Looking Beautiful

Written By: Marlene Osteen | Issue: May 2023

Diana Dye

In 30 years at Highlands salon Shear Elevations, first as a stylist and then as owner, Lisa Shearon has built a loyal cadre of clients.

After all, when it comes to hair you don’t want to mess around.  Sure, it grows, but who wants to wait for a bad haircut to grow back or the wrong color to fade?

Simply put, it’s best to put your head – both physically and metaphorically – into the hands of a professional. All of which accounts for the success of Shear Elevations.  Her primp place is the perfect place to be at peace with your mane.

Clients like 20-year-plus patron Elizabeth Little told me that, “I can trust Lisa to really listen to what I want. She always does what I ask and when I can’t decide, I can rely on her to do something wonderful. I’ve never been unhappy.”

Always searching for new ways to bring the best possible looks to life for her clients, Shearon has recently expanded her services to include permanent make up.

Joining the Shear Elevations team is former California resident Diana Dye.  A certified permanent cosmetic professional, Dye has trained in the US, Brazil, and Colombia, South America, with the most skilled and esteemed artists in the field. If you’ve ever dreamed of rolling out of bed looking beautiful, and being able to say, “I woke up like this,” permanent makeup can make that wish a reality.  Also known as micropigmentation or cosmetic tattooing, it allows you to sport a fully “done” face without the use of products. Though the procedure dates to the 80’s, the artistry and techniques have truly evolved since those early days when your grandma tattooed her brows on.

Dye offers a wide range of services. Frustrated with getting your brows to look just, right? Dye offers three options: in addition to the familiar microblading procedure, you can opt for powder brows – a technique designed to create eyebrows with soft powder effect, remarkably similar to powder makeup, or combo brows – the perfect fusion of microblading and powder brows.

Tired of the tedious and time-consuming process of nailing the perfect eyeliner? Consider making your eyes pop and let Dye apply permanent eyeliner. Plagued by uneven lip color? Seek out Dye for lip neutralization. Perhaps the prettiest permanent make up in Dye’s arsenal is lip blushing – a technique used to create anything from a subtle tint to a full-coverage color.

Warm and welcoming, Dye is well known for her commitment to helping her patrons bring their best possible look to life.

Shear Elevations is in Highlands at 225 Spring Street, (828) 371-2344.