by erika rench
As you walk into Salon Visio in Hood River the urban groove hits you first. Sleek modern lines, high ceilings, lots of light, a wall of cascading water and ambient dance music set the tone that owner Jim Entwisle envisioned when he opened the hair salon four years ago. “I wanted to create a social place—a place for building relationships with our customers and giving them the best services possible,” he said. Specializing in cuts and coloring, Salon Visio was selected by Salon Today as one of the top 200 hair boutiques in the nation for 2010, and it was the only one selected in Oregon. “We are so excited for this national recognition,” Entwisle said. “It shows that you don’t have to give up any services here in the Gorge.”
The range of products they carry by Aveda, Bumble and Bumble, and Oribe adds to that distinction. Aveda’s air, hair and skin care products, which use only botanically based oils and plant essences, fit well with many lifestyles here in the Columbia Gorge. While Aveda’s products enhance natural beauty, Bumble and Bumble likes to kick it up a notch with merchandise that matches their cutting techniques—using lots of texture and layering to get a rougher, edgier look.
“Bumble and Bumble is definitely more animated,” Entwisle said. “It’s for people who know exactly what kind of effect they want to achieve with their hair.” From natural to funky to pure glam, Visio’s newest line, named after and developed by the famous fashion runway stylist Oribe (pronounced or-bay), is a highly concentrated product that does not contain parabens, a cancer causing agent, and it is sulfite-free…
