Creative HEAD October 2015

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TAILOR-MADE LUXURY BECAUSE ONE SIZE DOESN’T FIT ALL

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THE NEW STANDARD OF LUXURY Visit the British high street and you will see that the consumer experience is evolving. Inspired by the bespoke touches once more common on Bond Street – the monograms, the cuts-to-fit, the personal blends – your client can find tailor-made experiences without the couture price tag closer to home. This is a new age where luxury, personalisation and tailored services are fast becoming the standard; this is a market where the emotional experience is as vital as the end result. Clients expect detailed consultations, advice and bespoke solutions. Engage their senses, connect with them emotionally and you will create a memory that lasts… and keeps them returning for even more. Hairdressers and salons should be at the vanguard of this new luxury standard – personalisation is imperative in winning the hearts and minds of clients who crave services, advice and products that are perfect for them. Your talents can deliver an experience that will thrill and delight – and with new Fusio-Dose from Kérastase, you and your team can make every client feel special at every visit with a truly bespoke experience…

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THIS TIME,IT’S PERSONAL REINVENT YOUR HAIR SPA SERVICES AND PUSH THE LIMITS OF PERSONALISATION

To deliver truly bespoke services to your clientele, you have to enter the mindset of the customer in your chair. Ask yourself questions and think honestly about the answers – do you feel that your clients see their visit to the salon as a duty, rather than a pampering beauty essential?

Do you offer a bespoke beauty consultation to every client? How can you and your team create an environment of pleasure and personalisation that will entice clients to return regularly?

New Fusio-Dose from Kérastase could be the answer…

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BESPOKE STIR UP A STORM BY CREATING A PERFECT MATCH FOR EVERY CLIENT WITH NEW FUSIO-DOSE – THE PROFESSIONAL RITUAL TAILOR-MADE TO YOUR CLIENT’S NEEDS

1. DIAGNOSE To offer sublime hair transformation, your in-depth consultation will match your client's hair desires, as well as diagnose their hair condition. Rarely will the client only have one concern, but it is likely that you can only be able to target one of their needs with an in-salon treatment. Now, with Fusio-Dose, you can mix and match; there is no need to compromise.

Simply discover your client’s concerns, and fuse their bespoke Fusio-Dose treatment.

BODY SHINE STRENGTH SOFTNESS SMOOTHNESS

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EVERY TIME 2. MIX AND FUSE Bespoke and beautiful, now you can create up to 20 tailor-made blends for your client’s needs

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TARGET THE PRIMARY NEED WITH A FUSIO-DOSE CONCENTRÉ

TARGET THE SECONDARY NEED WITH A POWERFUL FUSIO-DOSE BOOSTER SERUM

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FUSE. MIX THEIR FUSIO-DOSE AND SPRAY ONTO YOUR CLIENT’S HAIR FOR INSTANT SUBLIME LOOKING HAIR

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A PERFECT FUSION ONE SHOT IS ALL IT TAKES TO BEAUTIFULLY TRANSFORM YOUR CLIENT’S HAIR

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WHATEVER YOUR CLIENT’S MAIN CONCERN IS, KÉRASTASE CONCENTRÉ EMULSION FORMULAS WILL MEET THEIR HAIRCARE NEED INSTANTLY

THE CONCERN Dryness

THE CONCERN Dullness

THE CONCERN Damage

THE CONCERN Lack of hair body

THE SOLUTION

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NOW GO A STEP FURTHER IN OFFERING A TRULY INSTANT HAIR TRANSFORMATION BY MEETING YOUR CLIENT’S SECONDARY HAIR DESIRE. PICK THEIR BOOSTER...

THE DESIRE Shine

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THE DESIRE Suppleness

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BOOSTER Radiance

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WELCOME TO THE SHOW INVITE YOUR CLIENT TO WITNESS THE FUSION AND MIX OF THEIR PERSONALISED FUSIO-DOSE – THEY’LL LOVE IT! New Fusio-Dose from Kérastase is a truly personalised service that’s based on a consultation with the client to gauge precisely what they want, and need. It injects a sense of drama onto the salon floor, whether at the hair spa or at the styling station, as your clients see their personal blend fused in front of their eyes. This is theatre, no longer a task hidden at the backwash. Fusio-Dose comes alive, engaging your client in a simple yet stunning instant service that can be added to any cut or colour. With up to 20 possible combinations to create, and a new formulation that will deliver instant results, hair appears as if metamorphosed, as if transformed. They talk, you listen… and then you perform, unveiling the intelligent mixing system of new Fusio-Dose: with a simple clip, twist and mix, their Fusio-Dose treatment is fused. The final act? Et voilà! An immediate, beautiful-looking hair transformation, presented to your client by you and Kérastase. It’s time to delight your audience…

Create a perfect haircare match for your clients with new Fusio-Dose by Kérastase.

To find out more, call 0845 600 0122 or visit kerastase.co.uk

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The best thing about Direct colours are their versatility and ease to apply.

You can use them directly on the hair (no developer required), mix them together to create your own bespoke look, or mix the colours with a RUSK conditioner to create softer pastel tones.

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AS I TYPE, we’re all still walking on air following an absolutely awesome Most Wanted and It List Grand Final – an incredible illustration of talent and inspiration, everyone there agreed it was, quite simply, the best one yet. Grab your exclusive supplement, free with this issue, to be transported back to that night – it’s a brilliant showcase that will get you fired up for entering next year (make a note now – entries can be submitted from late February 2016). We love to celebrate those who have a can-do attitude and who live to innovate, which is why we have dedicated a section of the October issue to the little guys who dream big – the independent labels who can offer your salon something that’s unique and fresh. It might be the experience garnered working backstage at iconic fashion brands such as Burberry (thanks Windle & Moodie) or a fusion of Aussie confidence and sunshine with a dollop of pure luxury (stand up, Original & Mineral) that works for your brand and client base. See if one of them speaks your language…

Amanda Nottage Editor

Winner, Trade/B2B Beauty/Grooming Journalist of the Year

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It’s official: 2015 is the busiest year for Creative HEAD events on record! No sooner had we crowned our Most Wanted and It List stars, we were hosting the UK’s biggest hair party with Layered’s Big Hair Do. Check out full coverage in next month’s issue, or head online now.

Next up: The Coterie on 19 October. Come and hear from the awe-inspiring women operating at the top of their game. Then on 10 November, The Coterie heads north for it’s third Leeds pop-up – and just look who’s talking: session stylist Syd Hayes, make-up artist Lan NguyenGrealis and Mitchell Wilson, owner of awesome Sheffield salon, Laundry. For all Coterie tickets book online at creativeheadmag.com/ thecoterie or call 01434 610933.

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Glimpse the future with the Rush Workshop

TOP SHELF

The key male grooming products for your salon

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PROFILE

Ena and Allilon’s Johnny Athona reveals how he does things differently

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Is your pulse racing yet?

By now you and your clients should be crushing hard on the whole 7SECONDS system. And you can turn that infatuation into lasting love with three new additions to the 7SECONDS range – for instant moisture, shine and protection

7SECONDS Shampoo

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This cleanser moisturises and protects for healthy, shiny, silky hair.

Your colour clients will also adore it as it locks in and protects hair colour and adds lasting shine.

