Nick Arrojo (born 7 January 1966) is a celebrity

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based in the

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neighborhood of

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. Born in

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, Arrojo worked as a stylist for

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International, and Bumble & Bumble salons before starting his own studio in downtown

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in September 2001, the Arrojo Studio, which encompasses Arrojo Education and Arrojo Product. He was the hairstylist on TLC's '' What Not to Wear'' for seven years. He recently released his own product line, Arrojo, and is currently working on several how-to books. He is also involved with Wella's "Trend Vision 2006" project. Some of Arrojo's celebrity clients include supermodels Melissa Keller,

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, and Karen Ferrari; actors

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and

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; musicians

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and

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; and British comedian and performer

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. Arrojo taught the art of hair coloring to ''

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. Arrojo was the resident stylist on TLC's '' What Not to Wear''; he left in 2009 during the show's seventh season and was replaced by

Ted Gibson Ted Gibson is a celebrity hairdresser with a salon in New York City. He is the hair expert on the cable show '' What Not to Wear''. Notable clients include Anne Hathaway, Renée Zellweger, Kate Gosselin, Ashley Greene and the fashion houses Chane ...

. He is married to wife Lina Arrojo, who works at Arrojo Studios, and who gave birth to twin boys named Nico and Marco in February 2010.

References

External links

Arrojo Studio

Arrojo Product

Arrojo Education

Arrojo Cosmetology
1966 births Living people British hairdressers English expatriates in the United States People from SoHo, Manhattan {{UK-business-bio-1960s-stub