Wendy’s story begins in Macará, a small city on Ecuador’s southern border. It still shows in the way she works: warm, attentive, and personal. More than ten years later, that instinct for people has become her signature: a look that is polished and precise, and still unmistakably the client’s own.
An education behind the chair
Wendy learned the craft the way the best artists do: by working alongside great instructors, and for years under Zoila Burgas at Zoila’s Hair Design & Spa. Zoila brought nearly three decades of experience to her salon, from her beginnings in Peru to advanced training in Europe and years working in New York City. She passed on a simple standard: master every technique, so you can care for every client.
“Beauty isn’t about changing someone’s face. It’s about knowing what to emphasize.”
At Elite
Today Wendy is a makeup artist at Elite Salon & Spa in Bergen County, the house founded by Creative Director Marta Mehlmann and known for refinement, precision and continual advanced training. It’s a salon where every detail is intentional, and Wendy’s work fits right in.
