Festoonies
Welcome our New Salon Managers!
July 7th, 2010
Jaime - S.F. (left) and Rosa - Berkeley (right)
Be sure to say “Hi!” the next time you are in. They can’t wait to meet you. Sadly, we wished Pamela (center) farewell last month as she moved to Wisconsin to follow a new path full of friends, family and love.
Congratulations to our New Junior Stylist - Stephanie
July 6th, 2010
On July 6th, 2010, Stephanie was promoted to Junior Stylist! After 2 1/2 years of training as an Apprentice, Stephanie passed our exacting Junior Stylist test. In order to test out of our Apprenticeship position, the student must present five models demonstrating all the varied cutting and coloring styles that they have learned. Their work is then evaluated by the Director of Education, Gail Salvador, and the owner of the salon, Melissa Ryan. You can see photos of Stephanie’s test models in her album on Facebook.
As Junior Stylist, she will be working on perfecting her timing and exploring her creativity. Now, while Stephanie is a Junior Stylist, is your opportunity for a bargain. Appointments with a Junior Stylist take a little longer than appointments with our full Stylists, but only cost two-thirds of the regular salon price. While she is a Junior Stylist, her haircuts are only $40 and take about 1.5 hours. All appointments can be made through our receptionists.
Guest Starring at Festoon: Master Colorist Carlo Novoa
May 21st, 2010
We at Festoon are extremely excited to welcome master colorist and accomplished stylist, Carlo Novoa, to the Festoon team! As a L’Oreal color educator, Carlo has visited Festoon multiple times to provide advanced training for our stylists. He loved the friendly and fun Festoonie atmosphere so much, that he’s decided to work one weekend per month at our San Francisco salon! Aside from being one of the most amazing colorists working in the industry today, Carlo has over 20 years of experience as a stylist, and has owned his own salon in L.A. for nine years, Although you might not know Carlo yet, you’ve probably seen his sophisticated, cutting edge styles on celebrities at red carpet premieres and award shows, in music videos, on the runway, and on the Style Network. He’s created distinctive, fashion forward looks for Badgley Mischka, Zac Posen, and Diesel. You can check out photos of some of Carlo’s work on our Facebook page!
Festoon’s Lead Educator stays on the cutting edge with Vidal Sassoon
May 20th, 2010
Gail Salvador, head of Festoon’s renowned apprenticeship program, travelled to L.A. last month to learn the newest, most fashion forward cut and color techniques from the masters at Vidal Sassoon. The Collection Course is designed to give stylists the confidence to push the envelope and try out more unique, edgy styles and methods. Focusing on cut, color and fashion, the stylists-turned-students learned to view clients’ style more holistically. Since returning, Gail has been imparting her new ideas and inspiration to all of us at Festoon.
Festooned for the Oscars!
April 12th, 2010
Festoon client Cate B. attended the Oscars last month, and was styled by our very own Laura Farrell! Laura was already in L.A. for a Vidal Sassoon Educators’ class and jumped at the chance to make her fantastic client Cate look extra glamorous for Hollywood’s biggest event. Both Cate and Laura were extremely happy with how Cate’s hair looked, and it turns out they weren’t alone. On the red carpet Tina Fey complimented Cate on her gorgeous Grecian-inspired ‘do! It doesn’t get any more fabulous than that.