Ep. 415: Kristin Ess is the Ultimate Hair Educator

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4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

This interview with hair stylist and brand founder Kristin Ess is a masterclass in all things beauty and brand building. She gets real about managing business relationships, pulls back the curtain on how celebrity-client partnerships actually work, and shares tips for making your hair work for you, no matter the texture or length. We also chat about some of her favorite beauty products, making pottery, her candle obsession, and the dress that everyone needs in their closet (Kristin has eight of them).

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, it's Jess. Hi, I'm Jen. Welcome to Fat Maskara, our beauty podcast. It is Friday,
0:14.5	at least when this is going out, it's Friday, which means the big interview day.
0:19.9	Big interview. I'm very excited about our guest, Kristen S.
0:24.1	Kristen S is a longtime listener, first-time guest. We have been connected for a while and I have
0:32.0	to tell you, we've been trying to get her on the show for some time. She is really one of the most
0:37.5	adorable, smart, intelligent, hairstylist working right now. And she's also built a mega, mega,
0:44.7	mega fan-based and community of people who just love hair and love her products.
0:48.8	She's come up on the podcast so many times. I go way back with Kristen too. When I worked at
0:52.9	Cosmo Girl, correct me if I'm wrong Jessica, it was Lauren Conrad's fashion line called paper
0:59.2	crown that just came to me in my head. Whatever it was, she did a fashion show. Kristen was doing the
1:05.4	hair and I met her backstage and this was like baby beauty editor. And she was the kindest person
1:10.5	to me. She's just one of those beauty industry connectors that knows everybody loves connecting
1:16.4	people and does damn good hair. So Kristen, if you're not familiar with her, is an LA-based
1:21.1	hair stylist and colorist with more than 20 years of experience. She said many celebrity clients
1:25.2	over the years, including Lauren Conrad, Jenna Duane, Lucy Hale, Lily Reinhart. She's also the co-founder
1:30.2	of the website, thebeautydepartment.com, which is an excellent beauty education site. She started
1:34.6	that in 2011. And you probably know her name because she's the founder of Kristen S. Hair,
1:40.0	on extensive and everybody affordable line of hair care, care, sold at like Target, Ulta,
1:47.4	drug stores, Amazon. So that might be why you know her name. And you might have also heard
1:52.4	here on the podcast because we have raised many ones to her products over the years. And now she's
1:57.2	finally here to chat with us. You ready to talk to Kristen Jess? Let's talk to Kristen.
2:09.7	Kristen, welcome to Fat Mascara. I'm so happy you're here. Jen and I, and we'll get to the second.
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