Akiha Imazu

Growing up in Tokyo, Aki was surrounded by edgy fashion, traditional culture, and colorful seasons. Aki studied at the Cinta Aveda Institute in San Francisco, and earned extensive cutting training based on Vidal Sassoon’s ABC cutting at Cinta Salon. Eventually, she worked for Vidal Sassoon to be a color specialist.  In addition, Aki had several advanced color and cut trainings at Vidal Sassoon Academy in London. She has trained with the best in the industry that has developed her into a highly trained stylist and colorist. Aki believes coloring hair without compromising integrity is one of the most important ingredients to create beautiful hair. Her favorite color services are dramatic hand painting/balayage, and creating natural highlights to add dimension and shine to hair.

Aki has a law degree in Japan, and BFA in Computer Arts in the USA.

Experience and Licensing

09/2010 – Graduated from Cinta Aveda Institute
10/2010 – Received Cosmetology license for the State of California
10/2010 – 04/2012 Cinta Salon (Vidal Sassoon ABC training)
05/2012 – Salon Creative Diploma at Vidal Sassoon in London
03/2013 – 05/2015 Vidal Sassoon Salon in San Francisco
06/2015 –  Edge Salon in Palo Alto