This weightless but moisture-enriched conditioner makes hair super-shiny, while providing UV and thermal protection. Both the shampoo and conditioner provide instant results and are for all hair types.

This spray achieves gorgeously glossy hair in just seven seconds. The dry shine spray fights frizz, protects from heat styling and smoothes hair, while providing weightless, healthy shine.

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The edit THE NEWS AND KNOW-HOW FROM YOUR INDUSTRY

WANT EVEN MORE? Watch the Grand Final video now – visit creativeheadmag.com/mostwanted

ARE YOU READY for the new Consumer Rights Act 2015, effective 1 October in England and Wales? Hilary Hall, chief executive of the NHF, explained: “It’s now crucial to have a written complaints policy and a well-defined procedure you consistently follow, backed by signposting to a certified Alternative Dispute Resolution provider.” The NHF is offering guidance on how to handle complaints as well as a template complaints policy for salons, and negotiated a ‘pay as you go’ service from a certified ADR provider for members.

Treatments are an add-on that not all clients have time for. Now you can speed up luxury with the Heat Treat Thermal Conditioning Cap, which opens up the hair cuticle to allow treatments to work more quickly. Clever!

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Adam Reed wins Hair Icon at landmark Most Wanted & It List Awards BIG, BOLD AND BUZZING! Creative HEAD’s It List and Most Wanted Awards returned to the jaw-dropping surroundings of London’s Natural History Museum, with more than 600 of the industry’s most talented hairdressers gathering for a celebration like no other. Big winners included Adam Reed, this year’s Hair Icon; Kim Rance, The It Girl; D&J Ambrose’s Luke Benson won The It Guy, and Sam McKnight was crowned a Most Wanted Legend. The irrepressible Jack Whitehall returned as host and was in fine fettle (“Ugh! For the next few hours, I have a prime view of a dinosaur’s anus,” he quipped), while emotional speeches from this year’s champions were greeted with standing ovations. On the 15th anniversary of Most Wanted (and the sixth outing for The It List), the overarching theme of the night was gratitude.

Mentors were overwhelmed with emotion as rising stars took to the stage, salon teams whooped with joy and humbled hairdressing greats praised the vibrant, compassionate and fun-loving family that is the hair industry. And #MWIT15 was the sixth most tweeted hashtag on Twitter in the UK that night!

Glory all round – and you can relive the magic (or pretend you were there!) by grabbing our Most Wanted and It List Grand Final 2015 supplement, free with this issue.

See all the S/S16 hair looks straight from the catwalks at creativeheadmag.com

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What October has in store for...

MATT STARK STARK

I will be on stage at UNITE Global Session and I have something special planned for my presentation!

Working between Stark Suite at Harrods and Stark in Essex, I’ll make some time to be with both teams.

And I’m waiting for a shoot I worked on for US Glamour and Red magazine to publish.

VICKY PANTING OUTCAST HAIR

I’ll be planning and hosting an evening to celebrate our chosen charity, ‘CoppaFeel!’ as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We’ll have a nurse educating clients on the importance of checking themselves correctly, a Paul Mitchell stand full of limited edition products and we’ll end by colouring clients’ hair pink!

ESTHER LAYO

WE SPEAK

STYLE! SMILE! Meet the winners of our exclusive EIMI Twitter competition in partnership with Wella Professionals, pictured clockwise from top: Georgia Fielder (Francesco Group Newport), Courtney Cochrane (Medusa), Evangeline Barrett (Blondz), Luke Robinson (RCNQ) and Helen Tacy (KH Hair). These lucky few took to social media to #SpeakEIMI, scribbling their individual takes on style, on inspiration, on what excites them every day. They each scoop a stash of EIMI products to experiment with – we can’t wait to see the results!

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After popping up in France, Russia, China and Japan, Richard Ashforth’s NOISE goes to London on 10 October. Visit noiseevent.com

SALON BRAND RUSH is unveiling Rush for Life, a new recruitment and training initiative that was inspired by its Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For award in 2011. The listing was the first time a hairdressing group had been included in the prestigious survey. The brand featured at number 60, gaining an ‘outstanding’ two star status and finishing in the top three in the My Manager, My Company and Personal Growth categories. Four years in the making, the aim of Rush for Life is to recruit, train and develop personnel so that “they excel in their current role, knowing that as they grow and their life circumstances change there will be opportunities for them at Rush,” explained Andy Phouli, chairman of Rush Hair. For details, call 020 3582 2909 SEE the inspirational imagery from Rush for Life on page 138

HARE & BONE

After winning gold at Goldwell’s Color Zoom UK finals in the Creative Category in July, I will be jetting off to Las Vegas to compete for the global title for the UK. When I return, I’ll hit the ground running as I take on the Goldwell Color Specialist programme, as well as style hair for the Tom Ford S/S16 sales campaign.

WILL YOU BE THERE?

TIGI wows Vegas MORE THAN 2,000 hairdressers from across the globe descended on The Aria Resort in Las Vegas for TIGI World Release 2015. The twoday event gave guests an opportunity to see everything new TIGI has to offer, including the new Joyride

by Bed Head by TIGI. The finale culminated in a rousing ovation, before the audience went on to the TIGI Neon After Party.

HAIRDRESSERS: LESSONS FOR LIFE NEEDS YOU! Lessons for Life Foundation has launched a new charity campaign, Magic Scissors, to help raise funds for a hair training programme in Uganda. Taking place in November, the campaign aims to raise £15,000.

So far, Lee Stafford, Errol Douglas MBE, Trevor Sorbie MBE and Nicky Clarke OBE have signed up to the campaign, which will see hairdressers cut a client’s hair, donate their fee to Lessons for Life and then pass the scissors on to the next person. Salon owner Tony Wood, who came up with the idea, said: “Magic Scissors will help train kids in Uganda to do the thing I love.” Visit magicscissors.org

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J beverly hills combats loss of elasticity and moisture with the Platinum styling and care collection, designed to boost and protect coloured hair.

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La Biosthétique Classic Gel has been given a contemporary twist with sleek new packaging to match its smooth effects.

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LAUNCH OF THE MONTH

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OUR PICK OF THE LAUNCHES TO STACK ON SHELVES, ADD TO MENUS AND SHARE WITH YOUR STYLISTS EVERYONE LOVES something bespoke, so clients will adore new Kérastase Fusio-Dose. It allows you to target individual hair concerns, while delivering an express personalised service, with a generous dollop of luxury – it is Kérastase after all. Each blend is composed of a prescriptive concentrate and a booster – there are up to 20 different possible combinations to tackle everything from dullness and hair thinning to breakage and frizz, so you can be safe in the knowledge your clients are getting just what they need.

IN-SALON SERVICE 0845 600 0122 kerastase.co.uk

IT’S ALL ABOUT... STEAM Offer a kinder approach to heat styling with the latest edition of the L’Oréal Professionnel Steampod, which is lighter, more versatile and seals the hair cuticle for a smooth look.

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This new version of the BaByliss PRO Perfect Curl uses steam to condition the hair as it sets for shiny curls that clients can reproduce again and again.

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Last minute Cara

In the frame Unite European art director, Daniel Jordan, styles up Jodie Kidd and goes on tour with Cara Delevingne SHOOT AND SEND Want to give us a snapshot of your hair world?

