Hi friends,
I met Yurei Chernovol at a Sufi Workshop in Houston at Bamboo Bodyworks in May, where we swapped underground Sudanese Sufi tunes and high-stepped to folk music from Moldova till 3am - this guy could keep up with myself and Ethan....and more!! An unassuming and enthusiastic fellow, I couldn't figure out why he came from NYC to Houston for the workshop. Turns out, he comes to Houston every 8 weeks to cut hair, and LOTS of hair for clients who beg him to come more often. He oftentimes works 12-14 hrs a day for 10 days to fit everyone in.

I had the pleasure of receiving a hair 'sculpture' from Yurei outside my house, nestled between a fig tree and an oleander, and I totally get it now: the difference between a haircut and a work of art. I've asked him to route through Austin this wkend on our caravan to New Mexico for Sufi camp, so he will have appts available on Friday night and Saturday morning before we head out. He's offering a discounted price of $135 since this is his first time to Austin (usually $150 in Houston and higher in NYC).

He was Frederic Fekkai's personal assistant for 3 years, then his senior stylist for another 5 (this guy gets $900 per cut!) These are some of his clients:

Suze Orman (check out her online scrapbook, Yurei is in pp7-8 of Nov '07, p2 of Oct '07 and p24 of Jun '07)
Sigourney Weaver
Ashlee Simpson
Britney Spears
Sarah Jessica-Parker
Ethan Dunn ('make me a russian mobster')
and all the Sufis at Sufi camp, where I'll be this summer!

Please contact me directly to set up an appointment. 713.882.7218 or kerry111@gmail.com

Appointment Times (cuts only, no color this visit due to short time)

Friday, July 4th
6:00pm
7:15pm
8:30pm
9:45pm

Saturday, July 5th
8:00am
9:15am
10:30am
11:45am
1:00pm

Appointment location, Jodie's house:
5206 La Bahia Rd.
Austin, TX 78745
click here for google map

Did I tell you he wears flip flops with hearts on them?

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Kerry L. Smith
713.882.7218

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