Jen Atkin Residence Interview: How She’s Serving to Different Hairstylists

For our June/July problem’s House is The place the Coronary heart Is portfolio, celebrities and sweetness professionals share portraits and ideas whereas staying at residence throughout the pandemic. Atkin (above) is in Los Angeles along with her husband, photographer Mike Rosenthal, and her two canines, Roo (pictured) and Chewy.

As advised to Elizabeth Siegel.

I’ve been watching loads of ’90’s rom-coms, so Julia Roberts has been prime of thoughts. I used to be impressed by her actually bouncy, enjoyable curls, so I assumed I might present women in quarantine easy methods to get that on their very own. I have been doing impromptu hair and make-up tutorials on my IG TV. It is my manner of making an attempt to assist. Magnificence is one thing that brings us pleasure, and it’s such a powerful connector for everybody.

[For this picture,] I began with moist hair, put in Ouai Wave Spray, then I used the Dyson Supersonic diffuser to get my hair, perhaps, 60 p.c dry — I used to be simply making an attempt to get as a lot quantity and pure wave as I might earlier than I went in with the iron. I used the Dyson Airwrap’s small curling rod — it dries and kinds your hair on the identical time, which actually is useful. Atkin is international model ambassador for Dyson. Then I sectioned my hair and tried completely different ending merchandise on every part: Amika Curl Corps Defining Cream, Ouai Ending Crème, Gisou Sprucing Primer, and Not Your Mom’s Curl Speak Sculpting Gel.

I’ve an entire closetful of merchandise I have never had the possibility to attempt, so I assumed what higher time than quarantine time to try this? After which I used KKW Magnificence eyeliner to make my mole extra outstanding, and generally I like to provide myself pretend freckles with Anastasia Beverly Hills’ forehead pencil. And the cashmere sweatsuit you see within the image — I’ve been choosing that up off the ground for just a few days.

That is my canine, Roo. He is a rescue. I have been utilizing my time throughout the quarantine to advocate for fostering, [and] prior to now weeks have positioned 25 canines. I principally peer-pressured 4 of my mates into getting fosters; three of them are foster stuffed, [which means] they’re conserving the canine, so I am completely happy. I have been utilizing social to point out completely different rescue facilities in New York, L.A., Chicago, and Boston which can be on the lookout for fosters, like Wags & Walks in Los Angeles.

My husband took the image. He is a photographer in order that works in my favor. He was like, “Babe, we have to do that earlier than the sunshine leaves!”

We’re making an attempt to maintain a routine…. sitting down for lunchtime…speaking with mates within the evenings on Houseparty. We arrange a yoga mat and heater in a nook of our storage. Train and meditation have been tremendous useful for me. You already know, it’s an anxious time proper now for everybody.

I have been making an attempt actually onerous to remain constructive. However truthfully, yesterday, I used to be feeling heavyhearted and I used to be like, “What can we do to assist hairstylists?” So I am sending $100 reward playing cards randomly to hairstylists who’re hurting from salon closures. Hairstyling has felt recession-proof, however for the primary time we have seen a whole stall…. However salons will open once more and other people will flood in.

You will be working early and late at night time. Put up-quarantine, I feel we’ll see this wonderful inventive surge of individuals in vogue and sweetness.

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