Meet the man who has tended to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's hair since they were 15:
Author:Dhani MauPublish date:Jun 1, 2018In our long-running series "How I'm Making It," we talk to people making a living in the fashion and beauty industries about how they broke in and found success.
To get to the level of success he's achieved today, he pounded the pavement — literally. With no connections, he walked into the biggest salons in New York during a trip up from Florida and ended up with a job at Oribe. Over time, his clientele evolved from Barbies to club kids to A-listers; and he hustled his way up and listened to his influential superiors — he assisted big industry names, including Danilo and Sally Hershberger. Eventually, he hopes to open is own salon.
Related articles15 Hacks and Tips for Growing Longer HairHow Guido Palau Channeled Being Fired From his First Hair Job Into a Legendary CareerHow Lacy Redway Is Using Her Insanely Successful Hairstyling Career to Inspire OthersHow did you move up the ranks at Oribe? A lot of the times that I'm working with a new client, they immediately tell me, 'I love your Instagram.' I used to literally have to send my portfolio. I've started working with several photographers just because they found me on Instagram. It's not just having a website and your agency making calls for you. We really are a whole industry of self-promoters, but we kind of always have been.
I met a lot of them on photoshoots, I met Ashley and Mary-Kate on a photoshoot. I actually met Dakota [Johnson] for a red carpet event, and I think she had just been cast in "50 Shades". She was going to the LACMA event that Gucci has in LA every year and we had a great conversation just right away because she said things to me like, 'It's a lot of dress, so maybe the hair should be a little more simple,' and immediately I was like, 'oh we're gonna be friends.
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