L12 | Sunday, January 8, 2012 | San Francisco Chronicle and SFGate.com Beauty

IN S.F., A BRUSH WITH CELEBRITY Star stylists of L.A. head north to color, cut and caress the tresses of Bay Area clientele

By Carolyne Zinko Hawn their signature CHRONICLE STAFF WRITER looks. The Northern Califor- There they are, celebri- nia invasion includes Los ties with beautiful manes Angeles hairdressers of shiny, swingy hair, Johnny Bueno, Kim Vo, smiling at us, winking at Jerome Molles, John- us from the pages of Francis Maseda and People, US Weekly and Michael Canale of Ca- Allure magazine. What’s nale. the difference between San Francisco is also their perfectly tousled occasionally graced by the tresses and our plain, presence of Oribe Canales, humdrum locks? who goes by Oribe (pro- A celebrity hairstylist, nounced OR-bay), has of course. 3,000 Vogue covers to his The rock stars of the styling credit and counts styling world have long Lopez among his top cli- Michael Canale, left, colors Lissette been inaccessible to the ents. He was in town this Hilson’s hair at Elevation Salon & masses, or at least to fall, fresh from a Vogue Cafe. Celebrity clients of his and those unwilling (or un- photo shoot in Ibiza, for a other S.F. stylists: Jennifer Aniston, able to devote a day) to training session and per- top; January Jones; Elle Macpherson; fly to their Beverly Hills sonal appearance to pro- Jennifer Lopez; and Angie Harmon. and New York salons. mote his luxury hair care But celebrity stylists are line (his Royal Blowout increasingly coming Heat Styling Spray is an Russell Yip / The Chronicle down from the stage to industry favorite) at Fes- set up shop in cities toon salon on Claude Lane. Canale, who has worked can make their complex- beauty building at 166 colorist Tracey Cunning- around the country, in- on Aniston’s hair, now ions look better. Most of Geary St., off Union ham (a Redken expert cluding San Francisco. ‘Making it a lot better’ flies in once every six my clients look like ce- Square, is home to Bueno whose clients include It’s part business di- Canale and Maseda weeks to see 25 clients in lebrities. Their hair is and Molles. Bueno Jennifer Lopez, Cameron versification and part work on a rotating basis a day, with the help of a shiny; it’s glossy. I don’t trained in Santa Barbara, Diaz and Nicole Richie), response to demand. out of Elevation Salon & team of assistants. know how to say that where his clients in- now works at Marzia With the rising cult of Cafe on Bush Street. “They’re people look- without being cocky. I’m cluded comic actress salon, on the building’s celebrity and a trend Canale, a colorist with ing for that natural look using what they already Molly Shannon and the 13th floor. A native of toward glossy, healthy six offices nationwide, — they’re not overdoing have and making it look music artist Dev. He Dixon, near UC Davis, hair as the latest fashion including Canale Salon it,” said Canale, whose a lot better.” worked in Beverly Hills Molles returned to San accessory, clients are in Beverly Hills and the work costs up to $400 Maseda, of Privé salon salons before coming to Francisco in April 2010 to increasingly seeking (the McMillan Canale salon in per head. “They’re want- in West Hollywood, has Union Square in 2009. be closer to family. A economy notwithstand- Malibu, said his Bay ing it to look real, with a styled the hair of Angie He enjoys the laid- color specialist, he ing) the artists who give Area clients have asked little bit more. That’s sort Harmon, Elle Macpher- back appeal of Bay Area charges $100 to $300 for Jennifer Aniston, Jenni- him for 15 years to set up of my gig. I can make son, January Jones and customers, who he says his services and counts fer Lopez and Goldie shop in San Francisco. their eye color pop out, I others, and his work has are not quite as entitled among his local clients the been featured on the or brash as clients can be often-photographed phi- covers of Lucky, Rolling in Los Angeles. He spe- lanthropist Vanessa Getty. Stone and Shape maga- cializes in color. Prices Getty, who no longer zines, to name a few. takes an airplane He began flying to ride to get her San Francisco for a “The hair is the most hair done, likes APPRECIATE YOUR day once every eight the way Molles weeks last year. His important thing you enhances her cuts are $250 to wear every day. It’s got natural color. “He DIAMONDS…AGAIN $300 each, and he pays incredible sees up to nine cli- to look and feel attention to detail ents a day. beautiful.” and has a magical As international demand continues to outpace supply, there’s never technique for beenabettertimetosellthediamonds that you no longer wear. ‘Top blonder’ Jerome Molles, hairstylist blending your “When you come color at the hair- CIRCA is the leading global buyer of diamonds and jewelry from the to me for a consulta- line, as the sun public,andtheonlyfirmwiththesizeandmarketreachtohelpyou tion, you get what I range from $120 to $325, would naturally,” she said. obtainthebestpricesforyourjewels.Toscheduleanappointment, think,” Maseda said. “I’m for monochromatic looks “I am thrilled to have him good at facial shapes and to highlights, and his in San Francisco.” visit circajewels.com or call 415.621.8100 dealing with different salon is on the building’s For some, the price is hair textures. I know 10th floor. worth it — from a cost- what I think will look per-wear standpoint. great on them.” Getty’s go-to guy “The hair is the most Vo, a Beverly Hills “In Los Angeles, important thing you stylist and TV beauty there’s more right up wear every day,” said expert once named by front given to you — the Molles. “It’s got to look Vogue as America’s “top clients want you to know and feel beautiful be- blonder,” opened his who you’re talking to,” cause it brings you out fourth U.S. salon at 11 Bueno said. “That’s great and gives you the confi- Tillman Place, off Union and it’s entertaining, but dence you need. What’s Square. He has worked people here have a softer the difference between us on Hawn, Kate Hudson way of presenting them- and others? Extensive and Britney Spears, and selves. They don’t make training and hands-on his product line includes you feel like you have to experience. You have to an ingredient called bo- clear the aisles.” be an artist.” ket, a Vietnamese botani- Molles, who worked in cal that adds shine. Beverly Hills at Byron E-mail Carolyne Zinko at And the high-rise and Tracey salon with [email protected].

STYLISTS TO THE STARS’ S.F. CONNECTION

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