Rustic Elegance Salon & Photo Studio

Full service Hair Salon and Photo Studio in Altus, Oklahoma.

The salon specializes in hair cuts and color for ladies and gents.
Desiree' started her career in Cosmetology at Paul Mitchell the School in Santa Barbara, CA. She graduated with Honors or as they call it "Phase 2." Living in SoCal she worked at a couple high end salons and Sport Clips. Even though she fell in love with Barbering, the artist in her couldn't stop wanting to color and create art with ladies hair.
After 2 years of juggling 2 jobs, 2 kids, a husband, Military Key Spouse duties, and military life struggles, the USAF had other plans for the family and PCSed them to Altus, OK. Unsure of her next move Desiree moved into a new salon with no clientele and no friends, however, she held her head high and made the best of the situation. She fell in love with Altus as did her husband, and they decided to settle in to plant their roots here in Altus by opening up a salon/photo studio; Rustic Elegance.
In the salon, all the stylists will have the opportunity to further their education, by going to shows, classes, and even have reps coming in and educating them on new products and color lines.
The color line Desiree uses is Kuene/Matrix/Pravana/Redken.

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The photo studio captures memories by studio and outdoor sessions.

Thomas Kessler is a friendly and professional photographer with a unique style that captures the natural personality and spontaneous expressions and actions. This makes for memorable photos and a relaxed photo session. He uses a combination of available lights plus portable lights to capture the most beautiful images possible.
Thomas has been capturing memories for over 10 years and enjoys almost every type of photography to include: infants, families, weddings and senior pics.
After he retires the USAF in 2020, he is planing on working as a photographer full time taking pictures in studio and on location. He offers quality photo prints, canvas, metal prints, and many much more.