Our Staff
Tanaz Hair Boutique & Day Spa is dedicated to excellence and client satisfaction. Our talented, experienced stylists, estheticians, nail technicians, and massage therapists will show you why Tanaz is an industry leader.
Badrie
Artistic Director
Owner
- Master Colorist, Trichologist, and Member of American Board of Colorists
- Certified Master Hair Colorist
- Vidal Sassoon Classic Cut - Toronto
- Vidal Sassoon Advance Classic - Toronto
- Vidal Sassoon Advance Academy -London
- Japanese Thermal Straightening - Los Angeles
- Vivienne MacKinder - New York
- Member of Sorbie's International Team (1994-98)
- Certification from L.A. Permanent Makeup Institute
- Brazilian Keratin Treatment
- 33 years of experience
- 25 years at Tanaz
Barbod
Education Director Skin Care, Make-Up
Owner
- CEDISCO DIPLOMAT
- Graduated from British Academy Limited
- Certified by Murad Research Laboratory for Treatment with Alpha hydroxy acids
- (AHA) in the salon
- Matis-Paris Institute, Paris 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
- National Educator for Matis - Paris in Dublin, Ireland
- Orlane Institute - Paris
- Rubby Hummer - Class of 1993 make-up artist
- Make-up Forever - New York, Chicago, Grand Rapids
- 25 years of experience
- 20 years at Tanaz
Shelly
Stylist
- Lou-Roge Beauty College – Holland, MI
- Vidal Sassoon Classic Cut - Toronto
- American Crew Men's Cutting - Grand Rapids
- Schwarzkopf Color - Detroit
- Wella Color - Grand Rapids
- Rene Furterer-Paris - Grand Rapids
- Bennie Pollard Cutting Class – Grand Rapids
- Bella Co. Cut and Highlight Class – Grand Rapids
- Paul Mitchell Cutting Class – Grand Rapids
- Vivienne Mackinder Classic Haircutting - Grand Rapids
- 30 years of experience
- 25 years at Tanaz
Oksana
Stylist
- Vidal Sassoon Classic Cut - Toronto
- Vidal Sassoon Creative Cut - Toronto
- Rene Furterer Institute - Paris
- American Crew Mens Cutting
- Vivienne Mackinder Classic Haircutting - Grand Rapids
- Terry Dougherty - Grand Rapids
- Redken Shades EQ - Grand Rapids
- Wella Color - Grand Rapids
- Schwarzkopf Color - Detroit
- Brazilian Keratin Treatment - Grand Rapids
- Tressalure Extension Certification
- Nick Banardi Creative Color Class – Detroit
- Beth and Camine Minardi Cut and Color Class – Ann Arbor
- Nick Arrojo Advance Razor Cutting Class – Las Vegas
- Frank Michael Shortino Cut and Color Class – Chicago
- Ruth Roche and Kris Sorbie Creative Cut and Color Class - Detroit
- American Crew educator
- Apprentice mentor
- 20 years of experience at Tanaz
Kristina
Stylist
- Vidal Sassoon Classic Cut - London
- Vidal Sassoon Creative Cut - London
- Vidal Sassoon Creative Cut - Toronto
- American Crew Men's Cutting - Detroit
- Rene Furterer Institute - Paris
- Beth Minardi Color America - Chicago
- Tressalure Extension Certification
- Schwarzkopf Color - Detroit
- Terry Dougherty - Grand Rapids
- Wella Color - Grand Rapids
- Brazilian Keratin Treatment - Grand Rapids
- Beth and Camine Minardi Cut and Color Class – Ann Arbor
- Frank Michael Shortino Cut and Color Class – Chicago
- Rene Furterer DiPietro Todd Editorial Up-Styling Class – Grand Rapids
- Ruth Roche and Kris Sorbie Creative Cut and Color Class – Detroit
- Vivienne Mackinder Classic Haircutting - Grand Rapids
- Apprentice mentor
- 24 years of experience
- 15 years at Tanaz
Desiree
Hair Department Manager, Stylist, Make-up artist
- Douglas J Aveda Institute – Lansing, MI
- Vidal Sassoon Classic Cut - Santa Monica, CA
- Wella Color - Grand Rapids
- Schwarzkopf Color - Grand Rapids
- Rene Furterer-Paris, Grand Rapids
- Japanese Thermal Straightening - Grand Rapids
- American Crew Men’s Cutting
- Long Hair Styling (Sebastian) - Chicago
- Brazilian Keratin Treatment - Grand Rapids
- 11 years of experience
- 9 years at Tanaz
Maryam
Stylist, Make-up artist, Permanent make-up, Threading
- Graduated from Tanaz Apprentice Program, Practitioner: Kristina
- Rene Furterer Institute - Paris
- Vidal Sassoon Classic Cut - Toronto
- Vidal Sassoon Classic Cut - Santa Monica, CA
- Wella Color - Grand Rapids
- Schwarzkopt Color - Grand Rapids
- American Crew Men's Precision Cutting Class - Grand Rapids
