For as long as he can remember, Paul Neinast has been cutting and styling hair. Growing up in Dallas during the age of rock and roll, he and his friends wanted the infamous Beatles hair cut. The only problem was that the traditional Texas barbers only knew one style, and it was a bit too old-fashioned for the boys. That’s when Neinast tried his hand at cutting hair. He liked it so much he decided to formally study hair styling after graduating from high school. Instinctively, Neinast grasped the art of sculpting hair according to its texture and the shape of a person’s face, intuitively developing the signature styles he is famous for. Neinast quickly grasped the art of color and how to coordinate a client’s hair with her skin and eyes. Neinast also became an expert at applying make-up, enabling him to create a finished, yet natural look. By the young age of 21, Neinast had a steady, devoted client base and was considered by fashion and style editors from New York, Paris and London as an expert in the field of beauty.

Unique in the world of beauty care, Neinast uses more fresh fruits, vegetables, grains, oils, and dairy products on his clientele than any other single salon in America. He has been featured in national publications throughout his career. Time called on Neinast’s expertise to introduce to the fashion world a revolutionary styling product mousse in one of the magazine’s features. In Style, Town & Country and Glamour named him one of the top 10 hairdressers and makeup artists in America. Vogue, Self and Allure said he was one of top colorists in America. Critics continuously cite the Neinast Salon as one of the top beauty establishments in the world. Kirk Dooley named Neinast The Best Hairdresser in Texas in The Book of Texas Bests and John Heinerman cited him as an expert in skin care in Heinerman’s New Encyclopedia of Fruits & Vegetables.

Neinast’s clients are from around the world. Some of these have included: President George H. Bush, Rene Russo, Tommy Lee Jones, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Liz Carpenter, Anne Rice, Charlie Rose, Lisa McCree, Lizza Gibbons, Olivia Newton John, Bruce Jenner, Abigail Van Buren (Dear Abby), Sandy Duncan, Susan Howard and Linda Grey of the famous TV show Dallas, Rock Hudson, Jim Nabor, Van Johnson, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Cheryl Ladd, Leigh Taylor Young, Mary Martin, Stuart Margolin, Jan Strimple, and many local TV celebrities and news anchors. Susan Howard, who is an especially devoted client of 20 years. Neinast created all of Howard’s makeovers and traveled with her for promos and appearances througout her legendary career on the hit series Dallas.

Neinast has worked with couture fashion model Jan Strimple since 1980. Strimple is recognized worldwide as one of high fashion’s most glamorous and professional runway models. Actor Stuart Margolin, while portraying one of the key characters in The Rockford Files frequently flew in to Dallas to have Neinast style his hair, including flying in the day before the Academy Awards when he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor two years in a row.

Neinast also works with the top modeling agencies in Dallas, Kim Dawson, Campbell Agency-Campbell Wagner Runway Agency and Paige Parks and has brought Joey Mills, Way Bandy and George Masters to his salon many times for makeup lessons.

Recognized as one of the world’s top hairdressers, Neinast has had two television shows, one on Public Access television and the other on Warner/Amex cable and was a finalist for two Crystal Awards in 1990 for Paul Neinast Talks Beauty. He has also been on numerous talk shows throughout the U.S., including Good Morning America, the Charlie Rose Show, Sun Up San Diego and PM Magazine, Europe London, BBC, Lisbon, Milan, Brazile and Paris, and is continually featured on local stations.

After three amazing decades as the must-have stylist to celebrities and socialites across America and around the world, Neinast continues to pursuit his passion of merging the science and art of creating great hair.