Born and raised in Los Angeles, Andrew Chen's journey in the industry began in 2011 while traveling to Japan after deciding to quit his job in finance . In Japan, the beauty industry sparked his passion for hair and he immediately began pursuing a career as an editorial hair stylist. A short time later, Andrew was working the shows in New York and Europe and moved to NYC to be in the heart of the business.
Andrew’s aesthetic is natural beauty. He embraces imperfection and how color and texture can transform an image - imperfectly Perfect.
Andrew is based between NYC and LA.
Editorial clients include: Harper's Bazaar (Arabia, BG), Grazia (BG, Serbia), GQ Mexico, Hunger, inStyle Mexico, L'Officiel, Schon!, Nylon, The WOW, V Magazine and Vogue Portugal.
Commercial clients include: Batiste, Bloomingdale's, Free People, Hanwen, Kohl's, Naeem Khan, Pamella Roland, Popsugar and Sephora.