Hair and beauty product recommendations from Justine Marjan

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The Expert editing contains interviews with specialists about the products they swear by in their chosen field. For the latest episode, we spoke with celebrity hairstylist and co-founder of Highlight Artists Justine Marjan about her beauty product recommendations and must-haves while on set.

Famous hairstylist Justine Marjan’s career path started when she was hired as a salon receptionist in college. While she grew up spending hours in front of the mirror creating elaborate hairstyles for herself before going to school, she never imagined she would end up in LA as a beauty industry savvy. In eleven years, the personal brand she built led her to major appearances at Fashion Week, the Oscars and the Met Gala; Bravo’s “Project Runway,” where she oversaw the hair department for two seasons; and Highlight Artists, a company she co-founded with industry veterans Jen Atkin Maria Philips to help guide the next generation of hair and makeup artists.

“The biggest lesson we have learned is to go with the ebb and flow of life,” Marjan tells PS about her experiences so far. “As a freelance artist, it can be difficult to navigate the ups and downs of the industry and the rejection we all face all the time. I try to appreciate the slow moments as much as the busy ones and not compare myself to someone else’s journey. We are all on our own path, and there is no straight line to success.”

Marjan has worked with many Hollywood stars, from Ashley Graham and Eva Longoria to Gwen Stefani and Khloé Kardashian, so you can imagine she likes to keep herself humble. “Never think you’re too good for anything, be helpful to everyone in the room, reach out to people who are doing the work you want to do and find out how you can help them, and be kind to everyone,” she says. She keeps herself grounded by meditating to stay and act in a positive head space Pilates in the Alo Gym, for acupuncture sessions and taking vitamins and supplements daily.

Ahead, she reveals the 11 items she always carries on set, from a leaf blower (yes, really) to a can of Celsius and all the rest highly rated beauty products in between. Scroll to shop her picks.