Big Dreams

22 years ago almost to the day (half of my lifetime!), I started my career in this building as a shampoo (and eventually color) assistant at Frederic Fekkai. My goodness-the life lessons, the knowl...

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Kadi's Chair: Dream Big!

We loved spending the afternoon with Erica yesterday! A chill and easy going personality, she needed a hair change that was noticeable, but equally low maintenance.

BREATHE.

A beautiful and peaceful start to another year of LIFE. A few months ago, like many others, I began to feel like the walls were closing in on me. My body was in incredible pain from standing 12 h...

Behind Kadi's Chair: Lauren Scruggs

Earlier this year Lauren and I started a journey with her hair color, with the main goals being to make her hair strong and healthy again, and eventually incorporate her natural hair color into her...

Ageism In Beauty

I was contacted recently by the Hollywood Reporter, who asked some fellow colorists and I about our thoughts on the recent chatter regarding 46 year old Alexandra Grant and her glorious hair. Of c...

Behind Kadi's Chair: Esmé's Caramel Curls

Sun-kissed caramel curls for our sweet client Esmé. THE PROCESS.... Like many of our clients with curly and textured hair, Esmé usually prefers to let her hair dry naturally after a color appoint...

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Highbrow Hippie Defined

If you have been following us on this blog for a while, you know that we have been working on finding a physical space for Highbrow Hippie for some time. After many ups and downs (read more about t...