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Featured Artist: Dale Tu
Posted 05-16-2010 10:15 pm by

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Meet an Artist: Dale Tu, Boise, ID

What salon are you at?
Salon 117 in Boise, ID

What inspired you to get into the beauty industry?
I have always known I had a knack for doing hair. I did my friends hair for dances in high school. But, I didn't go to beauty school right away, I waited until the ripe old age of 23. I have been in love with the industry ever since!

Dale TuWhere did you go to school?
Headmasters in Boise

What brand do you educate for?
Kevin.Murphy and Marcia Teixeira Keratin Treatment

What is your favorite haircare brand? What do you love about it?
Kevin.Murphy is my favorite, as something was so unique about it. I got started with it because I told my Salon Services' Consultant, Scott, about how bored I was with what I was using. I was looking for that killer next big thing. He told me about this new line that had super cool packaging, performance and was ultra stylish.

I love the simplicity of the line and thinking about hair as an extension of the skin and using skincare ingredients to nourish the hair. It does what it says on the bottle!

I also knew I wanted to become an educator, as I love teaching about hair and haircare products. My first class was a Learn.Me class with Felicity Davis, West Coast Education Director for Kevin.Murphy. I instantly fell in love with Felicity, the education program and the Kevin.Murphy line.

What's your favorite product and why?
I don't have a favorite, as it all depends on what my mood is for that day and what texture I am looking to create. Recently though I have been using a lot of Easy.Rider, Hair.Resort and Motion.Lotion. And the Kevin.Murphy Smoothing.Brush is amazing. I love it - a boar bristle brush with no static!

What is your philosophy toward retailing products?
I treat every client like they are my only client. Every one of my clients gets the full Kevin.Murphy.Experience (KMX) as if I was teaching a class. I have my clients try, smell and play with all of the different products. A lot of my clients leave with eight different products as they fall in love with the brand, too! I like to make sure they are fully educated so they can recreate the look at home. Sometimes I even type out step-by-step instructions for clients and give them a link to the KM podcasts at kevinmurphy.com.au so they can watch the video to go with a particular style.

Are you entering the Underground Superstar Competition?
YES! I am working on my podcast already!

Who are your mentors, or whose career have you found inspirational?
Kevin Murphy - he's so down to earth, scientific and creative.
My Mom- Mom has always challenged me to be best I can be. She has always taught me to always be humble and grounded. I know what I'm capable of, but I never brag about or shove my achievements in anyone's face.
Britney Spears - I have loved her since day one. She doesn't care what anyone thinks about her, she just does her own thing.

What do you do to keep yourself inspired?
I love to watch Chinese movies. I am so inspired by period dramas with elaborate hair, twists, ornaments and updos. I am fascinated by traditional Asian hairstyling, and like to put my own modern twist and play with styles from Chinese period movies. One of the first competitions I competed in during beauty school was inspired by those old hairstyles.

What would people be surprised to learn about you?
That I speak fluent Cantonese, as I have no accent when speaking English, and the Chinese find it interesting that I speak Cantonese clear without an English accent.



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Posted 05-17-2010 5:53 pm by talia salzano
Dale is a truly amazing artist, as well as a great person, as you can see in this interview!  

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