San Diego native, Rachel Simmons, has been passionate about beauty from her start. She started as a certified makeup artists with MUD Makeup and quickly moved to hair, at Bellus Academy, as her canvas of choice. After graduation in 2014, her strong management style has allowed her to get all aspects of salon life while growing confidence in understanding all types clients. She loves to develop close relationships with clients that enable her to provide each individual client with exactly the experience and hair they are looking for.

As owner of POPPY LANE STUDIO, Rachel has also trained in a wide variety of products, including Oribe, Bumble and Bumble, Wella Professional, Kevin Murphy, Redken, L’Oréal Professional, and Unite. She is a certified tape-in extension specialist with her favorite extension brand Easi Hair Pro.

Continued education has always been a part of her agenda in order to bring all knowledge and experience to a service. She loves to teach others when she can and her specialties include thick-hair blowouts, blending techniques and multidimensional hair color.

Her motto has always been “Happy hair is the best hair”