48 The Colorist
| JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2016 |
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PHOTOGRAPHY:
COURTESY
OF
LELAND
1970
FIRST
EDITORIAL
PHOTO
SHOOT
for
Vogue, with
dozens of
high-prof le
shoots to
follow in
the coming
decades
1971
AS A HAIR COLOR developmental
consultant for Redken, created
f rst hair color line, Amino Color,
and the Sequential Tonality
Calibrated Leveling System
1972
WITH BUSINESS PARTNER
MICHAEL MAZZEI
, opened
The Color Salon at NuBest
& Co. in Manhasset, NY
1981
AS HAIR COLOR
DEVELOPMENTAL
CONSULTANT
for
Clairol, developed
Clairol's f rst tube
hair color, Logics
1983
INTRODUCED LOGICS'
Calibrated Haircolor
Leveling System to simplify
color formulation
1986
CO-FOUNDED
HAIRCOLOR USA,
an annual education
event that drew
more than 30,000
beauty pros
1989
WITH MAZZEI,
CO-FOUNDED ARTEC
Systems Group,
which launched the
f rst color-depositing
shampoos, Artec
Colorist Collection
CO-FOUNDED
HAIR CARES
, a charity
that raised money to
support hairdressers
with AIDS
2000
WAS THE FIRST
HAIR COLOR
SPECIALIST
to receive
a Lifetime
Achievement
Award at the
North American
Hairstyling
Awards (NAHA)
2002
TOOK AN
ARTISTIC
SABBATICAL
for 13 years
to travel the
world, studying
facets of color in
different media
to understand
the relative value
to hair color and
salon clients
2004
PURCHASED THE
FIRST PIECES
in his
iconic art collection
2010
ACQUIRED
A 40-PLUS
pair collection
of Christian
Louboutin
mixed media
sneakers
2016
LELAND'S NEW COMPANY,
CELEB LUXURY
, will
soon unveil a product
promising to be a game-
changer for colorists.
1966
HEADED UP his f rst
salon color department
with eight colorists
Find out more at lelandh.com/fi rst and facebook.com/lelandhirschcolorist.
1962
FIRST JOB
AGE 15:
salon colorist and mixing
hair color batches in the lab at
his family's hair color company
Leland