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A warm welcome in Madrid from 20th Century Fox

Som e downtim e in Berlin Cara hits the red carpet!

Why did you want to be a hairdresser?

I took A-Levels in fashion and fine art, which are huge passions of mine, and discovered the fusion of hair, fashion, art and design.

RISING STAR

What have been your highlights so far?

My biggest highlight has

to be our L’Oréal Colour Trophy win this summer, as I was the colourist for our team. It was such an achievement and showed hard work and commitment pays off.

What would be your dream hairdressing gig?

A Burberry campaign as I love its classic work

With Ellie Gouldi ng at Naked Heart Fund Fair

Styling Jodie Kidd for the Naked Heart Fund Fair

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by Cara Delevingne, she’s so versatile – and photographed by Mario Testino, whose work and creativity I adore.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years time?

I want to be successful and working much more in session, campaign and

editorial work, as that’s where I get my biggest buzz. I would love my own business, to have the chance to train young, aspiring hairdressers and help them use their creativity to achieve their dreams by giving them exciting opportunities such as those I’ve enjoyed from my salon.

NAME: LUCY POTTER AGE: 23 SALON: ABACUS HAIR, BEWDLEY

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THE SALON

KAIN LAWRENCE Q HAIR AND BEAUTY

You have to cover every single base for booking. If you call a restaurant to book and there’s no answer, chances are you’ll move on. If you have one of those situations happen each day, every week for a year, this could be costing you more than £11,000 a year in lost bookings!

Research your system, use it yourself and see how it makes you feel. Take notes, what did you like, did a selection seem confusing and how many clicks did it take from start to end?

We have between three to five online bookings each day. There will be salons with more, but also some with less – it’s about how much money you could have been losing. We award 100 points (equivalent to £1) each time a guest books online. It’s a negligible loss per appointment, but for those booking online, they’re earning loyalty points to spend in salon.

We then have fewer phone calls, which may give you extra time with a client.

WHY ARE SO FEW SALONS USING ONLINE BOOKINGS? IN A DIGITAL AGE, it might seem surprising to know that only 12 per cent of hair and beauty venues use salon management software to offer online bookings, according to Wahanda. Yet the site claims that salons joining it can see an average increase in bookings of around 25 per cent. So are digi-phobic salons missing out?

“We usually have at least 10 online bookings per week, per salon, and they account for about £1,000 to £2,000 takings each,” says Debbie McMenamin, manager at KH Hair West Bridgford and Nottingham salons.

“Clients love it because of the convenience; once you’ve done it your details and history are stored so it’s easy to book again. About 80 per cent of bookings are made out of hours.”

Are guests who book online more likely to just not show up? The no-show rate for internet bookings is no worse than one made via phone according to i-Salon; however confirming the online appointment with a text can reduce no-shows by up to 55 per cent. Taking a deposit online can reduce noshows by another 15 per cent, and pushing last minute availability can reduce gaps by a further 15 per cent.

Mova’s Giuseppe Vaccaro says 50 per cent of his salon’s appointments are now booked online. “We never have any issues with clients not turning up; the whole process is simplified as our booking software sends

automated reminders 24 hours prior to the appointment,” he says. “Pretty soon customers are going to want to book an appointment from their smart watch and for us it’s a case of how do we offer that service while still retaining our brand presence?”

There’s no doubt a software system can be coolly efficient, but those resisting online booking are doing so because of a lack of control over the experience. The Chapel’s Toby Dicker, a tech-savvy salon brand, has “consistently rejected” using online bookings on the basis that the systems available do not offer a great customer experience. “Every time we implement any new technology, the first question we ask is ‘Would I like to use this?’”

Caroline Sanderson, founder of Ego Hair Design and Most Wanted Business Thinker of 2015, has resisted online bookings so far, saying: “We have so many packages and deals that we fear front of house would spend more time cleaning up mistakes.”

Idlewild Hair’s Mark Creed is about to go live with online booking. “Clients have been requesting it for two years; we have taken our time to research, load personal information onto the software and personalise our salon appointment system,” he explains. “It’s cloudbased software to enable us to access our appointment information from any device and we can still operate seamlessly even if our insalon hardware fails.”

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Join the specialists Become a true colour master with L’Oréal Professionnel L’Oréal Professionnel Colour Specialist WHEN IS IT? Throughout the year HOW LONG IS IT? 15 days WHERE IS IT? Courses in Belfast, Edinburgh, Leeds, London and Manchester WHAT DOES IT COVER? It aims to create legendary colourists with all the skills and knowledge they need to overcome any colour challenge and client need, as well as create the confidence to gain new clients and upgrade services. Upon completion, your Colour Specialist will have a full understanding of hair pigment, a complete technical understanding of colour and how to communicate colour services to the client, making them the perfect colour ambassador for your salon.

“Having Colour Specialists in each salon has taken our colour services to a new level.

It has proven to be one of the most rewarding educational programmes for our company. It has instilled more knowledge and confidence within the team to produce the perfect colour results to suit all our clients’ personal styles”

L’Oréal Professionnel Inspiration Colour Congress

ALAN EDWARDS, ALAN EDWARDS SALONS

L’Oréal Professionnel A-List WHEN IS IT? Throughout the year HOW LONG IS IT? One-day courses WHERE IS IT? London, Manchester, Leeds, Belfast, Edinburgh and Dublin WHAT DOES IT COVER? The A-list programme is designed to keep the Colour Specialist upto-date with new launches and innovations.

This personalised programme covers artistic excellence and technical knowledge in a unique community of experts. All specialists need to do is register as soon as they finish their course and they will automatically join the programme.

WHO IS IT FOR? Colour Specialists that are part of the A-List WHEN IS IT? 8 and 9 November 2015 HOW LONG IS IT? Two days WHERE IS IT? Ace Hotel, London WHAT DOES IT COVER? New for 2015, attendees will gain first-hand knowledge from industry colour experts and icons. They will also witness trend predictions for the seasons ahead and be the first to find hear about education launches for 2016. An evening network reception and dinner will follow, making this a truly unforgettable two days.

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LIFE LESSONS

WANTED: 1/2 A HAIRDRESSER WHY ARE SO MANY STYLISTS WARY OF DOING MEN’S HAIR, ASKS KEN WEST

KEN WEST IS DIRECT0R OF BUSINESS EXPERTS 3•6•5

TONY WOOD TONY WOOD HAIRDRESSING, HAMPSHIRE

Education is king.

Training stylists and teachers has been my passion for more than a decade, and travelling the UK, it dawned on me how the inspiration we share here could be used further afield. There are people all over the world who could use our knowledge.

There’s a time to give back. After hairdressing for more than 30 years and owning a salon for 25, it was time for me to step back from behind the chair. Magic Scissors asks hairdressers to cut someone’s hair and donate the fee to Lessons for Life Foundation. The money supports the training of stylists in Uganda.

Look to the next generation. If we all pulled together, doing just a little of what we love, we could actually achieve something very special.

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EVEN THOUGH there seems to be a shortage of stylists at the moment, I don’t often see this advert being used by many salons.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but many of the certificated training programmes in our industry are producing exactly that. They are taking trainees to the point where they are halfway ready to run a full service column and then patting them on the back, giving them a certificate and sending them off into a market where salons have to finish off the job. Imagine if trainee electricians were taught how to install wiring but not how to connect up fuse boards, or trainee plumbers were taught how to fix taps but not toilets – how bizarre would that be?

