Check Out Grace Trombly’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Grace Trombly.

Hi Grace, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
I graduated cosmetology school in 2022 and have been working behind the chair ever since! I always knew I’d end up in a creative career but didn’t really discover my passion for doing hair until a bit later but it is by far the best decision I’ve ever made! It’s shaped me so much as a person and has helped bring a lot of other creative and fun people in my life and I’m so grateful for the sense of community being a hairstylist has given me.

Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
I think because I had such a heavy background in art stuff like color theory and a lot of the technical things that we do came pretty easy to me. I’d say my biggest struggles have mostly came from being in a mismatched environment. I’ve worked for a few different salons since I’ve started doing hair and I think it’s really important to find a spot that either pushes you or encourages you push yourself farther. Whether that’s having coworkers that want to see you succeed or being in a space that you really care about I think it’s important to be somewhere that helps inspire you to really care about continuing to grow as a stylist.

As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
I specialize in blonding, lived-in customized color & extensions. I really like to be able to offer services that work well with my clients lifestyles whether they’re someone that has the time and financials to be at the salon every 6 weeks or if they’re someone who wants to come in just once a year. One of my favorite parts about doing hair is getting to see my work out in the wild. My clients will show me pictures of them in huge moments like weddings or big vacations or even having children and it feels really special to see something I created with them in those moments. It’s such a personal experience and I feel really lucky to be able to touch so many people’s lives

We’d love to hear about how you think about risk taking?
I think making the choice of not going to a traditional college was really difficult for me at first. It felt like I was really isolated from a lot of other people my age and I was just kind of living in my own world. It had been my plan for a long time to go to college for art. I had worked with some different artists and was somewhat involved in that world but I didn’t really feel like anything I was doing was making the direct impact I wanted to make. I really like connecting with people, especially other women and I felt like I wasn’t able to do that just being in a studio and painting by myself. I knew I’d always be able to go to to a traditional college if I changed my mind but eventually after hearing about others experiences in cosmetology it really inspired me to go the more untraditional route (at least for me & the people I was surrounded by, given I was enrolled in a college-prep high school) and go to a trade school.

I think the most important part of taking risks is truly making sure you have a strong sense of who you are and what you want and if you’re willing to miss out on what you could be doing in order to really make what you really want to happen work out for you.

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