Hair stylist enjoys visiting as much as cutting

Paul O’Banion is a longtime hair stylist/colorist at A Touch of Class in Highlands.

“At this point in the game, I just do whatever makes me happy on a daily basis.”

What makes you most happy?
“When I’m at work with my friends. In my job, I get to talk with people every day that I know pretty well and have developed a relationship with. Some of them have been my clients since I started cutting hair more than 30 years ago. I cut their hair, their kids’ hair, and now their kids are grown and married and they have kids.

“I have a tendency to stop working my hands whenever my mouth is engaged. I think that’s OK because with a lot of people, I feel like they came to visit. We catch up on things: their lake house, their grandkids, whatever. I guess my hairdressing and socializing all kind of blend together. Most of my clients enjoy that. I hope they look at it like, I’m not just going to get a haircut today, I’m going to see Paul.”

— Paul O’Banion

(Update: Paul passed away in October 2017.)