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Devon Abelman is a former digital beauty editor for Allure. A reporter with nearly a decade of experience covering the intricacies and intersectionality of beauty, culture, and K-pop, Devon previously served as an editor at FamilyFun and held roles at Parents and Country Living. In 2014, she graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in Journalism and specialization in Gender Studies. In her spare time, Devon can be found dressing up her large rescue dog, Scorpion, studying astrology and Korean, and browsing the racks at her favorite vintage stores.
, but just before taking the lead in this summer s In the Heights,
Anthony Ramos has learned a thing or two about transformation. In an as-told-to interview with Allure
s Devon Abelman, the actor/singer-songwriter shares exactly what those lessons are and where they originated.
Growing up in Brooklyn, the barbershop was where you would go not only to get a haircut, but also to buy CDs. You got to talk about who s the best artist out right now rapper, R&B singer, and whoever. You d go to the barbershop to talk about what happened on the block yesterday.
Sometimes I d go to the barbershop just to hang out; I wouldn t even go to get a haircut. Over the years, I ve had a few barbers. There was a gentleman, named Kenneth, who gave me my first haircut on Knickerbocker Avenue in Bushwick, [Brooklyn,] at a shop called Blazing Skins. Then I went to a guy named Kay, and then one of my boys who I grew up with and played baseball with, Andrew, started cutting my hair.