Kylie Ferguson

"I'm a hair stylist by day, but I'm a family person by night!"
―Kylie

**Kylie Patricia Howard** (née **Ferguson**, previously **Shaw**) is one of two characters in the novel series, *Tress It Up*!. She is a fictional hair stylist and co-owner of *Tress It Up*! Salon, in Santa Teresa, along with her older sister, Taylor.

## Personality

Kylie is the sweet, kind-hearted and caring sister, compared to big sister, Taylor who is sensible, level-headed, and responsible. She is a optimistic and slightly clumsy person who always sees the positive side of a situation. It was revealed that in high school, Kylie is popular with other kids, and her enthusiasm allowed her to join to other clubs at Santa Teresa High. Her dream was to become both an dancer and fashion designer, but she followed in her mother and sister's footsteps by becoming a hairdresser. She is also happy and easy-going.

### Official Description (From Kylie Ferguson Fashion Doll)

Bubbly, optimistic, and popular, this hairdresser sometimes lets her social life interfere with her work. She is upbeat person who always sees the glass as half-full. In high school, she was popular with the other kids, a dancer, and belongs to just about every club.

## Family

* Tim Ferguson - Father
* Karen Stanton - Mother
* Taylor Ferguson - Sister
* Billy Doyle - Brother-in-law
* Josh Doyle - Nephew
* Jessie Doyle - Niece
* Brian Shaw - Ex-Husband
* Alex Howard - Husband
* Unborn child, with Alex (Miscarried)
* Evie Shaw (Daughter, with Brian)
* Lyla Howard (Daughter, with Alex)

## Early Life

Kylie grew up in Santa Teresa, California, to parents Tim Ferguson and Karen Stanton-Ferguson. Her parents divorced when she was a kid. She fell in love with hairdressing because of both her mother and her sister, Taylor. In high school, she was a dancer and a wild child, a polar opposite of her sensible older sister. She was a member of her school's dance team. But her true passion was hairdressing. After high school, she attended the same beauty college her sister trained at. She then worked at her mother's salon alongside her and Taylor.

## Tress It Up!

Kylie appeared as the estranged sister of Taylor's. In the first episode, she was working at a hair salon in North Hollywood. She was also dating Jason Miller, the guy who used to be engaged to Taylor. However, Kylie received two big crises, Jason cheats on her with another woman and she learned that her mother, Karen suffered a health crisis. Kylie fled North Hollywood and returned to Santa Teresa to be by her mother's side. She and Taylor reunited to look after their mother as she recovers from her health crisis. The both agreed that working as hair stylists was the only to pay for Karen's hospital bill. As Taylor looked after her mother, Kylie

She served a maid-of-honor for her sister Taylor's wedding to Billy Doyle. When the two took off for their honeymoon, Kylie took over Taylor's clientele and started to introduce *Tress It Up*! Salon to social media. She signed the salon up for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pintrest, and YouTube. All websites with Tress It Up! accounts were introduced as the Tress It Up! website. Kylie also hired 19-year-old Courtney Lewis as the new receptionist. Her mother, Karen step in to help her out.

## Appearance

Kylie has shoulder-length blondish-brown hair (Arcs 1-2) and blue-green eyes. She is 5'3. In the third arc, she changed her hairstyle to a Lisa Rinna-like hair style with medium golden-brown hair. In the fourth arc, her grew a few inches, she added highlights to her hair. In the fifth arc, she had her return to shoulder-length and changed her color to a summer blonde balayage.

## Clients

* Ruby Davidson
* Lisa Shepherd
* Justine Stevens
* Linda Harvey
* Elizabeth Bradley
* Zoey Tate
* Miriam Parker
* Felicia Jones

## Specialties in Hairdressing

* Highlights & Lowlights
* Balayages
* Ombres
* Foiliages
* Blowouts
* I-Link Hair Extensions

## Likes

* Fashion
* Hairdressing
* Junk Food
* Fashion and Beauty Magazines
* Clothing
* Accessories
* Jewelry (Especially Earrings)
* Shopping
* Concerts

## Dislikes

* Being on Time
* Taylor Ferguson's nagging
* People dying
* Prejudice
* Math
* Jerks
* Know-it-alls

## Romantic Relationships

* Brian Shaw (Formerly Married)
	+ First Relationship:
		- Start Up:--
		- Break Up: --
			* Reason: ---

Second Relationship:

* Start Up: --
	+ Married In: --

Alex Howard

## Notes

* In the beginning of the series, Kylie had 10 years of hairdressing experience.
* She was in a relationship with a man named Jason Miller, who was dating her sister, Taylor at the time.
* Like her sister, Kylie attended Pistons Beauty College.
* She and Taylor are cousins of Jesse K., who is a hair stylist at Images Salon in Downtown Los Angeles.
* She worked at *A Star is Born* salon in North Hollywood, California prior to the series.
* She was self-conscious about her breast when she was in her teens.
* Both she and her sister, Taylor, have felt insecure about their bodies.
* She has gotten drunk two times, first in - and second in -.
* She wore braces when during her middle school years.
* In -, Kylie gets a call from her doctor saying that she and her baby are healthy, revealing that Kylie is pregnant.
* She has two daughters: Evie Shaw with her 1st ex-husband: Brian Shaw, & Lyla Howard with her 2nd husband: Alex Howard. Evie was six at the time of Lyla's birth.
* Kylie is similar with Jessica Wakefield from *Sweet Valley High*, Kimmy Gibbler from *Full House*, and Brian Hackett from *Wings*.
	+ Like Jessica, Kylie is the fashionable, bubbly sister of the main characters.
	+ Like Kimmy, Kylie has a crazy sense of style.
	+ Like Brian, Kylie has her own business and runs it with her sister, who is the sensible sister.
* She was born in 1994.
* When Kylie first got into hairdressing, she used to pull hair strands and burn scalp with hot styling tools.
* She was involved in a love triangle with her boyfriend at the time, Alex Howard and her soon-to-be ex-husband, Brian Shaw.
* She is