I love to create hair that breaks the boundaries of what people think is possible, and reflects the character and spirit of its wearer.  I'm always down for a creative challenge and would love to work on editorial or avant garde looks.

If you live in Eugene, you might have seen me around downtown at my current salon - Imagine @ 943 Olive st.

Here's the backstory:

Layla is not your average hairdresser, in fact it is her third “career” in her brief 31 years on the planet. She attended Whitman College, graduating in 1999 with a BA in Biology and Minor in Chemistry, although dance and music were her unofficial 2nd and 3rd minors. Her first foray into the working world included stem cell research and clinical research into diet and age related eye disease at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, OR. At the same time, Layla was building an underground following in Portland’s rave and club scene as DJ Velo, where she eventually met her husband and current business partner, Jeff. Together in 2003, they toured the Pacific coast on their bicycles, moved to Eugene, and founded TrueLove Sound, a thriving and innovative mobile entertainment company specializing in weddings (http://www.truelovesound.com).

In Eugene, Layla was exposed to the tribal bellydance scene and their costuming aesthetic, and began creating unique hair adornments for her local bellydance community in 2005. Her skill quickly grew and expanded to offer realistic looking synthetic dreadlock falls and extensions that were sought after by dancers and festival goers worldwide including customers in Canada, Australia and the UK as well as all over the United States. Wanting to expand her offerings, in 2007- 2008, Layla attended school for hair design and fell in love with the craft, the sense of renewal and the possibility for transformation that it can bring.

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