EDWIN CANDELARIA

Beauty & Artistic Director | Master Hairstylist | Wig & Extension Specialist

Edwin Candelaria is a Master Hairstylist, Artistic & Beauty Director, Wig & Extension specialist based in New York City with over 15 years experience in the Fashion, TV, Film and Beauty industry.

Edwin Candelaria has always been a creative human being since the age of five. As a young boy, he was always infatuated with hair especially his cousin's barbie dolls. Grabbing a pair of shoelaces, folding them a few times, and unlacing one side. Edwin created his own special doll, they were called "Rope Dolls". That was the birth of an artist. As he got into his teens, he styled and cut hair for close friends. That sparked his true love and calling in this world. After High School, Edwin went to Cosmetology School and once he finished he grab the bull by the horns and took a ride of his life.

For the past decade, his creative visions have graced across magazines to some exciting runways. Edwin's first taste in the industry, he had the opportunity to style hair for Quynh Paris for the cover and spread in LA Fashion Magazine. That led him to work on other magazines like Nakid, Kode, Elegant & more. When he is not busy with photo shoots you can see him backstage as Creative Director for Style Fashion Week, helping create looks for designers like Raul Penaranda, Anthony Rubio, Andre Emery, Richard Hallmarq & Augusto Manzanares just to name a few.

Creating memorable adventures and reaching new goals with his team. Edwin continues to grow in this industry and always paying it forward to other talented artists.