Toni & Guy
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Toni & Guy is a UK based hairdressing company.
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[edit] History
Toni & Guy is an international hair care business founded in London, United Kingdom in 1963 by brothers Giuseppe (Toni) and Gaetano (Guy) Mascolo and were later joined by younger brothers Bruno and Anthony. There are more than 400 salons in the organization and it has won many hairdressing awards London Hairdresser of the Year (11 times) and South West Hairdresser of the Year 06.
It has its own UK magazine and in-salon television station ‘Toni and Guy.TV’, as well as salons around the world and academies in the UK, Ireland, Germany, USA, Norway, Canada, the Netherlands, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and Sweden. It also manufactures many products in the UK including hair care such as shampoos and styling products (LABEL M) and hair irons. It also has a sister salon group Essensuals, which is headed up by Toni's children Sacha Mascolo-Tarbuck and Christian Mascolo.
[edit] Organisation
[edit] Toni & Guy International
Toni & Guy International is a UK-based company run by Toni Mascolo. It runs franchise salons worldwide.
[edit] Toni & Guy USA
Bruno Mascolo heads up the U.S. company, Toni & Guy USA - separate but related through history to Toni & Guy International - and has its headquarters in Dallas, Texas. It includes salons and TIGI Linea, the haircare products division best known for its Bed Head, S-factor, Catwalk haircare lines, Bed Head cosmetics and Hardcore appliances. TIGI recently sold to Unilever.
Tigi products are now sold nationwide.
[edit] Guy Mascolo
Guy Mascolo died of a heart attack at his home in Dallas, Texas on May 6, 2009, aged 65.[1]
North American Toni & Guy salons and academies all released white balloons at 12:00 CST on May 8, 2009 as a tribute to Guy Mascolo.
