JOF FANTONE

The Chief Hairstylist and Managing Partner of The Color Bar shares what truly matters to him

- MARELLA RICKETTS

Ask anyone in the industry—the first time you meet hairstylist Jof Fantone you immediately feel a lot lighter. Whether it is his gentle manner of speaking or his thoughtfulness, one can only imagine the kind of environment his salon, The Color Bar, has.

After living in the US for ten years, where Fantone studied under Paul Mitchell, he decided to go back to his roots. “Every time I would come back from a vacation, I noticed more and more Filipinas coloring their hair. This is something I wouldn’t see before when I was living in Manila. There’s one thing I noticed though with a lot of them—their color was turning a little brassy,” he shares, deciding then that something must be done. “When I was ready to come back, I decided to put up a salon that specializes in color,” he adds.