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Within seconds of meeting Suarez, I felt like I was reuniting with a favorite T\u00eda<\/i> (aunt) I hadn\u2019t seen in years. She would address me as \u201cmy love\u201d or \u201cmama\u201d and greet me with a warm cup of cafecito<\/i> while giving me a tour of the breathtaking outdoor patio area that\u2019s filled with French-inspired table sets and a wall fully decorated with artificial roses, that makes you feel like you walked into a mystical wonderland. The floral wall is symbolic of the inspiration behind Suarez\u2019s cutting technique. <\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cMy hair cut is inspired by roses. It\u2019s the only cut in the whole world that cuts in a circle, mimicking the way a rose blossoms, \u201c Suarez explains to me. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>
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Suarez\u2019s father was a farmer back in her native Colombia. She describes him as a very humble man who taught her how to appreciate nature and the importance of being a self-sustaining woman with a career of her own. Her mother, who was also a big nature lover, had a deep love for flowers \u2014 roses in particular. Suarez cuts hair the way she used to see her mother trim roses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The curl expert and educator, who had studied and trained under other curl educators such as Ouidad, DEVACurl, and Aveda, soon developed her own curly cut technique known as the R\u00ebzo cut, which is a dry cut that adds volume, balance, and shape to curls. After 16 years of working at other salons as a curl expert while also taking care of her mother who suffered from Alzheimer\u2019s, Suarez eventually opened her first salon Utopia Salon & Day Spa<\/a> in Westfield, New Jersey. She also launched her R\u00ebzo Academy to help train stylists around the globe on how to do her coloring and cutting techniques. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn this technique we push volume out like a flower blossoming. A rose has very tiny petals in the center and then it opens wide. Depending on the texture and the density, using this technique we are able to push the volume, even for clients who have thick or thin hair from the bottom up, just like a flower,\u201d she tells me. \u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suarez who has a deep love and appreciation for textured hair, approaches every head of curls like a piece of art. She\u2019s driven by so much more than just a haircut but by wanting to change lives and help women love, appreciate, and embrace their natural hair. She fell in love with curly hair after suffering from alopecia that was triggered by nerves and stress several years ago. Dealing with hair loss while being a stylist, made her develop an even deeper appreciation for hair. She felt for her curly hair clients who were not appreciative of their natural textures because of what society had told them about their hair and beauty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI look at a curly girl and I see the most beautiful creation in the universe. I have learned that in order to understand textured hair you have to also understand where that texture hair comes from and the pain and history that came with it. You have to learn and study history and understand where this mentality of curly hair \u201cbeing bad\u201d originated from,\u201d she says. \u201cYou need to know that before slavery, in Africa decorating your natural hair with adornments was seen as a sign of pride. But when these communities were ripped from their lands and brought to the Americas and to Europe, the pride got removed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suarez believes that to truly be a good curly stylist, you have to know how to work with every type of textured hair while also really understanding the history as to why curly hair has been seen as \u201cbad\u201d for so many centuries. She makes a point to include that education in her training because she believes that in order to help a curly girl to love and appreciate her natural hair, you have to understand her story. <\/p>\n\n\n

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\u00a0At no point did she make me feel like my curls were a \u201cproblem\u201d or something that needed to be \u201cfixed.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>
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\u201cI\u2019ve never done a relaxer in my life. I always tried to tell the woman in front of me girl you\u2019re beautiful and if it\u2019s too dry, let\u2019s work on making it a little bit softer. If it\u2019s dull, let\u2019s make it shiner,\u201d she says. \u201cLet\u2019s find what\u2019s going to help you fall in love with your hair. Let\u2019s understand what so many of these women went through putting these harsh chemicals in their hair. The chemicals involved that were and still are so harmful to the body and that had been given to little girls and women almost as a gift of beauty.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the COVID19 pandemic has come with its challenges, especially for many salon owners who had to keep their doors closed for months, Suarez has kept not only her Utopia Salon and Day Spa up and running but also her latest location, the R\u00ebzo Salon, which opened right before the pandemic really hit the states. The salon first opened its doors in February of this year and they have been hanging in there since re-opening their doors in the summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suarez has a way of not only helping you appreciate your curls, but helping you understand what your curls are capable of. I like to say she\u2019s the curl fairy that helps you meet your curls\u2019 fullest potential. I came in that day with limp, lifeless curls that have been dry and way less bouncy after getting pintura highlights in September. Olaplex No.3 at-home treatments have helped significantly, and a recent cut at Miss Rizos salon helped clean up my ends, but my curls haven\u2019t been as defined or voluminous. But Suarez knew just the trick. She booked me a complimentary appointment for a B3 treatment that instantly repaired the bonds in my hair, leaving my curls significantly softer, stronger and much more hydrated. She also showed me how I can wash, care, and style my curls to get them to be bouncier and more voluminous. I was skeptical that she would be able to achieve all that with the slight hair coloring damage, but voil\u00e1 \u2014 I walked out of there almost with a new head of curls that left me emotional. At no point did she make me feel like my curls were a \u201cproblem\u201d or something that needed to be \u201cfixed.\u201d And at no point did she make me feel bad about the slight color damage. Instead she educated me about what may have gone wrong with the color, while teaching me how to repair my curls, and style to get them to look \u2014 well, how God intended them to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Suarez, working with curls isn\u2019t just a job, it\u2019s a calling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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