So why am I discussing this? Because currently there is a fabulous opportunity that many stylists simply cannot grab. It’s one that many are scared of or simply do not have the skills required. Yet this is an opportunity to potentially grab half of the population.

When I was trained, the world contained both men and women, and I don’t believe nature has changed that. So I learned to cut the hair of both; after all that seemed logical – why would I want to be half a hairdresser?

When ‘unisex’ salons became commonplace – and I wish there was a better description

than the word ‘unisex’ – stylists cut the hair of every client, male and female.

The fastest growing sector in our industry today is male grooming and yet many stylists have never learnt barbering.

They can’t use clippers, they can’t scissor over comb without leaving lines that need to be blended away using texturising shears, and heaven forbid they should ever pick up a razor.

Men are increasingly aware of their image and the current fashion is for beautiful, strong, masculine looks created using classic barbering techniques – skills the industry finds itself lacking in. While many salons heavily discount women’s cuts, to the point where they struggle to make a profit, there is a massive market of men willing to pay £40 and more for quality barbering. But when I say quality, I mean it. You can only charge these prices if your barbering skills are amazing.

There is only one way to master these skills: learn from an expert and then practise until your arms ache. Then, and only then, will you be a complete hairdresser. And if you think there aren’t lots of men happy to pay over £40 then think again. I spent £40 today, not in central London but in Epsom in Surrey. But boy, was my stylist good at scissor over comb!

TO SEE MORE on male grooming, turn to page 116

WANT TO ASK KEN A QUESTION? Email him directly on KenW@365Hair.com

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SUNDAY TRADING BOOST MORE THAN EIGHT out of 10 salon owners plan to resist pressure on their high streets to open on Sundays, even if increased opening hours becomes more commonplace under government proposals.

The government in September consulted on its plans, announced in the Budget, to extend Sunday trading hours in England and Wales. An NHF poll of members carried out as part of its submission to that consultation found more than 80 per cent of salon owners are adamant they were not considering opening on Sundays, although 13 per cent of salons currently did do so.

However, salon owners by and large agreed that Sunday trading was on the increase in the hair and beauty industry. Of those that did open on a Sunday, the main reasons were to keep clients happy and to gain more business.

For those who stayed shut, the primary reason seemed to be safeguarding a bit of personal or family time. Many respondents were sceptical how much extra business they would get from opening on a Sunday. “We experimented with Sunday trading, but we found it spread our Saturday clients over two days, so we suffered increased costs and no additional income,” said Steven Bannister from The Daisy Chain Hair & Beauty in Gillingham.

But David Rae, from David Rae Salons in Orpington, added: “I first opened on a Sunday five years ago. I can’t express enough how Sundays have increased my sales. Sundays are the new Saturday.”

Warning of ‘death’ of the Saturday job FOR MANY SALON OWNERS, getting a Saturday job in their local salon was what first sparked their passion for the industry. But a government report has warned the number of teenagers now prepared to take on a Saturday or part-time job is plummeting.

The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) warned that the number of 16 to 17 year olds prepared to combine part-time work with school or college studies has more than halved in the past two decades. Whereas in 1996, 42 per cent of such youngsters were combining school with work, last year this had plummeted to 18 per cent, a decline of 57 per cent. The UKCES highlighted three key factors behind this.

First, there has been a significant increase in the number of 16 to 17 year olds carrying on into full-time education and, second, schools, parents and children themselves are putting more emphasis on exams and testing, meaning many young people feel under greater pressure and therefore cannot afford the “distraction” of a Saturday job. Finally, there has been a decline in the number of job opportunities for young people.

TRAINING PROVIDERS will no longer be able to call in-house training courses apprenticeships unless that is what they actually are, as the government is protecting the term “apprenticeship” by law.

The move, announced by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, means if a training provider offers an “apprenticeship”, the training will have to last for at least one year, lead to a recognised qualification and the trainee must be paid either the apprentice wage or their appropriate age-based minimum wage rate. The decision is designed to ensure trainees and employers are not misled by poor quality courses marketed as apprenticeships that in fact are not, the government has said. Under the new Enterprise Bill the government will also gain extra powers to take action when the term is misused to promote low-quality courses, it has warned. The apprentice wage has risen to £3.30 an hour, but will still only apply to apprentices aged 16 to 18 or aged 19 or over and in an apprentice’s first year.

LAST CALL FOR BRITAIN’S BEST AWARDS! THE DEADLINE for this year’s NHF Britain’s Best competition, sponsored by qualifications body ITEC, is fast approaching, with a closing date on 6 November.

The competition will be held at the Heritage Motor Centre in Gaydon, Warwickshire on Sunday 15 November Britain’s Best is open to hair and beauty professionals working at any level as well as students and trainees. NHF member salons and non-member salons can both enter across 12 categories. Want to know more? Download an application form at britainsbest.me

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2050, there will be three billion of them worldwide

In the next decade, they will drive 65 per cent of the beauty industry’s growth

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And they don’t have their own dedicated hair experts – yet Who are they? They’re women aged 50 and over –

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FROM CÉLINE AND SAINT LAURENT campaigns to the red carpet looks of Helen Mirren and Meryl Streep, there’s an increased pride in embracing age. And with age comes buying power. But this group isn’t looking for just anything. Their expectations are higher and they demand the best. But in reality, all they get is coverage.

Which is why Schwarzkopf Professional’s ranges of haircare and colour products are designed to provide a targeted and holistic approach to mature women’s hair needs. So what are you waiting for? Become the expert they are looking for and gain a whole new clientele – for life.

Whether your mature clients wish to cover or embrace their grey, Schwarzkopf Professional brings your expertise in mature hair to a whole new level with holistic in-salon colour and care services based on high-performing technologies and tailor-made solutions.

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NEVER STOP LEARNING

EVERY DAY’S A SCHOOL DAY – hairdressing is an industry where there’s always something new to learn, but for some it’s on a more ad-hoc basis than a plan for the whole team. And of course, it costs money, and when things are tight, it’s often the education budget that is the first to be sacrificed.

It was heart-warming, then, to see that all of those on our panel professed to having a structured education plan in place, with the vast majority attending courses hosted by manufacturers, too. It was also cheering to see that any education is filtered down to the whole team. “Our employees must share and demonstrate what they’ve learnt on the courses they’ve attended,” says Alison Wilkes of Francesco Group Wolverhampton, while John Oliver Hair’s Jason Ball, adds: “We have an evening where staff show what they’ve learned on a course to the other staff – the last one we had was bridal hair.”

For some salon owners, education is an integral part of the brand’s strategy.

“I’m in the process of setting up my own academy,” says Beverley Bates from The Retreat. “Education has always been my top priority and, as an educator myself, the teacher always learns the most. It’s the biggest motivator for a team and paramount to businesses gaining success in the fast-moving fashion industry.”

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IF ONLY...

Have you ever looked at your colour brand and thought ‘if only...?’ If only those reds were brighter, if only those browns were deeper, if only my brand did what this new brand does. The truth can often be that it does, you just don’t know it!

