12 The Colorist
| MARCH/APRIL 2017 |
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t's not every day that you get a glimpse at what life is truly like
working as one of Hollywood's most in-demand colorists, whose A-list
clients include Jennifer Lopez, Emma Stone, Khloé Kardashian and
Drew Barrymore, to name a few.
Attending Tracey Cunningham's Celeb Inspiration Across
Generations class during the recent Redken Symposium 2017 in Las
Vegas, however, and speaking with her afterward, really made me
aware of just how hard this Hollywood heavy-hitter works, and how
much she loves what she does. I learned, for example, that Cunningham
sees a whopping 40 clients a day—both at the salon and during private
house calls (like Mariah Carey)—relies on four assistants to help things
run smoothly and often works as late as 10 p.m. In her role as Redken
creative consultant for color, Cunningham also travels the globe,
sharing her tips, techniques and career experiences with other beauty
pros. Her personal advice for ensuring client satisfaction? " e best way
for a home run is asking for a photograph," Cunningham said. "Try to do
exactly what that picture looks like. You need to give people what they
want and that's how they're going to come back to you."
Find more celebrity color inspiration in this issue, our Hollywood
edition. Celebrity colorists share their A-list clientele's color formulas
in "Camera-Ready Color" and give us a peak inside their star-studded
careers in "Talk Show," dishing on everything from how they got their
big breaks to their worst rookie mistakes and go-to hair color products.
Plus, Matrix celebrity stylist George Papanikolas shares eight things
that inspire him to be creative every day in "Muse." We hope this issue
will motivate you to give your clients the star treatment every day.
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