Your Art Is A Spell
Season 1 Episode 18
In this magical episode of Your Art Is A Spell, Edgar Fabián Frías sits down with the incredible Opal Starlight (they/them), a queer hairstylist, witch, and healer based in the Bay Area. Opal shares how they transformed their journey from working in celebrity salons to creating Magic Spell Studio, a deeply intentional space where hair becomes a ritual, a portal, and a tool for queer and gender-affirming liberation. We explore psychic haircuts, reclaiming gray hair as sacred, and how self-adornment can be an act of resistance and spiritual awakening. ✂️✨
Opal is a transformational hairstylist, a multidimensional nonbinary artist and a witchy magic maker. Working in the realms of mysticism, visual art and adornment, Opal is fascinated by our earthly divinity and the way our souls enchant of our human forms. A firm believer in the unique magic that we all carry, their work orbits around the exploration of our ever evolving identity, seeing the art of hair and the way we decorate ourselves as powerful spell casting.
🌙 Visit Magic Spell Studio: https://www.magicspellstudio.com
💫 Follow Opal on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/magicspellstudio
📍Book a session if you’re in the Bay Area or want to work with Opal
If this conversation touched your heart or inspired your creativity, please like, subscribe, and share this spell with someone who needs it. 🧿
Timestamps
00:00 – Welcome to Your Art Is A Spell
00:27 – Introducing Opal Starlight & Magic Spell Studio
01:05 – Hair, Adornment & Clothing as Art
02:13 – Opal Introduces Themselves
03:06 – From Celebrity Stylist to Hair Witch
05:00 – Discovering Hair as a Magical Practice
07:20 – The Birth of Opal’s Magic Garden Salon
08:58 – Healing Through Haircuts & Sacred Space
10:11 – Systems That Diminish Art & Identity
11:19 – Liberation Through Pause & Psychedelic Healing
13:08 – Coming Out as Non-Binary & Releasing Gender Rules
14:37 – The Hermit Archetype & Shining a Light for Others
15:24 – Gemini Magic & Gender-Affirming Haircuts
17:15 – De-Gendering Hair Styling Practices
18:46 – Living Authentically as a Non-Binary Artist
20:28 – Adornment Without Gender: Decorating the Soul
21:48 – Hair as Expansive, Expressive Art
22:34 – Escapist Aesthetics & the Power of Color
23:59 – Creating Magic Spell Studio as a Portal
25:36 – Sultry Earth Spirit as Spatial Inspiration
27:04 – Nature as a Maximalist Inspiration
27:48 – Psychic Haircuts & Channeling While Styling
29:54 – Deep Client Relationships & Emotional Healing
30:51 – Dismantling Western Beauty Standards
31:24 – Reclaiming Gray Hair as Sacred & Wild
33:42 – Hair Dye as Ritual vs. Liberation
35:29 – Aging as Beauty & Gray Hair as Spellwork
36:56 – Activism Through Adornment & Self-Expression
37:42 – How to Connect with Opal
38:54 – Finding Opal Online & IRL
40:10 – Final Message from Opal (Channeled Incantation)
41:26 – Outro & Reflection by Edgar
42:04 – Key Takeaways from Opal’s Visionary Practice
43:30 – Connect with Opal + Share the Episode
44:05 – Cast Your Spell into the Algorithm ✨
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