GG’s, a new locally owned salon, hopes to be the one-stop-shop for a wide variety of cosmetic and hair services.
“I wanted to create an environment where it didn’t matter what service you needed in the beauty industry — whether you are male, female, old, young, no matter who you are, what your hair texture is, or anything else,” owner Steph Boling said.
Boling has been working in the beauty industry ever since she graduated cosmetology school in 2005, but she opened her dream business in February.
GG’s can provide everything from traditional barbering, fades, and customizing wigs to eyelashes, eyebrows, permanent makeup, and permanent hair lines, plus man weaves and facials. She also just hired a nail tech.
“We pride our menu on being very diverse. Maybe your son has locks, so I’m going to re-twist your son’s hair while you’re getting a manicure,” Boling said. “We’re all busy people and a lot of times we don’t have time to do everything individually, so I created a place where everyone is welcome and we can do it all at one spot.”
A business that offers such a wide variety of services needs the help of more than one individual, so Boling said she owes everything to her staff.
“It’s important for me to make sure my team always feels encouraged, empowered, and like they’re family,” Boling said. “This is my lifelong dream. This is everything I have worked for all these years, so if I didn’t have the people with me to help me build this, it would be nothing. It would just be an empty building.”
Apart from her career in the beauty industry, Boling is also the youth minister at Mount Calvary Baptist Church, which she incorporates into her business in several ways.
“Every shirt that we sell goes back into the community for food ministries and things like that,” Boling said. “I’ve called two other friends that own barber shops and soon we’re going to close down my shop for a while, come together and cut hair for some of the local homes that house children without families.”
Boling said that she hopes to continue expanding the services she offers and is looking to find a massage therapist next for rehabilitation massages.
“I have so many clients that work in factories or play sports and they need more of a therapeutic massage,” Boling said. “Once again, why go to other places when you could get it done here?”
For more information or to book an appointment, visit their Facebook Page.
