What’s New?

Hi everyone! I wanted to share a quick life and career update! Things have been incredibly busy lately in the best way.

At the beginning of this month, I made the move to Leo + Mane Hair Salon to be closer to home and cut down on travel. It’s a beautiful, cozy, upscale space located in Little Italy in Walkerville (595 Erie St. E). The owner, Michelle Young, is such a creative, free-spirited person with a strong growth mindset. Being surrounded by like-minded creatives is really important to me, and I’m so excited to be part of this environment.

With this move, I’ll now be working in-salon full-time with an open and flexible schedule. You can book online, but feel free to reach out directly as well. I’m happy to accommodate and work around your timing.

This past month has also brought some amazing creative opportunities thanks to the Windsor community, and a big thank you to Kelly Spinarsky, local makeup artist, for connecting me with several of them. I had the chance to volunteer doing makeup for the St. Clair College Atelier Fashion Show (the final one…so grateful to have been part of it) as well as the Riverside High School fashion show. I also worked on a full transformation for a music video film project with Mike Cerveni Music.

Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of working with Drew Hyttenrauch of Hytt Films on the Town of Tecumseh’s Tecumseh Alerts campaign.

I’m also excited to share that I have many weddings and bridal parties booked this year, which will be a major focus for me moving forward.

Feeling very grateful, inspired, and excited for what’s ahead 🤍 And celebrating my boys turning one this month 🐾

With love,

Mercedes Dawson

Hair and Makeup by Mercedes