Team

Billy Daskowski

Winner of Boston magazine’s 2010
Best of Boston® Award
Best colorist, Brunette

Billy, co-owner of Will Charles Salon, has been involved in the beauty industry since 1998. Although he continually educates himself in all facets, he has chosen to specialize in hair color for the last 8 years. His extensive color education includes in-depth training at Vidal Sassoon academies in Santa Monica and Toronto. He has also studied with Loreal professional colorists in Soho. He was featured on TLC’s A Makeover Story and has provided hair color for ads in Elle and Vogue. He currently trains with and uses Wella color products.

Billy specializes in providing consistent and natural looking haircolor. It all starts with a...

Julia Kingman

Since starting in the hair industry in 2009, Julia has developed a passion for problem solving. Whether color, cut, or texture, she enjoys working with clients to create a hairstyle suited to their lifestyle. Comfortable working with many types and textures of hair, Julia uses her extensive knowledge of products and services to help everyone look and feel beautiful. In addition to cut and color services, she offers hair extensions from SOCAP USA and HotHeads, and Brazilian Blowdry smoothing treatments.

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Victoria Ciafardoni

Victoria has a fun, trendy and fashion forward style about her. She started her professional career in 2007, and dove into all creative aspects of this industry. She works with her clients, helps them figure out what works best for them and their personal individual style. Victoria is warm and helpful, taking her time with each client to customize their style needs and color and teaching them how to go home and recreate the style again and again.

Victoria also specializes in straightening treatments, custom hair extensions and styling for special occasions, brides and bridal parties. She loves to design and create beautiful moments with each client on their special day.

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Anna Burkle

Before joining our team, Anna was a Stylist in Dallas and Austin Texas.
For the past twenty years she has remained passionate about helping people
look and feel their best. She says: “I sincerely want to make people happy and
at ease. Everyone deserves to feel beautiful!”  With her non-pretentious approach
and southern charm, Anna has clients comfortable from the moment they meet
her.
Anna is a firm believer in continuing education. She has helped train new
Stylists to perfect their craft and empower them with confidence in their new
career.
Her education includes: Tony and Gu...

Hilary McCoy

Hilary McCoy takes urban to a chic-classic, user friendly attitude. As a hair stylist on Boston’s famous Newbury Street she has been recognized in local publications as a fashion forward, yet consumer friendly stylist. She radiates a fresh light onto the “new” Boston fashion scene.


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Erik Howard

Co-owner of Will Charles Salon, Erik Howard, approaches haircutting with a conscientious eye and a sensitive hand. As part of the industry since 2004 his primary training is with Sassoon attending training sessions in Santa Monica California as well as attending classes by L’Oreal Professional in SOHO. He has been recognized by publications such as Boston Magazine as Best Wedding Stylist in 2011, and Allure as Best of the Best Haircut for Boston in 2012. Erik believes that continually educating himself and his clients allows both to make successful style decisions and creates a platform to build a strong and unique relationship that’s honest, caring, and long lasting.

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Patrick Weiss

Patrick is captivated by the art of hairdressing.  He is so grateful to be able to change one’s day by a splash of hair color, a basic shape up, or creating an all over new look.  He excels in change.  He says, “Hair color is like makeup for the hair, while a haircut is the foundation of your look.”

Knowing what he wanted to do at a young age, Patrick started his career in hairdressing at 18. After working in one of the top rated salons in Colorado, he moved across the country to get a taste of the East Coast and immediately started working here at Will Charles Salon.  He provides his guests with knowledge in hair, and designs a look to compliment every one’s everyday lifestyle.

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Naomi Baril

Naomi’s career began at age ten, when she gave her first haircut to her trusting younger sister. Ever since, Naomi’s passion for music, fashion and connecting has inspired her industry specialties: hair cutting, coloring, wedding styling and makeup.

In addition to working full time in the salon, Naomi travels off-site to do special occasion hair and makeup for clients. With a passion for accentuating natural beauty and individual style, Naomi collaborates with each client to enhance, blend and customize their vision to create a stunning and unique look for them, whether it be for a wedding, cocktail party or simply maintaining the freshness of their day to day appearance.

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Steven Masker

Steven has been a stylist on Newbury Street for the past 20 years. His warm manner and attention to detail are truly evident. He maintains a large and loyal following. His positive nature is appreciated by all.

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Kerri Romano

Kerri Romano is a highly-trained, skilled, and respected hairstylist and makeup artist with over sixteen years in the beauty industry on Newbury Street, the Ocean Drive of Boston. The co-owner and founder of www.TheStylists.biz Kerri is proud to serve a wide variety of clients and friends. Kerri has developed a loyal following from celebrities to business people and mothers. Her intuitive ability to deliver results specific to each client’s needs makes her one of the most sought after stylists on the East Coast. Her real passion is teaching her clients new styles for each season. With the understanding that beauty is more than just skin deep, Kerri teaches her clients how to look and feel beautiful from within by educating them on proper nutrition and supplements to strengthen hair, skin and nails.

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Joao Soares

A native of Portugal, Joao’s artistry began at Mass College of Art studying painting and ended as a bona fide hair sculptor with a flair for shag styles. Taking the shape and features of each client’s face into consideration, Joao loves the challenge of transforming a person’s look. This is done by bringing different cuts from the past and bringing them to the cutting edge of style.

Joao has trained extensively with John Dellaria in Boston and Tony & Guy in New York, and has taught hair cutting, finish work, and other techniques at various salons and schools in Boston. His work has been featured in magazines and on magazine covers, has styled the hair for the cast of the “Chicago” musical and has worked on assorted Hollywood types.

Joao enjoys an active lifestyle of swimming, cycling and ...