We recently connected with Andrea Mura Caracappa and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Andrea, thanks for joining us today. Can you talk to us about how you learned to do what you do?

Learning my craft began at a young age and even now I continuously learn as this industry is constantly evolving. Once I began my first job in a hair salon, I immersed myself in all things education. While I was assisting I used to take as many classes as I could. I registered every class my schedule and bank account would allow and commuted to the NYC Redken Exchange on 5th avenue. I took week-long foundational classes for cutting and color, blonde specialty courses, color correction courses, and I also attended an accelerated 3 month Master Balayage Certification at the L’Oreal SoHo Academy in NYC. I met platform artists across the nation which inspired me to my core.
Experience, time, and patience formed my expertise. Products and trends are always changing so there’s definitely no end in sight when it comes to learning new trends, products and techniques. But regardless of education and certifications, the most essential skills are people skills; relationship building and genuineness. I have built my clientele on both the west and the east coasts by keeping and cherishing relationships with clients. Some of my clients have become close friends and some have felt like family to me. I take so much pride in connecting and gaining the trust from someone in my chair.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

I was born and raised in central jersey and started my hair journey right out of high school at the young age of 17. My mom was the one who helped guide my way to getting into the beauty industry knowing that traditional schooling and textbook education simply wasn’t for me. I’ve always been more of a creative rather than burying myself in books or numbers. Art always just made sense to me and having an outlet where I could create has always made me feel accomplished and whole.
From the very beginning I always wanted to learn more, earn more, and surround myself by the best of the best. I dedicated my life to my career and even found myself moving across the country to gain another level of skills and explore a different lifestyle and culture.

What sets me apart from others is the dedication to my craft. My work primarily consists of customizing hair color and haircuts to suit features, every day lifestyle, but also to elevate one’s look. I value time but I can’t stress enough that you absolutely cannot rush great hair. I will not cut corners. Every color service comes with 1-2 complementary treatments which are tailored to each and every person. I strive to keep the integrity of one’s hair even if it means not achieving an inspo photo right away. I am proud of the relationships and trust that I have built with my clients through the years and that’s something that I do not take lightly. Hair is your most important accessory, you can’t take it off. So it’s most definitely worth investing in because it will absolutely change how you present yourself and can boost your confidence immensely. There’s no better feeling than fresh hair!

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

The most rewarding aspect of being a master hair artist/colorist is being able to deliver my clients their dream hair. No matter how long it takes. Sometimes it’s a full transformation and sometimes it’s just routine color or a shaping finished with a bouncy blowdry. But there is no better feeling to me than someone being absolutely in love with their hair.

Is there something you think non-creatives will struggle to understand about your journey as a creative? Maybe you can provide some insight – you never know who might benefit from the enlightenment.

I think a lot of non-creatives can have a hard time seeing the value, cost, and the amount of time (and product) that it can take to achieve one’s hair goal. For example, you can’t just “put blonde” on someone’s hair. Or mix up a “medium brown”. There’s a lot of formulating to achieve desired colors and tones. Social media can be such trickery. From filters to editing videos and taking a 4+ hour process and putting it into a 30 second clip with fun music makes it all look so easy. I can’t stress that enough even for aspiring hair stylists who are just starting out. But in reality, there is so much more than meets the eye. For example, I’ve mixed 3 different formulas for one application of gloss so there is so much creativity, math, and decisions that contribute to the final result.

Also, not every stylist is for every client. And not every client is for every hairstylist And that’s a good thing! It’s important to find someone that matches your energy because these appointments can be long and everyone’s time is valuable.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: @andreamurahair
• Other: TikTok: @andreamurahair