Nichole Kreps

Cutting specialist

Nichole Kreps

Hairdresser, SHED Salon (Oakland) and DEEDA Salon (Sacramento)

Nichole Kreps is a hairdresser at SHED Salon in Emeryville and Deeda + CO.TE.RIE in Sacramento. She focuses on lived-in, effortless hair, bangs and teaching clients to style at home.

Credentials and experience

Selected work

  • Featured in CanvasRebel's "Meet Nichole Kreps" interview, 2025 canvasrebel.com
  • Earlier salons include Cowboys & Angels, BARROW Salon and PONY studios in Oakland nicholekrepsdoeshairs.com
  • Offers teacher discounts and complimentary haircuts to people going through chemotherapy canvasrebel.com

About Nichole

Nichole Kreps is a hairdresser at SHED Salon in Emeryville and at Deeda + CO.TE.RIE in Sacramento, and a co-founder of CO.TE.RIE. She comes from a small mountain town in the Sierra Nevadas and picked up her first pair of shears at sixteen. She has worked in San Francisco, and her earlier salons include Cowboys & Angels, BARROW Salon and PONY studios in Oakland. She credits Aveda, Sassoon and Bumble and bumble with shaping her career. Her focus is lived-in, effortless hair, bangs and education, so clients leave knowing how to get the results they want. She also offers teacher discounts and complimentary haircuts to people going through chemotherapy.

In Nichole's words

If I'm trying to control curlier thick hair I will apply two pumps on VERY lightly towel dried hair, (still pretty wet), then use the excess even on the roots.

From 2C Hair: How to Identify, Care For, and Style Your Waves

Sometimes I’ll air dry with a light cream first and layer a slippery mousse over the top for extra control.

From 3B Hair: How to Identify, Care For, and Style Your Curls

Conditioner, midshaft to ends, work it in, sometimes I will comb it through to ensure max distribution.

From 3C Hair: How to Identify, Care For, and Style Tight Curls

I love to refresh textured hair in between washes with a spray bottle and a few pumps of conditioner, thick thirsty hair will drink this up….

From Curly hair routine: a simple step-by-step guide

Double wash is for double the build up. If you're heavy on the dry shampoo/salt sprays, styling products, or sweat double up! Round one breaks up build up and round two cleans.

From Double Shampooing: When Washing Twice Actually Helps

Washing too much: Brittle ends, tight scalp, extra tangles. Let those natural oils work but always prioritize a happy scalp!

From How Often Should You Wash Your Hair? Is Every Day Too Much?

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