About D'Bella Salon The Proprietor... Donna DePinto With over 20 Years in the Beauty Industry and a life long dream, Donna's talents called her to establish "D'Bella Salon" which opened in the spring of 2003. In order to achieve her ultimate goal and follow her vision of "Bringing Out the Beauty From Within", she has comprised a highly skilled and talented team of Artists who live by the same philosophy, and through her and her staff's amazing ability and expertise, fabulous works of art are displayed with each personalized service the team delivers. Together, the D'Bella team applies their knowledge of the latest style trends in Fashion, Hair Color, Hair Styles, Nails and Make-Up to each and every person. Donna Says... "There is Nothing More Motivating Then to Watch Your Team Come Together, Take an Inner Image and Bring it to The Fullest Level of Beauty", whether it's a look inspired by a new Hair Color, Style, a Custom Blended Make Up Make Over, or any one of the many other services we offer at our salon. Learn more about our services... North/South Brunswick Sentinel December 31, 2008 Salon shows that beauty is not only skin deep D'Bella Salon offering specials during difficult economy BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Donna DePinto is no stranger to the beauty business. A former model, the 43-year-old former South Brunswick resident pursued a fashion career in New York City in 1983. She modeled billboards for Newport cigarettes and filmed a few commercials for the Mc- Donald/Richards agency. She then opened the Harbor View Restaurant in Brooklyn, N.Y. She said the movies "Coming to America," "Someone to Watch Over Me," and "Scent of a Woman," were all filmed at her location on Water Street. After taking a year off, De- Pinto said she went back to the fashion world and took a cosmetics course at Visage Beaute in Beverly Hills, Calif. Previously wanting to become a skin doctor because of various skin problems she has faced throughout her life, DePinto instead became a custom blender, formulating her own hypo-allergenic, oil-controlled makeup. Living back on the East Coast, DePinto worked at a nail salon on and off for eight years, and as a graduate of South Brunswick High School, she attended the VoTech adult school in East Brunswick. "I don't think you need to go to the highest school to be prestigious," she said. "You can be good and great, but nobody is the best, because then you shut down knowledge." DePinto, who has even been featured as the model for a romance novel cover, then decided to open D'Bella Salon by Donna on Route 27 south about six years ago, providing her clients with salon services such as hair, nail, makeup, skin care, waxing and massages, along with boutique products such as handbags and jewelry. She said she wanted to keep a small environment "so you feel a little bit of warmth" and designed the 1,000-square-foot studio space "like my living room." Click here to read the complete article.