It isn’t out of the realm of possibility for Citrone to talk a client
out of a haircut. She’s been known to say, “You’re still in the
growing-out phase. It doesn’t look ratty yet,” and after a quick bang
trim, send her on her way. Citrone, who co-owns the salon, has developed
a reputation as a long-hair specialist, one whose
signature style is
cutting in subtle layers, giving hair a loose and easy—but somehow still
neat—look. After getting an early start in her teens, working at her
dad’s Florida salon, she spent five years at Privé, then six as a top
stylist at celeb-packed Chris McMillan, before opening the salon with
Lecompte. “I had the famous clients and the Saturday-night work calls,”
says the 34-year-old, who has tended to the tresses of Benicio Del Toro
and Leonardo DiCaprio. “Now I’ve got two kids with a seven o’clock
bedtime, so I’m happier being in the salon than running all over town.”
All the better for the chic mommies, entertainment execs and fashion
designers who frequent her chair.
Andy Lecompte Salon,
Los Angeles, 310.273.4100
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