Michelle Vance works as a Houston hair stylist at The Upper Hand’s River Oak’s location. Michelle is amazing at all things hair, but specializes in blending and balayage.
Born and raised in Houston, Michelle graduated from Paul Mitchell in 2015 and went straight into the hair industry. She has worked in the industry for a total of three years, and has been a certified stylist for two and a half years. Michelle is a Goldwell Master Colorist as well as a trained KMS IQ Cutter. She loves to see a client happy and smiling after she finishes a haircut or style, citing this as “the greatest feeling in the world.”
Michelle loves the diversity of Houston and the amazing food scene, as the city is known nationwide for both. Her favorite restaurants are Osaka for sushi and Sullivan’s Steakhouse for…well, its namesake.
If Michelle could work on any celebrity’s hair, she would choose Taylor Swift because she’s “obsessed,” with her look, her personality, and “well, everything,” about her! She’d love the chance to meet Swift one day.
Outside of work, Michelle spends the bulk of her free time painting. She is an animal-lover and has a lot of pets, all of whom she enjoys taking care of. Her dream is to someday open up a No-Kill Shelter in Houston. Lately, Michelle has been getting into photography and practices by capturing photos of her friends. All-in-all, Michelle is an artistic soul.
Behind the chair magic ✨
•Sew-in hair extensions in progress 🪡🤎
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Oct 10
It’s the simple things in life that bring the biggest smiles…a color glaze, a fresh cut, a bouncy blowout…life is good 🥰 To start your day or week with a smile, book some time with gustavohairgenius …he literally is a hair genius 🙌🏻😎
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Oct 10
The best part about us, is you♡
Thank you for being a LUCIDAME® Girl!
Forever & always, xoxo LUCIDAME
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Oct 10
Blue Violet like indigo and purple
Like lavenders and periwinkles on land
Like urchins and snails in the sea
Like iris, lilac, and wisteria flowers
Like eggplant and delicious berries
Blue and Violet- the colors that are the hardest to create but the most desired
The colors of royalty, femininity, and mystery
This is Rainbow × Rainbow: the tertiary colors
Model- the glorious Magnolia mxgnxlxx
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Book with me at theupperhandriveroaks
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Jun 5
Had so much fun with this pink-based look for MG! They get their color done twice a year so we always go big and bold and she lets me have so much fun with it!
I am going to be prioritizing projects with creative freedom like this one in the future.
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Colored with goldwellus #goldwellapprovedus #goldwellelumen #goldwellcolor
Book with me at theupperhandriveroaks
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Apr 3
Lucidame® Hair Factory
Have big amount stock can choose
ship immediately ~ 2-3working days shipping~
What length and color do u need ?🤩
Pls feel free to contact Me😉
I‘m here whenever you need me💖
#geniuswefts #handtiedextensions #clipinhairextensions #tapeinhairextensions #handtiedwefts #geniusweft #MICROWEFTS
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#hairtrends2025 #getupperhanded #hairtutorialvideos #SalonSuite #crimpedhair
#hairguru #perfectpony
Feb 17
Fresh blonde never hurt anyone!
Got to blonde this babe and she’s ready for Spring now!
#hairbycherisestevens
#getupperhanded
#blondehighlights
#blondemeschwarzkopf
#redkenshadeseq
Apr 13
Used curly cutting techniques to taper down Kassi’s lovely curls into a more elongated shape so they will grow out without a lot of bulk at the top and she will have several months and several inches before she needs a cut again!
Book with me at theupperhandriveroaks
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Apr 15
Life’s too short to have boring hair, ChatGPT said “redheads do it better”
#tuhrohair #getupperhanded #redhair #redhead #fieryred #vibrantredhair
Apr 16
Big color transformations can be intimidating! You have options. Let the extension do all the work!
