Mitchell Barnes and Carey Carter launch their friendship and career as the Style Directors for all of Rich’s Department Store hair salons. Building a renowned reputation for their color variations and styling creations, they caught the eye of L’Oreal Paris and a partnership formed that is still strong today.

Carey, Mitchell, and Perri opened their stunning salon, Carter Barnes Hair Artisans, inside of Atlanta’s premier shopping center, Phipps Plaza.

Carter Barnes Hair Artisans in Phipps Plaza was featured as a location plot-line in author James Patterson’s novel, The Big Bad Wolf.

Carter Barnes hosted our own successful event, Beauty Boost, and gave free hair services and job counseling to more than 200 Atlanta residents affected by the 2008 real estate bubble burst and subsequent recession.

Carey Carter was awarded the 2009 Community Service Award by WXIA channel 11 for his extensive philanthropic work in association with abused and foster children through the Murphy-Harpst Children’s Centers. Over the years, Carter and Carter Barnes have raised millions of dollars for organizations such as AID Atlanta, UNICEF, Susan G. Komen, Open Hand, Jeffery’s Fashion Cares and the Alzheimer’s Association.