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"    Photo: Justin Coit   &amp;quot;I work well when I&amp;#039;m manic and under pressure\u2014that&amp;#039;s when I find I do my best work,&amp;quot; said Andy Lecompte, an L.A.-based hair stylist who, since the age of 18, has garnered global appeal. He began his career at Priv\u00E9 and in 2008 launched his namesake salon nestled in West Hollywood (along with business partner Leanne Citrone). Today, he counts clients like Pen\u00E9lope Cruz, Fergie, Megan Fox, Katie Holmes, Rachel McAdams, and Madonna (who he recently went on tour with). &amp;quot;The tour was amazing,&amp;quot; he enthused. &amp;quot;The highlight was definitely Rio De Janeiro baby. It was a long one though. I felt completely drained. Luckily, I was able to relax for a little bit. Sometimes I&amp;#039;ll get a massage but I usually just go to the gym and relax.&amp;quot; In between taking care of the manes of Hollywood&amp;#039;s elite, he spent some time with ELLE.com for this weeks 10 Questions series.   1. What is your favorite smell? &amp;quot;I love the smell of the ocean because that&amp;#039;s where I grew up in Santa Cruz. I also love Tom Ford&amp;#039;s Tobacco Vanille. I always mix up my fragrances. I like to mix and match colognes. I get tons of compliments on what I wear.&amp;quot; 2. What do you consider to be the epitome of happiness? &amp;quot;I love what I do, and I love work. The abundance of the work-life balance is what I find so magical. I love living in L.A. and part of the reason I started doing hair is because I get the chance to talk to people all day every day. Having relationships with people is essentially my job\u2014and I don&amp;#039;t define that as work. That is why I feel so happy and fulfilled with what I do.&amp;quot; 3. How do you define luxury? &amp;quot;I definitely consider luxury to be an abundance of things. I love having pretty things around me. I&amp;#039;m a Leo and I love having lavish and beautiful things near me\u2014from soft fabrics to beautiful textures. Plus, the ability to do what I want is luxury.&amp;quot; 4. What is the last dream you remember? &amp;quot;Depends how deep you want to get with this. I recently had a dream that my boyfriend was cheating on me. That was the last dream that I kind of remember. I also know I recently dreamed about a client\u2014but it&amp;#039;s not coming back to me right now.&amp;quot; 5. What&amp;#039;s your favorite childhood memory? &amp;quot;It would have to be walking in Capitola Village, Santa Cruz reviewing my spelling words with my sister. I&amp;#039;m a horrible speller, and I still am. I remember that she was trying to teach me how to spell &amp;#039;together.&amp;#039; She broke it up into three syllables and tried to help me understand.&amp;quot; 6. What&amp;#039;s the last book you read and loved? &amp;quot;A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick. It was probably the last book that I really enjoyed. I didn&amp;#039;t get into Fifty Shades of Grey. Reese Witherspoon recommended it to me actually. It wasn&amp;#039;t my favorite. Patti Smith&amp;#039;s book [Just Kids] is also incredible. She has a magical way of storytelling.&amp;quot;  7. Describe your home&amp;#039;s aesthetic. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s very comfortable and eclectic yet modern. It&amp;#039;s also super cozy. It&amp;#039;s the place where you want to come in and watch TV and eat lots of food. I live in Beverly Hills, so it&amp;#039;s very close to my work. I travel a ton but when I&amp;#039;m home I like certain comfortable things around me. If I&amp;#039;m not at home, I&amp;#039;m usually at the gym.&amp;quot; 8. What are your vices? &amp;quot;I quit all those naughty things a while ago\u2014but working out and exercising are my vices. I love cookies, too. Bouchon Bakery has an amazing treat that is two peanut butter cookies with a layer of peanut butter in the middle. It&amp;#039;s very indulgent and incredible. I rarely allow myself cookies though.&amp;quot; 9. Describe yourself in 5 words or less. &amp;quot;Fun. Happy. Relaxed. Passionate. Organized.&amp;quot;  10. What possession will you never throw away? &amp;quot;I wouldn&amp;#039;t throw away any of my photography books. Nothing inspires me more than my books. They provide such an amazing source of inspiration.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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