We recently had the chance to connect with Jin Patton and have shared our conversation below.
Good morning Jin, it’s such a great way to kick off the day – I think our readers will love hearing your stories, experiences and about how you think about life and work. Let’s jump right in? What do you think is misunderstood about your business?
People think hairstyling is just doing hair, but my business is so much deeper than that. I create an experience. Every blend, every formula, every consultation is intentional and customized to the person in my chair. As a KEVIN.MURPHY Color Educator, I’m constantly learning and teaching so I can deliver effortless, lived-in hair that feels elevated—not overdone.
What most people don’t see is how much emotional and sensory awareness goes into my space. I’ve built a calm, supportive salon environment where every guest feels seen and understood. I’m not just creating hair—I’m creating confidence, comfort, and a luxury experience from start to finish.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
Hi, I’m Jin Patton, a Fort Worth-based luxury hairstylist and KEVIN.MURPHY Color Educator, and the owner of Blended by Jin. My work is rooted in the belief that beauty is a form of ministry — that when someone feels seen, safe, and cared for, something in them is restored. I don’t take it lightly that God uses my hands, my chair, and my salon space to help people feel more confident in who He created them to be.
I specialize in effortless, lived-in color and healthy, touchable hair, but what matters most to me is the person attached to the hair. My salon is intentionally designed as a calm, sensory-considerate environment where guests can breathe, decompress, and be met with compassion and excellence.
Blended by Jin is more than a business to me; it’s a calling. I’m continuing to grow in my craft and brand as I work as a KEVIN.MURPHY Color Educator. I’m passionate about elevating the standard of care in our industry — mind, body, spirit, and hair. My hope is that everyone who sits in my chair leaves feeling lighter, loved, and reminded of their God-given worth.
Okay, so here’s a deep one: What relationship most shaped how you see yourself?
The relationship that most shaped how I see myself is my relationship with God. I spent a long time trying to earn my worth, in my work and in my life, until I realized it was already given to me. When I started to see myself the way He does—created with intention, gifted on purpose, and called to serve others—everything changed.
It transformed the way I show up behind the chair. I stopped trying to prove myself and started focusing on presence, on listening, and on creating a salon experience where people feel safe, seen, and cared for. My business isn’t just about beautiful hair; it’s about reminding people that they were designed with value before the world ever had an opinion about them.
What did suffering teach you that success never could?
Suffering taught me something success never could—how to sit with people in their real, unfiltered humanity. There were times in my life when I didn’t feel understood, when I was overstretched, overwhelmed, and trying to prove I was ‘okay’ when I wasn’t. Those seasons taught me to pay attention to the quiet parts of people.
Now, when someone sits in my chair, I don’t just see a head of hair. I see a person carrying a life, a story, and sometimes a weight they don’t have language for yet. My hardest experiences taught me to listen, to slow down, and to create a space where people don’t have to hide the parts of themselves that are tired or tender.
Success sharpened my skill, but suffering shaped my capacity. It made me a better artist, but more importantly, a better human—someone who can hold space for others, not just style them.
So a lot of these questions go deep, but if you are open to it, we’ve got a few more questions that we’d love to get your take on. What are the biggest lies your industry tells itself?
One of the biggest lies the beauty industry tells itself is that faster, trendier, and more dramatic always means better. There’s this pressure to produce instant transformations, to over-process, over-promise, and chase whatever is trending online. But hair isn’t a trend—it’s a living fabric, and it deserves more respect than that.
Another lie is that the service ends when the client walks out the door. In reality, the way we educate clients on maintenance, products, and realistic expectations is just as important as the appointment itself. Beautiful hair should be sustainable, not something that only looks good on the day it’s styled.
I’m committed to a different approach: healthy, intentional hair that grows with someone’s lifestyle—not against it. I’d rather create color that still looks incredible in six months than a momentary trend that compromises the hair or the person wearing it. To me, luxury isn’t loud or rushed. Luxury is care, longevity, and results that honor both the hair and the human.
Okay, so before we go, let’s tackle one more area. If you retired tomorrow, what would your customers miss most?
If I retired tomorrow, I think my customers would miss the way they felt seen, safe, and settled in my chair. Of course, they’d miss the hair—the lived-in color, the healthy blends, the attention to detail—but I believe what would stay with them most is the peace they felt while they were there.
I’ve always felt that my work is bigger than hair. I pray that when someone sits with me, they feel cared for in a way that reaches deeper than the surface. God has used my chair as a place where people can exhale, be honest, and be reminded of their worth. Sometimes we talk, sometimes we laugh, sometimes we sit quietly—but there’s a sense of comfort there that I don’t take credit for, only stewardship of.
If I stepped away, my hope is that they wouldn’t just remember the services, but the presence. Not being rushed. Not feeling like they had to hold everything together. Feeling seen—both as who they are and who they’re becoming.
The hair matters, but the heart matters more. And if there’s a legacy I leave behind, I hope it’s this: that people encountered a little more grace and a little more love than they expected when all they came in for was their hair.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://blendedbyjin.comb.works
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blendedbyjin/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/@blendedbyjin
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@blendedbyjin
- Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@blendedbyjin
https://blendedbyjin.direct.salonservicegroup.com/
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Jin Patton