- Permanent Make-up, Premier Pigments - Scottsdale, TX
- Redken Shades EQ - Grand Rapids
- Rene Furterer-Paris - Grand Rapids
- Brazilian Keratin Treatment - Grand Rapids
- Tressalure Extension Certification
- DiPietro Todd Academy Enlighten Class – San Francisco
- 11 years of experience at Tanaz
Mary
Stylist, Make-up artist
- Chic University of Cosmetology – Grand Rapids
- Rene Furterer Up-do Class - Grand Rapids
- Rene Furterer Runway Up-do Class - Grand Rapids
- Rene Furterer Corrective Color Class - San Francisco
- Redken Men’s Cutting Class – Grand Rapids
- Redken Creative Color Class – Grand Rapids
- Wella Color - Grand Rapids
- 10 years of experience
- 3 years at Tanaz
Adam
Stylist, Downtown location
- Regis Clipper Cutting - Grand Rapids
- Regis Razor Cutting – Grand Rapids
- Paul Mitchell Up-do Class – Grand Rapids
- 4 years of experience at Tanaz
Andrea - On-Call Only
Stylist
Kris DeVries- On-Call Only
Stylist
- Vidal Sassoon - London
- Vidal Sassoon - Toronto
- 25 years of experience
- 13 years at Tanaz
Heather
Stylist, Make-up artist, Nail technician
- Trained by Philip Anthony
- Redken Color Class – Grand Rapids
- Redken Color correction Classes – Grand Rapids
- Mirabella Make-up Class - Grand Rapids
- Aveda Make-up Classes - Grand Rapids
- Redken Men’s Cutting Class
- Paul Mitchell Creative Color - Chicago
- Brazilian Keratin Treatment - Grand Rapids
- Wella Institute Long Hair Dressing - Chicago
- Wella Institute Advanced Up-do Styling - Chicago
- Wella Institute Cut/Color Technique – Detroit
- Vidal Sasson Advanced Classic Cut – Miami
- Rene Furterer-Paris - Grand Rapids
- Nick Banardi Creative Color Class – Detroit
- Nick Arrojo Intermediate Razor Cutting Class – Chicago
- Rene Furterer DiPietro Todd Editorial Up-Styling Class – Grand Rapids
- American Crew Men's Precision Cutting Class - Grand Rapids
- Aquage Editorial Up-Styling Class - Chicago
- 8 years of experience
- 5 years at Tanaz
Carmen
Stylist, Make-up artist, Nail technician
- Great Lengths Extension Certification - Chicago
- American Crew Men’s Classic Cutting - Grand Rapids
- Mirabella Make-up Class - Grand Rapids
- Mirabella Bridal Make-up Class - Grand Rapids
- Make-up Forever Techniques - Grand Rapids
- Performance Aveda - Grand Rapids
- Wella Color - Grand Rapids
- Scott Barnes Celebrity Make-up Class - Hollywood
- Vidal Sasson Creative Cut & Color - New York
- Vidal Sasson Classic Cutting - New York
- Wella Academy - Corrective Color - New York
- Wella Academy - Creative Color - New York
- Brazilian Keratin Treatment - Grand Rapids
- Rene Furterer DiPietro Todd Up-do Class - Grand Rapids
- Rene Furterer D’Pietro Todd Editorial Up-Styling Class – Grand Rapids
- Orlando Santiago Make-up Business Class - Chicago
- Maurice Stein Make-up Techniques Class Chicago
- 7 years of experience
- 5 years at Tanaz
Kacie
Stylist, Nail technician
- Vidal Sassoon - Santa Monica, CA
- Matrix Color and Styling - Grand Rapids
- Wella Essential Color - New York
- Wella Essential Foiling - New York
- Rene Furterer DiPietro Todd Up-do Class - Grand Rapids
- Rene Furterer D’Pietro Todd Editorial Up-Styling Class – Grand Rapids
- Japanese Thermal Straightening - Grand Rapids
- 7 years of experience
- 4 years at Tanaz
Ulana
Stylist, Make-up Department, Nail technician
- Wella Essential Color - New York
- Rene Furterer Up-do Class - Grand Rapids
- Wella Color – Grand Rapids
- Shellac Class – Grand Rapids
- 11 years of experience
- 3 years at Tanaz
Jill Fisher
Stylist, Nail technician
- Salon owner for 12 years
- Brazilian Keratin Treatment - Grand Rapids
- 28 years of experience
- 1 year at Tanaz
Britt
Stylist, Make-up artist, Nail technician
- Douglas J Aveda Institute – Grand Rapids
- Yosh Toya Hair Workshop
- James Ryder Make-up Lab
- Feather Extensions
- Brazilian Keratin Treatment - Grand Rapids
- Certified by Alexandria Professional Body Sugaring – Grand Rapids
- Color Correction Wella STUDIO - New York
- 3 years experience
- 2 years at Tanaz
Beverly D. Ten Eyck
Stylist/Makeup Artist/Consultant
- Sebastion, Bridal Makeup, New York
- Central Michigan University, Theatrical Makeup Calss
