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Welcome to That Elegant Touch Salon! Ours is a place where a beauty make-over is always a pleasurable experience. A soothing scalp massage, relaxing glass of wine, and a fantastic hair cut or color will definitely make your day special. Our reputation is built on our creative talents and expertise. We believe that in order to provide exceptional service a stylist must have an unshakable foundation of technical skills. With special attention to the form, texture and health of hair, we create intelligent cuts and color that suit the person and the personality that wears it. All cut & style services include thorough consultation, scalp massage, relaxing shampoo, style and finish. |
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Samantha Galarza Salon Director Keune Color Specialist Redken Master Specialist Design Team Member In her seven years here at That Elegant Touch, Samantha focuses on helping to maintain the health of the hair while providing a look that fits the clients wants and needs. Samantha has completed the Redken Master Classes and is certified by Redken as a Master Stylist & Master Colorist. She recently finished training in Keune color and is now a Keune Color Specialist as well. She continues expanding her insight with Updo, advanced cutting techniques and the Redken Exchange and Keune Color Specialist courses. Samantha is currently working towards her marketing and business management degree. Samantha enjoys the positive energy that surrounds her at That Elegant Touch. This paired with the in-salon training and professional classes makes for a working environment above and beyond any other. |
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Jennifer Gooch Keune Color Specialist Redken Color Specialist Design Team Member A stylist for almost 12 years and her training and specialty is in cutting and coloring techniques, as well as special occasion updos. Excellent at working with all hair types, Jennifer works to instill confidence in clients that they can achieve and maintain their new look at home. |
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Ashley White Stylist Cancer Hair Specialist Design Team Member Ashley came to That Elegant Touch 3 years ago and has taken classes on various color techniques and products. She has taken the Kenny Burke hair cutting class and trained with L.A. platform artists. Ashley loves to do mulit color highlights and lowlights, and updo's for special occasions. She also does perms, anti curl treatments and make-up applications. Ashley is also fluent in sign language. She is currently taking appointments for color and cuts for women and men. Ashley works with cancer patients and survivors to help them look and feel their very best. She is trained to help them find the correct products and styles; whether it be a new one or an interim style. Ashley loves that we offer both salon and spa services under the same roof. "This makes it easy for clients to get a relaxing spa service and their hair done in one visit." Ashley thinks all clients will love the relaxing environment. |
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Karen Nguyen Stylist Karen, a McKinney resident of 16 years, is a career stylist and a mom of two. She understands how valuable your time is and educates her clients on how to recreate your style with the minimum of effort. Karen does cuts, color, highlights and perms for both men and women and gets inspiration from her clients. She is a positive thinker, supports our community and believes change can be good. Karen can help you achieve the look that works best with your lifestyle and makes you feel good about yourself. Karen would love to help you make tomorrow a better day. |
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Haley Gray Stylist Haley is a Wylie, Texas native and loves to do color and highlights for women. She also does cuts, styles and blowouts for women and girls ages 5 and up. |
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Kelsey Norris Stylist As a graduate from Toni & Guy hair dressing academy, Kelsey is all about fashion forward and customer service. Kelsey is known for her innovation and creativity. |
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Kari Epperson Stylist Design Team Member Kari has trained with one of McKinney's top master stylists and has an eye for detail. She believes getting to know each client's personal style is the key to achieving a custom "look". She uses color and cutting techniques to create an array of hairdressing from "edgy" to "classic" design. Kari does color, highlights & perms, as well as cuts and styles for men and women of all ages. She is certified in color classes and believes educating the client on how to maintain the health, in addition to the styling techniques, keeps clients coming back for more. You will find Kari to be very friendly, outgoing and respectful to all of her clients. |
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