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Welcome Valarie: Creative Concepts Salon
Written By: Luke Osteen | Issue: March 2023 | Photograph By: Susan Renfro
Creative Concepts, 541 Main Street in Highlands, welcomes a brilliant new stylist and an expanded range of services.
Valarie Welch
Creative Concepts Salon has developed a reputation that extends far beyond the confines of Highlands.
That’s because its stylists offer an entire suite of services, delivered in warm and deeply personal terms. The stylists become more than aesthetic collaborators, they become confidantes and friends.
Salon owner Lacy Jane Vilardo works side by side with her stylists to provide expert cuts for women, men, and children. Creative Concepts is well known for their color services. Should you have a wedding, prom, or other special event coming up, schedule an appointment and you can pamper yourself with a full menu of amenities, including massages and waxing.
“I’m really excited to be able to offer more barbering,” says Lacy Jane. “I feel like it’s definitely something missing in Highlands and I’m glad to be able to offer that – as well as full body waxing!”
The latest artist to join the team at Creative Concepts is Valarie Welch.
A native Highlander, Valarie comes to the practice with an abiding love for styling and a lifetime of experience.
“I knew I had a passion for making people feel the best about themselves at a young age,” Valarie says. “I’m one of five girls, so I grew up always practicing on my sisters. After high-school I started cosmetology school, not knowing for sure if it was something I wanted to make into a career. Shortly after I realized that it was, I became really good at it. In 2018 I moved to Asheville and started working in a barber shop. Doing men’s hair was something that came naturally to me. I loved the fast-paced environment and all the different hair styles. It truly is an art to me.
“I decided to expand my skills and do full body waxing for women. With waxing, I quickly found out that it’s one of the biggest ways women boost their confidence when they have to deal with stubborn body hair.
“I ultimately love making men and women feel good about how they look. I love getting to know each one of my clients and their families. They become friends.
“Outside of work I’m the mother of two beautiful children – a three-year-old daughter and a one-year-old son. In our free time my husband and I enjoy taking the kids hiking or to the park. We’re both artistic and love to create various types of art.”
If you’d like to meet Valarie and discover the vast range of services offered at Creative Concepts, give them a call at (828) 526-3939 or stop in at 541 Main Street. Walk-ins are always welcome.
