Meet The Team
Brittany McPherson
253.778.0972
Co-Owner | Master Esthetician
Brittany, who is co-owner and Master Esthetician, at Vibe, has lived in Edgewood/Milton her entire life and loves the small town and its comradery. She has taken her love of the industry and her background in business to expand Vibe into what it is today in a very short amount of time. She thrives off of building connections with her clients and helping them exceed their each individual goals. While she has extensive training in skin revision and waxing, alike - her most favorite treatments to do are Brazilians, Microneedling, and any collagen inducing facial treatments.
Katie Matai
253.350.1805
Co-Owner | Esthetician
Katie, who is co-owner and esthetician at Vibe, opened the salon in November of 2014 after being in the industry over 8 years. After working in multiple salons and gaining experience and added passion, she wanted to expand her potential by opening up her own salon. Katie's favorite thing about her job is getting to know all of her clients on a personal level and catering each treatment to their needs! Since she's been doing Brazilians since 2008 it's one of her specialties! Along with brow shaping and Dermaplane to name a few other favorites!
Kari Freer
253.861.2927
Stylist
Kari has been doing hair for 20 years and loves what she does. She graduated from Gene Juarez in 2000 and specializes in blondes. She loves all color but especially loves doing highlights or balayage. Hair is always changing and she has always continued to further her education by taking classes and getting certified in specialty areas. When she is not working, she enjoys any adventures she can take with her two daughters!
Gaby Parra
253.221.9593
Stylist
Gaby has been a stylist since 2019, her passion for hair started at a young age and has continued to grow. She loves anything that involves color but any blonding service is her favorite! She has learned to appreciate cutting as well because that is what makes the color come to life! Being able to do what she loves everyday makes her connection with her clients and her passion for hair even stronger. She comes from a Spanish speaking home which has also allowed her to reach a wider clientele.
Jacque Malanowich
253.720.2320
Stylist
Jacque started her career in 2009 after graduating from the Gary Manuel Aveda Institute. She loves bringing natural beauty to life whether that is through balayage, blonding, multi-dimensional highlighting, rich all over colors, or haircuts. Jacque truly appreciates the connections made with her clients and often times their family members. Creating beautiful hair is by far her favorite way of expressing her creativity. She is here to make people look and feel beautiful and confident!
Jewli Jackson
253.307.2240
Stylist
Jewli loves to create and transform. Hand-picked out of beauty school to extern and intern with a nationally known platform artist, she began her career in 2008, and hasn't looked back! Known for her trendy and precision bobs, as well as, her blonding on any length in every technique possible, she thrives in being balanced in all things hair. Color, grey coverage/blending, perms, extensions, and cuts, she doesn't have a favorite and considers each client's mane a canvas with limitless opportunity. Anything that involves creativity has her feeling right at home!
Rylee Peterson
253.359.2770
Stylist
Rylee is a talented and passionate hair stylist who has been pursuing her dream of working with hair since a young age. She prides herself on staying up-to-date with the latest hair trends and techniques, she loves working with clients to create looks that suit their individual style and preferences. Whether it's a bold new color or a simple all over color, Rylee is always up for a challenge and loves to make others feel beautiful.
Ashly Jackson
253.778.3448
Stylist
Ashly loves all things blonde and giving her clients the hair of their dreams. Continuing her education to learn and keep up with current trends is top priority. Ashly is a certified Invisible Beaded Hand Tied Extension (IBE) stylist and certified in Great Length Extensions, as well. She will help you determine which method is best for your hair type, style goals, and budget. Whether you're looking for brilliant blonde, amazing highlight, sassy lowlights, a gorgeous balayage, or want to gain length and volume with extensions - Ashly will help you make every day, a great hair day.
Sidney McKasson
253.732.1631
Stylist
Sidney has always found her creative passion in life to be creative and artistic. When she got the opportunity to start beauty school her senior year of high school she never expected it to become her favorite art! She truly enjoys making her clients feel comfortable and cared for while transforming their hair into their dream look. She loves doing all types of hair and is open to any challenge!
Madison Lee
253.442.5331
Stylist
Meet Madison Faith! Maddie has been in the beauty industry for a little over 4 years and has immediately fallen in love with it; when you know you know! She has a passion for making people feel good, a genuine quality luxury service, and all things art. Madison specializes in color, any and all blonding, brunette balayage, dimensional rich
color, and cuts with precision and principal.
Everything has a reason for what she's doing and it's always going to be with 100% effort and genuine intent. Being in the beauty community and industry, Madison has found her niche, and prides herself on not being a one trick pony. Madison Faith is here to create!
