PURPOSE
To connect with and reach out to hairdressers and clients from all walks of life.

GOAL
Continual growth, unlimited opportunities, and constant improvement —all while achieving a happy lifestyle.

PHILOSOPHY
“It is my belief that when you give good effort, you get poor results. If you give excellent effort, you get good results. But when you give outstanding effort —I mean over the top effort— you get it all: happiness, success, financial freedom. AND when you are exactly who you are, you get the right mail at the right address, you have the right friends, spouse, children, and the right job… In essence you are in your element —at ease with the world— and life can seem effortless because you are in alignment with your goals, your values and your principles…. What a magic place that is. That is what I am after. Where work is not work. It is an extension of who you are. And you’re making others feel that transformation…from inside –> out.”

— Mary Cahill Garrard
HMS Co-founder

PROGRAMS
We offer 2 ways of learning our culture:

Join our team at form+function or industrie hairdressing as a licensed professional.
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Enroll at Arts & Education Hairdressing Academy and begin your career as a salon professional at our grass root level.

PEOPLE
The two great talents behind the Creating Beauty: INSIDE –> OUT philosophy: HollyTignor and Mary Cahill Garrard. They’ve worked to bring together the best in humanity with the best in hairdressing techniques and philosophies to create a truly unique —and life-changing— experience. Whether you’re a hair artist-in-training, a seasoned stylist or a customer, when you enter the doors of any of the three places...the inspiration is palpable.

HMS INCORPORATED
arts & education HAIRDRESSING ACADEMY, form + function HAIRDRESSING and industrie HAIRDRESSING are all brands of HMS INCORPORATED, a Colorado-based salon group. The Creating Beauty: INSIDE –> OUT concept is the common thread uniting these entities and forming the ideals under which the entire team operates. Similar in concept to the Gap, Inc. brands, we offer a little something for everybody when it comes to artistry in hair.