Designer

Hometown: Raleigh, NC

Interesting fact: I was actually born a blonde.

Something you may not want to know: Still in my 20’s I get nightmares often from watching horror movies.

Favorite Bumble & bumble products: Thickening Spray

Hair muse: Tiffany Ambre Thiessen. Long, short, brown or blonde. Always beautiful.

Hair heroes: Louis Alexandre Raimon “Alexandre de Paris” stylist to Greta Garbo, Sophia Loren, Jackie Kennedy, Audrey Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor.

What inspires you: music, Hollywood, love and nature
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What gave you the desire to coif: I love movies, particularly ones set in specific time periods. The combination of admiring classic Hollywood beautys and the love of giving. I found hair styling.

Favorite bad hair moment: 7th grade. Before there were straighteners, my hair was always in a state of fizzy chaos.

Favorite hair era: The 60’s

Prized possession: The bobby pin. So much can be done with such a small styling tool.

All time favorites:

Music: Power ballads from bands like Journey
Movies: Meet Joe Black
Books: Where the Wild Things Are
TV show: King of Queens
Quote: “The bigger the hair, the bigger the heart.”