Alicia Igess
I moved to the city of Atlanta, Georgia to start my career as a hairstylist, and I became homeless in the process. No seriously, I lost all I had in a fire. No clients, no comb; I had nothing but my car. I did not come to the city with a built in clientele. Instead, I had to build a business and a home at the same time…from scratch. With God’s divine guidance, grace, and provision afforded me more success than I could have asked for or imagined. He can and is willing to do the same for you. Read More>>
Jeff
JPH Photography also known as “ShotByJeff” emerged on to the Atlanta, Georgia fashion & beauty scene in 2013. In a short time, he has garnered the attention of aspiring models & actors, bloggers, major recording artist, publications and fashion enthusiasts alike. Read More>>
Dash McIntosh
Any creative stuck in a box can relate to my story. I went to school for fashion and then biochemistry, landed a job with the DC government and was unhappy. I loved the money and the position but something was missing. I started off branding myself as a “brand manager,” doing whatever it took to add my creative sense into whoever would give me a shot. Read More>>
Steve Hightower
Steve Hightower grew up in Alabama and, as a child, practiced hairdressing with his Mother in their kitchen. Although he never attended cosmetology school, Steve began his professional career as a stylist in 1985 and apprenticed in one of the best salons in Buckhead. Using his God-given talent and his art degree, Steve first specialized in hair color, skin tones, and texture. Read More>>
Lux Christian Alexander
I started off doing hair and I realized that hair really wasn’t my passion so I started playing in makeup. After playing in makeup, one thing led to another and I started working with hair magazines which gave me a platform to start getting my work published. I was working in a very popular hair salon called Escape at the time and that’s how I was started getting introduced to celebrities. That’s was the beginning of it all. Read More>>
Teague & Hashim
Ice Rain Productions was formed in 2014, initially as a venture in pooling resources, but quickly developed into an art collective with a distinct vision of reviving the local art scene across different media. Originally a short-term photography collaboration, (Teague had a camera and Hashim had a computer) adding additional members to the collective led to more ambitious endeavors. Now Ice Rain dabbles in a little bit of everything, from film and video to music, but promoting local interest in Fine Art Photography is still a foundational principle. Read More>>
Erika Valentine
I was born and raised in Los Angeles California. I have always been a creative and super artistic human being. I grew up watching my grandmother be a hairdresser and loved it. I used to get in trouble for cutting my little cousin’s hair and anyone who I could get my hands on, including the dog. Read More>>
Calvaniece Mason
I started doing hair in my mother’s salon when I was in high school. One the weekends many of my friends and classmates from school would come into the salon and I would style their hair on weekends, as well as assist my mother with her clients. After graduating high school, I worked a few jobs that I never could find a true passion or love for and I decided to go to school from my cosmetology license. Once I graduated I relocated from my hometown of Athens, GA to Atlanta. Read More>>
Aza Larsen
I was introduced to yoga by my older sister when I was 17. It became a fun way to stretch and was an alternative to higher intensity workouts – which I liked. Over the course of almost 10 years, yoga morphed into a way of life. It is so much more than a workout or simple stretching – you can tap into your higher self and see that anything is possible and that you have infinite power if you choose to see it. Read More>>
Nicola Gibson
Hair has always been a passion of mine. I first learned to braid at the age five and would help my mother and her clientele. Throughout high school I was one of the go to braiders, whether it be at lunch or after school, I always had my hands in someone’s head! Read More>>
Teena Thomas
Where do I begin? I wasn’t really allowed to wear much makeup growing up, and with two older brothers, I wasn’t too interested in it. What I did love was art, I loved painting, drawing and even creating my own picture books. Art was my escape and way of creating my perfect world. As I got older and entered high school I discovered eyeliner, which I have to say is still my favorite product of all-time. I didn’t dabble in much else until I entered college, which was in Fall of 2011. I went to Kennesaw State University, where I discovered my passion for makeup. Read More>>
Jimmie Gilmore
My name is Jimmie L. Gilmore III. I was born and raised in Mississippi, where I being to cut hair at the age of 13. I use to watch my barber cut hair in the late 80’s and early 90’s and I said to myself I can do that. I was cutting hair all through Junior High School all the way through Senior High School. Read More>>
Angela Moceri
I started creating hairstyles at a very young age on myself being in dance class I needed to have my hair up. So I begin an experiment with different braids and updo styles. People began to comment on the pretty styles I would do and asked if I could style their hair. Read More>>
