MEET HOLLY HODGDON - CO-OWNER OF TANGERINE AVEDA

Co-owner and salon director of Tangerine Aveda Lifestyle Salon and Spa

Friendly, successful, talented – Holly is all those things, and she’s also a hair and style expert who is always on the learning path – staying current and learning new style trends.

Over the years Holly has created beautiful hair on many people, including Hillary Clinton.  She was chosen to style candidate Hillary Clinton’s hair before a television news conference in 2007 while Mrs. Clinton was in Reno campaigning for President of the United States.  As you may recall, the future Secretary of State was beautifully coiffed during her northern Nevada visit!  Holly did that.

Holly’s Journey to Reno, Hairstyling and Tangerine

Holly began her career in 1981, graduating with 2,000 hours of cosmetology training from C&C Beauty School in Kalispell, Montana.  She learned the basics of hair care, skin care, and nail care.  After a few years of refining her skills as a hairstylist in Montana, she moved to the Reno area in 1984.

Learning New Hair Styles and Skills, Staying at her Peak

Always wanting to learn and grow her skills, Holly tried out, was accepted, and became a Paul Mitchell Associate.  As an associate, she taught in-salon education and did platform work at hair shows, even working on stage with the late Paul Mitchell in San Francisco at the West Coast Beauty Show.

Holly traveled to London in 2001 to train with the Aveda London Academy’s creative director, David Adams, and haircutting educator, Ian Black. There she learned new techniques of haircutting and color placement. Of course, she brought these new techniques back to Reno, adding new dimensions to client hairstyles.

Taking Success to New Levels

Aveda contacted Holly and her business partner, Ja-Non Barber, and partnered with Sally Meldahl to open northern Nevada’s only flagship Aveda Lifestyle salon – Tangerine Aveda Salon and Spa, which opened for business in 2006 at the Summit Sierra Lifestyle Center.