5 Things You Didn't Know About the Kardashians' Hairstylist

If you don't know who Jen Atkin is, well, you must not be a very regular reader of allure.com. (Silly you!) Aside from being the Kardashians' go-to hairstylist (she's worked with the whole family but seems to style Khloé's hair on a near-daily basis), Atkin routinely also works with Chrissy Teigen, Jessica Alba, and Sofia Vergara, to name a few. She's also built somewhat of a hair empire: She founded a hair-obsessed website called Mane Addicts, hosts Mane Addicts University events to train hairstylists, and is working on formulating her own line of hair products. And now The New York Times has caught on to Atkin's success, publishing a profile of the stylist titled "Is Kim Kardashian's Hairstylist the Most Influential in the World?". While Atkin isn't shy about getting honest with her followers on social media, she really opened up in the Times story. Here, the five most surprising things from the article.