At a young age, Rodolfo Valentin was a fashion model and was recruited for fashion shows in Europe by hairdresser Alexandre de Paris,known for his work with Grace Kelly, Wallis, The Duchess of Windsor, and Elizabeth Taylor. Back in his native Buenos Aires, Valentin has worked with Argentine celebrities and the Italian Sophia Loren. Rodolfo immigrated to Long Island, New York and opened Rodolfo Valentin salon & Spa. He quickly gained acclaim, and was featured in magazines and television shows such as Univision, Banyan Productions, NY1, Warner Bros. Entertainment,Telemundo and as an actor, starring in the role of hairdresser, in the independent movie directed by filmmaker Hustin Hova.During the early 2000s, Rodolfo expanded opening his second salon on Madison Avenue in New York. The press named him as a preeminent New York society hairdresser, styling the hair of actresses such as Cathy Moriarty, the socialite Margo Catsimatidis, wife of John Catsimatidis CEO of Red Apple Group, the American gossip columnist Claudia Cohen and Susan Hess, wife of the CEO of Hess Corporation among others.His expertise has recently been featured in Forget the Facelift, a book dedicated to beauty by celebrity dermatologist Dr. Doris J. Day M.D.Rodolfo Valentin is the recipient of the hair coloring techniques award and his New York City salon, the "Manhattan Private Atelier for Hair" is the winner of the Grand Design Award. In the year 1994, his expertise in the processing of hair coloring and bleaching hair for hairpieces and wigs was noticed as far away as India. The Department of Economic Affairs of India, hired him to teach his unique techniques.Since 2006 to the present, Rodolfo Valentin has been consistently rated with "10 out of 10" by the readers of New York Magazine, and rated 5 stars by Citysearch.Margo Catsimatidis,Yasmin Aga Khan, Rodolfo Valentin at the Alzheimer's Association Rita HayworthRodolfo Valentin supports several charity organizations such as the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Alzheimer's Association Rita Hayworth, Hellenic Times Scholarship Foundation, and his own organization created in memory of his mother Sofia offering free hair prostheses to cancer patients through his Sofia's Hair 4 Health foundation."Hair infusion", a Rodolfo Valentin trademark technique, as hair extensions are, is a kind of hair additions to add length, volume and color to the individual’s own hair. Because the lightweight structure of the Hair infusion in view of the fact that it is a flat small piece of real human hair that joins the recipient's own tresses without using heat, along with the natural protein used as a replacement for glue, which is considered a less damaging variety.Rodolfo Valentin famous phrase is:"Come with the hair you have, leave with the hair you want."http://www.rodolfovalentin.com |
