Between a few snips of the scissors and her Fashion Week preparations, @lesbouclettesdeceline gave us a special moment to chat about her wonderful career and about how to take care of curly hair!

Hi Céline, can you describe yourself in a few lines?

Hi! My 16 years of experience in the hairdressing world give me a particular sensitivity to my clients' expectations and help me really listen to them. I'm a dynamic person and very positive in life in general. I love to please and make people happy!

What is your background, and why did you choose hairdressing?

After 17 years of dancing, I had to change direction following my parents' divorce, so that I could find a trade and earn a living quickly. So I started studying hairdressing purely by chance, but chance has a way of working things out, because in this profession I found a way to express myself as an artist!
In fact, I took and passed all the hairdressing diplomas, and at the same time I made it onto the French national hairdressing team, which earned me a nice list of titles:

⁃ French Champion 2012

⁃ European Champion 2011-2012

⁃ World Champion 2010

So I moved to Paris and joined a major Parisian salon, Toni&Guy. My Parisian experience now allows me to work for the biggest names on the Fashion Week runways (Dior, Chanel, Chloé, Valentino...).

Now that I'm independent, I no longer work in a salon but as a freelancer in Paris and all over France, which lets me look after my clients the way I see fit.

Why did you specialize in curly hair? What's special about it?

You should know that I don't only do curly hair, because I've never chosen my clients based on their hair. For me, all hair deserves special attention, and for 16 years I've been learning every day how to bring out the best in all hair. This allows me to bring my expertise to every hair type, and to curly hair in particular. More specifically, curly-haired girls generally have a complicated history with hairdressers. And in all modesty, I see myself as a savior of curls, to show that curls are not a flaw! You have to embrace your curls and be proud of this particularity that deserves to be brought out and celebrated. You have to realize that every curl is different and that you need to treat each one as unique.

Can you tell us how you became a runway hairstylist?

Thanks to my best friend, a designer hairstylist whom I met on the French national team, I quickly got access to the backstage of the shows. Thanks to my professionalism and know-how, I'm now a permanent assistant on runway shows, which lets me travel regularly: Dolce Gabbana in Italy, Dior in Shanghai, London and more...

Which shows have you worked on, and which is your favorite?

I've been lucky enough to work on so many prestigious shows that I can't choose. But the technical complexity of some of them really stayed with me, and I was proud to take part, like Alexander McQueen, Dior... Damien Boissinot and Guido Palau are the two big names in hairdressing I work for today.

To wrap up this conversation, do you have any tips for having great hair?

“Less is more”! Never stray from your true hair type, respect it, embrace it and love yourself just as you are.

And finally, never let anyone tell you what you should be! I'll be there to support you on the path to acceptance!

My motto: as long as you have dreams, nothing is impossible ✨