Regular training, updating skills and keeping your team on the cutting edge is essential if you want to keep ahead of the game. However, some of us don’t consider refreshing our skills on a regular basis.

Rather than the expense of replacing your colour brand, maintaining your knowledge base by undertaking regular training with your existing brand can pay dividends. It will ensure that you are up-todate with the latest products, techniques and trends. Help to refresh your existing skills and re-energise your staff.

And the same goes for salon software.

Are you getting the most from it and using it to its full potential? Rather than replacing one system for another, why not refresh your knowledge? Software is one of the most important tools in your salon and can improve your client’s experience tenfold when used correctly. It can open your mind to new techniques in marketing and in technology, so you don’t get left behind.

Customers respond to energy, passion and excitement. Your enthusiasm is contagious, with clients feeling safe knowing that you are a master of your craft who loves what you do. With all this knowledge you can introduce new techniques, ideas or services and continue to wow your clients, never leaving them thinking: ‘if only...’

Gregory Saunders, salon and spa consultant at Premier Software

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DECODE D This issue, we take a look at the latest Essential Looks collection from Schwarzkopf Professional – The Age of Beauty, devoted to the individual styling preferences of mature consumers and offering techniques and products that are especially adapted to the changing needs of their hair.

Exclusively in Creative HEAD, Colour Decoded is set to crack the colour code. The dynamic duo of Schwarzkopf Professional’s Global Colour Ambassador Lesley Jennison and Head of Education and Events Stephen McDowell are on hand to guide you through all things colour for 2015. With helpful hints and tips from our colour gurus in partnership with Schwarzkopf’s leading trend collections and product innovation, Colour Decoded is guaranteed to arm you with all the information you need to be on trend and deliver every client’s dream colour.

Stephen McDowell As head of technical for Schwarzkopf Professional, Stephen is the creative force responsible for training, inspiring and educating stylists across the UK and Ireland.

Lesley Jennison Her radical vision and flair for colour took her from Vidal Sassoon apprenticeship to global recognition and has made her the ‘go to’ name on every celebrity’s lips for unsurpassed colour genius.

SILVER

Glory TREND 1: SILVER GLORY

The Silver Glory trend focuses on timeless classics that consumers love for their elegance and detail. Classic and timeless: these qualities are present throughout the trend.

With IGORA ROYAL ABSOLUTES SILVERWHITE, Silver Glory celebrates mature, grey hair and emphasises the beauty of our natural hair colour.

Refined with silver accents, grey tones take on a fresh, new shine - the result is colour perfection! Combined with classic cuts like an elegant bob or styled high, grey hair doesn’t have to stick to the rules – it can take on all shapes and nuances.

LES LEY ’S TIP Working with Colour Me Beautiful – the international leader in image consultation for over 30 years – we have developed an exclusive consultation tool to help you establish your client’s colour type and select the perfect Igora shade for them. Cross-reference with their white hair percentage to see which sub-ranges will work best.

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TREND 2: LAYERED CHIC Layered Chic is a bold, yet simple fashion statement. Whether it’s cool short styles or luxuriously long manes, a unique, expressive style is guaranteed.

IGORA ROYAL ABSOLUTES shades offer maximum grey coverage and warm tones for the perfect colour accompaniment. Combinations of shades work in harmony together with lighter tones used at the front to create a face framing effect. Simple, pared down shapes, layered to achieve loose textures and a casual look on both shorter and longer hair. The look can also be blow-dried smooth for a high look that speaks expensive, luxe hair.

LES LEY ’S TIP

Use Igora Royal Absolutes shades in colour combinations of both richer and lighter tones working in harmony. Lighter tonal shades are used around the front to frame the face for a natural, stylish look.

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Blend

TREND 3: HERITAGE BLEND This is a style with a statement, without putting on an act.

Alongside cool styles and modern, structured shapes, the right hair colour will also guarantee that sought-after natural look.

Since hair loses its shine and youthful vigour as we age, IGORA ROYAL ABSOLUTES AGE BLEND restores mature hair’s natural glow. Confident, unique and style-conscious – that’s the new attitude to life for mature women! Casually tousled modern textures are styled for fullness and body. Designed for easy maintenance and maximum effect.

LES LEY ’S TIP Use Igora Royal Absolutes Age Blend on your clients natural hair colour to blend different shades and tones for a natural-looking radiance that complements both hair and skin. The 10 new shades blend in with the natural hair colour and leave it with a gorgeous shine. This natural look especially suits a more mature complexion, which often gets lighter with age.

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IN THE SUN dappled locale of Madrid was a new first for Paul Mitchell – a Global Gathering event outside of the US. More than 1,000 attendees flew in from as far afield as Russia, South Africa and Mexico. Co-founder John Paul DeJoria welcomed everyone by further committing the brand’s promise to stay professionalonly for 350 years. What followed was a stunning opening show that saw the beauty of new launch Marula Oil (watch this space in early 2016) and Paul Mitchell’s new collection, Liquid Motion (see page 68), brought to life by its the color XG line. Missing was co-owner Angus Mitchell, but he was at home with his new baby, four-month-old Dylan, a new generation of Mitchells to carry on the famous hairdressing name. There followed two days of classes and inspiration with the likes of education head Stephanie Kocielski, colour genius Linda Yodice, cutting master Takashi and editorial director Lucie Doughty. Oh, and not to mention artistic director Robert Cromeans, the ever-present star of the Paul Mitchell world, heading up workshops and mesmerising in the finale show with equal aplomb. The latter brought us headless models in trench coats and blindingly innovative instant colour masterpieces.

Chuck in the iconic Paul Mitchell White Party to boot, and we were in Spanish heaven. Its back to Las Vegas next summer, but who knows, Europe might just play host again in the future...

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WE CAN’T THINK OF A BETTER PLACE to hold a show as exhilarating as the 2015 Davines Hair on Stage than London’s Central Saint Martins.

It’s ground zero for all things fashion and creativity and the venue played a key role in the event, as guests were given the opportunity to walk through The Crafts – an Allilon Education platform for the world of arts – before going on to enjoy the main event. Mike Beauchamp, Davines UK country manager, opened proceedings with a warm welcome, before the Allilon Education Art Team took to the stage to present its latest collection, Reverie, inspired by artist Emily Tan. Next up was the Blue Tit Art Team, led by directors Perry Patraszewski and Andi Hinteregger, with a show inspired by different senses. After that, Silvio Hauke from Blue Tit, Bec Sun from Pimps & Pin Ups and Francesca Amantis from Seed battled it out for their own show at next year’s Hair on Stage UK, with Silvio scooping the prize with his avant-garde colour look. Last – but by no means least – was Davines artistic director, Angelo Seminara, and international creative colour ambassador, Edoardo Paludo, who closed the show by revealing the Davines Goldess collection – which you can see in next month’s Creative HEAD!

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WELCOME TO THE NEXT LEVEL FOR YOUR TEAM, YOUR CUSTOMERS AND YOUR BUSINESS

STATE OF INDEPENDENCE

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WHO’S DRIVING THE HAIR INDUSTRY NOW?

