Switchblade Salon

Specialties

Switchblade Salon’s exclusive services include men and women’s haircuts and styling, color, intricate men’s hair and shaved designs, dimensional color, highlighting, waxing, corrective coloring, makeup application, up-do’s, wedding and specialty styling. All haircuts include scalp massage and blowdry. Switchblade Salon offers a variety of hair-​styling products, shampoos, and conditioners from Rusk and All– Nutrient. To schedule your personalized appointment, please call: 602−265−2523

History

Established in 2005.

Switchblade Salon is a Phoenix– local, total concept salon, founded and owned by stylist, Melinda Crick. Crick opened Switchblade Salon in August, 2005 and she has been an established and renowned stylist and makeup artist in Phoenix, Arizona for 15 years. Both experienced artists and Arizona natives, Crick and Pierceall are dedicated to high-​fashion and innovative style, offering clients a «hairstyle that matches lifestyle.»

Switchblade Salon is ultramodern, progressive, and avante-​garde. The salon presents a private and personal space with ambient energy, vintage flair, and an edgy vibe. Crick says «We support local artists,» and the salon exhibits art, photography, jewelry and hair accessories from artists within the Central Phoenix area.

Kelly Chesnutt

Writer/​Editor

Meet the Business Owner

Melinda C.

Business Owner

Melinda Crick, an Arizona native, is the accomplished owner and stylist of Switchblade Salon, which she established in August, 2005 at the age of 27. Crick earned her Cosmetology degree as a graduate of Carlos Valenzuela Academy in Scottsdale, AZ at the age of 18. She is committed to progressive and high-​fashion hairstyle and color, and, as a result, she has maintained and challenged her growth in the industry, having completed advanced training and texturizing classes over the past 15 years. Melinda’s commitment to art extends beyond innovative hair and makeup; she is an accomplished jeweler, specializing in beading, resin pendants with Arizona insects, and metal-​smithing. Crick’s flair for the avant-​garde is prevalent in her formal wedding updo’s and veils, custom-​vintage hair accessories, and fantasy hair and makeup for Phoenix local magazines and innovative publications.