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NEW YEAR NEW SPACE
Avant Salon Downtown
located at 318 Colorado is now home to Avant Guadalupe Team.

This studio salon is surrounded by Austin's best restaurants and cafes:
Sullivan's, Truluck's, Kenichi, Bitter End, Capital Brasserie, Halcyon..
It is just a block away from 2nd street retail district.

COMPLIMENTARY VALET PARKING @ Truluck's
week days only, 11 am - 10 pm

Can't seem to get in for your haircut or color during work week?
Then enjoy new expanded hours at Avant downtown:
Tuesday - Saturday, 8am - 10pm

Facial Waxing is now available at downtown location
(brows - $20, upper lip - $15)

JUST BLOWN IN FROM NEW ORLEANS
Join us in welcoming four of New Orlean's most talented hairdressers as they begin their new lives in Austin.

Owners of JKL Salon in New Orleans husband and wife Ken and Janie Laprairie have been involved in the beauty industry for 22 years.
Their salon won numerous awards:
2003 North American Best Long Hair Dressing Salon
2002 North American Best Make Over Salon
2001 North America Best Colour Salon
1997 North American Best Multicultural Salon
link to website

Janie and Ken moved to Austin with their 3 children after they lost everything to hurrican Katrina and are now working at Avant SalonSpa in Gateway Shopping Center.

Vanessa Pareira - a very talented colorist who have worked and trained at JKL Salon for 5 years.
Vanessa recently relocated to Austin after suffering a devastating loss: she lost her mother to the storm, her home, her job and her city. She is now taking custody of her 11 year old sister.
Vanessa has trained with Redken, Paul Mitchell, Vidal Sassoon and with color director of JKL Salon.
Vanessa will start working at Avant SalonSpa in Gateway Shopping Center beginning March 7th, 2006.

We are excited to announce that Avant's former Artistic Director Amanda Arthur is rejoining our team. While working at Avant Amanda has trained with the world famous stylists such as: Ray Civello, Antoinette Beenders, DJ Freed. In 2002 she traveled to London for advanced education in cutting and photography at the London Hair Academy. She is now working at Avant SalonSpa in Gateway Shopping Center.