Mix on Vine creative director Kasey Hall, marketing director Katherine Blake, co-owner Lydia Nemeth, and director of beauty and fitness programming Hannah Arch.
At first you might mistake an aerial yoga class at Mix on Vine for trapeze artist practice.
“At first, we were all scared to death to try it,” said Kasey Hall, Mix on Vine’s creative director. “Once you get into it and get comfortable, you’re flipping all over the place and going, ‘Look what I figured out how to do today.’ There’s definitely a learning curve, but you would be shocked at how quickly it comes.”
Lexington’s burgeoning fitness community gained not only aerial yoga, but classes like “Cardio Country” and “Girls on Fire,” all in the same facility that also features a contemporary art gallery, a blowout bar, hair and makeup salon, manicures, coffee and healthy snacks, and lounge area.
Mix on Vine is comprised of Bloom, a full-service beauty facility; Vibe, the group fitness and dance studio; Fly, the aerial yoga and TRX suspension studio; Hang, the art gallery portion that is all throughout the building; and Sip, a coffee and snack shop featuring sweets and a special menu from Mousetrap. The decor is clean, white and modern, yet warm and inviting.
Owner Karen Piazza said the concept is like nothing else in the country. She admitted to disliking the term “salon” and called her business a “street-level beauty loft.”
Piazza, a Lexington native, and business partner Lydia Nemeth opened the facility earlier this year and are busy fine-tuning the 9,200-square-foot space that formerly was home to the Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau.
After living in Miami for most of her professional life and working as a spa and fitness industry professional for many years (she designed, opened and operated spas for luxury real estate developers and hotels), Piazza’s move to Lexington left her looking for something more.
She said her social life in Miami often took her to get her nails, hair and makeup done, but to get anything accomplished in Lexington required “hopping all over town,” never mind squeezing in a workout.
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