About Us

Karen Gara

Karen is the proud owner and operator of Merle Norman, Rebecca’s Wigs and New Reflections, all located in Farmington MI.
She has been in the beauty and service industry for over 30 years and claims that going to work is the highlight of her day.

“It's a place where customers become friends, employees become family and community is home. Every day offers touching moments and special experiences. When women are working together to build confidence, share knowledge and uplift each other, it’s a great thing to be a part of."

Susan Hall

Susan has been leading our team as the General Manager of all studio operations with her years of experience in all aspects of the beauty and wig industry.

“I enjoy the pleasure of interacting with our customers and making them feel comfortable and confident in their decisions. For me, it’s about building relationships with clients knowing they will return and always have a great experience!"

Cece Saldana

Meet Cece!Cece is one of the newest additions to our staff who has joined our team as an Assistant Manager and Director of Social Media. She is excited to continue to learn more about makeup, wigs, and skincare. She is a Marketing student at the University of Detroit Mercy and is looking forward to her career in the beauty industry.

Alice Morgan

Alice has been working as a cosmetologist for 40 years and has been on our team since 2013. She works part time doing hair and nails. Her specialties are cuts and blow outs but she still love a good old fashioned set and style and does perms too!
She also works as a consultant and stylist in our wig studio and is booking medicinal manicures for those who are restricted from full spa manicures.
Alice loves to share stories and a good laugh with her clients and has a whole lot of heart-to-hearts in her mental book of fond memories after all her years of experience.

Michelle Finnerty

Michelle is our Spa director & Esthetician. She is very dedicated to delivering a great experience and quality results in all areas of beauty. Her days are filled with facials, lashes, microblading, make-up, peels, and waxing!
“The best part of my job is in helping people look and feel beautiful!"

Melissa Youngs

Melissa is an independent Permanent Makeup Artist and has advanced training and experience in all areas of micropigmentation.

She offers an extensive list of services, the most popular being eyebrow microblading, Ombre/ powder brows, permanent eyeliner, and lip liner/lip blush. She is also a certified removal technician and offers removal services for botched or oversaturated eyebrows as well as other old permanent makeup and unwanted body tattoos.

She is a proud member of the Society of Permanent Cosmetic Professionals, a distinction given to less than 5% of practicing PMU artists in the U.S, and has a passion for continued learning and education as well as transforming people’s lives through permanent makeup.

Beth Gentile

Beth works with us as an assistant to the entire staff and is very busy booking appointments, assisting in sales, handling administrative duties and studio/salon upkeep.She’s also trained as a wig consultant and enjoys that aspect of her job immensely.

“The best feeling is when you can brighten someone’s day when helping them find the perfect wig. I love being part of that experience and what they don’t know is that they are helping me too. Sharing these moments with these brave women has made me a better person.”

Nancy Fish

Nancy has been using and loving Merle Norman products for her entire adult life. She loves representing the product line she truly loves and believes in and it shows! She’s currently working as a beauty advisor and sales associate as well as a wig consultant for our wig studio.

Nancy is also the brightest of stars when it comes to servicing our customers and will truly go the extra mile to make sure everyone is happy.

“I just love to help people and make them happy. It’s my goal to give all the customers a great experience when they come to Merle Norman and Rebecca’s Wigs."

Amy Pavlic

Meet Amy!

Amy is one of the newest additions to our lovely staff and we are so happy to have her!

After being a Merle girl for years, she has now joined our team as a beauty and wig consultant.

Sandra Dickens

Sandra works at our location at Beaumont Cancer Center in Farmington Hills. She is a licensed Social Worker and Certified Professional Coach. She has worked in health care, geriatrics, and community education. She enjoys working for Merle Norman at the Beaumont Cancer Center as an extension of her lifelong work with people.

“I really enjoy working with the skilled, caring staff at Merle Norman and Rebecca's Wigs.”

Nicole Lake

Meet Nicole! Her work is fabulous. We just adore her and you will too!
Need a haircut, some color, or some hilights? What about the guys in your life? She specializes in men’s cuts!

Nicole’s new customer special-
Free haircut with any color service ( that’s a $40 discount) and all boys and men’s cuts $5 off!

Josie Gravelle

Meet Josie! She's been in the business for a very long time and she has the skills to prove it! Josie loves a challenge, especially a full hair makeover so if you're looking for a change, she's your girl! She's as sweet as pie and loves gardening and spending time with her grand daughter when she's not working hard giving our clients gorgeous hair!

Merle Norman's History

In the late 1920's, an ambitious young woman named Merle Nethercutt Norman began sharing skin care products that she had created with her family and friends. Merle Norman Cosmetics researches, develops, manufactures, and packages its own line of skin care and color products all in the USA and are completely free of animal testing. The American made line includes hundreds of tried and true products, addressing the full spectrum of skin care and color needs for all women.

Vision Statement