Happi Staff01.07.20
Redken has named Philip Foresto as a new brand ambassador. The New Orleans-based colorist is the owner of Salon III and has over 250K followers on Instagram. In his new role, Foresto will represent Redken haircolor, sharing his formulas and techniques created with Redken on social media, in the press and at educational events and shows throughout the year.
A Surprise Career
A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Foresto didn’t grow up aspiring to work in the hair industry. In 2009, he left his hometown for New Orleans, LA, where he would meet his now father-in-law, a hairstylist of over thirty years. He allowed Foresto to work in his salon sweeping floors and answering phones. From there, Foresto says he made it his life’s mission to become the best hairstylist he could be.
Foresto started his apprenticeship in January 2009, took his first official client in 2012, and opened his own salon in 2017.
Of his successful trajectory in the industry and his new role with Redken, Foresto commented, “It’s everything I’ve dreamed of and more, having the opportunity to work with incredible brands and now a company like Redken. I have used Shades EQ over the course of my entire career and couldn’t perform the work I do without it. I always say ‘You are only as good as your tools’ and that’s why I trust Redken. I can’t wait to see what my future holds with the Redken team.”
A Surprise Career
A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Foresto didn’t grow up aspiring to work in the hair industry. In 2009, he left his hometown for New Orleans, LA, where he would meet his now father-in-law, a hairstylist of over thirty years. He allowed Foresto to work in his salon sweeping floors and answering phones. From there, Foresto says he made it his life’s mission to become the best hairstylist he could be.
Foresto started his apprenticeship in January 2009, took his first official client in 2012, and opened his own salon in 2017.
Of his successful trajectory in the industry and his new role with Redken, Foresto commented, “It’s everything I’ve dreamed of and more, having the opportunity to work with incredible brands and now a company like Redken. I have used Shades EQ over the course of my entire career and couldn’t perform the work I do without it. I always say ‘You are only as good as your tools’ and that’s why I trust Redken. I can’t wait to see what my future holds with the Redken team.”