I'm from Raleigh, North Carolina. From a young age she assisted her mother in her salon. She found her love for beauty and creativity there. Crystal graduated from the Art Institute of Charlotte where she earned a degree in Fashion Marketing.She also worked in NYC worked as a freelance makeup and nail artist. There she assisted some of the industry's best. After leaving NYC spent 6 years working in 5 Star Hotel Spa. While there she
Her Story
About the Owner
Salon Experience:
Manicurist, The Umstead Hotel and Spa 2011-Present
Print:
Evo, Playing Fashion, Rolling Stone, Vibe, Vogue Russia, Vogue Turkey
Runway:
Chado Ralph Rucci, Ecliptica, Coco and Breezy, and Farah Angsana
Advertising
10 Spot, North Carolina Music Factory
Celebrity / Music
Solange Knowles, Dj Rashida, Cheri Dennis
Assisting Manicurist Michina Koide
Bennetton, Bergdorf Goodman, Nordstrom
Numero Japan, Vogue Espana
Assisting Manicurist Deborah Lippmann
Vogue
Assisting Makeup Artist Cynthia Rose
WWD
