Born in the Netherlands in 1979 Hester Wernert built quite an international reputation for herself. As the assistant of hair star Eugene Souleiman during Paris Fashion Week she works for top designers such as Yohji Yamamoto, Valentino and Stella Mc Cartney and in the Netherlands she is appointed ‘Chef de
Cabine’ for many designers in the Amsterdam Fashion week including Jan Taminiau and Rodrigo Otazu, Iris v.Herpen.

Represented by House of Orange she works for magazines such as Numero,Purple,W, L’official and fashion campaigns as Louis Vuitton and V&R.Her passion for hair surfaced already at the age of 4 giving her Barbie’s outrageous makeovers. At 15 she started her official training but it was at the London based Vidal Sassoon academy where she finally felt triggered. Hester’s drive for technical perfection is countered by a strong creative search and a life long obsession for braiding techniques. Hester won many prestigious awards such as the Coiffure Award Noord-Holland, Avantgarde , Press Award and The hairdresser of the year 2011.

2007 she started the Mogeen salon and Academy with her Business partner Siko v.Berkel and in she is since beginning 2011 Creative ambassador for Sebastian Professional in the Netherlands.

Inspiration
“Many things inspire me. From nature to architecture. But movies as well; the graphic elements of a Japanese Manga film or the poetic aspects of a Chinese cult flick. Also my heroes Andy Warhol, Brigitte Bardot and Kate Moss always get me inspired.”

Favorite hair product
All hairsprays and Potion 9 by Sebastian

What can one expect when they take a seat in your coif chair?
“I make beautiful and sexy hair that has been technically cut but is still very natural. I stay close to the client’s personality and don’t necessarily want to change their hairstyle just to follow a trend. I cut hair with love.”