Hair Avanti

SERVICES:
Since 1968, Hair Avanti has provided award-winning full salon services for women, men and children at Thorncrest Plaza within the Thorncrest Village of central Etobicoke in Toronto, Ontario. Serviced by 8 full and part-time professionally licensed hairstylists include personalized:

- hair shaping and styling
- colour correction
- foil high and low-lights
- up-dos
- perms
- keratine complex hair straightening
- wedding hair preparation
- fusion extensions

Our salon is also complemented by the services of an in-house certified aesthetician and an in-house registered massage therapist. MISSION STATEMENT:
The Hair Avanti team continually strives to provide the highest quality of socially engaged and professional service to our valued clients. Through on-going professional education we employ the latest products, techniques and practices understanding that hair design is a primary component of a client's personal image. We are an innovative leader with over 200 years of combined stylist experience offering treatments that stimulate, revitalize, and seek to foster our clients' confidence and self-image. BIOGRAPHY AND CREDENTIALS:
Master Stylist: Edward Luciani (co-owner)
- 25 yrs of experience
- member and Executive Commitee member of the Canadian Guild of Hair Design Professionals
- member of the Hair Arts Sciences of Canada Judges program for 16 yrs
- bronze, silver, and gold level in the master judges program
- platform work for various manufacturers across North America
- Mirror awards judge
- skills Canada judge for last 7yrs

Master Stylist: Gino Luciani (co-owner and founder)
- 55 years of experience
- presentations for various manufacturers at Hair and Fashion shows across North America
- Ontario Champion
- 1994 Honorary Hairdresser Award from Vidal Sassoon
- former President of Guild of Hair Design (G.H.D.)
- former President of Ontario Federation of Cosmetology (O.F.C.)
- Member of Provincial Advisory Committee for Cosmetology
- Director of G.H.D. Competitions: 1995/96/97/98 & 2001
- Member of Judges Panel of Canada Gold
- Judged for IBS Shows – Toronto 1992 &1993 and New York 1998
- Judged for Cover Girl 1996
- Judge for Final Canadian Young Protégé Competition 1997
- Judge at A.B.A. Toronto & Montreal Shows
- Judge at Cosmoprof Beauty Trends – Bologna/Italy 2002
- Judge at Miss Teen Canada Pageant 1998/99
- Judge at The Canadian Hairdresser Awards 2000/01/02/03/04/05/06/07/08/09/10/11
- Recipient of the “Life Time Achievement Award” from Canadian Hairdresser
Magazine 2011

We also support local fashion and style industry events having been exclusive hairstylists for the Richveiw Collegiate and Etobicoke Collegiate high school fashion shows for the last 13 years.