Meet Our Team
Jeffie
Owner and Master stylist of Isla James Salon, she named the salon after her fierce and beautiful only daughter named Isla James. Jeffie moved to Maui in 2006 after 4 years of mainland training and apprenticeship in downtown Seattle's hottest salon called VAIN. Since then in between being a mother of 3 she has passionately continued her education annually with advanced classes in cutting, color, and styling in New York, New Jersey, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Portland, Oahu, and Seattle. She specializes in Balayage, Color Melting, Highlighting, Cutting, Extensions.......all things HAIR!!! Her personal professional philosophy is that healthy hair is beautiful hair, and it's most important to work with your natural beauty and to gently enhance what you were given. A Maui lifestyle is generally hard enough on the hair with all of the exposure to sunlight and salt water so using the absolute best in products treatments is top priority.
Benji
Benji has been making waves in the hair industry since the year 2000! Working with a multitude of hair textures he has been an extension tech since 2003, blending textures seamlessly & rocking out some fresh cuts & fades over the years, his passions spill over into color as well..transformation & fantasy colors make him purrr with delight! He muses, ‘seeing someone’s smile after they’ve been heard & gifted a grrreat service makes my heart sing.’ With a well rounded cosmetology background & continuing education throughout the years he offers a plethora of services including Braids, Updos, Makeup/Special Effects, Extensions(pinchbraid, weft, iTip, uTip, tape-in, etc.), Dread Maintenance..the list goes on, so come through for a consultation Maintaining a passion for bringing one’s inner beauty to the surface & manifesting his clients visions to reality, he is sure to please
Favorite quotes ‘treat yo self! Or better yet, let me.
Rochelle
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If you have curls, Rochelle is your girl! As someone that blew her curls straight for most of her life, she considers it her mission to help you understand how to work with your natural texture, embrace your curls, find the right products for your hair type (this is key for curls!), and give you a fabulous style that you can easily replicate at home. She comes to us from Boulder, Colorado and understands what it’s like to want amazing hair and live an active lifestyle.
She is a Deva Curl Inspired Stylist and a former Network Educator for Bumble and Bumble, with over 20 years in the beauty and wellness industry. She has done advanced trainings from NYC to LA with some of the most sought out stylists in the country and loves to keep up with the latest trends and techniques. Her specialties include curly and wavy textures, blondes, mature hair, natural hair coloring, sun kissed looks, and balayage. Her strong commitment to ongoing education, advanced trainings from coast to coast, and magic hands will make you feel like your most beautiful, confident self - and love your hair when you walk out the door!
Sarah ChAMBERS
If you're wondering who you would be best booked with, reach out!!! All of our stylists have different styles and specialties. Tell us about your hair goal and we will set you up with the right stylist. Fact of the matter is, come see any one of us - we're the best in our industry.
Peggy
