My Story

My journey began back in 2012 when I was on a search for good natural human hair extensions myself.  After a long frustrating search and a lot of money wasted on some disappointingly bad hair, I asked myself : “What do you do when confronted with a problem? - solve it!”
I founded “Prestige Virgin Hair” in Italy in 2012 and after a few years of learning, researching and educating myself on natural human hair, and many trips to various source countries - it was time to rebrand. That’s when Contessa Hair was born. 
CONTESSA is Italian for COUNTESS, and a countess is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries referring to a woman holding the rank of count or earl in her own right. In the Victorian era, a woman’s hair was often thought to be one of her most valuable assets. Countesses were renowned for their beautiful long hair, and that’s where I got the inspiration from.

Jabu - Founder & Owner of Contessa Hair