Carmen Espensen - Owner/Stylist
Carmen started her Hairstylist career in Waterloo, Ontario in 1998 before relocating back to the Goderich area in 2002. She became the Owner of Montage Salon and Spa in 2005.
Carmen prides herself on always listening to her guests wants and needs. To be able to give them the best of the industry, she is always attending ongoing training. Carmen has received her diploma as a Wella and Davines Master Colourist, Eufora’s PhD (Professional Hairdressers Diploma), Master Finishing, Foundations Cutting I, Foundations Cutting II, Razor Cutting and also Carmen attends ESON (Eufora Salon Owners Network) regularly to keep up on upcoming cutting, styles and business techniques.
As the Owner of Montage Salon and Spa, Carmen encourages her staff to also continue educating themselves in the industry with ongoing classes. She has also taken her staff to Global Connection in California so that they can learn, be inspired and interact with other top Stylists in our industry. Carmen feels it is very important to be able to talk with others in the beauty industry. This helps everyone on the team to build and grow within our salon and continue to offer our valued guests the evolving services they so deserve.
Alysha MacEwan - Stylist & Certified Make-up Artist
Alysha started into the hair industry in September 2011 when she attended Festival School of Hairstyling. Upon completing her program with honours, she started at Monatge in October 2012 and very quickly found her passion for colouring hair and men’s barbering, among all the other areas of hairstyling!
Alysha eagerly continued with education beyond school, attending many Eufora Academy classes offered at Metro Beauty Supply in Toronto. She has received certificates in:
Foundations cutting 1, VIA cutting 1, Eufora Advanced colour, Eufora Artisan colour, Artisan and You, Mens Barbering, Men’s Shave, Men’s Fade class, Master Finishing, Advanced Blonding, Balayage and Beyond, and Master Upstyling. She has also been the salons Eufora Salon Specialist since 2016, which takes her to Metro Beauty Supply for quarterly classes.
Her goals for the future are to be a Eufora Master Colourist, and to continue learning more skills in men’s barbering.
In the Winter Of 2019, Alysha decided to add to her tool belt by enrolling in a Make-up Artist certification program at Elegence School in London. She completed this program with honours and is now a certified Make-up Artist within the salon, which is perfect for weddings, prom or any occasion!
Brielle Kikkert - Stylist
Brielle started her career as a hairstylist while in Highschool. While completing her co-op placement at Montage, Brielle quickly advanced in her talent for hairstyling.
Once finishing Highschool she started at Festival School for Hairstyling in Stratford while continuing to work part-time at Montage. Brielle has now completed all her hours towards becoming a licensed Hairstylist.