The Modern Idol Reimagining Hair for a New Generation of Beauty Innovators
What makes a modern idol? For Ursula Stephen, one of the industry’s most sought-after celebrity stylists and salon owner, her trajectory as a beauty innovator, and cultural tastemaker has been marked by creating spell-binding hairstyles for the likes of Zendaya, Rihanna, Zoë Kravitz, Queen Latifah and Kerry Washington. Through her tenacity, devotion and unbridled talent for hair, she has proven herself as a modern idol by never limiting her dreams, and continually striving for success.
Lancôme
Idôle Aura
Fueled by passion and an unstoppable energy, Stephen is representative of a new generation of boundary-breaking, female creatives who are influencing and reinventing the world of tomorrow, similar to how Lancôme’s new Idôle Aura eau de parfum encapsulates the self-confidence, and strength that modern-day women possess. Bringing together a fresh perspective with a radical bottle that houses an ultra-innovative scent, Lancôme’s fragrance symbolizes the victories of women from around the world, mirroring the accomplishments the celebrity hairstylist has achieved during her decades-long career.
Capturing the luminosity of women such as Stephen who never limit their goals or career aspirations, Lancôme’s radiant, unifying fragrance features notes of fleur de sel along with sparkling bergamot, while a trio of vibrant roses and dazzling jasmines capture the eau de parfum’s radiant sensuality, and powerfully-seductive, ultrafeminine aura. Despite the challenges working in the beauty industry poses along with being a self-made entrepreneur, the renowned hairstylist has forged her own path from, starting out as an assistant in a salon to now, owning her own business and hair salon based in Brooklyn, New York.
In the video above, watch how Ursula Stephen has pursued her passions to fullest and why she is the embodiment of what it means to be a modern idol today using Lancôme’s new Idôle Aura fragrance.
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