✨ Damage free color service
✨ Instant results
✨ Less time in the salon chair
✨ Works with long and short hair clients
✨ Endless color color combinations for custom results
✨ Longer hair, fuller hair OR both
Book a FREE one on one consultation with me to discuss if this service is right for you! call the salon and ask for an “Extension Consultation with Hannah"
713-520-0772
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Apr 19
Beautiful, lush, purple curls!
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#houstonuniquehair #houstonhairartist #houstonalternativehair #houstonuniquehair #hairart #hairartist #styleinspiration #colorinspiration #futurehair #fantasyhair #otherworldlyhair #houstonhaircolor #houstonvivids #houstonvividhaircolor #houstonvividspecialist #houstonrainbowhair #prismhair #rainbowhair
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Book with me at theupperhandriveroaks
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Sep 3
Super fun and inspiring education day at theupperhandmemorial with oribe and the amazing jenelleno.5 upperhandedbyjordan mhredoribe and model hair.sauce.htx 😎 Sexy Victoria’s Secret long layers for the win 🏆Can’t wait to watch our creative team put some new tricks into action! 🫶🏻💇🏽♀️#tuhmemhair #tuhrohair #getupperhanded
Jun 8
24” extensions? Say less. My client wanted a bold money piece but needed to keep her natural hair mostly untouched while recovering from past blonding.
Extensions were the perfect solution—adding dimension without the extra lightening. Since she wanted to keep internal cutting to a minimum, we used two packs of Bellami Flex Wefts for the fullest blend.
•As always—prepped & protected with K18
•Lightened & toned with Goldwell
•Two packs of Bellami 24” Flex Weft extensions
Blended, bright, & effortless.
#tuhrohair #getupperhanded #houstonhairsalon #houstonhair #houstonhairstylist #houstonhairextensions #bellamihairpro #bellamihairextensions #k18 #goldwellus #haileystadalskyhair
Apr 1
Spend some time with me 🎀💫🫶
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Feb 17
Calling all my spooky girls! ❤️🔥
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#bellami #bellamihairpro #bellamiextensions #gogoldwell #goldwell #goldwellus #goldwellcolor #silkliftstrong #topchic #colorance #perm #permhair
Apr 23
You would never know these are extensions 🖤🩶🤍
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#bellami #bellamihairpro #bellamiextensions #gogoldwell #goldwell #goldwellus #goldwellcolor #silkliftstrong #topchic #colorance #perm #permhair
Apr 23
One hot momma!🔥 Go check theupperhandriveroaks and katiemaddoxclayton on greatdayhouston Monday!
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#bellami #bellamihairpro #bellamiextensions #bleachout #highlights #bleachretouch #alloverblonde #bleachplease #bleachmeout #blondespecialisthouston #blondespecialisthtx
Apr 24
Mary is just like me and constantly wants to change her hair, and i’m not mad at it!!!
Fun little color blocking project suits her so well❤️🔥
#tuhrohair #getupperhanded #houstonhairstylist #houstonhairsalon #htxhair #theupperhand #theupperhandsalon #whattodoinhouston #houston #houstontx #houstonhairstylist #houstontexas #houstonhair #brunettehaircolorist #ashybrownhair #colorblockinghair #brunettehairhtx #brunettehairhouston #edgyhair
Apr 25
#colorchange #dimensionalblonde #16inchextensions #perfectblend #bellamihairextensions #getupperhanded
Sep 3
The experience may be over but the memories and new relationships will last a lifetime…I don’t even know where to start with all of the amazing content I’ve collected from the last few days but we will start with this! So grateful for all of the new and existing friendships forged in Milan! Thank you @goldwellus and @goldwell.global for an incredible opportunity and experience 🙏🏻🫶🏻🏆🌎❤️
#getupperhanded #tuhrohair #theupperhandriveroaks #goldwellapprovedus #theupperhandsalon #riveroakshairstylist #tuhmemhair #oribeobsessed #houstonbalayage #hairbrained
Sep 17
