"In Small towns all across America, there's one salon that raises the bar above everyone else. St. Clair, MI, (population 5,802) has DeMarc Hair Studio.

The town of St. Clair MI, located along a lake that shares the same name, inherited its moniker back on August 12, 1679 the day of the religious festival of Sainte Claire. It was on that day that French Explorer Robert Cavelier de la Salle and French Missionary Père Louis Hennepin first entered the lake while sailing on what is now the Detroit River, and the community developed on its shores soon after.

Located in this town is the 1,400-square-foot DeMarc Hair Studio, situated in the house that owner Debra Shilling grew up in. The salon, which originally opened in 1986 and relocated to its current location in 1993, offers hair services on the bottom floor and spa treatments upstairs. Featuring light wood floors and cherry wood cabinets with black granite countertops, the salon makes clients feel right at home. Shilling turned DeMarc Hair Studio into a Philip Pelusi concept salon in 2004. Since then, she has been able to help clients deal with a variety of hair issues, including thinning and aging. "We analyze each clients hair before recommending a treatment and letting them know what we can do to fix it," she says. Shilling's expertise, her top-notch staff, and the unique hair treatments offered at the salon attract a wide variety of patrons and are some of the reasons why the salon is so respected in town.

"If you have hair problems, I can fix them; That's my reputation," Shilling says.

Aside from making sure guests are happy, Shilling gives back to the community. Several times a year, She organizes charity events at the salon to raise money for various local organizations, including Operation Transformation, a group that helps improve society through mentoring, and the American Cancer Society's Look Good Feel Better program. At these events, clients choose from Spa HairX Therapy treatments, like "facials for the hair," according to Shilling, to help remedy different hair issues. "It seems like the more, I give the more good things I get coming back to me," she says."

Article Pulled from American Salon Magazine