Vannessa Tate @snowhite_trash

Cut and Run

SALON SPOTLIGHT

What’s the story behind Cut and Run?

In 2017 Tera and I decided to end long distance travel to see one another and to go travelling. This was the beginning of Cut and Run, we chose the name, drew up some posters, and took our equipment backpacking and motorcycling with us to pay our way through South East Asia.

What motivated you to travel?

Motivation was simply to be together since we are from different countries and couldn’t live in our own easily, so we opted for travel.

What did you take away from your time travelling Cambodia & Bangkok? Do you think these perspectives have influenced the way in which you run your business?

We are not very conventional, and I attribute this to the nature of the origins of Cut and R un. When we got home and opened up the shop we really felt like it was an extension what we were doing abroad.

a salon?

Know your business inside out, don’t expand too fast, communication with partners, listen to employees and clients, be true to yourself, write a mission statement, beauty is in the details.

How do you manage to keep the balance between the creative and the business side?

Tough, but you need to make room for creativity, or business will take over.

Is there something you’re still aiming for/hope to achieve?

We are amazed at how well the salon has gone, I think we are still revelling in our quick success, but for future goals we would like to maybe have another shop one day in Terms home of California.

What do you do when you’re not at the salon?

We both play music, we travel, we see bands, and we love friends and family time.

How do you both maintain a good working relationship both as business partners and friends?

This is a hard one, but I think that sharing a common goal is essential in any relationship. Our shop is our bond, our child, and our shared passion.

Finish this sentence: young ambitious hairdressers today need to…?

Keep smashing the boundaries, we have been so impressed with the youth and what they have been doing, its been an inspiration to us.

Describe a C&R customer…

Non conventional, out casts, rockers, punks, alternatives, we are a safe space for all.

You operate a gender neutral pricing policy which we think is great! Why was this important to you?

We realised as a small company we had the ability help change the archaic view of traditional “mens and women’s” hair cuts. Gender shouldn’t need to be a part of the equation when taking about the length of your hair. At the time people found it odd, but I think now the tide has turned, and we are glad we helped this movement.

Beginnings are not easy. What would you recommend to someone who is not about to open At which point do you think you both found your style, your niche?

I’d say on the road, we spend a lot of time talking about this, when we got home and found the space it was pretty much a matter of piecing it together.

Something you’re particularly proud of?

Being able to create a space for LGBTQ+ community to feel comfortable in. It’s important for us to feel like everyone of every walk of life can feel welcome at our salon.

What is it that makes C&R stand out from other salons?

We listen to black metal and watch 1980’s horror films on our VHS.