Mar 11 2009
March’s Featured Dominican Stylist - Mariana Ascencio
Fast Facts:
Salon Name: Image Beauty Salon & Dominican Image Hair Salon
Salon Location: 1824 Columbia Rd, NW Washington, DC 20009; 5801-A Eastern Ave., Hyattsville, MD 20782
Salon Phone: (202) 234-4194; (301) 559-1088
RBH: Hello Mariana! Congratulations on being our Featured Dominican Stylist for the month of March!
Mariana: Thank you for featuring me!
RBH: Tell us about how you first got started doing hair.
Mariana: Well, I started doing hair back at home (Dominican Republic); I graduated from cosmetology school in 1984 then moved to the United States in 1985.
RBH: Did you immediately open up your own salon when you moved to the United States?
Mariana: Oh no. I worked at a salon called Mireya’s Beauty Salon for 12 years (1985-1992). Then I had a partnership with another woman named Francis to co-own a salon on 18th Street in Washington, DC for six years (1998-2003). It was after that partnership that I opened my first salon - Image Beauty Salon.
RBH: How do you juggle having two salons? Do you work at both?
Mariana: Yes, I work at both. I have days when I’m at Image Beauty and then other days when I’m at Dominican Image. I work with friends that I’ve known since I moved to this country.
RBH: This isn’t a fair question, but do you like being at one salon over the other?
Mariana: No, I love them both. We are all professionals with many years of experience, and love doing hair.
RBH: Do you specialize in any hair type?
Mariana: We specialize in every hair type! Visit us today!
Tbanks RBH for anotehr great blog about Dominican stylist throughout the US. Please, pleae, please feature some stylists here in south Florida.
Thanks!!