INDEPENDENT HAIR BRANDS ARE OFFERING SALON OWNERS REAL ALTERNATIVES FOR THEIR BUSINESS. ABOUT TIME, SAYS CREATIVE HEAD PUBLISHER, CATHERINE HANDCOCK

WE’RE ALL AGREED, your retail shelves are pretty much unrecognisable from the rather less than animated state they were in 15 years ago. Back then, the Big Four manufacturers dominated – these massive multinationals able to deploy huge marketing budgets to obtain the best and most visible distribution in the market. But fast forward to 2015 and things are changing. Just as Marks & Spencer

“THAT’S WHAT MAKES INDEPENDENT BRANDS SO EXCITING NOW – THEIR PRODUCTS LOOK AND FEEL NEW AND DIFFERENT AND SO MUCH MORE RELEVANT” is offering niche brands unprecedented exposure in its new-style beauty departments, and Selfridges champions new and previously unheard of brands in its Living Beauty space

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right next to the main beauty hall, so professional salons are embracing a new wave of small, independent product lines offering exceptional ingredients, packaging and back stories. The young upstarts are giving their older, bigger siblings a run for their money.

“There’s a heightened consumer interest in a more personalised approach to beauty and haircare and that’s affecting their choice of products,” says Oliver Fincher, managing director of Aston & Fincher, one of the UK’s most successful distributors (exclusive lines include Moroccanoil and Olaplex).

“This is opening the door to brands that have a more specific, finetuned approach that major manufacturers often can’t match because they operate on a massive scale. That’s what makes independent brands so exciting now – their products look and feel new and different and so much more relevant.”

“It was time to do my own thing,” says salon owner Paul Windle, whose innovative Windle &

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Moodie product line launched last year. Paul had previously gained experience as a product distributor (he built brands such as Phytologie and Bumble and bumble in the UK, along with business partner Irina Sadayo), giving him in-depth insight into the dynamics of the professional hairdressing market. “If you’re going to launch a product in the niche sector, then it’s got to be genuinely niche,” he says. “You can’t fake it with hairdressers. If you’re doing it for the wrong reasons, they see through you.”

Paul developed his range in collaboration with his business partner – session stylist Neil Moodie, and the team that has worked at their Covent Garden salon for more than 20 years. They chose to work directly with chemists to create their bespoke formulations, rather than use a

“YOU JUST CAN’T FAKE IT WITH HAIRDRESSERS. IF YOU’RE DOING IT FOR THE WRONG REASONS, THEY SEE STRAIGHT THROUGH YOU” contract manufacturer – an expensive process that meant the range took more than five years to develop, with 40 to 50 rounds of testing.

However, the resulting products look, feel and perform like nothing else on the market – the tea-infused shampoos are packaged in glass-effect bottles (“We think people like to see what they’re washing their hair with!”), while the Volcanic Ash Wax (inspired by the way a volcanic eruption transformed hair texture) not only grips in a way that is truly remarkable, but is the winner of product and design awards from Wallpaper* and ShortList.

This is a range getting talked about in all the right places.

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RISING STARS

THE RISE AND SUCCESS of boutique style brands can be attributed at least in part to the online environment, which has provided them with a platform to tell their unique stories and engage with a meaningful base of consumers. But they are also using their agility to alter dynamics within the distribution sector and provide salon owners with new opportunities.

“The big manufacturers encourage salon owners to enter into long-term product supply contracts, often in return for an upfront cash injection,” explains Oliver Fincher. “Independent brands can’t compete with that cheque book approach so they’re getting creative, working with salon owners on completely different levels that are both innovative and commercially attractive in different ways.”

“We made a conscious decision not to have sales people on the road, instead ploughing the money into other values like education,” explains Paul. “I know from my own experience that reps take precious time out of your day as a working salon owner – I’d rather spend that time helping my salons build their profile in their local press.”

“The real charm with Windle & Moodie is that they remain personal to you as a salon owner, both through contact with Neil and Paul, and with their ordering warehouse,” says salon owner Nelson Brown of Dumfries, Scotland, who’s been stocking Windle & Moodie for several months now. “There’s no hard push, they simply want people to stock their brand who believe in hair and what it does for the customer. It’s a very refreshing approach in what’s otherwise a very aggressive market.”

Indeed, such is Paul’s belief in his salon stockists that he even offers them the opportunity to become a distributor – creating a new revenue stream for entrepreneurial salon owners. “Hairdressers know where the good salons are,” he smiles. “They’re good at recommending other outlets. And by having a say in who should stock our brand, they get to control what happens in their area.”

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than ever before. Alternate shopping channels once touted by the major manufacturers as being “negligible” or “insignificant” have now emerged as “essential”, with online shopping now at the epicentre of their distribution strategy.

“THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION HAS TRANSFORMED HOW AND WHERE PEOPLE SHOP FOR THEIR HAIR PRODUCTS. MOBILE APPS AND SOCIAL MEDIA HAVE MEANT THE CONSUMER’S PATH TO PURCHASE HAS BECOME UNCLEAR AS OFFLINE AND ONLINE SHOPPING ARE MORE INTERTWINED THAN EVER BEFORE” This is causing consternation in salons, as professional products that previously could only be bought by consumers exclusively through salons, are increasingly showing up on ecommerce websites, and often at less than RRP. And again, while some independent brands see websites as essential to their distribution, there are others who are actively taking a stance in support of salons.

“We believe that the cheap sale of hair products online is a major disservice to salons,” says Xavier Berrell, director of Red Hot Products, which distributes the milk_shake range. “We won’t supply any other online retailer and we use our own website to encourage consumers who buy a product to find their nearest salon and buy from them next time.”

“Hairdressers have influence over the consumer, and this power seems to have been overlooked in recent times,” says Paul Windle. “That’s why we see our growth as coming via salons – if a consumer trusts a hairdresser with their appearance, then their product recommendation will count too. We believe wholeheartedly that the best people to sell professional hair products are hair professionals.”

The dream for today’s smaller but rapidly climbing brands is of course to be one of tomorrow’s major global brands. Either that, or like Michael Gordon’s Bumble and bumble or John Frieda’s Frizz Ease, to be bought by one.

Well, if you can’t build it, buy it!

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MILK_SHAKE

“We’re a young, vibrant company and we’re always looking at ways to support our salons. We offer subsidised trips to places like Spain and Italy where hairdressers can see brilliant shows and new product launches. And we have a website geared up to encourage consumers to find their nearest milk_shake salon, rather than buy online.”

CONTACT 01392 365177

WINDLE & MOODIE

“An extension to our acclaimed, award-winning salon in Covent Garden, meeting the exceptional standards of our hairdressers, dedicated to our clients who have been loyal to us for decades, inspired by our editorial and fashion heritage, combining innovative hair treatments and performance-driven styling.”

CONTACT 020 3326 8182

NICHE LITTLE EARNERS

EVO

Launched to market in 2000, this salon-only brand has huge personality. “We step outside the normal realm of truth-stretching invention in a ‘wake up and smell the coffee’ crusade of twisted honesty designed to make people think. Hence our catchphrase, ‘Saving ordinary humans from themselves’.”

CONTACT ASTON & FINCHER ON 0870 240 2176

INDEPENDENT BRANDS TO KEEP YOUR EYES ON

UNITE

Says founder Andrew Dale: “I knew the industry needed a brand that truly supported the hairdresser creatively and in business, and that delivered products that performed the way stylists wanted them to. At the time, I felt as though the marketplace was filled with brands whose products were based on ideas from their marketing departments, rather than what hairdressers really needed.” Unite launched in 2003.

