Cortina Lilley
ESTHETICIAN
THEY/SHE
Cortina is a Brooklyn-born-and-raised esthetician who has been licensed for 6.5 years after graduating from Christine Valmy at just 18. A huge proponent of sugar waxing, they now also provide custom facials, lash lifts, and brow laminations. After receiving an education across multiple skincare brands, at 23 they bring experience, curiosity, and the conviction that beauty never dies.
BOOK WITH CORTINA ESPECIALLY IF: you’re curious about how to take care of your skin, you’re looking for hair removal services (for ALL BODIES), or exfoliation is your middle name.
Elias Lin
HAIR STYLIST
HE/HIM
Hailing from CT, Elias Lin is a hair professional specialising in cuts and color services tailored to individual expression, rather than trends or beauty standards. Elias uses his intuitive cutting style and comprehensive consultation skills to put the “care” back in “haircare.”
BOOK WITH ELIAS ESPECIALLY IF: you’re looking for a hair stylist who actually does ALL curls, you’re looking for a big transformation, or hair science and education get you excited.
Phoenix Casino
HAIR STYLIST
HE/HIM
Phoenix Casino’s practice is guided by three principles: autonomously-defined beauty, authentic expression, and broad access to services. His aesthetic is shaped by punk sensibilities and refined by his interest in fashion, beauty, film, and pop culture history. Working with all lengths of hair, Phoenix’s work ranges from alternative styles to classic cuts, and he always makes sure that you leave his chair with styling tips and tricks to keep your look salon-fresh long after your appointment is over.
BOOK WITH PHOENIX ESPECIALLY IF: you want to learn styling tips and tricks for a fresh look every day, you’re OBSESSED with a bob, you’re curious about what razor cut layers and volume, or beauty is your vice and your virtue.
Smokey Black
MASTER BARBER
HE/THEY/ÉL
Smokey Black is a Latinx and SWANA transmasc queer from Queens, NY. Friendly, talkative, and fluent in Spanish, he specializes in short haircuts of all types and textures. As a master barber, he is highly skilled with skin fades, clipper cuts, scissor cuts, and textured razor cuts. You don’t have to stress in Smokey’s chair, his intuitive style guides him in asking you all the right questions to build a vision for a look that gives confidence and is easy to maintain. Kids are welcome!
BOOK WITH SMOKEY ESPECIALLY IF: you like a straight razor cleanup, you’re looking for a hair design, tú sabes Español, or a hot towel to finish the service sounds heavenly.