10 People to Follow in Summer 2023
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1. Chaz Dean: For over 25 years, Chaz Dean, celebrity hairstylist, and category innovator, has influenced the beauty world to push beyond traditional conventions and philosophies. With his patented groundbreaking WEN line of hair, bath, and body products, Chaz pushed beyond the boundaries of industry conventions and revolutionized how people care for their hair. Chaz’s vision is graceful in its simplicity. He believes firmly in the integrity of what is nurturing, healthy, and natural as the basis of achieving beauty.
Today, WEN spans over 700 products and has sold over 60 million Cleansing Conditioners, making it one of the largest beauty brands on QVC. The line has expanded into a full range of styling products, skincare, body care, lip care, fragrance, home, men’s, kids, and pet care. In 2020, WEN secured seven prestigious QVC Beauty Award wins, including Best Shampoo, Best Hair Treatment, Best Hairspray, Best Body Lotion, Best Self Tanner, Best Men’s Product and the QVC Icon Award.
Chaz’s dedicated celebrity following reads like a who’s who of Hollywood. Those who have trusted him with their hair are Brooke Shields, Nicolette Sheridan, Ming Na, Charlize Theron, Paula Abdul, Ben Foster, and countless others. His philosophy of respecting and maintaining the health and integrity of the hair has won him many loyal fans.
In Los Angeles, his Chaz Dean Studio is a Zen-like oasis tucked away in several charming 1920s craftsmen bungalows, surrounded by bamboo and filled with the scent of jasmine, citrus trees, eucalyptus and lavender, offering a secluded, intimate environment for his clients. The Chaz Dean Lifestyle boutique is beside the studio, offering the complete line of WEN products. After much careful consideration and love, Chaz opened a New York City salon right in the heart of Greenwich Village. The salon is housed in an 1845 exquisite landmark building that has been passionately restored to create a high-end boutique atmosphere and brings his beloved west coast oasis to the east coast.
Dean enjoys yoga, Pilates, cycling, hiking with his dogs, spiritual meditation and cooking when not behind the chair.