When I was living full-time in Toronto I was operating and working out of DNS (Day Night Studio), which was my hair salon and creative space. Having a business really allowed for me to find my voice as a stylist. I was dedicated to salon life at that time and working with my staff and clientele in the salon everyday. Eventually I started doing hair more on set and started traveling and working in LA. It’s important for me to keep growing and changing in my work. Being able to work in both cities offers me different opportunities and brings a fresh perspective.

Make work that you enjoy and people that are attracted to what you’re doing will approach you. You have to make it for yourself first, otherwise you will always be trying to fit into someone else’s expectations.

There are so many ways that I see my industry evolving. Some of the most important growth has been about redefining beauty. There are less boundaries regarding what is considered beautiful and the definition is changing all the time. There’s also a growing movement towards chemical free products, or clean beauty. People are tired of using chemical laden products everyday as a part of their beauty ritual. More brands are beginning to develop products that fit this growing need.

What I mean by “speaks the same language” is someone that has the same references and points of interest or inspiration. When you share these things with someone it is so fluid working together because you don’t have to constantly explain where it is that you are coming from. It’s almost as if you can just read each other’s thoughts! I recently did the hair for a presentation with a clothing brand called Poche. I loved working with Gabby and Jiro, they are so talented and collaborative.