by Ana maria Rangel | Oct 9, 2019 | Profiles
“Our styles here at Ur New Image make us feel free and empowered,” says Nahomi, a client of Ur New Image Salon.Samantha Nicole, owner of Ur New Image Salon, will always stay true to who she is and will never fit the mold. She’s unapologetically herself.The woman is a...
by Ana maria Rangel | Oct 9, 2019 | Profiles
For most of their lives, Danielle Lopez and Kristin Brown have been the “bigger girls”. Growing up together in El Paso, the girls sought out each other for support for mostly everything, especially in regard to self-confidence and body issues. Inspired by their...
by Ana maria Rangel | Oct 9, 2019 | Profiles
A great hairdresser doesn’t merely attach some readymade style to their customer. Instead, the stylist uses hair as a platform to communicate, present and complement the client’s own personality and defining characteristics. That means the two need to talk and...
by Ana maria Rangel | Oct 9, 2019 | Profiles
Master barber and educational representative for the Johnny B. haircare line, Ernesto “Chato” Salazar is Five Star Barbershop’s owner. He began working in the industry alongside his mother, a stylist and owner of her own hair salon for over twenty years. At 26, Chato...
by Ana maria Rangel | Oct 9, 2019 | Profiles
Brenda Losoya is a prime example of what working hard and following your dreams can accomplish. She recalls always having a passion for everything related to beauty and now owns her very own full-service salon, Beauty Avenue. Brenda began working in salons over six...
by Ana maria Rangel | Oct 9, 2019 | Profiles
As a young bi-lingual girl, Melissa Molinar was blessed to fulfill her all-time dream of becoming a cosmetologist by the age of 18. Through hard work and perseverance, she was able to begin her small business in one of El Paso’s top hair salons, Milan Salon & Day...
by Ana maria Rangel | Oct 9, 2019 | Profiles
She warned that her microdermabrasion peels were about results, not some fleeting moment of relaxation. The burning sensation would be well worth the improvements I’d see in my acne scars, wrinkles and overall complexion. Luz Marquez, owner of Milan and Mix Salons,...
by Ana maria Rangel | Oct 9, 2019 | Profiles
Liliana Juarez, RN and Luz Balandran make quite the beauty team. Together, they have over 35 years of experience in the industry, Liliana working as a Nurse-Esthetician and Luz as a Certified Esthetician. After working in tandem at a local cosmetic surgeon’s...
by Ana maria Rangel | Oct 1, 2019 | The City
By: Taylor HinesThe city of El Paso and the borderland region have a palpable magnetism that can be expressed in a variety of ways. Our people are strong; the desert hardens us and demands us to fight for what we need, hardening us and demanding more. Desert people...
by Ana maria Rangel | Sep 13, 2019 | The City
By: Marina MonsisvaisPhotos by: John Horta I live in the beautiful city of El Paso, Texas. El Paso is one of the safest cities in the United States. In fact, more people were killed here in a single act of violence than in all of 2018. On Saturday, August 3, 2019, we...