- Redken 5th Avenue, New Yor, 2002, 2004, 2006,2008, 2009
- Bumble and Bumle, Design Workshop, New York
- Jane Iredale 2009
- Kryolan San Deigo 2009
- Keratin Complex - Chicago, 2010
- Kryolan airbrushing - Chicago, 2011
- Studio She hair Extensions 2011
- 32 years experience
Lidiya
Nail Department Manager, Nail technician
- Graduated from Tanaz Apprentice Program, Practitioner: Oksana
- Creative Nail pedicure training
- OPI Nail courses - Grand Rapids
- Reflexology certification - Traverse City, MI
- Gehwol - Grand Rapids
- 11 years of experience at Tanaz
Linda
Nail technician, Research and Development Department
- Graduated from Tanaz Apprentice Program, Practitioner: Marilyn
- Shellac Class - Grand Rapids
- reative Nails Brisa Gel Nails - Grand Rapids
- Gehwol - Grand Rapids
- Reflexology certification - Grand Rapids
- 5 years of experience
- 7 years at Tanaz
Reyna
Nail technician, Bi-lingual in Spanish
- OPI Gel Polish - Grand Rapids
- Shellac Class - Grand Rapids
- Certified by Alexandria Professional Body Sugaring – Grand Rapids
- 3 years of experience at Tanaz
Elena
Nail technician, Esthetician
- Graduated from Tanaz Apprentice Program, Practioner: Oksana
- Graduated of Tanaz Apprentice Program under Barbod, CIDESCO Diplomat
- Creative Nails Brisa Gel Nails – Grand Rapids
- OPI Absolute Acrylics/Micro Wraps
- Orlane-Paris - Chicago
- Conservatory Esthetics 1,2, 3 - Chicago
- Conservatory Facial Massage - Chicago
- OPI Gel Polish-Grand Rapids
- 9 years of experience at Tanaz
Caurey
Esthetician – On leave of Absence
- Paul Mitchell The Skin Academy – Costa Mesa, CA
- International Dermal Institute, Los Angeles Classes Taken:
- International Skin Care Techniques
- Galvanic and High Frequency Treatments
- Dermalogica Live
- Face Mapping/ Skin Analysis
- Hydroxy Acids and Exfoliation Techniques
- The Face Treatment
- Confidently Treating Sensitized Skin
- Orlane-Paris – Detroit
- Matis-Paris – Grand Rapids
- 3 years of experience at Tanaz
Sara
Esthetician
- Douglas J Aveda Institute – Grand Rapids
- International Dermal Institute - International Skin Care Techniques– Chicago
- Trained by Barbod – CIDESCO Diplomat
- Certified by Alexandria Professional Body Sugaring – Grand Rapids
- Orlane-Paris – Detroit & Grand Rapids
- Matis-Paris - Grand Rapids
- Murad - Grand Rapids
- 2 years of experience at Tanaz
Ashley
Esthetician
- National Educator for Alexandria Professional Body Sugaring
- Matis-Paris - Grand Rapids
- 6 years of experience
- 1 year at Tanaz
Patricia
Esthetician, Massage Therapist, Bi-lingual in Spanish
- International Dermal Institute - Miami
- Graduated from Tanaz Apprentice Program, Practioner: Sara
- Certified by Alexandria Professional Body Sugaring – Grand Rapids
- Orlane-Paris - Grand Rapids
- Matis-Paris – Grand Rapids
- 4 years of experience at Tanaz
Nina
Massage Therapist, Esthetician
- Graduated from Olympia
- Hot Stone massage
- Esalen
- Deep Tissue
- Relaxation
- International Dermal Institute - Chicago
- Graduated from Tanaz Apprentice Program, Practioner: Rachel & Sara
- Orlane-Paris – Detroit
- Matis-Paris – Grand Rapids
- 11 years of experience
- 5 years at Tanaz
Cynthia
Massage Therapist
- Massage Certification - San Francisco
- Elizabeth Arden Salon
- Private Business Owner
- American Massage Therapy Association
- Swedish
- Esalen and deep tissue
- Reiki
- Aromatherapy
- Hot Stone Massage
- 23 years of experience
- 20 years at Tanaz
Kim
Massage Therapist
- Graduated from Olympia
- Deep Tissue
- Effleurage
- Pressure points
- Relaxation
- Therapeutic
- 7 years of experience at Tanaz
Jody
Massage Therapist
- Graduated from Everest
- Hot Stone
- Deep Tissue
- Relaxation
- Swedish
- 4 years of experience at Tanaz
Dana
Massage Therapis
- Graduated from Everest Institute 2008 Honors
- Swedish
- Sport Deep Tissue
- Hot Stone Therapy
- Pre-Natal
- Reflexology
- 1 year at Tanaz
Kristin Swann, Lac.
Acupuncture
- Board Certified and Licensed by the State of Michigan
- Masters Degree Program in Chinese Medicine from Oregon College of Oriental
- Medicine
- Specialized in: Disorders and Back Pain
- 3 years experience
- New to Tanaz