Aveda Artists change the world (and your outlook!) with every cut, color, spa service and style. Your Aveda Artist can make a routine hair trim feel like a much-needed therapy session, a spa day or a long chat with your best friend. Not only do they make you look great, they make you feel great too — which is why we’re celebrating National Stylist Appreciation Day on April 30.

While we celebrate Aveda Artists all year long, and even have an Instagram channel devoted to showcasing their talents, April 30 is a day to recognize everything hair stylists, estheticians and massage therapists do not only for us, but for each other. National Stylist Appreciation Day is a time to honor Aveda Artists around the globe, and to celebrate the many ways they inspire, care and change the world, one hair cut, color or massage at a time.

Part of the Aveda identity is knowing what we’re made of, from ingredients to the way we care for the world and each other, and learning about what others are made of. During Congress, our global gathering of the Aveda network, we asked Artists to share their “three words,” describing what makes them unique. Check out the video below, and be sure to follow @Aveda and @AvedaArtists on National Stylist Appreciation Day so you can give YOUR Aveda Artist the shoutout they deserve.