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Jen Atkin (born March 10, 1980) is an American hairstylist, entrepreneur and columnist. Atkin co-owns the haircare line OUAI with Lamees Hamdan. She has worked with celebrities such as Chrissy Teigen,
Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July 24, 1969), also known by her nickname J.Lo, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer and businesswoman. Lopez is regarded as one of the most influential entertainers of her time, credited with breaking ...
, Gigi, Bella Hadid, and the Kardashian-Jenner.


Career

Atkin moved to
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at the age of 19 to pursue a career in hairstyling with $300. Lorraine Schwartz assisted Atkin in Los Angeles during her early career. In 2000, she began working as a receptionist at Estilo Salon in West Hollywood. Later, Atkin worked at the Chris McMillan and Andy LeCompte salons in Hollywood. In 2006, Atkin began working for
Madonna Madonna Louise Ciccone ( ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Referred to as the "Queen of Pop", she has been recognized for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, ...
's hair team during the singer's Confessions Tour and as a personal hairstylist for fashion designer John Galliano. In 2010, Atkin began working with Kim Kardashian on a shoot for '' Cosmopolitan''. Atkin first met Kim's sister, Khloe Kardashian, there, and subsequently became Khloe's hairstylist during her time on the TV show, ''
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''. Atkin was included in Kim Kardashian's video game, '' Kim Kardashian: Hollywood''. Since 2012, Atkin has traveled regularly to the
Middle East The Middle East (term originally coined in English language) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq. The term came into widespread usage by the United Kingdom and western Eur ...
, cutting hair at salons in
Dubai Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...
,
Bahrain Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island, which mak ...
, and
Qatar Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Geography of Qatar, Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares Qatar–Saudi Arabia border, its sole land b ...
. She has stated that her motivation for working in this region is that "there are not a lot of trained stylists in the Middle East who know how to do modern curls, or know how to really cut thick, coarse hair in a way that grows out nicely." Atkin works in
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at Andy LeCompte Salon. She released a hair accessories collection called Jen Atkin X Chloe + Isabel, which is no longer in production. Her first book,
Blowing My Way to the Top
', was published by Harper Collins in December 2020.


Personal life

Atkin was born in
Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...
and spent her childhood between the North Shore of Oahu and St. George, Utah. She was raised Mormon. At the age of 19, she moved to
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.


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Jen Atkin
on models.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Atkin, Jen 1980 births Living people American hairdressers People from Utah