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ORIGINAL & MINERAL

The Australian brand had its UK salon launch in April 2015, and can also be found in Selfridges, Space NK and net-a-porter. com. “We’re free from any nasty chemicals – we’re all about clean, natural formulations – and we’ve got the ability to offer salons luxury boutique haircare that’s not mass market,” says Dennis Kovalyov, director at Bespoke Haircare UK.

CONTACT 07577 637267 WIN the entire Original & Mineral range, worth a whopping £473! Enter at creativeheadmag.com

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RED ANCHOR SUPPLY CO.

A small but passionate company launched in 2015 delivering “great looking British-made products that we believe truly appeal to men”. The range of beard oils and face and beard cleansers are created and tested by UK barbers and feature stylish, bold, simple packaging.

CONTACT SALES@REDANCHOR-SUPPLYCOMPANY.COM

NEAL & WOLF

Founder Neil Capstick saw salons being sold large ranges with products they’d never use and never sell. He’s put his 30 years’ industry experience into this range offering luxury at affordable prices with sleek, tactile packaging and a signature fragrance of blossom, white thyme and ylang ylang. The brand offers a 100 per cent mark-up on every product.

CONTACT 01282 444 900

PURELY PERFECT

Michael Gordon’s follow-up to Bumble and bumble will never feature more than 10 products. “That means it’s vey clear and simple to explain to stylists and clients what the product does,” says Michael. “Many of the big brands now have so many SKUs, and it means that salon owners are spending money on a lot of products that generally don’t sell. Having one cleanser for all hair types makes it very easy and comfortable for a stylist to recommend/sell.”

DAVINES

Founded in Parma, Italy, in 1983 by the Bollati family, Davines previously produced high-end products for other cosmetics companies before launching its own brand in 1993. Guided by the principle of sustainable beauty, Davines is renowned for its eco-friendly stance, and seeks out like-minded salons to represent them. The brand ambassador is Angelo Seminara.

CONTACT 020 3301 5449

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ELECTRIC

Founded by hairdresser Mark Woolley, the products are part of an expanding Electric empire that includes salons, a photographic studio and an electrical line. Available from Electric Hairdressing salons, various websites and selected stores such as Fortnum & Mason and Harvey Nichols, the product packaging features the work of British artists.

CONTACT 01273 775397

SACHAJUAN

Classic, timeless packaging and professional-grade, high-end formulations with a background in session styling make this perfect for premium salons.

Currently stocked in Josh Wood’s Atelier, Daniel Galvin and Urban Retreat, as well as at SpaceNK and Cult Beauty, the Swedish founders Sacha Mitic and Juan Roselind have chosen to pursue a target end consumer, rather than a specific distribution channel.

CONTACT 020 3752 9447

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MODERN BEAUTY

THE NEW WINDLE & MOODIE HAIRCARE RANGE TICKS ALL THE RIGHT BOXES – INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS, INSPIRATIONAL IMAGERY AND EXCITING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES THAT PUT YOU, THE SALON OWNER, IN CONTROL. ISN’T IT TIME TO TAKE A LOOK?

PAUL WINDLE AND NEIL MOODIE understand the power of good hair. Their Covent Garden salon, where Paul heads up a big team of great stylists, has been buzzing for nearly three decades (a feat that’s almost unheard of in central London), while Neil’s editorial work sees him doing some of the biggest manes in the fashion industry for Vogue. With such an incredible heritage and reputation behind them, it’s no wonder that launching their own product line would make people sit up and take notice.

The 22-piece Windle & Moodie haircare collection, combining pioneering hair treatments and performance-driven styling products, not only meets Paul and Neil’s exceptional standards, but is already providing other salon owners with something new, exciting and different to work with. Developed by a handpicked team of independent UK chemists, the range features breakthrough technologies and unique ingredients you simply won’t find elsewhere. For example, Windle & Moodie shampoos and conditioners are infused with high-grade, food-quality teas

renowned for their antioxidant properties, protecting and strengthening hair and leaving it shiny and radiant. The styling range is all about performance and functionality that has passed the rigorous test of salon and editorial work – the Volcanic Ash Wax has also won awards from ShortList and Wallpaper* magazines. What’s more, the entire range is ecofriendly, containing no propylene glycol or parabens.

This is innovative haircare at its healthiest.

And there are extra benefits for salon owners, too, like high-quality educational courses, held in your salon or at Windle & Moodie HQ in London, with money-can’t-buy tuition from session genius Neil.

Instead of pushy sales reps, you order from a friendly warehouse based near Paul’s hometown of Penrith in Cumbria. And there are even opportunities for stockists to become distributors, creating a new revenue stream for entrepreneurial salon owners, while at the same time giving them unprecedented control over what happens in their area. This is innovative haircare at its most supportive.

THE WINDLE & MOODIE RANGE

GREAT FOR: Independent salons looking for a new retail range USP: Unique formulations, session heritage, striking packaging and superb imagery associated with the brand RRPS: shampoos from £14.50; styling products from £12.50 ADDITIONAL SALON BENEFITS: High quality education; opportunities to become a distributor

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WANT TO WORK WITH A NEW AND SUPPORTIVE BRAND THAT BELIEVES IN YOU? WINDLE & MOODIE IS THE BRAND FOR YOU. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 07717 480 649, 020 3326 8182 OR VISIT WINDLEANDMOODIE.COM.

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WINDLE & MOODIE INSPIRATIONAL SEM THE INAR showcasing creative cut s, colour and conceptual editorial, plus introducing the Windle & Moodie pro duct line

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NATURAL BORN HEROES

FOR MANY INDIE BRANDS THERE’S A STANDOUT, GOTTA-HAVE-IT CULT FAVOURITE THAT SALONS STRUGGLE TO KEEP IN STOCK, SUCH IS THE DEMAND. HERE ARE A FEW CLASSICS...

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THE PRODUCTS

INVISIBLE DAY AND NIGHT CREAM – WINDLE & MOODIE A brilliant example of skincare influencing haircare, this is a ‘behindthe-scenes’ moisturiser to protect against day or night abrasions, while including a UV shield.

RRP £18.50 01768 891394 WINDLEANDMOODIE.COM

ROOT COVER-UP – COLORWOW A real first-of-its-kind, this root camouflage palette can be found in many a handbag, a colour client’s BFF in-between colour appointments. All shades cover grey roots – seamlessly it even has a red version, and the blond shade covers dark re-growth in lightened/ highlighted hair.

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Clients crave crazy coloured hair on a Friday, but want a return to the sober strands come Monday morning. This little pot of colour shadow is ideal!

There’s a choice of five colours and you can get a shimmer version, too!

RRP £14 01282 613413 ENQUIRIES@ICONTEAM.CO.UK

PROJECT SUKUROI – ORIGINAL & MINERAL Inspired by kintsugi, the Japanese art of fixing pottery with gold lacquer, Project Sukuroi is a water/ oil emulsion that’s luxurious and effective. It delivers a soft dose of smoothing, hydrating repair magic.

