Today we’d like to introduce you to Rachel Null.
Hi Rachel, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
Hi, my name is Rachel! I started cosmetology school at the age of 25 and already had a firm idea of what I wanted my career to look like. I bounced around from salon to salon, trying to fit in and find my forever home but I quickly confirmed what I already knew.. I prefer to work one on one with clients. I was told early on in my career that I wanted too much. I was told that you can’t work behind the chair AND work weddings because you NEED to be in the salon on the weekend. I was told that traveling to bride’s on their wedding day was ruining the industry. I was told I would never make a living doing makeup. I was told ‘no’ to almost everything I knew I wanted, and I was so sick of being told that what I wanted was not possible, when I knew it could be. So, in April of 2025 I opened my own salon suite called The Lost Garden and the rest is history.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
The beauty industry is a wild place, and while most of it is meant to teach you and lift you up, it is also easy to let it drag you down. I started school in December of 2019 and then Covid hit. I ended up being in school almost double the amount of time it should have taken, graduating in March of 2021. The first few years after graduating were definitely the hardest. I had so much love for the craft, and my clients, and the art of it all, but being belittled and told you ‘can’t’ by every boss you’ve had takes a toll on you. By 2024 I found myself consumed with what others expected of me and it made me want to quit hair all together.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
I do everything behind the chair from hair color, cutting, extensions, makeup, and bridal styling. The only service I don’t offer is clipper cuts. I don’t consider myself a specialist in any area, I more so consider my self a jack of all trades! I am best known for blonding, vivids, and bridal work. I am proud and grateful every day that I took a chance on myself and have built a career on clients who keep coming back because they trust me and my work. I’ve always taken pride in being a very honest person, so if someone sits in my chair and they want something I don’t feel comfortable doing, I will refer them to someone who can. That alone is something most salons do not allow stylists to do, but I would always rather tell a client no, than take their money for a service I cannot guarantee the quality of.
So maybe we end on discussing what matters most to you and why?
When it comes to work, all I want is for all of my clients to have a positive, relaxing experience where they leave feeling better than they did when they arrived. They spend their hard earned money on me and my work and I always want it to feel worth it for them. When it comes to day to day life, my partner and family are my whole world. I am incredibly lucky to be surrounded by so much love.
Pricing:
- Bridal services start at $125
- Haircuts start at $55
- Blonding starts at $175
- Vivids start at $100
- Extension installs start at $125
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.vagaro.com/thelostgarden
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/thelostgardennj
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/rachel.null.52
- Other: https://g.page/r/CehJSwiJpwI3EBM/review
