Brandon Bal-Lance

Specialties

Brandon Bal-Lance is a hairstylist, creative director, and National Educator for Schwarzkopf Professional and Alterna Anti-Aging Haircare. His career spans editorial, runway, and luxury brand work alongside a decade of national education and salon leadership.

In May 2026, Brandon served as a hairstylist for Dior's Cruise 2027 show at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, creative director Jonathan Anderson's first-ever Cruise collection for the House. He has also styled hair for the Tiffany & Co. Blue Book 2024 launch event, and worked backstage at New York Fashion Week (Malan Breton, Spring 2023) and Portland Fashion Week (2023). In 2025, Brandon spent time in Milan with the international agency Beautick, engaged in hair education and preparation for runway and editorial work, and he was selected as a 2026 International Fashion Hairstylist through Beautick, the global talent agency founded by Beppe D'Elia.

A Schwarzkopf Professional Royal Master Colorist, the brand's highest honor, and a Vidal Sassoon Academy-trained artist, Brandon has spent over a decade mastering precision cutting, lived-in color, and advanced techniques including AirTouch, learned directly from its U.S. pioneer, Danilo. As a National Educator for Schwarzkopf Professional and Alterna, a member of the Henkel North America Innovation Team, and a K18 Global Pro Artist, he trains stylists nationwide, and spent four years on Schwarzkopf USA's social media team shaping digital beauty content.

Brandon began his career in 2013, became a Master Stylist, and earned Schwarzkopf Professional BLONDME and COLOR EXPERT certifications. He has completed Love Curls workshops and is Keratin Complex certified. In 2018 he joined the ASK Expert National Educator team, and in 2019 he was recognized as Social Media Superstar of the Year.

Brandon is a co-founder and the Creative Director of Bal-Lance Salon in Saratoga, California, an award-winning, two-story, 20-station luxury salon and wellness space. The salon was founded by his mother, Andrea Bal-Lance, who owns and leads the House, with Brandon and his husband, Larry Bal-Lance (also a Schwarzkopf Professional Educator), as co-founders. It grew from the family's first salon, Bella Bal-Lance Salon, in Silicon Valley.

Brandon has been featured in Bold Journey Magazine, CanvasRebel, and VoyageLA, and his hair styling has appeared in Oliveda's sponsored Vogue.com campaign as part of the brand's waterless beauty movement. He is a proud Wigs for Kids Ambassador and an open advocate for mental health awareness in the beauty industry.

"My work lives at the intersection of artistry, education, and innovation. What makes my brand special is that it's lived, not curated, where luxury meets real, Bal-Lance, and people are always seen as human first." Brandon Bal-Lance, Bold Journey Magazine, February 2026

Brand partners: Schwarzkopf Professional, Alterna Anti-Aging Haircare, K18, Kerastase Paris, Bellami Pro.

Press: Volume Up by The Tease podcast (2026), Bold Journey (2025 and 2026), CanvasRebel (2025), VoyageLA (2025), Vagaro Artist Spotlight.

Instagram: @itsbrandonballance