Donnie Ray's hands brushing out voluminous hair before a shoot

Cut · Color · Bridal · Editorial

Donnie Ray
The portfolio.

The portfolio

From the chair to the set.

14 photographs

A stylist brushing out a model's voluminous brunette hair in a sunlit van before a shoot — Behind the chair

Client with straight, center-parted blonde hair before the cut — Cut · Before

Client with a textured, layered blonde shag after the cut — Cut · After

Back of a client's head with dull, frizzy brown hair before color — Color · Before

Back of a client's head with smooth, glossy copper hair after color — Color · After

Client in a white lace gown with a sculpted updo and a braided headband — Bridal updo

Model in a gilded halo headpiece and white drapery against a blue sky, hair styled in soft waves — Editorial · Halo

Close-up of a model wearing a gilded sunburst crown and a lace mantilla veil, hair smoothed close to the head — Editorial · Crown

Model in a black slip dress beside a dimly lit mirror, hair styled low and loose — Beauty · Evening

Model seated on a wooden bench in low light, hair styled back from the face — Beauty · Low light

Model reclining on a cream padded chair in evening styling, hair swept back — Beauty · Studio

Model reclining on a lounge chair against a metal grille, hair styled for an evening editorial — Beauty · On location

Donnie styling a client's sculpted bridal updo at the mirror — Bridal · Behind the scenes

Side view of a sculpted bridal updo with a braided headband — Bridal · The finished shape

A frame from Donnie Ray's work montage — The work in motion

Shape. Tone. Movement.

It has to move.
Not just photograph well.

A cut that sits right. Color that grows out well. Hair that holds through the last shot.

Your turn

What are we making?

In the chair.

Cut, color and texture at Salon Être in Norwalk. Bring the look you keep saving.

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Beyond the salon.

Weddings, private appointments, shoots and sets. Donnie solo or with his team.

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