Meet Our Team
Sara
The owner of Urban Beauty! A native of the beautiful Okanagan, she has 13 years of industry experience, including apprenticeships with Toni & Guy Salons, and Jon Paul Holt. She graduated at the top of her class from Blanche MacDonald, and has trained through Vidal Sassoon, ASP Affinage America, Joico, Babe and Hot Heads Hair Extensions. Sara has also completed set training for Film and Television. She has a passion for hair, and the Okanagan, which led her to working the wedding circuit as both a mobile and in salon stylist for destination weddings. She has since become an educator for Alliance Beauty, ASP Affinage Salon Professional, and Xtreme Lashes Canada. Sara is a master colourist and cutting technician, and specializes in blonding, balayage, special occasion styling and colour corrections. Sara is not just a stylist but an athlete as well, she is an avid volleyball player, loves baseball, hiking, camping, and being outdoors.
Instagram @saraelizabeth.hair.kelowna
Call or Text 250.351.4455
Carolin
Carolin Biafore is from Berlin, Germany where she was raised and had her original training. With more than 20 years of experience in the hair industry, Carolin feeds her imagination through the appreciation for art, culture, fashion and nature. She makes it a point to attend ongoing education whenever possible to bring the latest techniques and newly acquired skills to her clients.Over the years Carolin has been involved in many aspects of the hair industry, including being a colour educator for L'Oreal Professional. She has attended training with some of the best hairdressers, including Rosalind Satar, Daniel Benoit, Trevor Sorbie, Anthony Mascolo, Toni and Guy, and Daniel Fiorio. Carolin has worked backstage at Vancouver fashion week, and attended Salon International in London, UK. When Carolin is not creating beautiful styles behind the chair, she loves being out in nature, either hiking, biking, surfing, playing hockey, and spending time with her teenage twin boys.
Instagram @carolin.biafore.hairartist
Call or Text 250.864.6640
Jolibee
Born and raised in the Philippines, and her family chose to make Kelowna their home in 2013. An artist who enjoyed painting portraits as a hobby, decided to pour her creative energy into becoming a hairdresser. After completing her hairstyling course with honours, she was offered a position at Gini's Salon International, and she had the opportunity to refine her skills further with the owner and artistic director Rosalind Satar, a multi national award-winning hairdresser. With Rosalind's expertise, she worked alongside more experienced team members for the last 4 years. Focusing on education helped her deliver the best in every aspect of the industry. She welcomes both new and existing clients to the new space, under the name Jolie's Hair Studio!
Instagram @jolibeehairart
Call or Text 250.870.6900
Email jolibeehairart@gmail.com
Lindsay
Having spent 10 years in Vancouver learning and doing all things hair, Lindsay is happy to be back in her hometown of Kelowna spreading hair love. While she enjoys creating on both men and women's hair, she specializes in women's short hair, advanced blonding techniques, and dimensional colours. Lindsay knew she wanted to be a hairstylist by the age of three, when she snuck into her twin sister's crib and decided to cut her bangs.
Instagram @she_does_hair
Call or Text 604.762.8820
Deanna
Deanna is a master stylist that came to Kelowna from Alberta 7 years ago! She has a love for making people feel beautiful through hair. Deanna appreciates the impact of a simple grey root touch up, or a full transformation to make you feel your best! Although she loves to do it all; lived-in dimensional colour, hair extensions and intense deep smoothing treatments are her favourite! When not behind the chair she can be found exploring what the beautiful Okanagan has to offer.
Call or Text: 780.918.9307
Instagram: @hairbydeannamarie
Website: hairbydeannamarie.ca
Kallie
Kallie is born and raised in the Okanagan. She is a single mother to a little boy and is a lover of all things outdoors. She specializes in women's medium and long hairstyles, blending, balayage, foils, fashion colours and colour corrections. She is currently accepting new clients! Instagram @denimbeautyco.
Call or Text 250.300.8191
Terann
Terann was raised in Utah where she became a licensed cosmetologist and Barber. Terann specializes in making everyone look their finest with her barbering skills and beard expertise. She has over 8 years of experience in the industry and an artistic flare that flows through her veins. As passionate as Terann is about hair, she is equally as passionate about people. She has the natural ability to make anyone feel at ease in her chair. Terann isn’t just a bad ass barber, she also loves to create beautiful color, and styles for women too.
Terann has made Kelowna her permanent home with her cutest pup ever Billie Jean. In her spare time she loves to dance, wake surf and draw.
Instagram @terthebarber
Call or Text 236.795.8777
Desi
Desi (she/they) has been doing hair for 5 years. She specializes in creative cuts and colours. She absolutely loves cutting a good shag/shullet/mullet and doing colour blocking. She has always had a passion for hair and feels so lucky to have a career that uses her creativity every day. She loves fashion and keeping up with ongoing trends, as well as helping people push themselves outside their comfort zone with their hair.When she isn't in the salon her hobbies are skateboarding, and making chainmail jewelry, and loves her plant babies. Desi offers silent services as well as product free appointments.
Instagram @hairbydesi_
Call or Text 780.717.6558
Olena
Olena comes to us from the Ukraine, when the war broke, she knew she had to make the move to Canada to provide a better life for herself and her three beautiful children. After a short time in Kamloops, she relocated to Kelowna, and has chosen Urban Beauty as her hair home. Olena has 8 years of experience and she is a master stylist who specializes in air touch blondes, that soft and natural look. It looks as if you have grown it yourself. She may not have perfect English but she is excited to learn from all of us and you!
Instagram @kukla_space
Call or Text 250.819.6471