As a teenager, Tammy Brimacombe dreamed of owning a hair salon in downtown Clarkston. It was something she actually thought would not become true, until one day her husband came home and announced he had found a spot for a hair salon. After a lot of hard work over the past several months, she saw her dream come true as she opened the doors on Nov. 5, as the proud owner of ‘Pink the Salon? 7157 N. Main Street, suite 205.
‘It’s still all very, very unbelievable, but I am very happy,? said Brimacombe. ‘I used to go get my hair done when I was a teenager at Clarkston hair design and I would just look outside the windows and think ‘I would love to have a salon in downtown Clarkston.??
Brimacombe has lived in Clarkston for 32 years and graduated Clarkston High School in 1989. She said she knew she would never leave Clarkston.
‘I love doing hair, but more than anything I love the atmosphere. And I love the fact that we get to do it in Clarkston, she said. ‘I don’t even like driving to go to work; I didn’t want to drive to Birmingham or something.?
Brimacombe, who co-owns the salon with her husband of 9-years, Jamie Brimacombe, who owns a landscaping business, said he was biggest reason why she ended up with a salon.
‘He worked so hard, almost 115 hours a week for almost a year to try and make it happen, he did down to the last minute,? she said.
When it came to hiring employees, Brimacombe was worried whether or not she would be able to find good employees.
‘I used to think about the kind of people I would want to work for me and who I would want to work with everyday and it just happened exactly how I imagined it,? she said. ‘Everyone just has so much experience and that’s the biggest thing for me. They have all been doing it for so long and have had such good training.?
Tammy’s mother Therese and her sister, Jessica works at the salon as well.
When it came to picking out a name for the salon, Tammy was reminiscing to her husband and daughter Chloe, 8 about names of places she had worked when she was younger that were easy to remember, but not an actual persons name or a foreign word.
‘We were talking about colors and after talking about all these different ideas my daughter said ‘how about our favorite color? so we decided pink, and ran it by some our friends to get a review and the majority was ok, so we decided to keep it,? she said. ‘Hopefully, someday my daughter will follow in my footsteps, so she can take over and I can retire.?
Pink the Salon offers a very warm homey feel, Tammy and Jamie picked out all the d’cor right down to the trim molding.
‘A lot of salons are contemporary or commercial desks,? she said. ‘I thought, if someone was coming into my house, how would I want it to look and feel??
One of Tammy’s clients built each station, which look like antique dressers.
‘Unbelievable, I want to take them home,? she said. ‘They just did a great job.?
Tammy said she is thankful to all those who helped and made the salon possible.
There will be a grand opening at the salon Dec. 8 from 3-5 p.m. For more information or prices, call 248-620-4444.