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Bruce Kushnick
is a New York City based Hair stylist and makeup artist.
He has worked in some
of the finest salons in Manhattan including the John Sahag workshop, Orbie hair
salon, Pierre Michel salon, Vidal Sassoon, Elizabeth Arden Red Door Salon and
Spa, Cranford Stein hair salon, and Eiji salon, Patrick Melville Salon and Spa.
Taking up to ninety minutes to create a unique hairstyle tailored to the
individual client. Bruce's thirty years expertise in hair cutting sets him apart
from the ordinary haircutter.
Bruce's first job was at Vidal Sassoon on Fifth Avenue in the GM building. He
spent his first ten years in the beauty industry learning and perfecting wet
haircuts. At the time this was considered the best way to cut hair.
Then Bruce went on to learn dry cutting from John Sahag. In 1985 John used
regular round curling irons to straighten the hair prior to cutting it. This was
revolutionary. Bruce saw that to be able to cut hair as it falls naturally on
its own produced amazing results. Straighter lines and more accurate layering.
Then John added the tapering of the ends of the hair with a scissor to soften
the edges of the layers as well as the thinning the lines of the cut.
Now flat irons rule the beauty industry. They are safer then regular curling
irons. Their plates face each other so the intense heat is between the plates
allowing clients to smooth and flatten their own hair in their homes safely.
After three and a half years with the John Sahag workshop, Bruce went out on his
own. He is freelancing doing editorial work for magazines as well as servicing
his clientele at the Patrick Melville salon and Spa.
Bruce still cuts dry, he feels it is far superior to wet cuts. It lets him see
how the hair falls when he moves the clients head around while he is cutting it.
Tapering the ends of the hair with a scissor when its dry give unmatched control
to the stylist.