Conversations with Anne Garcia

Today we’d like to introduce you to Anne Garcia

Hi Anne, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
I have been doing hair for about 10 years now, I started in Houston and moved to Austin and then to Denver. I had always worked for other people but never myself, after so many corrupt bosses and morally conflicting beliefs, I wanted to open a salon that felt like myself so “Sinners” was born. I wanted it to be a safe space where true alternative styles were celebrated, because in past salons I was bullied out of the weird haircuts. It’s important to me that we have stylists of all different backgrounds, skill levels and specialties. The way Sinners is set up on the back end, I wanted it to be a place where the people who work with us don’t feel like we’re their boss. We’re just people coexisting and creating super cool gay hair + nails in a space together.

We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
By no means has it been a smooth road for me, I’ve had an old boss sue me when I tried to leave her salon, I’ve been screwed over financially to escape my most recent work place filled with extreme mean girl behavior. Every transition with each business venture has been so challenging for me emotionally, but so rewarding when the dust settles. When I knew I needed to create a safer environment for my clients I originally was going to work in a salon suite, but nothing felt right. As I was driving to tour a salon suite I happened to see a for rent sign, I made a U-turn and called the number on the ad. We signed the lease and got keys the next day. We immediately started doing demolition that day. We maxed out all our credit cards and opened 2 weeks later. One thing about lesbians, we move fast.

Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I’m a color specialist at heart who found her love for short hair cutting after coming out of the closet. Being an afab person with short hair I know the struggle of getting a good cut, you either get the grandma special or a men’s cut, I love being able to hep my queer community experience gender euphoria through their hair.

We’d be interested to hear your thoughts on luck and what role, if any, you feel it’s played for you?
I’d say I’m not a lucky person, but every so often the perfect thing aligns for me after it all hits the fan, and this salon is one of those things. The perfect sized space, at the perfect time, next to some of my favorite stores in Denver, it truly felt like fate mixed with good luck.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.sinnersdenver.com
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/sinnersdenver
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559723853218&mibextid=LQQJ4d