Hairstylist Kim Kimble's Career Evolution Story
How Kim Kimble Became Hollywood's Go-To Hairstylist
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Kimble was busy, but she was hungry for more. In 2001, she launched her own line of hot tools called Kim Kimble Hair Styling Tools in the US. "While I'm in the salon and working with my clients, I always wanted to create things I felt were needed for their hair, and I love to solve problems," she says.
This opportunity felt natural to Kimble, who has experience in all areas of the hair industry. "I know what I'm looking for, I know what I need, and I know what I like to use," she says.
That was only the beginning. In 2012, Kimble was also the star of her own reality show, "L.A. Hair," which followed her career as a Hollywood hairstylist to the stars and ran for five seasons. "That was a big monumental thing for me," she says.
"I love transforming people — when I see them transform in the chair and they feel confident and look good."
A year later, Kimble met Zendaya, who was working on an album in 2013. They worked together on and off for a few years until 2019, when HBO's hit drama "Euphoria" took the entertainment industry by storm. Kimble tuned in to support Zendaya and instantly fell in love with the series, so when the opportunity came to work as the show's hair department head, she jumped at it. (She even picked up an Emmy nomination for her work on the show in the outstanding contemporary hairstyling category this year.)
Though her career has taken many different twists and turns, it all goes back to her true passion: "I love transforming people — when I see them transform in the chair and they feel confident and look good," Kimble says. "I like that feeling."