After 30 years of cutting, prominent and international hair artist, Mark Schwartz has earned the reputation as one of the most respected, experienced, and versatile in the industry.  Mark has worked with celebrities, musicians, film and television actors and actresses, and models throughout the world. Mark is known for utilizing innovative techniques and creating signature styles, which displays his talent to transform hair according to each individual’s personality.

At age 18, upon graduation from the Wilfred Academy in New York City, Mark worked at Peter Bernard Salon, where he learned fundamental skills of blow-drying.  After less than a year, Mark joined the La Coupe Salon on Madison Avenue, which is where he learned advanced hair cutting techniques. After two years at La Coupe, he joined the Vidal Sassoon Salon, where he had extensive training in the most innovative and avant-garde techniques, which prepared Mark to capitalize on his creativity, while preparing for the future of hair design.  After four years, he went to pursue a career as a freelance hair stylist with the Aldo Coppola agency Milan, Italy in the fashion industry.

After a couple of years of freelancing in Europe and following the career of the late John Sahag through fashion magazines, Mark developed a solid friendship with Sahag.  In 1985, Mark joined the John Sahag Workshop on Madison Avenue, which is where he specialized in editorial styling and learned his craft of The Sahag Dry Cut. For more than a decade, Mark was an educator for Sahag, teaching others the dry cut method. Mark  has traveled  throughout the  world as a leading  hair artist behind the  Elite Model Management Look of the Year for ten years.  He worked with top modeling agencies, fashion models and fashion magazines such as Vogue, Elle, and Glamour.  His work has appeared on the international runways of Diane Von Furstenberg, Oscar de la Renta, Escada, and Betsey Johnson.  These opportunities enabled him to travel throughout Asia, Europe, and South America. With his diverse experience and expertise, Mark Schwartz also brought his knowledge of The Sahag Dry Cut technique to New Jersey and opened an upscale salon - Schwartz Salon - in the trendy neighborhood of Red Bank.  

Celebrities: Donna D’Errico, Diane Keaton, Antonio Banderas, Lou Diamond Phillips, Joe Pesci, Jennifer Lopez, Robert Deniro, Patty Springfield, Laura Branigan, Eric Roberts,  Natalia Semanova, Rosemarie Wetzel, Nadja Auermann, Karen Mulder, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Stephanie Seymour, Amber Valletta, Ines Rivero, Frederique van der Wal, Valeria Mazza, Beverly Peele, Linda Evangelista

Photographers: Ellen von Unwerth, Helmut Newton, Patrick Demarchelier