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Amanda Burnett has been a behind-the-scenes beauty pro for years, working on the set of Nashville and on music videos for artists like Justin Moore. Now she's grabbing the spotlight herself with a new kind of production: the opening of Harper & Olive salon.
The celebrity hair and makeup artist recently renovated a cozy loft in the pocket of Harding Pike shops known as Stanford Square. The boutique salon, whose neighbors include Coco and b. Hughes, offers an impressive range of beauty services for its small size. The bottom floor is dedicated to prettifying hair via cut, ammonia-free color, styling, blowouts, and Klix extensions. Walk up the grand spiral staircasethe space's pièce de résistance, shipped in from Ohioand prepare to be pampered. This is where Burnett and her team do makeup, manicures and pedicures, eyelash extensions, and organic airbrush tanning (a rarity in this city).
Upstairs and down, the atmosphere is rustic-chicthink 'a glammed-up play on Restoration Hardware,” Burnett says. 'It has an industrial vibe, with wrought-iron accents, but it's still warm and inviting.” There's also local flair everywhere you look: wooden wall coverings from a farm in Franklin, cabinets from Southeastern Salvage, hair stations from Good Wood, and a towering metal windmill that Burnett scored at the Nashville Flea Market.
HAIR STREAM
In addition to celebrities, a huge part of Burnett's clientele is brides, and Harper & Olive boasts an irresistible amenity for those ladies: renting out the entire salon for an indulgent few hours of wedding prep.
'This part of your big day should be memorablebut not because your entire bridal party crammed into a hotel room or strangers watched you get your makeup done,” Burnett says. 'This is the perfect way to get that intimate yet glamorous experience.”
The coolest extension of Harper & Olive doesn't fit in the salon…or any of the parking spaces out front. Burnett refurbished a 30-foot 1970 Airstream with two hair stations, three makeup stations, and a shampoo bowl. Once it's towed to your desired location, it transforms into a gleaming full-service salon on wheels! A splurge for sure, Burnett says it's ideal for bridal festivities, bachelorette parties, or any other mandatorily glam occasion.
4239 Harding Pk, Nashville, TN 37205, 615-292-4407; harperandolive.com