rePear, Protect and Nourish
Merging their passion for fitness, beauty and hair care, business partners, Steven Anderson and Andrew Ashton have spent the last three years researching the finest ingredients to nourish both hair and scalp. Their philosophy: Formulate products utilizing the most hydrating botanicals to provide clients with a luxurious experience that showcases their healthiest hair ever. After thorough research and work with expert chemists, Anderson and Ashton discovered that one of their favorite fruits; the pear, offers incredible soothing benefits. Rich in sorbitol, a natural sugar compound, pear botanicals offer high shine and moisture, in a natural state for hair and scalp.
Steven Anderson
Andrew Ashton
Award Winning and multi-talented Stylist, Andrew Ashton has nearly 20 years in the beauty industry. He has styled celebrities including Tennis star, Serena Williams; clothing designer, Reem Acra; medium, Jon Edwards as well as chef and author, Todd English, to name a few.
Within his first year in the beauty industry, Andrew was the recipient of the prestigious "Vidal Sassoon New Talent Award." Shortly thereafter, Andrew became a platform artist and educator for the Aquage hair care line, training under it's well known co-founder and Artistic Director, Luis Alvarez. Through his ongoing training and work with Aquage, Andrew became the natural choice to serve as the National Styles Director for the Helium Brand of hair care. Andrew added a new title as Salon Owner to his resume in 2001, after purchasing La Posh from current business partner, Steven Anderson.
Throughout the last two decades, Andrew has demonstrated his expertise to more than 8,000 artists, through educational programs to salons across the nation. Based on the success of this program and Andrew's on-stage passion and charisma, Andrew was chosen to teach and lead similar programs at national industry trade shows. Drawing international salon owners, hair care artists and design teams, audience numbers continue to reach 20,000 at each event.
In addition to his time creating looks at the salon, Andrew developed two trend collections a year, which he then presented to other industry professionals in advanced continuing education classes he facilitated.
Along with Steven, Andrew has launched "rePear" by Andrew Ashton, a green, eco-friendly and botanically based hair care line of products.
Well known Celebrity Stylist, Steven Anderson has over 30 years experience in the hair care and beauty industry, owning salons in both New York and Florida.
While in New York, Steven received numerous industry accolades, to include the American Hairdressers Association. Steven's breadth of knowledge and expertise has been seen at the state level in both New ork and Florida, and he has served as an on-air expert for the longstanding Pantene hair care brand.
Steven's talent has been tapped into by dozens of on-air personalities and celebrities over the last three decades, establishing his reputation on the creative design circuit. Steven has been called upon to work with some of the most outstanding personalities of our time including Tennis star, Serena Williams; host of Bravo's series Top Chef, Padma Lakshimi; actress, Fran Drescher and actress, Kathy Najimy, among just a few.
Steven has been stylist to supermodel and beauty icon, IMAN and for almost 10 years to Joy Mangano, known as one of Home Shopping Network's most popular guests.
Steven's works of art have also been showcased in media outlets such as DayTime, Home Shopping Network and Studio 10, as well as being the on-air spokesperson for Susan Lucci's line of hair care products. Steven has also served as a contributor to various magazines and newspapers such as Panache Vue Magazine, and BLU Magazine.
Steven also makes time to service philanthropically and was named runner-up in the "Man of the Year" contest by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, raising more than $10,000 in less than 6 weeks.
Steven and Andrew - An Unparalleled Creative Duo
Steven Anderson and Andrew Ashton have been working together for more than 16 years. Their innovative designs have won accolades from clients and industry peers alike.
Together they are founding members of Fashion Week Tampa Bay, serving as the Hair and Make-Up Directors since 2008. The team of Steven and Andrew also developed the "Faceworks" cosmetics brand and created a line of designer wigs for Supermodel, IMAN. In 2011, Steven and Andrew chartered into fashion territory launching a retrospective exhibit of vintage clothing. Through the success of the exhibit, two scholarships were awarded to Tampa Art Institute students on behalf of their charity.
A typical day for Steven and Andrew can consist of celebrity clients, a photo shoot, meeting with magazine editors, styling and make-up for runway shows or television. Add a couple of brides for good measure and it's all in a days' work for these two talented artists! Their passion carries over to their charitable organization called Eleven/11 Dream Fund, which gives back to groups through time, goods and services. Most recently, they provided wigs to the American Cancer Society for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
