Master Artist

Karie Bennett

Atelier's Founder, Master Artist, CBO and Education Director

Karie has a career that has passed the twenty-five year mark and shows no signs of slowing.  During that time she has sought out private training with such notable industry leadership as Louis Licari, Vidal Sassoon academies, and David Adams, global color educator for Aveda, and has also provided private training for Atelier's in-house Prote'ge' and Coach programs. As an educator for Logics International, a division of Clairol Professional, Bennett taught in-salon hair color classes, and demonstrated new color collections on stage at hair shows, and has been a requested favorite for Aveda fashion shows, such as the Edun clothing launches at Nordstrom, and Eco-Chic.

Since the successful opening of Atelier Lifestyle Salon/Spa in 2002, Karie has found that the team atmosphere at Atelier inspires creativity, generates positive energy and brings the Aveda experience to a more authentic level for the client. These experiences have helped her develop a comprehensive advanced Protégé program to educate up-and-coming new stylists, as well as train her top artists to be outstanding mentors to the Prote'ge's as well. Her belief that all employees at Atelier should have career paths have grown her business to the point where Salon Today Magazine has named Atelier Salon/Spa to be one of the top 200 fastest growing salons in North America for 2004, 2005, & 2006. 

Recently, Karie and her husband, Aaron Bennett were recipients of the very prestigious 2008 Global Salon Business Award (www.salonbusinessaward.com), given to only 75 salon owners in the world.

Although her clients include celebrities and high-profile business notables from all industries, local and nationwide, as well as a beautiful local clientele, she is very happy to be making a difference in her industry by developing a new standard of excellence starting with her talented Atelier team.

Having been a vocal performer in the Bay Area's musical theatre community since 1993, Bennett has had opportunities to provide theatre hair and makeup services as well, and is proficient in many makeup techniques, from television and print to stage and special effects. She continues to make education and inspiration a priority and her belief in listening to and educating the client at every visit has built her a loyal following, as well as helped a new generation of hair artists find their way to success.

Among her notable recognition for her hair work:

• Haircuts and color for Corteo, Cirque du Soleil's national tour, 2006, San Jose and Chicago
• Provided special hairstyling for Nordstrom's Edun fashion show, 2006
• Styling for NBC11, special programs
• Hair and makeup for nationally televised Tribute on Ice, starring Burt Bacharach and Michael McDonald
• Gentry Magazine and San Jose Mercury News fashion features
• Aveda fashion shows, such as World Environment Day 2005, Catwalk 2005 and 2006
• Named one of the top 10 Aveda colorists in the U.S. by the Aveda Corporation
• 2004 Aveda Color Harmony award for her hair color makeover

Pricing: 

Haircut:

$125

Haircolor:

New growth: $125

All-over Color Balance: $145

Partial head highlights: $165

Full head highlights: $200

Color Re-Vision: quoted by consultation only.

Complete Makeover packages available by inquiry.

Makeup application: $125

Special styling: $125

On location: $250 per hour, travel additional

Please note that additional hair length will require additional charges.  To be discussed at time of appointment.