Today we’d like to introduce you to Andrea Burroughs.
Hi Andrea, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
I started out doing hair as a very young girl to fund my Barbie obsession. At 12, I had my first paying braid client. By 14 I realized that weaves/ extensions were my thing, and shortly after “The DreamWeaver” a nickname I gave myself, was born. I would do anyone’s hair at school that would let me, and I loved it. After I graduated high school in 2010, I attended Pasadena City College’s Cosmetology program. While attending beauty school with a full set of my own clients, I decided that I also wanted celebrity clientele. A friend from cosmetology school introduced me to an amazing woman named Carla Farmer who to me, is a legend in film and tv. Meeting Carla was a blessing and she brought me so many amazing opportunities as well as my first celebrity client. Carla also introduced me to another amazing woman named Kya Bilal who also worked in film and tv.
By 20, I got the opportunity to assist Kya in her own salon and I learned so much from watching her. Kya taught me how to properly run my own business and how to ensure it was a “well-oiled machine”. With Barbie still in mind, by 2016 I went on to open my own salon suite in Glendale, The DreamHouse Hair Studio where I could glam all my clients up and turn them into dolls. Since then I have been given countless opportunities to make wigs for movies like ‘King Richard’ and ‘Coming 2 America’. I got to experience working on a tv show on E network, and doing award shows such as the Grammys and the Oscars, and even joining the local 706 hair + makeup union myself. To me, I am just getting started!
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
Honestly, due to so much help and graciousness from other women in the beauty industry and in my family, it has been a smooth road for me. With very few hiccups if any along the way.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
I specialize in extensions, creating wigs and braiding. These days I’m probably known most for my “DreamWeavez”. I’m the most proud of my very dreamy and Barbie-like workspace, and making the women who come there feel like their very best version of themselves.
What sets me apart from others is that The DreamHouse Hair Studio is an entire experience and safe space for women and men to relax, release and become Barbies or Kens!
What does success mean to you?
To me, success is getting to do something every day that you love and that you’re so passionate about, to where it no longer feels like working.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://thedreamhousehairstudio.as.me
- Instagram: @dollfacedreaa
Image Credits
Photography Andrew M- Nifty Shots Models: Andrea Burroughs Katonya Davis Nicole Bernard Mytashai Crafton
