STEPHANIE FRAUSTO
Owner / Colorist
Stephanie Frausto grew up in Santa Clara, California. It was here that her love of color started at the age of only 16 while she was attending both high school and beauty school part time. In 1992 Stephanie entered the apprentice program at Vidal Sassoon and within just 4 years Stephanie was awarded the North American Colorist of the year award. Over the 10 years Stephanie spent with Vidal Sassoon she reached her goals of becoming the Head of the Color Department and Director of Color Education at the Vidal Sassoon San Francisco Academy. Stephanie has traveled across the world as a Color Educator, most notably to Berlin, London, New York, Chicago, Toronto, Los Angeles, Atlanta and the Republic of China. Stephanie believes that the mastery of color is an ongoing adventure not a destination and that as a colorist you should not fear pushing the boundaries to have beauty meet success.
Dennis Burke
Hairstylist
Dennis trained in San Francisco, Ca under Stephanie Frausto, Head of the Color Department and Director
of Color Education at Vidal Sassoon. There he honed his skills and specialized in creative color
techniques, natural blonde highlights, corrective color, and natural reds. He has been in the industry
for over 10 years. Dennis’ understanding of various textures of hair comes from his training under many
master cutters and colorists. This diverse background has exposed him to many schools of thought and
he has taken what he feels best from each and applies this knowledge to create his own unique
approach to his craft. Dennis believes that the mastery of color is an ongoing adventure not a destination
and that as a colorist you should not fear pushing the boundaries to have beauty meet success. Along
with his successful career as a colorist, Dennis also conveyed his love of color into a thriving gardening
business for over 7 years in San Francisco.