The Story of Us
Who is Tami Hymas?
Our story starts with Tami Hymas, our owner and founder. What started with playing with the hair on her barbies and cabbage patch dolls has transformed into a business lasting over 15 years. Throughout her whole life, Tami knew she wanted to do hair. After meeting the love of her life, Ben Hymas, she started her dream of Cosmetology school, and soon after became a mom. She spent her days with her kids, volunteering at the local elementary school, and being part of the community she loves!
While her days were spent with family life and service, she would dream and study at night about how to build her own salon. In 2008, in the middle of a recession, she took a leap of faith and started Tami’s Salon, where she could play with hair and continue to help others. Tami’s Salon was born October 1, 2009.
BeUtofullness is Born
For years, Tami built her reputation in the Eastern Idaho area through her book, volunteer work, radio, tv, and of course, the salon. In 2016 Tami was in a ski accident. She broke her leg in 7 places, and her ACL detached along with her broken bone. She remembers thinking “Ok, I’ll take a few weeks off, catchup on some TV, then get right back to my clients.” that unfortunately wasn’t the case.
Tami received surgery to fix her broken leg and reattach her ACL. During her recovery, she was hit with extreme vertigo. Tami was diagnosed with epilepsy at age 12, which made the vertigo even worse. She went from being a triple booked successful Cosmetologist, business owner, and mom, to needing babysitters around the clock and being completely dependent on others. She remembers thinking “I wish my brain would stop spinning, I wish my brain would stop spinning.” One of her saving graces during this time was her wheelchair, which she called her “freedom chair”. It gave her the ability to move around more on her own, even if her brain wouldn’t stop spinning.
One night, she woke up. When she opened her eyes, the room was no longer spinning! Instead of using her chair, she used her crutches to go out to the couch. She was so shocked and thankful she could finally see, think, and even walk straight! She felt compelled to look up the word “beautiful”, and by looking it up piece by piece, she was able to bring “beUtofullness” to life.
Why "beUtofullness"?
The beUtofullness Way
Each aspect of beUtofullness goes into each service to bring the dream Tami Hymas has had her whole life come to life. That dream has evolved and grown over the years. What started as doing hair in the “little red barn” grew to the “little house off main street” and grew again to be the beUtofullness Way by Tami’s Salon and Spa. We’ve expanded our team to include not only Cosmetologists, but Nail Technicians, Estheticians, and Massage Therapists as well. Whether you’re coming in for a spa treatment or one of our salon services, we strive to ensure each service is done “the beUtofullness Way”.
What is “the beUtofullness Way”? It’s taking the natural laws of you and customizing a service to fit you and your lifestyle. One of the biggest ways we do this is through education. Our whole team goes through weekly education to brush up on skills, learn new trends or techniques, and more. From there, we strive to take the education to our clients, whether it’s educating them on the health of their hair, habits to start trying to lessen pain, or talking to them about a product that can help them with their hair or skincare goals.
You’ll hear us talk about our “UCode” as well during your appointment, particularly in the salon. We take your Skin Tone, Face Shape, Body Form, and Hair Type, which are your natural laws, and utilize them Knowing your Skin Tone can help us find the perfect color or tone for your hair as well as find the perfect color for your nails. Your Face Shape and Body Form can help us accentuate the features you love and camouflage the ones you don’t. Finally, your hair type can help us determine what products are right for you and help you find a haircut that suits you!