Unblended
MEN’S GROOMING

A men’s grooming practice in Arlington, Virginia. Professional grooming and makeup artistry for weddings, portraits, and camera work — finished so it reads as skin.

By Appointment
The Founding Chair · $45
The full two-hour session for my first 25 clients.
The Name

Why Unblended

In makeup, blending means diffusing something until it disappears. Most grooming sold to men works that way — even everything out, smooth it down, sand off whatever makes the face particular.

That is not this. Unblended carries two meanings and the practice runs on both: color held deliberately rather than diffused into nothing, and a person who does not blend in.

So when I say the work is invisible, I mean the product disappears — not that you do. Your texture, your tone, your features stay yours. What disappears is the makeup, not the man wearing it.

Approach

The work is built to be invisible

Skin is left honest — conditioned, evened, and finished so nothing reads as makeup. A man who has never sat in a grooming chair is not looking to be transformed. He is looking to not think about his skin for the rest of the day.

I match every shade, across the full range. Deep and neutral tones are where I am most exacting — my own skin is deep neutral, so it is the reference I test on first — and that is the standard the whole practice is held to.

Victor Scotti, Jr., Men’s Grooming Specialist & Licensed Senior Cosmetologist
Victor Scotti, Jr. — Men’s Grooming Specialist & Licensed Senior Cosmetologist
Services

Assured to Undeniable

Two tiers. Assured, where the finish reads as skin. Undeniable, where it reads on purpose. Start wherever you are comfortable.
Tier one · Assured
Even skin, brows that behave, correction exactly where you want it. You will still look like yourself — rested, considered, ready for the room.
The Assured SessionAll five services below, in sequence. Sixty dollars under the à la carte total.
$1752 hr 5 min
Skin prep & even toneHydrated, balanced, evenly toned, so it photographs like skin instead of like a surface. Nothing sits on top; it works underneath.
$5530 min
Hyperpigmentation correctionDark marks, uneven patches, shadowing around the eyes and mouth. Corrected with more than one undertone rather than one shade, which is why it reads as your skin and not as coverage.
$7540 min
Brow groomingShaping and setting so your brows frame your face instead of fighting it. Subtle enough that nobody points at them, structured enough that it shows in every photo.
$4020 min
Scar & blemish camouflageTargeted work on the things you notice in every picture, placed only where it is needed. Covering everything is what makes makeup obvious.
$4020 min
Scalp & hairline finishingFor bald and closely shaved heads. Evens tone across the scalp and controls how light hits it, so there is no shine in the wrong places and no hard line where hair used to be.
$2515 min
Tier two · Undeniable
Everything above, plus one zone held bold and matte. Listed in order of how much nerve each takes.
Undeniable — the browBrushed up, tinted, set with real structure. The one zone nobody consciously registers as makeup — they decide your face looks sharper and cannot say why. Where I would start you.
$1852 hr 25 min
Undeniable — the eyeMatte depth in the outer socket, tight along the lash line. No shimmer, no wing. Reads as intensity rather than eyeshadow, and it changes how a camera sees you.
$1952 hr 35 min
Undeniable — the lipUmber pressed into the centre and thinned toward the edge, so it looks like it happened rather than like it was applied. Unmistakably makeup. For clients who arrive already knowing what they want.
$1952 hr 35 min
Hair & facial hair
Line-up & edge-upHairline, temples and neck cleaned and squared with a crisp edge.
$2515 min
Beard shape & trimLength taken down evenly, cheek and neck lines set, edges cleaned up. Includes the line-up.
$3530 min
Beard fillColor placed into sparse or patchy areas so the beard reads full and even. Matched to your hair, not to a box.
$2515 min
Men’s colorGrey blending or all-over color for hair and beard. Blended so it reads as your own, not as dye.
$1001 hr 30 min
Weddings
Wedding-day grooming — groomEveryone else in the party has a professional. You get a tissue and good luck, and one set of photographs for the rest of your life. Prepped properly, held through the parts that matter, with a touch-up kit left with you.
$195Per booking
Ceremony to ReceptionAssured for the ceremony, Undeniable for the reception. Same face, two hours apart, because the photos your family frames and the photos you actually love are rarely the same photos. Two appointments, not an add-on.
$345Two appointments
Groom partyFathers, best men, groomsmen. Booked alongside the groom.
$75Per person
Production
Portrait & editorialCamera-ready grooming with touch-ups held through the shoot. Up to four hours.
$350Half day
On-setContinuous coverage for film, commercial, and multi-look production. Up to eight hours.
$650Full day
Learn it yourself
Grooming lessonOne session where I teach you your own face — what to use, where it goes, and the three steps that carry ninety percent of the result. You leave able to do it yourself on an ordinary Tuesday.
$12590 min
On-location work outside Arlington is quoted with travel. Wedding-party and production bookings are held with a deposit. Session durations are the sum of their component services.
New Clients
Introductory Offer · First 25 Clients
The Founding Chair
$45The full Assured Session · about 2 hours · published rate $175
  • A read of your skin, and what it needs
  • Skin prep and even tone
  • Dark mark and under-eye correction
  • Brows shaped and set
  • Scar and blemish cover, where you want it
  • Scalp and hairline finishing, if you’re bald or closely shaved

