Press & Recognition

As seen in

Hair extensions, explained by someone who
teaches the science behind them.
  • Forbes
  • Yahoo
  • Breakfast Television
  • SheFinds
  • Contessa Awards
  • Behind The Chair
Featured & quoted

In the press

Breakfast Television, Citytv · Toronto

Extensions for thinning hair

National television segment on hair extensions for thinning hair through menopause, perimenopause and postpartum.

Recognition

Awards

2027 Contessa Awards — Canadian Hairstylist of the Year

  • Sustainability Achievement — semi-finalist · one of five salons named nationally

2026 VZN Awards

  • Extension Specialist of the Year — finalist
  • Educator of the Year — nominee

2025 Contessa Awards — Canadian Hairstylist of the Year

  • Emerging Hairstylist — finalist · national
  • Multicultural Hairstylist — semi-finalist
  • Texture Hairstylist — semi-finalist
  • Salon Interior Design — semi-finalist · Love's In The Hair Extension Studio

2024 #ONESHOT Hair Awards — Behind The Chair

  • Extensions — finalist · international
  • Salon Decor — finalist · Love's In The Hair Extension Studio
For journalists & producers

Working with the press

Miranda Furtado is a hair extension specialist, hair science educator and salon owner in Toronto, with more than twenty years behind the chair and certifications across the major professional extension systems. She explains mechanism before marketing — and she is fast on deadline.

Available for comment on:

  • Hair extensions — methods, damage, cost, and what the labels actually mean
  • Thinning hair and hair loss — menopause, perimenopause, postpartum, alopecia
  • Scalp health and the chemistry of buildup, hard water and product claims
  • Salon economics — pricing, tariffs, chair rentals, running a specialist studio
  • Sustainability in beauty — reclaimed hair and The Crown Project

High-resolution headshots and broadcast-ready clips available on request.

Email for press

Love's In The Hair Extension Studio · 29 Polson Street, Toronto
Founded by Miranda Furtado, hair extension specialist & hair science educator.