“And I said, ‘Honestly, I have no interest in doing that. “My investors came to me eight or nine years ago and wanted to create wet goods (AKA, shampoo, mousse, gel, and hairspray),” Josh tells us.
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Harry Josh and Claudia Schiffer On how his professional hair tool line came to be It took me five to seven years to build those relationships back with experience under my belt.” But clearly, he did, and through the years, his influence has only grown. “I had a year of being offered the greatest things of my career, and I lost many of them. “It was super overwhelming at first,” he recounts. It wasn’t until 12 years later, in 2002, that he had his “big break” – a full-page Vogue magazine article citing him as the “underground hairdresser that nobody knows about.” His phone started ringing off the hook. Quickly, other supermodels picked up on his skills, and they all flocked to his walk-up apartment to get their hair done.
He gave her “effortless, beachy long hair with ombré ends,” which ultimately defined the early aughts. The two became close friends, and he started doing her hair. This is where he met Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen.
His unrelenting dedication eventually earned him a job as a casting director at the Manhattan-based creative services agency, KCD. “I couldn’t imagine why it wouldn’t happen.” That is, why he wouldn’t become a hair expert to the stars. “I was very delusional when I was younger,” Josh explains with a laugh while reflecting on his relentless drive. When he moved to the Big Apple in the early 90s, he remained headstrong and optimistic in the face of even more opposition. There, he received “tons of rejections” regarding his ambitions in hairstyling. He worked at the salon for a year and a half before moving to the South Beach neighborhood of Miami, Florida. In exchange for Josh’s services-cleaning, sweeping, and washing towels-they trained him as a hairstylist for free. That is until the owner of the salon approached them and said, “What are you doing loitering here every day? Why don’t you become hairdressers?” His friends weren’t about it, but he certainly was. But instead of going to class, he took the bus downtown and hung outside a Vancouver salon smoking cigarettes with friends. He “sucked at school” and only enrolled in college to appease the ‘rents. “I saw no one of color being considered tastemakers.” “I felt so unrepresented in that world that I couldn’t see how I could get there,” the celebrity stylist tells GRAZIA over the phone. As a teenager, he was interested in fashion and entertainment, but pursuing it felt out of the question. Harry Josh was born in Vancouver, Canada, to Indian immigrant parents who wanted him to become a doctor, lawyer, or engineer. Harry Josh and Priyanka Chopra The man behind the mint green hair tools They’re frequently spotted backstage at fashion shows, and they double as clips to hold back your strands when you’re doing your makeup.Īhead, GRAZIA spoke to Josh about his journey to becoming one of the most sought-after hairstylists in the world and how his line of luxury hair tools came to fruition. Their actual function is to clip back large chunks of hair, and most importantly, keep your hairstyle intact and dent-free. The clips are a must-have in every fashion girl’s beauty arsenal for more reasons than the fact that they will help you curate your Instagram aesthetic. While you might not wear them outside (but kudos to you if you do), they’re perfect for chic mirror selfies à la Kaia Gerber. They’re not technically an accessory, but they’ve become one, as well as a symbol of high-fashion and a laid-back cool-girl aesthetic-the epitome of “model-off-duty” look. Their mint green color is reminiscent of a precious vintage gem you might come across on Depop or Etsy. Mariah Carey, Kim Kardashian, and Ashley Graham are just a small sampling of stars who’ve worn the affordable clips since they first launched in 2018. Designed with the utmost attention to detail by celebrity hairstylist Harry Josh, they’ve reached cult status for their cute shape and top-notch performance. Perhaps the most famous hair accessories of the moment are the mint green hair clips you’ve undoubtedly seen on social media.
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