When she’s not happily creating at Hudson & Fouquet, you can find Alexis indulging in good food and wine.
The Graham Webb graduate has been doing hair since 2002 and lovingly learns new skills by continuing her education whenever and wherever she can, including through the Redken Exchange and Bumble and Bumble University.
Her passion is empowering women, especially those curly girls and redheads…because she knows the struggle.
When she is not enjoying the happy, healthy and fun staff and clients at Hudson & Fouquet, you can find Amy being a Mom and spending time with her family.
To stay up on the latest trends and techniques, Angela regularly continues with classes on styling, cutting, and relaxers. Haircutting remains her favorite service because hair can be transformed and it makes the client feel great.
In her chair, Angela is happy to offer advice, including helping African-American women learn how to best take care of their hair between salon visits. She is savvy about products for men and women and likes to discuss which products work best for volumizing and for daily hold.
When she is not at Hudson & Fouquet, Angela loves to travel and take road trips because “it’s so relaxing to see this big beautiful world!”
After graduating from the Temple Annapolis Paul Mitchell Partner School, Briana joined the Hudson & Fouquet apprentice program. She is particularly fond of blowouts and soft, natural looking hair and loves working with long hair.
If you’re looking to add bounce to your current do, Briana offers a great tip: When it comes to blowouts, women should not always blow dry with their part. It makes it hard to get volume. Blow dry straight up!
When she’s not at Hudson & Fouquet, you will find Briana enjoying a good book and spending time with friends and family.
The Crofton native loves employing her artistry to let loose her creative freedom and find ways to make clients happy with their strands, no matter the color and length. While Balayage is currently her favorite service because of the natural grow-out it provides clients, she also enjoys exercising her coloring skills to provide just the right shade of blonde. To ensure she can provide the best possible services for clients, Brittany regularly seeks out new education so she can continue to hone and expand her expertise.
In her spare time, you will find Brittany painting and spending time with her niece…often at the same time.
Love that chicness you achieve just after your cut but need a tutorial on accomplishing that same look at home? Ask Elena Gwynn! For the past few years, the Temple Annapolis Paul Mitchell Partner School graduate has been honing her knack for helping clients attain a great look at home.
“I love to make every client feel great when he or she looks in the mirror and I really enjoy bringing out clients’ natural beauty and the features that flatter them the most,” explains the Upper Marlboro resident who works with low-maintenance dos as well as shapes and cuts that need more in-salon attention. While her current faves are color services, blondes, highlights, and Balayage, she is partial to finding just the right ways to create dimension that flatters personal style.
When you’re in her chair, Elena is likely to mention her favorite trick for hydrating and repairing hair: leave a good conditioner on during a relaxing Sunday or a day off!
Outside of Hudson & Fouquet, Elena winds down by listening to her favorite bands and snacking!
If you’re up for big changes with cuts and colors, count her in! “I love creating looks based on your lifestyle, whether you get your hair done four times a year or monthly. I can create a look to make it happen!”
After graduating from the Temple Annapolis Paul Mitchell Partner School and America’s Beauty School, she learned to blend her fashion and color sense into creating great looks for clients. She is a big fan of Balayage, a low-maintenance service that creates natural dimension in the hair and gets better with each service. And, she loves colors. She has fun blending colors and creating color changes, like making blondes pink.
In her chair, Gabriella will offer tips on detoxing your hair once a week to remove product and mineral buildup. Hint: it’ll make your blowout last longer.
Outside of Hudson & Fouquet, you will find Gabriella shopping if she isn’t napping, eating, or attending a concert.
Jessica can talk about the latest trends as well as classic styles. She enjoys finding great hues through Balayage and dimensional color but styling remains her favorite service. “It is the last step for a client’s hair and pulls everything together,” she explains, “You see your finished work and how pretty or handsome your client looks and feels.”
As you leave the salon, Jessica may remind you to take into consideration how you take care of your hair. She believes in protecting and caring for this investment and is happy to make recommendations for maintaining those tresses.
She excitedly continues taking classes on cutting techniques and color technique and is delighted to be an industry that will forever grow.
Outside of Hudson and Fouquet, Jessica enjoys nice days on the beach and heading downtown to grab food with friends.
Maryland blondes are among the many Hudson & Fouquet clients happy that Jessie Dean left Georgia for the Free State.
After six years in the trade, the master cosmetologist and stylist still wholeheartedly embraces ongoing learning because, she says, “Life is too short for boring hair. Take chances and try new things!” The certified organic colorist’s passion to help clients branch out has been behind some of her extensive continued training with Aveda, Pulp Riot, Matrix, Kerastase, Kevin Murphy, Redken, Schwarzkopf, Welta, and others.
Since Jessie enjoys “creating multidimensional blondes and experimenting with new Balayage techniques,” she develops unique formulas so that no two clients ever leave with exactly the same color. My goal is always to maintain the maximum integrity of the hair, she explains. On that note, when you’re in her chair, expect Jessie to remind you to be patient when working towards hair goals, especially if you’re blonde. “Happy hair is healthy hair and products are your friends. Salon quality products will protect your investment in salon quality color.”
