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Front, Erika Mudafort and Richard Pizzuto, and back, Kimmy Dziondziak,
Shannon Couto, Taylor Blackwell, Caryn Rose and Rhonda O’Connor
are ready to style you.
The minute you walk into Amanda Richards Salon on Manatee Avenue, you forget that you’re on the west coast of Florida with a beach just a few miles away. You may actually think you’re on the west side of Manhattan or in a SoHo loft with a trendy industrial look, sky high ceilings and clean orange and white colors flooded by great lighting. There’s even a half moon color bar where you can watch your hair designer mix and match the exact color for you.
In January 201 when Richard Pizzuto designed and opened Amanda Richards with a former partner, a high end, city look is exactly what he was after, and there is no mistake that he achieved that goal. Pizzuto declined to say how many years he’s been in the salon business, other than to say he started at 13 years old. Originally from Philadelphia, where he owned salons and spas, he relocated to Florida in 2005, bringing with him many years of training in hair cutting and color.
His new partner and co-owner Erika Mudafort has more than 10 years experience and is a L”Oreal Professional Color Educator. Pizzuto and Mudafort were colleagues in several high end salons in Sarasota and Longboat Key. She specializes in the French highlighting process, Balayage, and is proficient in extensions and make-up she is also bilingual and was born in Puerto Rico.
Amanda Richards specializes in hair styling for both men and women. Its color specialists create customized color at the color bar, offering highlights, all over color, toners and the INOA ammonia free color line. It offers straightening services as well, working with wedding parties including make-up application. It is the only salon within nine miles that offers Keratase by L’Oreal and is a L’Oreal Professional Salon. It also has a large line of products to sell including Keratas by L’Oreal, and there is a 20 percent off any service for new clients with the ad in the Sun.
Amanda Richards five stylists are continually participating in educational programs and shows and are all highly trained designers, always thinking out of the box for the best fit for their clients. Pizzuto says his team is “big city talent in a small town,” so no need to leave Bradenton to get your city fix. On the Amanda Richards Website, you can read the bios of each of the stylists and request an appointment right on line. Walk-ins are welcome as are talented stylists who would like to join the team.
Mudafort and Pizzuto are planning on participating in community events during the winter season and emphasize that they have an upscale salon at reasonable prices. I can attest to the fact that their wash stations certainly fit that description with reclining, massage chairs you’ll never want to get out of.
Amanda Richards Salon – join the young crowd at this stylish and beautifully designed salon without leaving town.
AMANDA RICHARDS SALON
6709 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton
(Fresh Market Promenade)
941-896-3902
www.amandarichardssalon.com
Monday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Tuesday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Wednesday & Thursday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday: Closed
All major credit cards accepted