Our Antwerp Chamber of Commerce spotlight for January is Small Town Bliss Hair and Nail Studio on 103 W. River St. in Antwerp, Oh.
Audrey Feasby is the owner and a cosmetologist at Small Town Bliss. Audrey graduated from Antwerp High School in 2006. After high school she attended Ravenscroft Beauty College in Fort Wayne. After graduating, she began working at the Shadow Box Salon in downtown Antwerp. The salon was eventually purchased by Audrey’s aunt, Paula Lichty, and the name was changed to Keystone Salon. Audrey purchased the business from her aunt in 2014 and changed the name to Small Town Bliss in 2016 when she moved to her current location on River St.
Audrey has always had a passion for doing hair. She enjoys the challenges of getting the style just right and seeing the delight in her client’s eyes. She is proud to say that here at Small Town Bliss your beauty is our business, and she is right. She employs 4 other stylists and a nail technician. Stylists working with Audrey are Paula Lichty (Audrey’s aunt), Deb Lucas, Susie Miller and Nicki Harrmann. Chantel Lawson is the nail technician.
Small Town Bliss pulls in clientele from not only Antwerp but Payne, Paulding, Hicksville and Woodburn. Besides shampoos, cuts and blow-outs they also do color, foils up to 3 colors, along with up-dos and formal styles for that special occasion and something called Creative Coloring. This is a coloring style with vibrant and lasting results. Two types of creative coloring are Balayage and Ombre. Balayage service is a highlighting technique that targets a smaller section of hair. A colorist paints bleach or hair color just on the surface of your hair freehand; he or she doesn’t saturate the entire section with hair dye. The result is soft, natural-looking, sun-kissed highlights that easily blend in as hair grows longer. The Ombre is typically done with lightener being placed horizontally with full saturation of the section and then blended upward to diffuse the line. Ombre is more of a horizontal placement while Balayage is more vertical. Choosing which one is right for you really depends on the look you’re trying to achieve. Whether you’re looking for a blonde, brown, red, rose gold or even vivid color look, your artist should be able to work with you on either technique to create the color effect you’re looking for.
Audrey has a talented and friendly staff. In fact, her staff has a combined total of 155 years of making people beautiful. Her salon is cozy and clean and has a small town feel to it. You can expect to be greeted as soon as you walk in the door and Audrey is not shy about telling you about the amazing group of ladies working at the salon that make every day enjoyable. They all enjoy helping their clients to look and feel their very best. Bridal season, prom time and during the holidays you will find Audrey busily working in her shop to make sure that you are ready for your big day.
Audrey was tired of trying to find a shampoo that she loved, one that made her hair feel healthy and looking good without using a lot of chemicals and fillers. She came across a company that helped her develop her own hair care product line. Small Town Bliss is the label and she carries shampoo and conditioner (for both moisturizing and volume), hair spray, amplifying foam, everyday miracle treatment, amethyst oil-which helps with hydration and frizzy hair and illusionist spray.
Chantel Lawson, the nail technician, worked first at Keystone. She stayed with Audrey through the changes and came to Small Town Bliss. Chantel stays very busy with her nail art which is incredibly popular and pedicures which she also does. She is obsessive about keeping her area very clean and professional. She sterilizes her instruments right next to her station and sterilization is done between each client.
The Antwerp Chamber of Commerce is excited to have Small Town Bliss and Audrey and her wonderful staff partnering with us in the Antwerp Community.