Kyra Marks

I dyed my own hair for the first time when I was 12 years old. Ever since then, my hair has been a canvas for my creativity. My father is an artist and I inherited his taste for color and bold choices. I have done every color from yellows to blues, browns and black. My oldest sister wanted to be a hair stylist from a very young age, but after some time she decided against it. After I graduated high school, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. My mom reminded me about my sister, and I realized that this is something I am naturally good at. Whenever my sister would cut my hair, I would ask her questions the whole time. I'd bother her about the way she was holding her shears, why she was lifting my hair up before cutting it, and all sorts of things that I'm sure annoyed her. I soon started watching popular hairstylists on YouTube, and shortly after that all my friends would ask me to do their hair. Once I started looking into hair schools, my mom's hairstylist recommended Aveda, the same school he attended. Since starting, I have found such a welcoming and close community of hairstylists, makeup artists, and other creative people; not just at school, but from outside classes I have attended, my salon family, and clients. I always knew I did not want a traditional corporate job, and I am so thankful that I have found a space where I am accepted for who I am, and can freely be myself.