A brief overview
Former celebrity hairstylist and now, beauty influencer, Kristin Ess has become one of the most significant voices of the global beauty community. With her challenging perspective and approach to hair styling and a successful product line, Ess has become a source of inspiration for millions who want chic, wearable hairstyles that are doable.
From Passion to Global Influencer
The journey for Kristin Ess to become a hair influencer began with pure passion for beautifying people. Ess built her career working as a hairstylist, and was lucky to work with elite clientele and celebrities. Her stylist approach mixes classic styling with modern looks, letting her personality shines through.
Ess found her stride after she started connecting through tutorials and styling tips that she shared on social platforms. Engaging her audiences through tutorials on her Instagram profile (@kristin_ess), the attention she received was extraordinary. Fans began fawning over her original, creative, and replicable, content style first through social media, and in a hurry to make their own stylish, hair expert hairstyles, whenever they wanted.
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Shaping the Hair Trends Globally
Kristin’s influence is global. She is more than a social media account. Her signature styles have been mixed into numerous red carpets, magazine covers, and fashion editorial imagery around the world. She has a unique ability to predict trends by adding a modern twist to classic hairstyles, all while providing a voice for modern style and leading trends in beauty.
Kristin Ess Hair – Salon Quality Products At Home
One of the more significant contributions that Ess made to the community was launched in 2017 with her Kristin Ess Hair product line. Ess was keenly aware of expensive hair products and endeavored to provide exceptional products at affordable prices. Her product line includes everything from shampoos and conditioners to styling tools and treatments, with the vision of creating salon-quality looks from home. With her own brand, and a commitment to quality styling for all end users, regardless of hair type, stylist approaches, and haircare, Ess is putting quality products into consumers’ hands at very reasonable prices, a philosophy that resonates with Guy Tang’s work in making hair color accessible to all.
Legacies of Change in the Beauty Space
Kristin Ess has clearly changed the perception of young people’s thoughts and attitudes toward haircare. Ess has successfully crossed over from a stylist to an entrepreneur and educator who has made hair styling and haircare easy, fun, and inclusive. Most notably, she has provided opportunities to empower her audiences all around the world, offering inspiration and hands-on solutions. As her brand continues to expand and develop, what is clear is that Kristin Ess is not stopping, and the beauty community is all the better for it, especially as bold haircut moments like Julianne Hough’s continue to show the impact of modern styling.
