MEET OUR STYLISTS —

We’re an eclectic community of artists who celebrate individuality as the highest form of beauty.

Our warm, friendly, and welcoming stylists identify as a range of different genders and are careful not to gender clients. We’re here to support you in being your best self. We want to highlight who you really are, not put you in a box or stick a standard haircut on you.

 

JAYNE MATTHEWS

Hairstylist, Educator, and Co-owner of Edo Salon


Jayne Matthews has amassed a cult following (and over 155K Instagram followers) for her unique approach to cutting hair. Raised by artists and rebellious from birth, she started cutting her own hair as a kid to make a fashion statement, developing a knack for face-framing styles that flattered her best features. She worked as a hairstylist for five years, drawing inspiration from 1960s Paris fashion and the iconic 1970s rock and roll period, before opening Edo Salon and Gallery with Chri Longstreet in 1998. Using nothing but her favorite tool, a straight razor, Jayne earned a reputation for her organic, free-hand shags and delicate, individualized, face-framing layers, catering her cuts to each client’s unique hair texture and face shape.

  • Jayne advocates for natural over chemically-altered options, helping clients and other stylists avoid harsh chemicals, synthetics, and toxic hair products. “Your hair’s natural oils are the best styling agent available,” she says. “Hair shouldn’t be forced into an unnatural shape or blow-dried into submission. I’ve made it a mission to push the industry to take notice: There are so many harmful toxins and synthetics that plague beauty salons, hairstylists, and clients.” Edo Salon uses only earth-friendly, organic, eco-conscious tools and materials.

    Now famous for her signature razor-cutting methods, Jayne is responsible for popularizing the shag haircut and prompting people around the world to throw away their curling irons. As Creative Director of Edo, her focus has shifted from working directly with clients to full-time education, sharing her iconic techniques with both amateur and professional hairstylists. For the past several years, she’s traveled the globe teaching thousands of stylists her distinct method of "carving petals” to frame the face. “I believe people have the right to cut their own hair,” she says. “It’s empowering. I want to empower home-stylists to experiment, and inspire professional stylists to stay relevant in an ever-changing industry. We’re all artists.” Jane’s work and international haircutting classes have been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, and CNN.

    Jayne is currently offering several online haircutting classes designed for non-professional, home stylists: Learn to cut your own bangs, how to style curly hair to boost volume and definition, and how to style bangs and crown layers to emphasize end definition. Learn more about Jayne’s online classes below, or check out her website here.

CHRI LONGSTREET

Hairstylist, Educator, and Co-owner of Edo Salon


Chri Longstreet is a master of details when it comes to cutting hair. An expert in both razor-cutting and working with scissors, she helped develop Edo’s world-famous, organic method of free-hand haircutting. She sees connection as an important part of her work, and takes the time to learn about each client’s personality and taste before tailoring a unique style to frame their features. “I always want to hear about their lives,” she says. “It’s about forming real, long-lasting relationships with my clients. I remember their likes and dislikes as well as their life stories. All that goes into the work.” She loves the ever-changing nature of her work, helping clients evolve their own personal style along with the shifting nature of fashion.

  • Chri was trained by the original Creative Directors of famed NYC salon Bumble and Bumble as well as Vidal Sassoon and Soho-based celebrity hair stylist Nick Arrojo. She’s always ready to try something new, and her passion for discovering the latest styling and cutting techniques infuses Edo with fresh inspiration year-round. She’s taken every cutting class offered at Bumble and Bumble in the past twenty years, training her eye to identify specific facial features and shapes as well as hair textures and cowlicks, which helps her create specific styles to match each client’s look and personal style. Her extensive knowledge benefits everyone at Edo: She’s the lead educator for the salon’s up-and-coming stylists.

    As co-founder and Creative Director of the salon and gallery, Chri also curates the salon’s art collection and fine-tunes the space’s eclectic, sophisticated design, gathering pieces from vintage shops across the Bay Area. She often weaves her profound love for vintage shapes, retro fashion, and Middleeastern textile colors and patterns into her work: “I draw inspiration from runway fashion, streetwear, even old movies. I love 1920s flapper bobs, Jane Fonda’s 70s shag in Klute, and Princess Diana’s famous feathered bob in the 80s. I like to take an iconic vintage cut and give it a modern twist.”

San Francisco Stylists

Oakland Stylists

  • Jayne Matthews

    Owner, Creative Director, Educator, Stylist (She/Her/They)

    Email: jayne@edosalon.com
    Instagram: @jayne_edosalon

    Note: Jayne is not currently available for appointments. As Creative Director of Edo, she focuses full-time on education, training stylists around the world in her unique methods.

  • Tiffany Faircloth

    Senior Cutting Stylist, Colorist (She/Her)

    Email: tiffanyrae@edosalon.com
    Instagram: @cest'tiffany

  • Emily Chaves

    Senior Cutting Stylist /Colorist(She/Her)

    Email: emilychaves@edosalon.com
    Instagram: @baby__hairs

  • Ellie Lundberg

    Senior Cutting Stylist, Colorist (She/Her)

    Email: info@edosalon.com

    Instagram: @ellienorski