HOT ON HER HEELS FEATURE
Marlo Steenman; A proud Palestinian born and raised in Windsor, Ontario. Marlo has been in love with the Beauty industry for over 30 years. She is a multi-award-winning stylist, boasting a prestigious NAHA award. She is a second-generation stylist who’s love for hair has giving her an amazing life. “I grew up in the salon. As soon as I could reach the sink, I graduated from sweeping the floors to the shampoo girl. Back then, it was all about perms and highlighting caps… Better known as the ‘streaks’. And everyone smoked cigarettes… The clients while getting their hair done, the stylists while cutting hair and the shampoo girl while doing everything…”
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“For those of you that have ever worked within a family business, you know the structure is very different. It’s not a 9-to-5, it’s an ‘until it all gets done’. A family business’ main goal is survival. At the age of 24 I left the family business to venture out on my own. I wanted to expand my skills and my knowledge. I left there with a very strong work ethic and exceptional values. I was ready to face another world.” “By the age of 25, I felt like I had already done it all, I was bored and very comfortable, which is so dangerous as an artist. So, for the time being, I was done with hair. I decided I would be a makeup artist. I got my first job doing makeup for hair show, and I was all in as long as it had nothing to do with hair. I’ve realized in life, things aren’t always in your control; good or bad. As I was packing
