You guessed it, Jen Atkin has been called the most influential hair stylist IN THE WORLD by The New York Times and rightly so. She’s splashed all across our social media thanks to her big, bad, and powerful celebrity clientele. She’s got quite the Instagram and social media following herself, of about 940k followers. Chances are, if you’re into beauty, you follow her yourself. I most certainly do.
She’s a regular in the Kardashian household, whether that’s for Khloé Kardashian & Kourtney Kardashian‘s appearances, Kim Kardashian West‘s events, or even baby North West‘s hair! She has styled the Jenner sisters for multiple shoots and magazine covers and in fact, she Khloé even considers her a best friend.
Okay, first take a moment to adore this picture of Kimmie and Nori’s matching hair. But, here are just a few of the celebrities she’s worked with.
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Source: Instagram | @jenatkinhair
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Source: Instagram | @jenatkinhair
In the piece, Jen also talks about her humble beginnings, being a Mormon girl from a small-town who wanted to be a hair stylist and ran away to L.A with her best friend. She talks about how she specializes in regular-girl hair, though it isn’t always ideal, she’s an expert in undone looks over runway trends. That, combined with her social media and marketing prowess is what has pushed her into the limelight. She began as a receptionist at a salon, worked as an assistant to celebrity hairstylists, and today has her own website: www.maneaddicts.com. She’s also launching her own hair care line soon.
She talks about all this and more in the article, which you can read right here. It’s an inspiring journey that’ll empower women and men the world over.