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Francesco Fontana X Toni&Guy

August 19, 2016


Manila, Philippines – With an ambition to excel and push boundaries, Francesco Fontana, TONI&GUY International Technical Artistic Director and Educational Technical Director for Essensuals Hairdressing, has remained one of the fundamental members of the TONI&GUY International Technical Team for nearly 16 years. With this direction, Fontana, in partnership with L’Oreal Professionnel Philippines, has come to Manila to impart with consumers and hairdressers the latest on haircut and hairstyling techniques at the Hair Sessions with Francesco Fontana event.

Shortly after joining the company, TONI&GUY launched the Essensuals salon group and Francesco took on the challenge of developing this new and exciting brand, pioneering the colour excellence of TONI&GUY and introducing new colour concepts in Essensuals salons. 

Based at the TONI&GUY central London Academy, Francesco teaches across all colour courses and plays an integral role in the development of TONI&GUY’s globally renowned educational offering.  His energy and passion for his profession influences many of his aspiring students and proving his expertise with the accolades he earned through the years.

As well as teaching in the Academy, Francesco is in popular demand with his regular clients in Westfield White City, the perfect location for his innovative and creative colour techniques, with regular press requests from leading fashion titles such as Vogue, Elle and Marie Claire. 


Francesco’s stunning colour work is published throughout industry press, including Hairdressers Journal, Salon Business, Estetica and Creative HEAD, as well as consumer titles such as Look and Grazia.  He has been nominated as a finalist for ‘Colour Technician of the Year’ at the British Hairdressing Awards on multiple occasions (2005, 2006, 2007, 2011 and 2012), L’Oreal Colour Trophy and Wella Trend Vision.  Working closely with TONI&GUY Global Creative Director Sacha Mascolo-Tarbuck and utilising his unique take on colour development Francesco has been contributing to the TONI&GUY annual educational collections starting in 2005 with ‘Identity’, as well as in the Essensuals window advertising campaigns and is showcased at key industry events including Salon International.

In addition to this, Francesco also works alongside L’Oreal Professionnel and is part of the 20/20 Colour Expert team which is made up of the top 20 technicians in the UK. The expert team support hair dressers with educational training as well as focus on the link between consumer and hair dresser by discussing with L’Oreal professionals what they want to see in new product launches, new training and educational techniques, as well as giving insights on fashion and colour trends.

The Internationally renowned TONI&GUY Technical Team represents a culmination of talent and creativity that is the driving force behind the global success of TONI&GUY. Their many British Hairdressing Award wins are testament to their excellence. Seen as TONI&GUY’s finest, the International Technical Team are highly experienced industry professionals, who showcase their creativity at a level which has kept the company at the forefront of the hairdressing industry.


L’Oreal Professionnel is available in the following TONI&GUY salons: SM Aura Taguig, Discovery Primea Makati,
SM Megamall Mandaluyong, TriNoma Mall QC and SM Mall Of Asia Pasay.

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