Michelle Beaudette-Grates

Michelle Beaudette-Grates founded Girlie Girl Salon & Spa in Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, in 2005, and she owns it. She also created Tenue, a lifestyle boutique that runs as part of the business. Her career started in Los Angeles in the mid-1990s, when she worked at Fred Segal and assisted stylists Sharon Gault, Klexius Colby and Victor Josef. Before opening her salon, she spent about ten years freelancing in hair and makeup across Los Angeles, Miami and Detroit. She trained at the Joe Blasco Makeup School while living in Los Angeles, and she holds a cosmetology license earned through an apprenticeship. Her work focuses on makeup, including application and lessons, as well as brows and lashes. She is certified in Lavish Lashes, Minx Brow Lamination and the Beverly Hills Lash Lift.