Aarica is a 1997 graduate from Rockford High School. It took a while before Aarica could decide on her future. She worked as a waitress, receptionist, and even was a caretaker for adults with special needs. So after jumping around trying to find the perfect profession, she decided to go to Aveda Institute in Minneapolis. That was where she was taught how to hold a scissors for the first time and do the magic that she does so well today. Keep in mind, for the first 18 years of her life, hair styles and make up didn't mean anything to her, and even her buddy PJ didn't care how she looked... (PJ was her horse) She graduated with honors from Aveda Institute in June of 2000.

She first worked at a salon in Eden Prairie and then worked on a cruise ship, in the spa and salon for 4 months. On board the Radisson Seven Seas Mariner, she saw parts of the world that most of us only dream of, and works so hard to someday get back to. When arriving back on land, Aarica worked at a salon in Rogers where she then decided to get her Managers License.

In 2002, she went to work at All About Hair in St. Michael and after 4 years, when the business came up for sale, she took over ownership. In July of 2006, she changed the salon name to Insparationsalon and in March of 2007, Aarica was proposed with the idea of having more chair renters working with her. She decided to open her second location in Albertville on August 1st, 2007. In January of 2011, she consolidated the two salons closing the St. Michael location. The Albertville salon is in full swing and she couldn't ask for more!

When not working, which these days rarely happen, Aarica keeps herself plenty busy. She enjoys working out at Anytime Fitness to relieve some stress, and also enjoys running outside. Her favorite time at the gym is her time spent with her trainer Nate doing Mui Thai boxing! She love heading up North to Staples and Nimrod to do a little four wheeling, tubing down the river and target practicing, which she plans on perfecting this next summer. She is the busy mom to a little puppy named Susie who was born in June of 2010. With her running the salon and chasing after Susie she still finds time to partake in some bartending in the tiny town of Hamburg MN and also works at Underarmour at the Albertville Outlets! Most of all, with Aarica you will learn her family is the most important. She will spend any free time she has after all she is doing with her amazing Parents Ed and Mary, Brother and Sister-in-law Aaron and Jessica, and her two beautiful Nieces, Aubrey Ann and Olivia Lynn.


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