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The people

Four stylists. One philosophy.

We hire for craft first and personality second, which is to say we hire very slowly. Every person on the floor trained in a senior chair before being trusted with yours.

Owner and Senior Stylist

Margaux Levesque

14 years behind the chair

Margaux Levesque, Owner and Senior Stylist at Noir & Honey

Margaux grew up watching her grandmother, a seamstress, obsess over the difference between close enough and exactly right. That same obsession found its way into her work at the chair. She trained under colorist Dominique Farce in Montreal and spent three years at a flagship Madison Avenue salon before the Pacific Northwest pulled her away for good. She opened Noir and Honey with four chairs, a clear philosophy, and a refusal to double-book.

Specialties

  • Precision cuts
  • Lived-in blonde
  • Grey blending
  • Hand-tied extensions

Training and certifications

  • Studied at the Institut Superieur des Arts de la Mode, Montreal
  • Advanced color training under Dominique Farce
  • Wella Master Color Expert certified
  • Hand-Tied Extension certified, Great Lengths

Fun fact

She keeps a library of 200 color swatches organized by season and refers to it every time she formulates.

Favorite service

Full Balayage

Booking note

Margaux's column is typically 4 to 6 weeks out. For color corrections, book a consult first.

Book with Margaux

Senior Stylist and Texture Specialist

Adrien Vega

10 years behind the chair

Adrien Vega, Senior Stylist and Texture Specialist at Noir & Honey

Adrien started in a Dominican salon in Chicago at nineteen, absorbing blowout technique and scalp work before formal training. He attended the Aveda Institute in Minneapolis, then spent four years at a curl-specialist studio in Seattle before joining Noir and Honey. His approach to curl cutting is methodical: dry, section by section, watching how each curl wants to spring before he commits.

Specialties

  • Curly and coily cuts
  • Modern shags
  • Men's tailored cuts
  • Scalp treatments

Training and certifications

  • Aveda Institute, Minneapolis
  • DevaCurl Certified Specialist
  • Curl by Curl cutting method, advanced level
  • Barbering license, Illinois

Fun fact

He takes a different public transit route to the studio every week to find new things to look at.

Favorite service

Curly and Coily Cut

Booking note

Curly cuts with Adrien book 3 weeks out on average. Please arrive with your natural texture.

Book with Adrien

Color Director

Imani Okafor

8 years behind the chair

Imani Okafor, Color Director at Noir & Honey

Imani started mixing color in her bathroom at fifteen and never really stopped. She earned her license in Atlanta, trained at Vidal Sassoon in Chicago, and spent three years as a colorist at a high-volume editorial studio in San Francisco before moving north to Portland. She is the stylist clients travel for: her color corrections have been flown in from as far as Austin and Montreal.

Specialties

  • Balayage
  • Color correction
  • Vivid and fashion tones
  • Extensions color matching

Training and certifications

  • Vidal Sassoon Academy, Chicago
  • Pravana Color Correction Certified
  • Kenra Platinum Color Educator
  • Olaplex Color Safety certified

Fun fact

She can identify most dye brands by their oxidation smell alone, which is a skill that comes up more often than you would expect.

Favorite service

Vivid and Fashion Color

Booking note

Imani's color correction slots are by consult only. Standard color books 4 to 6 weeks out.

Book with Imani

Stylist and Bridal Lead

Rin Takeda

6 years behind the chair

Rin Takeda, Stylist and Bridal Lead at Noir & Honey

Rin trained at Paul Mitchell in Portland and spent two years cutting and styling at a fast-paced downtown salon before finding their rhythm at Noir and Honey. Their bridal work is intentional and relaxed: they spend as much time talking through the vision as they do with pins and tools. Their bobs are precise, their updos are architectural, and their clients tend to cry happy tears at the trial.

Specialties

  • Bridal and event styling
  • Sharp geometric bobs
  • Editorial braids
  • Blowouts

Training and certifications

  • Paul Mitchell The School, Portland
  • Kenra Bridal Styling certification
  • Schwarzkopf Essential Looks program
  • Advanced braid and updo workshop, Hair New York 2023

Fun fact

Rin can execute a full bridal updo in 38 minutes when a schedule runs late, a skill they have needed more than once.

Favorite service

Special Event Style

Booking note

Bridal trials and event styling book 6 to 12 weeks out. Trial appointments are strongly recommended.

Book with Rin

Recognition

Work that gets noticed.

  • 2024

    Best Hair Salon

    Willamette Week Best of Portland

  • 2024

    Best Color Specialist

    Portland Monthly, Imani Okafor

  • 2023

    Best Stylist

    Willamette Week Best of Portland, Margaux Levesque

  • 2023

    Top Salon

    Yelp, Pearl District Category

  • 2022

    Editor's Pick

    Portland Magazine, Best Local Salons

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