March 26, 2007
The Daily Item

As the ocean breeze drifted in from the Lynn waterfront, new hair salon owner Brianna Bryson took a deep breath and smiled in anticipation.

Breeze Hair Studio at 50 Ocean St. celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon cutting on Monday. Family, friends, clients and public officials gathered to unveil the city’s newest business.

The full-service salon will offer traditional haircuts, styling and coloring for men, women and children.

“It’s something that I’ve always kept in the back of my mind I worked as an independent hairdresser for about eight years, and I had a lot of my own ideas that I really wanted to act upon,” said Bryson, a Lynn native who has worked as a hair stylist in the city since 2000.

With the help of a start-up loan from the Lynn Economic Development and Industrial Corporation (EDIC), Bryson was able to invest in her own salon.

“Brianna came to EDIC with a plan and a dream,” said EDIC Executive Director James Cowdell. “We were able to assist in making her dream a reality.”
According to Bryson, the EDIC and the Lynn Chamber of Commerce gave support, as did SCORE (Service Corps Of Retired Executives). Part of the U.S. Small Business Administration, SCORE provides professional guidance and information to maximize the success of existing and emerging small businesses.

Located at the crossroads of Lynn and Swampscott, Breeze Hair Studio caters to residents of the North Shore from Lynn to Georgetown. It is the site of the former Split Ends hair salon. Bryson gave the interior a facelift, updating it in a mix of contemporary and vintage styles, adorning the newly-painted red walls with black-and-white photographs of Hollywood classics such as Marilyn Munroe, James Dean and Audrey Hepburn.

A graduate of Lynn English High School, Bryson studied cosmetology at Essex Agricultural Institute, now part of North Shore Community College. Bryson said she still takes pride in her Lynn roots and looks forward to serving the Lynn community.

Breeze Hair Studio is open Tuesday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The salon is located next to French’s Plants and Flowers.

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