Jen Atkin is one of the most popular and richest Stylist who was born on March 10, 1980 in Utah, Utah, United States. One of her repeated clients has been Kourtney Kardashian.
Atkin frequently works with the stars of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, including styling their hair for the interview portions of the reality show. She met Kim through friends and began working with her in 2010 for a shoot for Cosmopolitan. She met Khloe during the shoot, who asked her to create her looks for The X Factor, and eventually began working with the rest of the family. She became friends with the Kardashians through this interaction and is featured on Kim Kardashian’s video game, Kim Kardashian: Hollywood. On several occasions, Atkin has collaborated with hairstylist and wigmaker Tokyo Stylez to complete looks for Kylie Jenner.
Since 2012, Atkin has traveled regularly to the Middle East, where she cuts hair at salons in Dubai, Bahrain, and Qatar. Atkin’s motivation for continuing to cut hair in the Middle East is that “There are not a lot of trained stylists in the Middle East who know how to do modern curls, or know how to really cut thick, coarse hair in a way that grows out nicely.” Occasionally, Atkin also cuts hair in Los Angeles at Andy LeCompte Salon, where her appointments cost upwards of $600. Atkin is well known on Instagram, and credits her social media marketing skills to scrapbooking during her childhood. She released a hair accessories collection called Jen Atkin X Chloe + Isabel.
She was born in Utah, and raised between there and Hawaii.
Her work has appeared on the covers of various high-profile magazines, such as Vogue, Elle, and Rolling Stone. Her first major professional experience was working as a stylist on a worldwide tour for Madonna.
Atkin moved to Los Angeles at the age of 19 to pursue hair with only $300 in her pocket. Lorraine Schwartz helped Atkin when she first moved to LA. In 2000, she began working as a receptionist at Estilo Salon in West Hollywood. Later Atkin worked at the Chris McMillan and Andy LeCompte salons in Hollywood. In 2006, Atkin was a member of the hair team for Madonna’s Confessions Tour. She also worked as a personal hairstylist for John Galliano. While working for Galliano, Atkin traveled to Paris to work at fashion shows and made connections by talking herself into VIP lounges.
