About Nick

As an international colorist and hair stylist, Nick Stenson advises a wide range of high-profile salons, celebrity clients, film directors, theatre touring companies, network news programs and the elite of New York’s Fashion Week. He routinely flexes his fashion muscle to establish an ever-changing vogue in hair design and in color trend innovation across the globe.

As an international, key color specialist with Matrix, Nick Stenson has hand-developed some of the industry’s most prestigious hair color portfolios. SOCOLOR line’s HD Collection, the impressive Golden Elegance series and the leading-edge 2012 Total Trend for Logics Color Creams and Imprints series are all in Nick’s highly-lauded portfolio. As a key colorist for JCPenney, Nick has the privilege of working with, teaching, and training  JCP stylists and salon managers across the country.

Nick’s hair design work influences his industry. His sponsored entry into the Avant Garde category of the influential 2011 North American Hair Styling Awards (NAHA) has been widely acclaimed. He spearheaded many of the trends in the launch of Matrix’s newest line, Total Results. As a featured designer for the Matrix Global Academy, he serves as instructor to some of the world’s best stylists and at coveted national venues such as Vavoom Design Pulse, Matrix Destination, Matrix Imagination and Premiere events.

Lending his energy and expertise on stages, at photo shoots and in classrooms all over the globe, Nick is as comfortable in front of the camera as on a runway teaching platform or in the salon. He’s been featured in stories on NBC and CBS News, and his video education series is a staple for Matrix professionals. He’s a national video spokesperson for Matrix Chairs of Change.

Nick’s editorial work has most recently appeared on the covers of August 2011 Modern Salon magazine and the Sep/Oct 2011 issue of JCPenney’s In Our Salon magazine. His work is seen in publications including American Salon, Matrix Magazine and Elegant Bride while his “Color Class” column appears in each issue of In Our Salon. Nick has recently done work for Woman’s Day and Vogue.

Nick shares his time and talent as he travels in the US and abroad to pursue his work. Nick’s passionate to leave his mark as a respected professional voice and face of the industry, one known for challenging each stylist to a personal best.