Salon & Hair Education

by Cocolemon’s artists

Our EDU Page Has MOVED!

  • Ashley Lewis, aka The Blondologist, has been trying to perfect her craft behind the chair of achieving the most believable and blended blondes since 2006. This obsession has lead to her honing her skills by developing foiling patterns and techniques that enhance and contour a crafted blonde for each guest.

    Through independent education Ashley found a passion for helping other stylists grow to their full potential by encouraging them to bet on themselves. Ashley’s goal is to "work hard, crack bad jokes, giggle a lot, and to help others truly feel and look their absolute best!"

    Ashley is the co-owner of CocoLemon Hair, a hybrid salon and education company located in Richmond, VA. She is currently a 11 time finalist for behindthechair.com One Shot awards in multiple balayage categories. She was a member of The Behind The Chair Team for 4 years. Traveled the country educating for thebusinessofbalayage.com and has been a brand ambassdor of multiple international companies online including

    FRAMAR, JOICO, EUFORA, SALON SCALE, SOLA SALONS, SCHWARZKOPF, and more!

    She firmly believes in the unique magic possessed by each stylist and strives to create a safe and supportive environment for them to cultivate and unleash their creative abilities. Her ultimate aim is to empower them to show up as their best selves and share that transformative magic with their own clients.

  • SarahMarie, or Sarah, has built an extensive client list of business focusing on brunettes or grey coverage/blending guests. She has traveled the country educating other stylists since 2016. In this time she found a passion for on developing wearable & dimensional brunette looks for even the whitest of hair by incorporating a multitude of techniques and placements.

    In 2014 Sarah’s first son was born and she found herself back from maternity leave miserable, broke & with a very small client list. She decided things needed to change. Two years later she was a lead educator for an independent education company with a full client list & buying her family their dream home. Her dedication to technical skill, top notch customer service & a professionalism in a comfortable environment were exactly what guests had been looking for in their new stylist.

    Sarah’s was a lead educator & course developer for the Business of Balayage from 2016-2019 was nominated as one of Modern Salons top 100 stylists & salon owners in 2021 and has been given the opportunities to speak on panels focused on Boundaries and Communication for HairLove Retreat.

    Her goal as an educator is to help the next generation of stylists learn not only how to do hair but how to take care of their guests to keep them coming back again & again. She believes hair isn’t just about getting it perfect for a picture but making every guest feel their best and that THAT is the magic sauce to a beautiful career.

Our Values As Stylists, Salon Owners, Facilitators & Humans

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    Communication

    Transparency and clear communication are at the front of everything we do.

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    Authenticity

    We believe in showing up as our genuine selves in every aspect of our lives so that the people around us feel comfort in doing the same.

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    Creativity

    Allowing stylists to be creative is the way we believe happiness can be found in growth & success. There are a millon ways to do something we are happy to show you our way and love to watch you make it your own.

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    Curiousity

    Without a passion for learning new things or experimenting with new techniques we believe our world feel pretty stagnant. We love thinking outside of the box.

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    Flexibiliity

    In all assets in life we make room for change. We believe in adaptable systems, and bending the rules when needed.

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    You

    Ultimate southern hosts with a flair for empowering hairstylists we are here to support you in setting goals and reaching for your personal vision of success.

We’ve heard your requests for online education, additional support, and a space to connect with us on a bigger level and we’re working on a special project that will make that possible.

If you’ve ever been bummed about being unable to make it to our IRL classes or wished you could just spend a day shadowing us this new subscription based online education will be the perfect space for you.

We are working to provide you with content that includes; up close techniques from real life guest experiences with us, messages directly from us about our passion points in customer service & social media & more, behind the scenes footage on how we interact & manage CocoLemon.