrick Wellington a 

St. Katherine's, Jamaica native, a Master Hair Professional, and founder of the Wellington Hair Spa.   

Shine caught up Patrick last week in his Hair Spa located in the heart of Chelsea.  His salon is fresh, modern, warm, and has a regal feel, much like Patrick's personality.

Shine. How long have you been in the industry?

Patrick . "I have been doing hair for 25 years, I opened this salon 7 years ago"

Shine . Your Salon has a variety of services, what do you specialize in?

Patrick . "We are a full service salon with experienced stylist providing Weaves, Chemicals (Relaxers, Color), Natural Hair (locs, twists, braids), but my speciality is precision cuts, for all textures of hair, I am not a one dimension hair cutter.  We service a variety of clients with a variety of hair textures and we are equiped to satisfy them all.  There are many Broadway artists that are regulars at WHS."

Shine . What would you like to see change about the industry?

Patrick . "Some salons are diluting the industry with the prices they charge and the poor quality of products they provide. This is diminishing the hair industry overall."

Shine.  What's next for Patrick Wellington?

Patrick . "I am always inspired by fresh and changing hair styles derived from the energy of the Fashion industry, so keeping my clients current is important to me.  This month we are celebrating 25 years since I started my hair career.  We are having a huge celebration, a client and friends of WHS photoshoot, it's invitation only, here at the salon.  It's a quarter century in the business, it's time to celebrate!

With a cutting edge salon, a variety of services, a love for hair and a great team, Patrick and the WHS will continue to Shine Brightly undoubtedly for another 25 Years of healthy hair!

To find out more about Patrick Wellington 

and the Wellington Hair Spa, 

go to www.wellingtonhairspa.net, or for appointment 

call 212.206.7962, Tuesday - Saturday.

GARTH, Hairstylist . NYC

By Stascha Grande

MAVEN GARTH

SHINE Healthy Hair, Warm Spirit

PASSION Natural Hair, Looks Relaxed 

SALON Ebony Design . NYC

He hails from the "Land of the Blessed" as it is known by the Caribs. GARTH is a native of St.Vincent, north of Grenada, south of St. Lucia, and west of Barbados. 

In 1997 he moved to the U.S and began working in some of the premiere salons of Brooklyn and New York City. Though his love and passion was hair, GARTH has dabbled in Retail and the Airline industries prior to becoming the accomplished hair stylist he is today.

A seasoned hair care professional, he prides himself in having a genuine interest in your hair. His hair consultations include evaluating your lifestyle, hair texture, facial features and your hair goals.  GARTH is a 360 degree stylist with a robust affinity for color, bond & weave extensions, precision cuts, chemical relaxers & texturizers, but his newest passion is natural hair care.

"Not a lot of people take the time to do natural hair properly, deep conditioning is standard in my natural hair care services. Straightening natural hair (pressing, flat ironing, setting/blow drying) is time consuming, I specialize in helping women grow out their relaxed hair to natural healthy beautiful hair."  GARTH

GARTH on SHINE Summer Magazine Photo Shoot Set with Model/Actress Lisa Branch & MakeUp Artist DeShawn Hatcher, www.deshawnthemakeupartist.moonfruit.com, summer magazine photographer, Sarah McColgan, www.sarahmccolgan.com

Hair by GARTH on Naima Mora of America's Next Top Model, Photographer Nathan Heyward

GARTH is a seasoned salon hair stylist that really cares about your hair. However, please be clear, GARTH's hair repertoire is vast having worked on a variety of print, television, and video shoots to inlcude American Express with Beyonce, Fetish for WWD Magazine, Rip the Runway, Coogi and Shine Magazine to name a few.

His island accent is bold and sexy, his spirit is warm, generous, and charming, but it's his passion for hair, expert consul, service and hair artistry that make 

GARTH Shine's Monday Maven.  

GARTH is available by appointment only, Tuesday - Saturday, 

at EBONY DESIGN, 112 West 27th Street, 7th Floor, NYC 10001 (bet 6th/7th), 212.741.5050.