When she’s not devising perfect color, Jessie loves creating styles with texture for all hair types. She has experience with formal styles for weddings and editorial shoots.
Clearly, Jessie enthusiastically relishes her work and her clients at Hudson & Fouquet. “I put the utmost value in my client relationships because I know without loyal, happy, fulfilled clients, I would have no career at all,” she says, “I’ve had to continue to learn and to grow as a stylist and bring the best of the industry to everyone in my chair. I will always provide a judgment-free environment.”
A graduate of the Hudson & Fouquet apprentice program, Jude continues honing her hair skills, taking classes in in cutting, highlighting, Balayage, color formulation, up-styling, brush set, and styling for editorial shoots. The brush set has become her favorite style. “I love how it can turn an average blowdry and style into something so much more, including longer lasting results with super smooth, super voluminous hair.”
If you’d like some advice when you sit in her chair, she will likely remind you about the importance of working hairsprays, “a great shield on the hair before using a hot tool that also helps shape style while remaining flexible.”
When she’s not at work, you can find Jude exploring her passions for music, art, and exercise. “I can’t pick just one. They all allow me to express myself and process thoughts and emotions.”
The AVEDA Institute Washington D.C. and Hudson & Fouquet Protégé Program graduate loves making people feel good about themselves and their hair. Her favorite service is highlighting because she enjoys creating dimension and different shades of blonde. And, she knows how to help pick a skin-complimenting tone for hair to really make features pop. Her areas of expertise also include Balayage techniques as well as men’s haircuts and long haircuts.
When she’s not happily creating at Hudson & Fouquet, you can find Kennedi enjoying time with friends and spending time at her farm.
When she’s not surrounded by the talented team at Hudson & Fouquet and enjoying making clients happy, Laurel loves to be outside, in the gym, and visiting her family in North Carolina.
With her background as a Nordstrom’s employee and an esthetics license, Lillian also enjoys hand painting and customizing color and style for each client. “I love seeing a happy client’s reaction.
I want everyone to look in the mirror and see beautiful hair that they are proud of and feel good about,” she says.
When she’s not at Hudson and Fouquet, you will find Lillian with her friends, and likely on the water, boating, paddle boarding, and kayaking.
At age 16, Mariah Dove started in hair as a shampoo girl and then completed her two-year Maryland state apprenticeship under Amy Shaw. She became a certified Amika Braiding Master in 2017 (and if you don’t know about this styling trend, ask her)! This year, she received her Brazilian Blowout certification.
When pressed, Mariah couldn’t decide which service was her favorite—she loves bobs, coloring (especially creative and color corrections), updos, and formal styling. However, her goal is clear: “I will always be honest and realistic with my clients to ensure the integrity of the hair is preserved and that you always leave feeling beautiful.”
When you’re in her chair, Mariah will remind you that regular haircuts and good products make hair happy and healthy!
Outside of Hudson & Fouquet, you will find Mariah where the music is…unless she is hiking and petting as many dogs as she can.
From men’s and women’s cuts to highlights and fashion colors, Meagan Goodnite loves working on clients’ hair because she is keenly aware that hair can help you change the way you feel about yourself.
The Temple: Paul Mitchell Partner School graduate is open to trying new ideas and styles and often suggests that her clients bring a photo to provide reference.
Outside of Hudson & Fouquet, you’ll find Meagan being a mom to her three kids! She loves being with and helping her family.
The friendly and artistic stylist always wants her clients to leave with amazing hair and feel great, whether she is helping them create a whole new look or freshening what they already have. She loves cutting all types of hair, especially curly hair, something with which she has personal experience! When you sit in her chair, she wants to talk about hair, making sure clients are happy with all aspects of their style and color but aren’t afraid to make changes or ask for fun advice.
Outside of Hudson & Fouquet, look for Megan outside! She loves outdoor activities, especially when she’s accompanied by her child and family.
The creative and talented stylist considers himself “mainly a colorist and hair cutter,” and loves all color, although he may be best known for his blondes, from extreme to natural that doesn’t look “rooty” at all.
To ensure that he is clear on his clients’ wishes, PT suggests bringing in a photo. If you don’t have one, PT may whip out his phone to show you photos. “Communication is the biggest thing and we need to make sure we are on the same page so that I can create exactly what you want,” he says, noting that sometimes what one person thinks is blonde is really white blonde. “I’m never unhappy with clients’ needs,” he explains, “And, if we need to make a change, I have no problem correcting anything I’ve done.”
Outside of H&F, if PT isn’t busy hanging with his wife and kids, you’ll likely find him in downtown Annapolis or perhaps playing music with Matt, the two were in a band together for 20 years and still enjoy performing together.
The Chester native completed school through The Temple: A Paul Mitchell school and worked at a Marriotsville salon before joining Hudson & Fouquet.
In her chair, Taylor will definitely remind you to always make time for treatment on your ends. “It is important to get that moisture back in there!”
Outside of Hudson & Fouquet, you will find Taylor hanging out with friends and family, doing weddings on site or somewhere on the water.