| HAIR SALON -
2103 E. Bijou, Colorado Springs, CO - Open Mondays,
Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
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| Bijou Gallery and Salon is an American
original. The salon combines hairstyling and fine art. It is conveniently
located approximately one mile from the epicenter of downtown Colorado
Springs at 2103 E. Bijou St. With 16 feet of north facing plate glass
windows, it is the perfect painting studio. The great lighting assists
June Heimsoth not only with her painting tasks, but with her hair
coloring. Hair coloring is the backbone of June’s business -
49% of her clients are color service users. There is a reason for
that; June’s color skills create natural looking color, resulting
in healthier hair - which she considers to be most important.
June doesn’t stop at the hair; She routinely examines the
scalp. After finding a malignant melanoma on a client twenty years
ago, she threw herself into the study of skin cancer. She believes
that hair stylists and barbers could be foremost in early skin cancer
detection - certainly those hidden on the scalp. “No one looks
up there but us,” June says. June does NOT diagnose skin cancer;
she only makes her clients aware of suspicious lesions and when
she sees them she strongly suggests people see their dermatologist.
Her tenacity has resulted in dozens of people nipping early skin
cancers in the bud and perhaps saving lives.
June practices holistic cosmetology - meaning she doesn’t
stop with the skin, hair, and nails, she knows you are what you
eat and drink (and don’t drink). Suffice it to say, you won’t
find a soda machine inBijou Gallery.
June’s razor cuts are sculpture in that often the hair requires
little styling as a great haircut almost styles itself. June believes
hair care should be affordable. June also believes the person in
her chair is very important and since their hair is with them 24/7,
it needs to be right. She seems to know just what people need. She
says, “Experience is a wonderful thing.”
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Coloring is the backbone of June's business - 49% of her client's
are color service users.