Lorina Kawano
808.658.0780
Stylist
Lorina was born and raised on Molokai, Hawaii. Being from a small island with very limited resources and seeing the lack of hair stylists, Lorina taught herself how to do updos - practicing on her friends in high school and later booking proms and eventually weddings. Her love and passion for hair started then. She moved to Washington and graduated from Gene Juarez in 2014 and has been doing hair in the Milton/Edgewood area ever since. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her husband and three daughters.
Brianna Tolle
253.886.6181
Stylist
Brianna has lived in the Pacific Northwest her whole life! She has always been in love with the beauty industry and having the ability to make people feel beautiful from a young age. She has now been in the industry for 2 years and specializes in blondes, brondes, as well as, dimensional brunettes; especially lived in trends! She believes the best part of her career is being able to connect with people and build relationships. She has a passion for education and is continuously taking educational courses to stay up to date on all the latest trends. When she is not working she loves paddle boarding in the summer and snowboarding in the winter! Most of all she is hoping to see you in her chair soon!
Brianna Polivoda
253.245.8758
Stylist
Brianna has been in the industry for about a year now but hair is all she's known and loved to do for her whole life! Blondes, brondes, brunettes and extensions are her favorites but she won't say no to trying new things either. Her favorite part of the beauty industry is creating friendships while doing what she loves. She is constantly seeking out education and keeping up with the lates trends. She is also a self pro-claimed "product junkie" and would love to help set your hair up with anything it may need to be its absolute best!
Ally Gaiser
253.732.9938
Stylist
Ally's passionate about perfecting her craft and prides herself on being an ever learning stylist, always trying to give her clients a look they feel confident in. She loves creating blended blondes, vivid colors, rich brunettes and custom colored extensions. She loves it all! She's spent 6 years behind the chair growing, learning, and striving to always make her guests feel comfortable when they're sitting in her chair. She loves building relationships with each client, meeting family members, talking about new shows, podcasts, books, and just listening! Hope you get to sit in her chair soon!
Sonny Matai
253.740.9685
Barber/Braider
Sonny has always taken great interest in braiding and barbering. He thought it would be the perfect career path to finally be able to join the Vibe family and work alongside his wife Katie! Between being a father of 4 and husband he has dedicated himself to furthering himself in his career. He has taken extended courses on braiding along with other continuing education courses and can't wait to bring in so many different services to Vibe.
Laura Fenwick
907.841.5061
Body Sculpting Artist
Laura loves all things health and fitness. As a busy mom of 4, she understands that sometimes the gym can't quite fix it all, so when she discovered a non-invasive solution, she was all in. Combine her passion for Body Sculpting with her love for connecting with people, you'll leave looking and feeling better than when you arrived!
Jasmine Burtner
253.431.5932
L.M.T.
Jasmine has been a massage therapist in our area for over 20 years. Clinical massage has been her main focus which gives her a variety of skills. She enjoys educating and empowering her clients to guide their won self healing and elevated well being. Jasmine is proficient in Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue, Lymphatic, Gua Sha and is looking forward to adding to that repertoire, as well as, very excited to be a part of the Vibe Team!
Victoria Dmytriv
206.293.0109
Lash Artist | Permanent Makeup Artist
Victoria is a Master Esthetician specializing in eyelash extensions. She loves the art of customizing the shape and style based on every individuals needs and constantly continues her education to stay up on the latest trends. Her favorite part of being a lash artist is seeing the extra boost of confidence her clients leave with!
Jessie Simmons
206.643.9131
Lash Artist
Jessie is a licensed esthetician and specializes in eyelash extensions. Jessie has always been into everything beauty and decided to quit college and go to esthetics school instead. The moment she learned about extensions, she knew it was what she wanted to do for her lifetime career. Jessie loves to give that boost of confidence in her clients.
Cynthia Hunziker
253.370.7376
Lash Artist
"Lashes are a girl's best friend." Cynthia is a licensed esthetician, but specializes in lash extensions. She graduated beauty school in 2021 and has been doing lash extensions ever since She is truly living her dream in this industry because lashing is on of her biggest passions. Not only does she love applying extensions, she also enjoys styling and finding the perfect set for every client. Cynthia throughly enjoys styled sets and learning new styles and trends. Most of all, her favorite part of lashing is her amazing clients and future clients!
Maddie McNall
253.397.0485
Receptionist
Meet Maddie - Vibe's front desk receptionist! Maddie is the smiling face that greets you each time you walk in the front door and answers the phone each time you call the salon. Maddie is not only wonderful at her job but brings a joyful presence to the salon that we count as a blessing everyday! Helping manage a full service salon with 20+ girls could be overwhelming but she handles it with grace and an upbeat attitude that is contagious! Maddie is also going to school to one day work in the industry herself and we just know she is going to be so successful on her journey!