DEIRDRE, owner
Deirdre received her cosmetology license in 2000 and spent seven years working in the New York City fashion industry, styling hair for runway shows, advertising campaigns, magazine editorial, television, and retail catalogs.
In 2005, she joined Guido Palau’s fashion week team and worked with him for six seasons, styling hair for New York’s top runway shows including Marc Jacobs, DKNY, Calvin Klein, and Ralph Lauren. Although this experience provided a solid foundation of working with all types of hair in any situation, she yearned to work more intimately with people in a salon atmosphere, and decided to go back to school to perfect her cutting skills. In 2008 she moved to Los Angeles and started an apprenticeship at Vidal Sassoon to learn precision cutting techniques. After Sassoon, she worked as a stylist at a trendy Barbershop in West Hollywood, honing her barbering skills with fades, clipper cuts, and pompadours. Deirdre moved back to Brooklyn in 2012 to open Badlands. In 2016 she created a non-toxic, cruelty-free haircare line called “Afterworld Organics” which is sold in salons across the USA, Europe, and Canada. In 2025, Badlands re-located to Santa Fe, Nm to continue her mission of providing non-toxic color and styling products in a safe and inclusive space.
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