life knyper - make up and hair
Originally from San Francisco, Life’s family was immersed in the arts. His mother, Margery Ann was a student of the Cunningham Studio in New York and a dancer with Twyla Tharp's original troupe. Life's father was an interior designer originally from Brooklyn, New York.
In 1995, Life worked on a series of streetwear projects, including t-shirt lines for PigPen, and later used his royalties to start his own brand with several designers called Velocity, a conscious and iconic themed sportswear label based on 1990's youth inspired Japanese animation. Life was the creative director of the brand and a hands-on force from textile selects and design to themed show performance art installations across the US. Velocity became known for its total imaging and brand.
Life learned to depend on the team environment from both his own business endeavors to his on-set experience working with photographers, art directors, clients and hairstylists. He enjoys and thrives on this process.
Life assisted the likes of Laura Mercier (make- up) as well as Luigi Murenu (hair) when he came to New York in 1996. Life's celebrity clients include Arthur Penn, Isaac Mizrahi, Rose McGowan, Patricia Bosworth and others.
Life was scouted by Urban Decay and worked as an International Artist on their roster in assessment/training and development 2000 for events in US and Canada. He later worked with Lancome in training and retail. He currently is working with wholesale giant CosmeticSolutions.com as their industry face of the brand and consultant.
Life is a trained esthetician, using SmoothBeam laser as well as Microderm. He believes his training in developed skincare is part of a total knowledge offering that he can now bring to beauty. Life is a motivational force and influences his subjects to seek education as well as an individualized route to achieve looking their best, whether models or real people in his chair.
Life is available for Make up, or Make up and Hair.
Menu of Skincare services on request and by appointment.*