Justine Marjan’s Hair and Beauty Product Recommendations

The Expert Edit features interviews with specialists about the products they swear by in their chosen field. For the latest installment, we spoke with celebrity hairstylist and cofounder of Highlight Artists Justine Marjan about her beauty product recommendations and must haves while she’s on set.

Celebrity hairstylist Justine Marjan’s career path began when she was hired as a salon receptionist in college. While she grew up spending hours in front of the mirror before school constructing elaborate hairstyles on herself, she never imagined she’d find herself in LA as a beauty industry savant. In 11 years, the personal brand she built led her to major gigs 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 founded with industry veterans Jen Atkin and Mary Phillips to help mentor the next generation of hair and makeup artists.

“The biggest learning has been to go with the ebbs and flows of life,” Marjan tells PS of her experience thus far. “As a freelance artist, it can be hard to navigate the ups and downs of the industry and the rejection that we all face constantly. I try to appreciate the slow moments just as much as the busy and not compare myself to anyone else’s journey as we are all on our own paths, and there is no straight line to success.”

Marjan has worked with plenty of Hollywood A-listers, 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 are too good for anything, be helpful to everyone in the room, reach out to people doing the job you want to be doing and find out how to assist them, and be kind to everyone,” she says. She keeps herself grounded by meditating to stay in a positive headspace, doing Pilates at the Alo Gym, going for acupuncture sessions, and taking vitamins and supplements daily.

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