From his youth, Lance Davis has felt the calling to be among stylists. It is where he felt he belonged and doing hair felt good. During high school, he made the decision to spread his wings and go to cosmetology school, and now, ten years later, as they say, the rest is history! And lucky for us, he has opened his own salon in the Crossroads.
“I apprenticed under my mentor in Louisiana, then moved to Kansas City when I decided to leave home,” he expresses. “I worked for two really large salons in the city and have worked in New York and Los Angeles selling products and teaching stylists to cut and style, and I am a color educator and curly specialist. When COVID happened, I felt I had grown my personal business clientele and decided to set out on my own.”
Thus, The Comb Company: A Lance Davis Concept was born. He enjoys seeing other people grow and learn and works with several of our City Lifestyle Magazines conceptualizing design and new trends. His salon occupies the historic 20th Century Fox building, which has been restored to house his five chairs, which gives clients privacy and an intimate experience. The 18-foot vaulted ceiling adds to the ambience, and he maintains a personal rapport with his clients. This space has been a salon for 30 years, and he is the third owner.
“We have clients fly into town to see us from all over,” he notes. “I bring a focus around what each client needs, customizing their procedure. I sit down and talk to them for 30 minutes before I pick up my scissors, so they have a unique look that fits who they are, what they do, their personality. This way they don’t feel they are wearing the same look as everyone else.”
He sees trends for fall including monochromatic hair color, and short, simple hair. He explains there are innovative extension techniques now and they embrace this technology and can give people boho dimensional locks. Rich, beautiful mahogany tones with three-dimensional highlights and tones are also trending. “I have a huge passion for teaching, and my stylists receive intensive training. We are seeing more stylists move to our market, from New York and Los Angeles, and we want to make sure they receive the skills and attention they need to stay current and inspired and embrace Kansas City,” he reflects.
To book visit thecombco.glossgenius.com