It’s hard to describe a journey such as the one Miles and I (Nicole) encountered in 2013. We knew we wanted more for ourselves as hairstylists. Not that there was anything wrong with salon culture in the beginning of our careers, but it felt less flexible.
Being a hairstylist you naturally come about a way of art so to speak. This craft is a blend of an artistic eye, and technique. So I ask you, where do we sharpen our saws outside of the salon? Do we only take product based classes until the end of time? Or, do we rather push ourselves further, into the unknown, by producing beautiful works of art in the ways of editorial, education, and travel. We chose the latter. We chose to own a salon that catered to the hairstylist behind the chair but also the artist outside of the salon.
The Roots Salon & Hairstudio name originated with a friend of mine who said we should call the salon Roots, because we were building a salon from the “roots” of our family, and putting that toward the “roots” of your hair. At the time there was maybe one other Roots named salon in all of Colorado. We couldn’t believe it so there we were getting our logo designed and our website built. We were off to the races.
The name has made so much sense to us over the years, because it has embodied everything about us. We pour all of ourselves into our business, and the stylist that reside inside the walls within the Roots name. We have cherished the name for 10 years now, and will continue to cherish is for many years after. It holds a special place in our heart, in our family. Roots was the “roots” and establishment to our business and our careers.
Why the name change you ask… well there are now over ten different variations of Roots Salons in Colorado alone. Clients were beginning to get confused, and we were sometimes losing clients because they would show up at a different Roots thinking it was ours. We know these all businesses are probably dealing with the same. The breaking point came, and I took it upon myself to give Roots Salon & Hairstudio a facelift. Our new name, Mahne Roots Collective.
Where does Mahne Roots Collective come from? Well I (Nicole) recently started a haircare company with one product and one brush called Mahne Gang. I named it Mahne Gang because it was originally a leave in conditioner to support my horses mane growth when I noticed it falling out. That’s a story for another time but, a horses mane and a persons hair later on in life aren’t much different, and require similar nutrients, and moisture we just start to lack as years go on.
Anyway, Mahne Roots Collective, came from wanting to honor the Roots name, combining it with our new adventure into a small scale haircare, and ultimately coming from a collective of us. That is what we are at Roots we are not just a salon. We are not robots, and not one of us will give you the exact same experience as the other, and that’s what makes it beautiful. We are a collective of beautiful, talented, radiant souls willing, and waiting to share our art with you.
We are excited to keep going on this adventure with each and everyone of our family, friends, and guests, and we cannot wait to have you grow with us as the now Mahne Roots Collective.
Bisous The Mahne Roots Team x Nicole
