WE WORK AS A TEAM

Janine has been a Stylist since 1993, starting in her hometown of Pittsburgh, PA. After moving to New Jersey, she established Salon Dolce Vita in 2004.
Janine is a Certified Curly Hair Specialist and was certified as a Ouidad and Rezo curly hair specialist in New York City after taking extensive training. She happens to have curly hair herself which she believes helps her really understand how to work with textured hair.
Janine has also worked exclusively with Wella Koleston Haircolor since 1998 and has taken dozens of their classes in the salon as well as in New York City, mastering the color line over the last 2 decades.

Some of Janine’s other certifications include: Licio Japanese Straightening, Keratin Complex, Brazilian Blowout, So -Cap Hair extensions

She has also completed an extensive 4 day Sebastian course in Los Angeles California, Training in New York by ”The Doves””Vidal Sasoon ” “2 Day Unplugged Trend Visio In New York, “ Sexy Hair Concepts” and “Paul Mitchels” Long Hairdressing on how to Master “Special Event” Hairstyling, wedding hair etc.

Alyssa, is a Master Designer. She has mastered her craft with experience starting in the salon industry in 1993. She has been at Salon Dolce Vita 1999. She has taken extensive classes at DaDa Academy, and Jasques Dessange. She is Certified in Copolla Keratin Straightening and Shinbi Japanese Straightening. She also has attended Vidal Sasoon advanced hair color and cutting classes in New York.

Natasha, is our Master Designer Level 3 with an outstanding 23 years experience, Her career started in Russia for 2 years then continued here in the United States. She has been at Salon Dolce Vita for 21 years. She is a Precision Haircutter and takes her time ensuring her work is perfect. She is certified in So.Cap Hair Extenisons, and Copolla Keratin Straghtening. She has been trained in the ‘Structure in Motion’ hair cutting Technique, by ‘Sexy Hair Concepts.’ Natasha is also fluent in Russian.

Ellie started assisting at Salon Dolce Vita in 2018 and made a long way to becoming a professional hairstylist.
After graduating from beauty school she has been working closely with the owner and master stylists in order to perfect her skills and knowledge in hair artistry.
She got also certified in Keratin Smoothing Treatment and trained in Brazilian Blowout services.
Besides that, she is crafty at doing special occasion elegant updos as well as elaborate braiding hairstyles.
Ellie speaks Russian and Turkish, due to her rich international background, experience in healthcare, and outstanding communication skills she deals greatly with people of all ages and cultures.

Morgan, one of our Master Designers has over 20 years of experience. Morgan quotes, “In a lifetime we can only hope to do something we love.” Starting in the industry at a very young age as an assistant, Morgan began her career in Westfield NJ.

Shortly after, she became part of the Loreal Team as a
development technician specializing in product, texture and hair color. She taught cutting and color to stylists, salons and schools as well as distribution teams. It was a pivotal moment in her career when she became a Salon Development Manager which entailed teaching the nationwide education team their craft of haircutting and color and product knowledge.

She continued working for multiple big brands such as Rusk, Matrix and Conair. Morgan has been a great asset to the Salon Dolce Vita team and loves doing all aspects of hair color, texture, treatments, and specific hair extensions. She has certifications from Keratin Complex, So cap, Brazilian Blowout, L’Oréal Color Master and Vidal Sassoon Cutting
Academy.

Dion, a designer that had been in the industry since 2016 and behind the chair since 2021 is perfecting her skills at Salon Dolce Vita where she started a an assistant. She is Brazilian Blowout Certified as well as in Keratin Complex. She does various types of extentions and has had continued education in Wella ,Redken and Pulp Riot. You can see her work on our Instagram at salondolcevitanj.

Kandice, an artistic designer, has been a stylist for 10 years, 5 years specializing in men and childrens cuts and 5 years focusing on women. She was also a salon coordinator, managing the shop and training new stylists. She is certified in Brazilian Blowout and other Keratin treatments. Kandice is educated in Wella, Redkin, Majirel, Italy, Calura and Paul Mitchell color lines. She loves the industry and making people feel good. It’s very rewarding career.