Balayagenoun
Hand-painted lightening, placed freehand so it grows out soft. Six months between visits is normal.
No. 1Monroe Street, GermantownNashville, Tennessee
Glossary
glos·sa·ry /ˈɡlɒs(ə)ri/ noun
- 1.
- A hair house in a brick building on Monroe Street, for cut, color and the kind of shine people stop you about.
- 2.
- The light healthy hair gives back. See also: compliments, day four, booking the next one before you leave.
Entry · the house
Delphine Ashby, creative director
del·feen ash·bee, noun, founder, Chair 01
Delphine cut hair in New York for eleven years before she came home to Tennessee and found a brick building on Monroe Street with arched windows, good north light and terrible plumbing. She fixed the plumbing.
Glossary opened in 2021 with four chairs. There are eight now, a curl specialist, an extensions room and a waitlist for Saturdays. The rule has not changed: every cut is built to look right on day four, not just on the way out the door.
“A good cut doesn't need you. It does its job while you get on with your day.”
Etymology
From gloss, the light hair returns when it is healthy, and -ary, a place where things are kept. First used on Monroe Street, 2021.
Entry · before, after
Before, after.
adverb, also: what the mirror is for
Camille came in eight months past her last color, with ends that had given up. Scroll and the mirror wipes clean. Nothing here was retouched past what a good mirror does.
- i.A long-layer cut, taken dry60 min
- ii.A root smudge in two shades45 min
- iii.The gloss, then a smooth blowout50 min
Chair 02 · Reese Calloway · 2 hrs 35 min
Contributors
The chairs.
Eight chairs, four of them below. Hover for the color, and for what each one is known for.
01Delphine Ashby
Creative Director
Known for: the bob that grows out right.
Books out 5 weeks
02Reese Calloway
Color Director
Known for: blonde that never looks like it tried.
Books out 4 weeks
04Ines Vargas
Curl Specialist
Known for: shape, from 2A to 4C.
Books out 3 weeks
06Theo Brandt
Senior Stylist
Known for: short cuts with nerve.
Books out 2 weeks
Usage
Used in a sentence.
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The house
An 1890s brick building, four arched windows, eight chairs.
Plan, not to scale
- 01 to 08The chairs, in a line under the arched windows. North light, so color reads true.
- WashA black marble wash bar with reclining chairs and a ten-minute scalp massage you will not want to end.
- GlossThe gloss bar: a 30-minute shine with no appointment, Tuesday to Friday afternoons.
- ExtA private room for extensions fittings and anyone who would rather not be seen mid-foil.
Cited by
[1]“I've had the same cut for six weeks and it still looks like I walked out yesterday.”
[2]“Ines is the first person who cut my curls instead of fighting them.”
[3]“Reese made my blonde look expensive and somehow easier to keep.”
Entry · book
Book, verb.
To keep a chair for yourself. See also: worth it.
- Address
- Monroe Street, Germantown
Nashville, Tennessee 37208 - Hours
- Tuesday to Friday, 9 to 7
Saturday, 8 to 4
Sunday and Monday, closed - Call
- (615) 555 0148
- Write
- hello@glossaryhairhouse.com
- Parking
- Street parking on Monroe, and four spots behind the building.
We text back within one business day.
Received
Penciled in. We'll text you a time.
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see you on Monroe, D.