Education and Training are the core of Arnold Cruz’s philosophy.

Arnold Cruz is a highly educated, internationally trained and diverse hairstylist; His specialties lie in color cutting and styling which is what has gained him his stellar reputation as a versatile hairstylist. Arnold has won several competitions for general styling and freestyle styling. His skills and experience in salon management have lead to the concentrated and comprehensive training and educating of others.

For 4 years Arnold studied an intensive course learning everything about hair and hair fashion at Reykjavík Technical College and The Technical College of Hafnarfjördur. Upon graduating in 1995, he kick-started his career when hairstyling power couple — Sigurborg Íris Hólmgeirsdóttir and Árni Eiríkur Bergsteinsson gave him a position at Harbeitt.

Inspired by couture he traveled through Europe before landing in America, where he worked on a number of esteemed fashion shoots and runway shows. After a period of intense work related traveling he returned to education, to perfect his craft at the academy for Toni & Guy in Glasgow and London.

From Europe to Los Angeles, Arnold has been cutting and coloring hair for over 14 years, he has produced some of the most striking hair imagery in the industry. His visions are innovative and his work is constantly moving forward and pushing boundaries.

For the last three years Arnold has worked in the heart of the luxurious Beverly Hills, as a part of the 50 stylist global team at the world renowned Giuseppe Franco Salon, Canon Drive. His clientele varied from socialites to high-end celebrity clientele, including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Mickey Rourke and Val Kilmer.

With hands packed with even more knowledge, Arnold returned to Hárbeitt in his hometown Hafnarjörður. If you are looking for something fresh, creative and innovative contact Hárbeitt for an appointment with Arnold.