It’s super essential to have a fully equipped kit … and then some! In my experience, it’s usually the things you don’t think about that you’ll end up using.
John Pulitano, Goldwell Artist
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He’s the nice guy backstage making (hair) magic look easy. Goldwell Guest Artist, John Pulitano is cool, calm and killer with a set of tongs. The head behind Headcase Hair, John talks stranger things (for hair) and his first and last kit purchase.
TJ: What does your kit say about you as a hairdresser/artist
JP: That I’m an artisan.
TJ: Strangest thing in your kit?
JP: Fishnet stockings.
TJ: Absolute ‘can’t kit without’ products/heat stylers?
JP: True Me Irons, Red Tongs and Kerasilk Reconstruct Blow-Dry Spray.
TJ: Weirdest thing you’ve ever applied to hair?
JP: Dulux Wash n Wear.
TJ: How essential is a well-equipped kit to a solid performance backstage/on-set?
JP: It’s super essential to have a fully equipped kit … and then some! In my experience, it’s usually the things you don’t think about that you’ll end up using.
TJ: A hairdressers’ kit isn’t a kit without…
JP: A good old Mason Pearson.
TJ: The first and last thing you bought for your kit?
JP: The first was a good set of tongs and the last were little black Japanese clips.
TJ: How has your kit evolved over the last 10 years – what are its key differences now as opposed to then?
JP: Because I now travel internationally working with so many different session stylists, my kit is host to all sorts of unique combs, clips and brushes. It is definitely a more experienced and evolved kit today, as compared to 10 years ago.
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