Legendary Hairstylist and Mane Founder Jen Atkin On The One Hair Tool That Got Her Celebrity Friends Buzzing, Pro Tips For Styling Curls That Last and Why It’s High Time We Retire Trends
Breaking Beauty Podcast
Dear Media, Jill Dunn and Carlene Higgins
4.7 • 954 Ratings
🗓️ 3 April 2024
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Today we’re welcoming Jen Atkin, dubbed “The Most Influential Hairstylist in the World,” by The New York Times. Prior to founding Ouai, Mane Addicts and now Mane,
Jen lent her highly polished hair skills to a veritable who’s who of young Hollywood – everyone from the Kardashians, the Jenner sisters, Hailey Bieber, Chrissy Teigen and even Madonna!
Listen in as we chat about:
- What inspired Jen Atkin to launch Mane, after years of being an ambassador to the industry’s most famous luxury $$$ hairdryer
- Tips galore: How-to get the perfect blow dry at home, choosing the right barrel size for your hair type and banishing those dreaded curling iron kinks
- Why the cool shot on your blow dryer is seriously underrated
- The one hair product that Jen created which she now admits, was a flop moment
- The secret habit she practices to bring focus as a busy Mom and serial entrepreneur
- Plus! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch our conversation with Jen Atkin
- And follow us on Tiktok to see Jen Atkin style retro waves on Carlene’s hair
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Related episodes from back catalog:
- Celebrity Hairstylist Jen Atkin Tells us Everything About the New Dyson AirWrap Innovation
- Kim Kardashian’s Mane Man Chris Appleton Reveals His Celeb Hair Secrets
- Makeup By Mario is Here to Share The New Makeup Rules for 2024, The Secret Project He’s Working On and The Never-Heard-Before, Very Personal Manifestation for The Year Ahead
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast is a dear media production. |
| 0:02.8 | Today's episode is brought to in part by Wei. |
| 0:05.6 | Carline here, co-host of Breaking Beauty Podcast. I'm always so thrilled to be partnering |
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| 1:16.6 | show notes and on our website under episode recaps that's THEAH-E-O-U-A-I dot com promo code Beauty 15 and now on to our fabulous show. Welcome to Breaking Beauty, the |
| 1:35.0 | Breaking Beauty, the podcast all about the breakthrough people, products, |
| 1:39.1 | and moments in Beauty. |
| 1:40.4 | We're your host Jill Dunn and Carleen Higgins. |
| 1:43.0 | Welcome back to Breaking Beauty Podcast, |
| 1:48.0 | I'm Jill and I'm here as always with Carleen Higgins. Hey Jill and hey |
| 1:55.2 | B B's longtime listeners know that we're two magazine beauty editors turned beauty |
| 2:00.8 | podcasters and for the past seven years we've been delivering the breakthrough people products and moments in beauty |
| 2:08.1 | Straight to your feeds epic guests like Tracy Ellis Ross Haley Beis Beeper, Joanna Vargas, Vialette, Chris Oppleton. |
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