Cool Peep: Ruth Roche, Hair Goddess…

Ruth Roche, Artistic Ambassador for Pureology Serious Colour Care

Who is this “Cool Peep”?  Ruth Roche is Artistic Ambassador for Pureology Serious Colour Care, specializing in design and finishing.  She is also an established celebrity stylist (Anne Hathaway, Claire Danes, Amy Adams, Jenna Fischer, Mariah Carey…) and maintains a loyal clientele at RARE Salon in NYC, where she is both founder and creative director. Her work has been published in countless magazines, including Bazaar, Nylon, Vanity Fair, Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, Culture, More, American Salon and Modern Salon (portfolio). Stylists from around the world fuel their creative fire with her and consumers and celebrities are attracted to her down-to-earth edgy approach to hair. Roche makes everyday a good hair day!

Ruth Roche, Artistic Ambassador for Pureology

What are you from? I was born in San Fran and my dad was in the navy so we moved quite a bit. Ended up in Napa for high school.  I have been living in Manhattan for 18 years… this is my home now.

What are a few of your favorite things? Coffee, a canvas and paints, my bed, doing hair, animals, family

NOTE FROM CC:  I had the pleasure of seeing Ruth’s artwork and it is #amazing

What is on your wish list? Scuba diving in Belize .. Cozumel and Hawaii. Owning a big vacation home for my family to congregate – on the water somewhere! What is playing on your iTunes, right now? Chill station on Spotify What handbag are you carrying and what is in it – right now? It’s not a designer label, but it’s cool, I got it in the Seattle airport. It’s black leather with cream stitching, satchel-type.  Small ipod and headphones, wallet, 2 phones, gum, zicam, hair clip, pencil, keys, my favorite Tom Ford lipstick, hand sanitizer, hand lotion, mints… What song plays when you walk into a room? The only song I can think of at the moment is ‘Thriftshop” … ‘I’m gonna get some clothes … I got 20 dollars in my pocket…” Where can we find you next? I am heading to Denver, Long Beach, Tampa and Seattle sharing and teaching!

SECRETS FROM THE PROS- Ruth’s go-to products include:Pureology Hydrate Shampoo and Condition, Root Lift and her Sam Villa texture iron!

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