New York hair designer Shawn La’Yave’s hair training began at the University of Michigan as a graduate of the Theatre Department. His peers and numerous fashionable women consider him a triple threat for his talent to cut, color and style hair. Shawn’s artistry extends from the Hair Studio to the Fashion, and Entertainment industries.
He brings to his celebrity and international clientele an array of experience in color, cutting techniques and hair extensions; techniques that were once exclusive to the entertainment industry. “Actors, models and singers are trendsetters; now everyone in the world wants to look as gorgeous as their stars.”
Actors, models and singers are trendsetters; now everyone in the world wants to look as gorgeous as their stars.
In La’Yave hair designs, color is the protagonist. “Color allows me to create a style that is different and unique, which works to enhance the lines of my haircuts.” Shawn created his own collection of multidimensional color formulas that he calls “faceted blondes”, “phoenix reds” and “bronde browns”. For Shawn, hair color-composition and hair cutting go hand in hand. “As a designer, one must be able to cut, color, and know when to make the calls for enhancement; the experience of creating beautiful hair must come from the communication between the client and artist.” Shawn is a visual alchemist. His unique perception goes beyond the surface of his clients needs.
When it comes to enhancement, Shawn is a visionary. He applies the art of extensia to create length, color and volume. He has a meticulous modulating technique of adding human hair extensions that create flow, blend, and growth with the client’s hair. Shawn has years of utilizing the best cuticle directed hair in the industry from various famous extension houses, such as Great Lengths and SoCap USA. He has been able to design an application that behaves exactly like the clients hair, blending superbly and looking natural.
Shawn’s extensions expertise expands to the art of customized front lace wig making. “Front lace hair wigs are a tremendous trend in fashion, TV, music videos and YES, everyday goddesses. They are no longer for behind the lens. This long kept secret has been the hush-hush of the entertainment industry for years. Now American women have found out about them and they want to wear them to the supermarket. Hey! You never know when the paparazzi are lurking.”
Shawn’s strengths are timeless hair color formulas, smart haircutting, and the application of undetectable hair additions.
Shawn’s strengths are timeless hair color formulas, smart haircutting, and the application of undetectable hair additions. He provides every woman with glamour, flexibility and the opportunity for movie star hair and to be a chameleon.
Shawn has been trained in Madrid, Spain under the tutelage of the Llongueras Group and in Milan, Italy at the Uptodate Fashion Management School and professional certifications in hair color from Goldwell Topchic/Colorance; L’Oreal Majirel; Matrix Socolor/Color Sync; and Wella Koleston.
Hair Artist Shawn La’Yave travels extensively all over the world for inspiration and training by industry leaders. “I like to see myself as a professional look maker with a cosmopolitan approach to my art. I have to make sure that every client that I touch feels wonderful in the inside as well as the outside. The passion and technique that I bring to my clients is filled with inspiration.”
