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Serving Northwest-French Contemporary Cuisine
had no problem identifying Kristy
Andreason at our designated meeting
spot. Bleached blonde, ruby-sandaled
and decked out in glittering sunglasses, the
creative force behind the soon-to-be-open
Moxie Lounge was a stylish bright spot on
the deck of the Beanery. The Moxie, slated
for a July opening in the former Savouré tea
house on Broadway and Charnelton, will be
the latest addition to Eugene’s selection of
downtown salons … and bars … and restau-
rants. Andreason’s vision combines a few of
her favorite things under the roof of one busi-
ness: chic hair, high quality drinks and fine
food.
“It’ll have a classy, jazzy, cocktail lounge
feel,” she explains. “And a high-end, nice
salon. We won’t have beer on tap, no pool ta-
bles.”
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Andreason visited a similar establishment
while traveling with her husband in San
Francisco. She was struck with how much
more fun clients had when getting their hair
and nails done was a social affair instead of
an errand. While the restaurant and bar will
operate separately from the salon (different
staff, different parts of the building), The
Moxie Lounge will offer salon patrons the
option of sipping martinis while sitting under
the dryer.
“A bartender or a cocktail waitress will
come over and offer a menu and provide
extra pampering for the clients. It will be a
place you can meet up with your girlfriends
after work for a pedi,” Andreason says. Those
not in immediate need of beautification can
also visit the lounge and enjoy a swanky
place to kick-start a night on the town. “The
goal isn’t to be the ‘close down’ location, but
more of the ‘pre-funk’ place. People in this
town wait too long to go out. You need that
6 to 11 place.”
Opening a hair salon as well as a restau-
rant with a liquor license and a full lunch and
dinner menu is no small task, but the ambi-
tious Andreason knew the road to Moxie
would not be without bureaucratic bumps.
“I’ve worked in restaurants and salons be-
fore. Knowing what kind of restrictions there
were and that it was going to be hard actually
made it easier. Getting three different depart-
ments of the government that never talk to
each other to talk to each other is kind of
hard.” She notes that there is a barbershop in
Portland based on the same concept, a prece-
dent that made her process slightly smoother.
“We have all the permits. Now we are just
prepping the building, fine tuning, no major
stuff. Making it look pretty.”
Andreason herself is relatively new to
professional styling, although she notes she’s
been teasing and tinting her own and friends’
hair for years. She worked for Rapunzel for a
year after getting her license and is ahead of
her goal of owning her own salon within two
years of graduation. The Moxie Lounge’s
four chairs are already rented by independent
contractors and she hopes to add manicures
and pedicures to the menu of services soon
(although “no smelly stuff!” she says, point-
ing out the need to avoid acrylics in order to
maintain an atmosphere conducive to din-
ing).
When asked about The Moxie Lounge’s
style specialties, Andreason laughs.
“I’m very good at bleaching,” she says,
gesturing toward her own mane of platinum
locks. “I’ve been doing my own hair for 10
years. I have one stylist who is the most awe-
some stylist in town for men’s haircuts and 75
percent of her client base is men. I’m basing
my salon more toward women, but men can
come in and have a good time.”
Good times are the goal for Andreason,
whose quest to unite personal style with
nightlife chic will be decorated with a 1920s
speakeasy-inspired, art deco theme. Look for
The Moxie Lounge to open its doors in July,
with salon hours from 9 am to 9 pm Tuesday
through Saturday and bar hours from 11 am
to midnight Tuesday through Thursday, serv-
ing until 2:30 am Saturday and Sunday. ew
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