The people behind every recommendation
Licensed cosmetologists, a certified trichologist, a board-certified dermatologist and a beauty-tech engineer — a combined 45+ years of professional experience, and 600+ products personally evaluated.
Jessica Morales
Jessica Morales is a beauty editor and certified trichology consultant with over 9 years of experience in hair care journalism. She leads editorial strategy at Trendy Hair Picks and specialises in ingredient analysis, product testing, and evidence-based hair care guidance.
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Danielle Okafor
Licensed cosmetologist with 7 years of salon and editorial experience. Writes about hairstyle trends, natural hair care and styling techniques, with a focus on textured and curly hair.
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Ryan Whitfield
Ryan Whitfield is a beauty technology journalist and product testing specialist with 6 years of experience reviewing hair tools, styling devices, and beauty tech. He manages the product testing lab at Trendy Hair Picks and writes all tool and device reviews.
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Dr. Elena Vasquez
Dr. Elena Vasquez is a board-certified dermatologist with 12 years of clinical experience specialising in hair loss disorders and scalp dermatology. She reviews all health-related and YMYL content at Trendy Hair Picks for medical accuracy.
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Priya Nair
Priya Nair is a master cosmetologist and salon owner with 11 years of professional experience across hair cutting, colouring, chemical treatments, and product formulation consulting. She reviews product and styling content at Trendy Hair Picks for technical accuracy and practical reliability.
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We test everything
Every product we recommend is used and evaluated in our testing lab, not pulled from a press release.
We verify claims
Ingredient and health claims are checked against published research and reviewed by our dermatologist.
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