Mary Brunetti

Mary Brunetti owns the salon, where she serves as artistic director and also works as a hairstylist. She teaches the salon's training program to every stylist on staff. She spent 20 years as Director of Education at Sally Hershberger Salon in New York City, where she trained stylists in haircutting and styling. From 2012 to 2016 she was named Artistic Director of the Intercoiffure USA/Canada artistic team. She has created an online master class series for hairstylists and consults with salons around the country on applying her training techniques.

On television, she was technical hair advisor for Bravo's Shear Genius and served as Ricki Lake's personal hairstylist and a makeover expert on The Ricki Lake Show during its 11-year run. Her backstage work at New York Fashion Week has included styling for Donna Karan, Nicole Miller, Naeem Khan and Vivienne Westwood. She also created Bette Midler's onstage look for the Broadway show I'll Eat You Last.

Her editorial work has appeared in Vogue, Elle, Vanity Fair, New York Magazine, Town & Country, Modern Bride, People and Mademoiselle. Her celebrity clients have included Mariah Carey, Mariska Hargitay, Eva Longoria, Carrie Underwood, Debra Messing, Jane Krakowski, Brooke Shields and Giada De Laurentiis. She has judged the NAHA awards for more than 25 years. She was the first woman named North American Hairstylist of the Year at the NAHA awards and received the Leo Passage Educator of the Year award.