I opened in August 2026 and I need faces in my chair. The trade is ten minutes of honest feedback and before-and-after photos for my portfolio. You choose whether your face is shown. Open to men and masc-presenting people, 18 and over.

See the offer and book

Rather skip the photos? The First Sit is $65 for 60 minutes: a skin read, skin prep and even tone, and brow grooming. The full $65 applies as credit toward an Assured session booked within 90 days.

The Room

What the appointment is actually like

Most men book this braced for something clinical. It is closer to a good barbershop at closing time than a spa, and nobody expects you to sit in silence.

The music
Every appointment runs to its own set, sequenced for the services in it and built the night before. Warm and low underneath, one record held loud at the end. It moves the way the appointment moves.
Something to drink
Poured when you sit down — coffee, tea, sparkling water, or something more considered. Non-alcoholic, and yours to nurse for as long as you like.
Your own pace
Every appointment has breaks built into it, and stepping outside is one of them. Take a call, get some air, smoke if you smoke. Your seat, your drink and your music are held. The suite itself stays smoke- and vape-free, because aerosol settles on prepped skin and on an open station — but nothing about the timing is going to rush you.
Before You Sit

How the appointment is held

Consent and comfort
We agree the finish, the visibility, the products and any fragrance sensitivities before anything is opened — along with anywhere you would rather I did not touch. You can pause, change your mind, or decline a step at any point, and I say what I am doing before I do it.
Photography
Nobody is photographed, filmed, tagged, or shown in my portfolio without written permission. Founding Chair sessions include before-and-after photos as part of the $45 rate, face shown or cropped, your choice. For every other booking, photo consent is separate and declining changes nothing about the work you get.
Health and sanitation
Tools and surfaces are cleaned and disinfected between every appointment. Tell me in advance about active irritation, anything contagious, product allergies, or recent treatments. If a service is not right for your skin that day, I will say so and we will find the version that is.
Credentials

Licensure and affiliations

Licensed CosmetologistVirginia, DC, Maryland
Licensed Senior CosmetologistMaryland
Licensed Cosmetology EducatorVirginia
Certified Cranial Prosthesis EngineerVirginia, DC, Maryland
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute — ArlingtonCosmetology — hair, makeup & skincare
The Powder GroupMember
The Black Beauty RosterMember
Studio

By appointment

Business
UnblendedMen’s grooming. The practice, not a sub-brand.
Artist
Victor Scotti, Jr.Men’s Grooming Specialist & Licensed Senior Cosmetologist
Address
1010 N Glebe Road 100, Studio 5Arlington, VA