Ronald Friend

101 N. Newberry Street
York PA 17401
Phone: 717 852-7466

Rhon Friend is a celebrated hair stylist and beauty expert. For over 25 years, he has attracted a following with unparalleled devotion. At Friends the Salon, Rhon and his team offer fresh looks, technique, and advice, receiving accolades from women of all backgrounds and lifestyles.

A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Rhon Friend, Owner and Master Stylist has over twenty-five years of experience in the industry. After graduating from Jewel's Beauty Academy at the top of his class in 1982, Rhon set out to develop a style uniquely his own and gained prominence in Baltimore and surrounding areas, even garnering an audience with Patti LaBelle for his "knock-off" hair do and super marketing.

Cultivating and continuing education are essential to Rhon’s philosophy as a salon owner. He has created, maintained, and manages an in-house education program. Working closely with his team on a daily basis, he encourages his staff to develop and refine their talents in order to achieve their professional best.

Described by most as a visionary and very passionate about goals – and obtaining them, Rhon has become revered and loved in the industry. Rhon’s success depends on his innate ability to identify with each client and create an exclusive and often trend-setting hair design based on his understanding of their lifestyle, along with his artistic eye for proportion and sensitivity to the particular nature of their hair and body. Yet, his greatest renown is for his tension-releasing shampoo and scalp massage.

Rhon has studied advanced techniques in hair design under the guidance of John Achison, Berry Fletcher, associates of the Paul Mitchell Company and others in the industry. He mastered the art of coloring, precision cutting and hair weaving.

Rhon has completed the prescribed course of study as a Instructor in accordance with the requirements established by the Pennsylvania State Board of Cosmetology and Empire Beauty Schools.

Rhon Friend, the owner of Friends the Salon, located in York, Pennsylvania, adeptly draws upon finely honed artistic gifts and take-charge organizational skills to provide extensive expertise to a wide variety of clients who are seeking practical but powerful results. His client list consists of men and women of all ages and professions...from senior corporate executives to high-profiled personalities to truck drivers!