The Key to Healthy Hair Color with Julia Roberts’s Go-To Colorist Kadi Lee
Gloss Angeles
Kirbie Johnson and Sara Tan
4.6 • 772 Ratings
🗓️ 27 February 2026
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
This week, we’re joined by celebrity hair colorist and Highbrow Hippie co-founder Kadi Lee, whose wellness-first approach to hair has made her the go-to for clients like Julia Roberts, Meghan Markle, and Brad Pitt. She shares how she became an “accidental hairdresser,” the trial-and-error that shaped her philosophy, and the five essentials she always keeps in her kit. We also get the story behind meeting Julia Roberts and the secrets to creating healthy, dimensional color that protects long-term hair integrity.
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| 0:00.0 | G-M, Los Angeles. |
| 0:05.6 | Hi Kirby. |
| 0:07.1 | Hi, Sarah. |
| 0:08.5 | Welcome to Los Angeles. |
| 0:14.4 | Today, we have the one and only Katie Lee. |
| 0:18.3 | She is a Los Angeles-based celebrity hair colorist and the co-founder |
| 0:22.1 | of highbrow hippie, the Venice Salon and holistic hair care brand known for its |
| 0:26.4 | wellness-first approach to scalp and hair health. With more than 25 years in the industry, |
| 0:31.6 | she's worked with clients like Julia Roberts, Megan Markle, Brad Pitt, and Olivia Coleman, |
| 0:37.1 | and is known for creating healthy, |
| 0:38.6 | natural, dimensional color that prioritizes long-term hair integrity over quick fixes. |
| 0:44.5 | Welcome to Los Angeles, Katie Lee. |
| 0:47.7 | Thank you. |
| 0:48.7 | Thank you for having me. |
| 0:50.1 | We're going to get into your story, and we want to hear all about your hair opinions. |
| 0:54.7 | Okay. |
| 0:55.1 | And hair preferences. |
| 0:56.2 | Okay. |
| 0:56.6 | But first, I think we need to know what's in your kit. |
| 1:00.3 | What are the products you always have on you? |
| 1:02.6 | I have in my kit. |
| 1:04.7 | My favorite thing is a brush from a Veda, a paddle brush that I got in beauty school. |
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