Meet Alaska Gaxiola

We recently connected with Alaska Gaxiola and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Alaska, thank you so much for making time for us today. Let’s jump right into a question so many in our community are looking for answers to – how to overcome creativity blocks, writer’s block, etc. We’d love to hear your thoughts or any advice you might have.

This is such a great question, because when you are on a roll, making content, thinking of new ideas, working with brides who have followed your every direction in being prepared everything is smooth sailing. But, when that creative block kicks in, there’s no telling when you’ll come out of there.

Being a Bridal Hairstylist we too have creative blocks. When we’re working an actual wedding, and a member of the bridal party sits in your chair and says to you, “you can do whatever you want. I TRUST YOU”. Sounds great right?, you have endless possibilities, but sometimes that wide range of possibilities can create, actually, the opposite effect, and you’re left thinking to yourself, “well… what can I do?”

Your mind sort of blocks out everything you know to try and figure something out on the fly, the pressure of you making some sort of masterpiece because, she trusts you, and without any guidance from the person in your chair doesnt give you any idea of where to start.

What if I do a hairstyle thats too much for her?
What if I do a hairstlye thats too relaxed for her?
What if I do a style that exposes her insecurities?

This is where overcoming the block comes in — whenever I hear the words, “do whatever you want. I TRUST YOU” that’s my queue to do a thorough consultation before even thinking about starting with any hot tools. This saves me from the guesswork of not knowing where the starting and end point is. It allows me to be creative within boundaries of what the client considers ‘what is too much or not enough’.

Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?

My name is Alaska, I am the owner and stylist of Alaska G Beauty where I specialize in bridal hairstyling. I love being a bridal stylist because no look is complete without the perfect hairstyle to tie everything together.

Somewhere along the way, many of us stopped treating our appearance as something worth celebrating. Life gets busy, routines take over, and we forget what it feels like to be truly pampered, elevated, and seen.

But a wedding day is different. It’s the moment a bride deserves to feel like the most radiant version of herself — not the everyday version, not the “quick hair in the mirror before work” version, but the once-in-a-lifetime version.

My brand is built on that belief.

I believe every bride deserves to feel like royalty. Not just because of the gown, but because of the care, detail, and artistry that goes into creating a look worthy of the moment you have dreamed of.

That is the experience I bring — styling that transforms, empowers, and honors the significance of your day.

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?

I grew up in a family that was very artistic. My mom was always doing crafts, my dad was a musician, my sister had an eye for photography, art, design — you name it. My older brothers also liked to draw, make music, and make things with their hands.

Being around everyone who was creative gave me an artistic perspective so when I enrolled in beauty school, I joined their design team, worked fashion shows, was apart of many photoshoots/contest entries, etc. I had a great instructor who guided, and taught me a lot! Each opportunity taught me a new skill, or tought me a deeper foundation for what hair is.

Starting points, fundamentals, tips and tricks, shortcuts, etc.

I would seek out to do research on big names from the past who had shaped the hair industry, created new haircuts or styles that you’d look back at now, and you can tell what time period it was because it was such a big part of history. I researched other, more, current successful stylists who’s path I walked, who were now living in Beverly Hills as a Celebrity Hairstylist charging $1,200 a haircut!!! (that was back in 2017, can you imagine what they’re charging now?)

My advice to anyone early on in their career is to do research on your profession, learn from the past to know the future because there are foundations that are being used in today’s world, and trends will always make a come back. Find yourself someone who you can depend on to teach you from a genuine place in their heart.

Before we go, any advice you can share with people who are feeling overwhelmed?

When I am not in my peak busy season, and my personal goals for the slow season are to stay active, and present on social media I try to organize myself with calendar reminders, collaboration projects, or stay in contact with other pros. However, when being a mom you don’t always get the luxury of time. So, it does get overwhelming — you have a perfect plan mapped out for the month of when to post, what to post, creating content, if I am staying active, what other pros in my area are doing, etc. Does it get overwhelming? OH yeah! Because you have tasks, and personal deadlines you want to meet, and when you don’t get ahead on anything you feel like your behind, or your ‘To-Do’ list is becoming longer than a CVS receipt.

So what do I do? I have to mentally disconnect myself from my own expectations of what I had planned.

Be present in the moment for my kids, my family, and for myself.

It’s not easy being an entrepreneur, a wife, and a mom because they’re all big roles that need their own care and attention. I have had to prioritize, and find time in between time to schedule posts, plan content days, plan activities for my kids, be there for my husband and showing up 100% for each of them.

When I spend time with my kids at the park, it really is nice, I get to be outside with them, It allows me to disconnect from the expectation I have created for myself.

When I spend quality time with my Husband it allows me to disconnect from everything.

They truly ground me, and give me life.

The time away from my own burden of showing up on social media helps me to clear my slate, make new goals, and have a fresh new perspective. Though my phone still provides me reminders of when to post I do it on my own time, and take it lightly, so if I happen to post that day its a win, and if I dont, its still a win because theres always going to be another reminder.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.alaskagbeauty.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alaskagbeauty/?hl=en
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Alaska-G-Beauty-100084463996071/

Image Credits

Makeup artist: Makeup By Berenice
Bride(s)/Client(s) Featured: Nareen Hasan, Vivien Higgins, Wendy Buendia