Today we’d like to introduce you to Henri Da Silva.
Henri, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?
I am originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, born in 1977. My father owned a few hair Salons and Barber Shops in Rio, and I used to go everyday after school to help him clean the floors and wait on costumers. He introduced me to the profession that would one day became my passion: hair styling. Since my 12-13 years of age, I have been cutting and styling hair. I remember that people in the neighborhood heard about me, a young boy that cut hair, and they would line up to wait to be able to cut their hair with me. And that was the beginning of this wonderful journey pursuing my dreams. As time went on, I was invited to work at the largest hair Salon chain in Rio in 1994. I was 17 years old. I was going to school and working. I worked at Walter’s Coiffeur for 12 years.
I developed to be a master in coloring and balayage and started receiving awards from Loreal. In the following years, I studied at Pivot Point Techniques, Toni & Guy Academy in Brasil and Llongueras Academy in Buenos Aires. I also went on international specializations in London, Barcelona, as well in New York and California. In 2008, I moved to Miami, FL and started working at Jean Claude Biguine in Coral Gables, and while working there, I had the opportunity to become a partner owner at Europa Hair Studio also in Coral Gables. In 2018 I founded The Henri Salon. It is a sophisticated space inside an Art Gallery. The road hasn’t been always easy, but it has surely been fulfilling and also a beautiful learning process. We are forever students in this life. In the near future, I plan to have The Henri Hair Academy to teach develop new techniques.
Has it been a smooth road?
It hasn’t always been a smith road. There several obstacles and hard times. When I started working at the salon and also studying as a teen, it was a 2-hour bus ride each way to go to work. Also, moving to another country and starting over was challenging.
We’d love to hear more about your business.
The Henri Salon is a place where we focus on making women feel more beautiful and happy with innovating technology in Hair. I specialize in colorimetry, visagismo, master Balayage, color correction and hair cuts. I am known mostly for my color correction technique, balayage and hair cut. What sets me apart from other hairstylists is that everything I do is done focusing in the importance of my calling in this world which is to be someone that others that come in contact with me will never forget.
Is our city a good place to do what you do?
Yes, I feel that Miami is a great city for Hair Salons. Superb location for all beauty business.
Contact Info:
- Address: The Henri Salon
194 NW 30th Street
Miami-Florida 33127 - Website: www.thehenrisalon.com
- Phone: (305) 381-0551
- Email: [email protected]
- Instagram: The Henri Salon Windwood
- Facebook: The Henri Salon
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