Carey L. Thompson is an independent creative stylist with over 16 years of experience, trained at Aveda, Aveda London, and Vidal Sassoon, and formerly of Aveda and Erwin Gomez Salon — among DC's most prestigious salons. Now based at Bare Salon in Washington, DC, Carey specializes in permanent and semi-permanent color, color correction, and balayage, crafting individualized looks that suit each client's lifestyle. She uses Kevin Murphy Botanical Color and is the only artist in the DC metropolitan area to offer Organic Color System — the only 100% organic hair coloring system on the market. Carey's philosophy is simple: everyone deserves to feel the beauty they truly are, inside and out.