My Story 

Hello, name is Abbey Gear aka the Gypsy Hair Queen. I am a vivacious gypsy spirit and a lover of all things good for the soul.....

 

After completing a traditional hairdressing apprenticeship on the Gold Coast nearly 23 years ago, I became disillusioned with the pretentiousness of the hair industry and the bread and butter profits it generated exploiting people's insecurities..... I watched beautiful men and women fall apart, become unwell and unhappy trying to keep up appearances in an industry that relies on fickle fashion trends, celebrity unreality and misplaced vanity whilst preying on the vulnerable and those with low self-esteem. I decided that change was in order and I would do things differently.....and so the Soul Salon was born.....Drawing upon my experiences as a Woman, Mother, Lover, Healer, Hairdresser, Business Owner, Sister and Friend and tying the many courses and modalities I had accrued over the years together I began to share my skills more holistically and for the mutual benefit of Human Kind, Animal Kind and Mother Earth collectively. I was blessed with being taught herbal knowledge and folklore from my Hungarian Anya, (my grandmother who cut and coloured her own hair for over 50 years) and dragged me to every health food store in town and showed me what chamomile can do for blondes and what coffee is to a brunette..... Little did I know then the values of Natural Beauty she was instilling in me and how they would come back to haunt my conscience in the future when it was my turn to work my magic. My conscience forced me to find a better way of doing business that offers the reclamation of one's ability to recognise their worth, their ability to care for themselves and the environment. To uplift and empower and build confidence and love for thyself and the Well-being that it brings. Showing each and every individual that their Beauty inside should be restored and celebrated....

 

 

I believe that  Revolution is truly in the Air when we each individually decide to make our trade in different ways than we were first taught...Finding new ways of doing business that celebrate and include all of the community rather than just a target market who can afford your services.....Treating each and every individual not as a commodity to be traded but as a truly valuable gift worthy of a crown....!