Darlene Anderson

Esthetician and hairstylist

I absolutely love working at Terra Bella Salon—I’ve worked here since 2008, and Terra and I have been colleagues for many years here in Grass Valley. I walk into Terra Bella Salon in the morning and there’s no chemical smell; everything here is calm and clean and inviting. My first love is doing facials and waxing, but I also really enjoy doing haircuts and color. The Organic Color Systems line, which I use for color, is fabulous. Most people think that because it’s organic, the color won’t last. But it does! So you get beautiful, rich color without ammonia.

I also love everything about being an esthetician and helping people improve the health of their skin. My facials are relaxing, and my clients tell me they love their time at my “spa.” I do have training in clinical skin care and can address special concerns or conditions, such as acne or dry skin. But my style is to pamper and to relax you, to let that inner beauty shine!

Specialties: Skin care, brow waxing and shaping, hair color.

Professional: since 1989

Education and experience:

• Graduate of Bjorn’s Hairstyling Academy, Vallejo, CA
• Apprenticed with Gary Gérard, San Francisco
• Redken cut and color classes, Sacramento
• Advanced skin analysis and speed waxing classes, International Dermal Institute, San Francisco
• Classes in Toni & Guy Technique, Long Beach, CA
• Hairstylist at Bel Capelli, Grass Valley, CA, specializing in Aveda products, with training in facial techniques and skin care