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    Crystal A. Wright: The Hair, Makeup & Styling Career Guide, 4th Edition
    Everything you need to know about building your career as a freelance hair, makeup or fashion stylist. Information on marketing yourself, testing with photographers, building a great portfolio, signing with an agency and much more.

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Celebrity Styling

  • Morris Chestnut, Blair Underwood and Mekki Pheiffer on the cover of Essence Magazine
    Styling celebrities takes a special kind of person with just the right temperment. It's exciting and stressful all at once, and it's not for everyone. It requires more than just the ability to buy great clothes. Qualities of a good stylist include diplomacy, graciouness, and business acumen. Oh, and a degree in psychology is a plus. ENJOY!

CRYSTAL AGENCY NEWS OF THE WEEK!

February 15, 2008

Who Styles Tasha Smith's Hair

Darico_tasha_7 Who did Tasha Smith's hair? Who does Tasha Smith's hair? Who styles Tasha Smith's hair? These are the questions I get everyday through phone calls, and emails.

Just today a woman in New York emailed me and said, “I'm not a celebrity but I can afford to have my hair done by a celebrity stylist. I am willing to pay what ever it costs to get my hair done by her stylist. Please tell me how I can make an appointment. I have been to every salon in the metropolitan NY area and I cannot find what I am looking for. Money is not a problem but my hair is. I have resorted to wearing a ponytail most of the time because my hair is just not what I want it to be. My hair is shoulder length and I am of mixed heritage so my hair is wavy and thick. My colorist just can't get it right and my hair cut is passable. Please put me in touch with somebody who can make my hair look like Tasha's. I have a plethora of girlfriends who are looking for the same thing.”

Darico_heartnsoul_lores001 I apologize to all the women in the world. I didn’t realize we were keeping it such a secret. The hair stylist is Darico Jackson, also known as Rico. He is based in Los Angeles, California, represented by guess who, and available for photo shoots, fashion shows, commercials, TV and more just by calling 323.906.9600.

If you want to book him for a salon or in home appointment, call us at 323.906.9600 or shoot me an email.

To view more of his work visit Hair by Darico for Tasha Smith and Others.


 


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October 16, 2007

BIG Hair & Makeup at the MTV VMA Awards After Party

If you wondered who styled that Big Hair and produced those smokey eyes on the sexy waitresses at the MTV VMA Awards After Party hosted by Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Garner, look no further than Las Vegas celebrity hair and makeup locals Marquis Robinson and Oksana Hagood.

PrivacyWear Clothing Company Sticks With Crystal Agency to Produce New Images for Their Website

Tca_blog_privacywear_008 After doing a smashing job on the Spring and Summer 08 Ad campaigns and lookbook, PrivacyWear Clothing Company CEO Carolyn Jones reached out to LA based styling agency; Crystal Agency to produce new images for their website.

As the producer on this one, Crystal reached out to creative veterans Craig Brooks of KontentPartners.com in Seattle to Art Direct, and photographer Michael Leland to produceTca_blog_privacywear_007_2 high-quality images for the PrivacyWear website.

The Crystal Agency Makeup, Hair and Styling team consisted of Makeup by Uzmee Krakovski, Hair by Darico Jackson, and Styling by Amber Corwin. Throughout the 10 day job, Amber was assisted by Inga Rochelle Grimmett, Darcy Herr, and Hollie Williamson.

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September 11, 2007

PrivacyWear CEO Carolyn Jones Taps Crystal Agency Styling Talent to Create Award Winning Windows for their Magic Booth in Las Vegas

Blog_privacywear_magic_046 After 2 weeks of intense work on the Spring and Summer 2008 PrivacyWear Clothing print campaigns, Melinda Tarbell and her top-notch team of styling assistants (Janellica Ohanian, Inga Rochelle, and Tiffani Rae) began prepping for the 2007 Magic Show which they executed less than a week later.
    This assignment included designing, and dressing the massive trade show booth, as well as organizing and MC'ing the in-booth fashion show. Hard work? Yes. Would they do it again? You better believe it.
    36 hours passed before the team called it quits to get some much deserved sleep.
    And while Melinda took off for a much needed vacation after the Magic show, Inga and Janellica took over and redressed the booth at the ASR show in San Diego. Melinda stayed involved by telephone as the team beamed her the pictures of the booth from their camera phones.

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