RRP £26 07577 637267 ORIGINALMINERAL.COM

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DON’T BLOW IT (H)AIR STYLER – BUMBLE AND BUMBLE Obviously this won’t help your hairdryer sales, but for your low maintenance and overprocessed clients, Bumble and bumble’s Don’t Blow It (H)air Styler might just be a miracle in a tube!

RRP FROM £12 0870 851 2227 BUMBLEANDBUMBLE.CO.UK

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just enough heat. It’s a bit of an art because a couple of seconds too long, and the hair looks too ‘set’.

CH: Tell us why you’ve launched the Windle & Moodie product range.

NM: Paul Windle and I wanted to create a range that was very high quality and of a very high standard, but not so vast that it becomes confusing. Our products are very specific, but together they enable us to do everything that we want to with hair – it’s like having those six or seven products in your kit bag that you always use. I’m very proud of it.

CH: If you could go back in time and give yourself any words of advice, what would they be?

NM: Listen to my gut instinct a lot more. It’s right 99.9 per cent of the time. If only I knew that before!

CH: What does the future hold for you?

NM: More of the same for now. I never like to plan too far ahead. I believe in fate and impulse.

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7SECONDS GLOSSING SPRAY – UNITE

ESPRAY – ELECTRIC HAIRDRESSING

Hailed by some beauty editors as a game-changer, this addition to the 7SECOND range is a glossing spray that’s actually super dry. You’ll get an injection of moisture and shine alongside UV and thermal protection.

On a recent shoot with layeredonline.com, Electric’s Mark Woolley used only this product!

Two years in development and with session stylists in mind, the conditioning formula delivers an extra dry finish hairspray, and with a quick brush stroke, hair can be restyled.

Impressive.

RRP £17.40 0845 034 0770 UNITEHAIR.CO.UK

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SHEBANG-A-BANG – EVO This Aussie brand has a real gift when it comes to eye-catching names, and the products are memorable, too. This dry spray wax with an ultrafine mist is designed to create workable, pliable texture with a satin finish. It’s also a hair moisturiser that helps get the comb through tough tangles.

RRP £14.50 0870 240 2176 ASTONANDFINCHER.CO.UK

THE SERVICES TREATMENT COCKTAIL – MILK_SHAKE Bringing the backwash onto the salon floor, these cocktails are conditioning treatments mixed in front of the client for full theatrical impact. The Direct Colour Cocktail is particularly impressive, while the Argan Oil one is a real hit of intense moisture. They’re blended in a clear cocktail glass with milk_shake’s cult favourite Whipped Cream or mask with a cocktail stirrer.

With naturally-derived ingredients such as milk, yogurt, cocoa and papaya, they smell great.

IN-SALON SERVICE 01392 365177 MILKSHAKEHAIRCARE.CO.UK

OLAPLEX You know someone has hit on a good idea when loads of other brands rush to bring out their version – such has been the impact of Olaplex since its US launch some 18 months ago. An additive that you mix in with colour and other technical services, it helps stop damage to the hair by chemical treatments. It’s a three-stage operation – Olaplex Bond Multiplier No.1 is added to lightener or colour, then you apply Bond Perfector No.2 after colour is rinsed. The Hair Perfector No.3 is a take-home treatment for your client to use once a week to strengthen their hair further. Particularly perfect for those who love lightening.

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FLAMBOYAGE MECHE – DAVINES A practical, see-through adhesive strip, Flamboyage Meche offers a new spin on balayage. The special meche strip has a sticky side that grabs the hair in a spontaneous way, controlled by the natural movement of pulling the foil. You can isolate a casual amount of hair, enabling the technician to apply the colour in a practical way, check the development as it’s transparent, and it can be easily removed with warm water.

IN-SALON SERVICE 020 3301 5449 DAVINES.COM

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GOLDEN SMOOTHING BALM

The Midas Tub. Gold of Pleasure Oil is the liquid star in this formula that raises the bar and sets a whole new styling standard. Delivering a smooth, glossy and feather-like softness to hair that you’re sure to love. The three key ingredients include; Hydrolysed Keratin, Gold of Pleasure Oil and Macadamia Oil which can be transported throughout the hair in a lighter and softer fashion.

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WITH 30 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE, NEIL MOODIE IS ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL MEN IN THE INDUSTRY AND ALSO ONE OF THE MOST TRUSTED, WITH A NATURAL ABILITY TO PUT PEOPLE AT EASE

CREATIVE HEAD: How did you get into fashion?

NEIL MOODIE: I was working as a colour technician for Toni&Guy when the fashion photographer Corinne Day asked me to colour the hair of a new model for a shoot for The Face. I said yes thinking I was just helping out a friend… When the results were published, I got a call from Italian Vogue asking me to go to Milan to do a shoot. The rest is history!

One thing I will add is that in one photograph I sprayed the ends of the model’s hair pink, then we did a picture of her with a mohawk. That particular image most definitely helped to launch my career in fashion.

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CH: You’ve been associated with Burberry for many seasons, so what is ‘Burberry hair’?

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The fast lane

John Vial is a maverick, a maestro and a man that still has the passion and enthusiasm of an apprentice – after 30 years in the business – and he hasn’t got time to rest...

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realised that I had no idea how to cut hair.”

But that didn’t slow him down. In 1990, he joined Sassoon in Leeds to learn how to cut hair from the very best. “Sassoon in Leeds produced some of the best hairdressers from Sassoon as a whole. I think that was because we all tried a lot harder. There was a sense of inferiority as everyone else was from London.

“During that time I felt like life was never going to get better. For all the brilliant things I’ve done, that was my favourite time.” Just two years later, John was made art director. He moved to Cardiff for the role and spent two years there before his next big break: London Fashion Week.

“It was around 1993 and Sassoon had just started sponsoring London Fashion Week, which was an unusual thing to do at the time,” explains John. “I was really lucky as Sassoon is all about the discipline of the craft, but it’s not about dressing hair. But suddenly we’ve got a sponsorship and they asked who could dress hair and I was able to say I could. So I instantly got onto the show scene.”

By 1995, John had moved to London full time and opened a salon in the city. “It was at that point that I feel I got my next big break and I went to Taiwan to shoot a commercial for Sassoon. Leo Burnett was the advertising firm and they liked me and asked me to stay on and shoot another commercial in Hong Kong,” he says. So he spent the next few years in Asia, looking after the Vidal Sassoon haircare line. “This was also the first time I met Vidal properly and together we toured Asia. My life was

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“TO BE SUCCESSFUL, you’ve got to work hard,” says John Vial. And this is a man who has no moment to lose; when he talks it’s full-on and full-speed ahead – just like in his career. “Twice in a row at Sassoon I worked more than 40 days straight.”

John made his reputation at Sassoon, but his hairdressing career could’ve gone down a very different path. “My uncle owned a barbershop in Ireland. I lived in England with my mum when I was growing up, but I would spend my summer holidays in Ireland and most of that at the barbershop.

I was mesmerised.” John knew he wanted to be a hairdresser from a young age and he planned to open a women’s salon downstairs in his uncle’s barbershop, so the two could work together.

But everything changed when John went to look for work. “I went for my first job interview aged 13 and had to wait until I was 14 until I could work. Then I worked in a salon in Derby on Tuesday evenings and on Saturdays,” he explains. As it happened, Tuesday evenings were also the salon’s training nights and so by the time John finished school at 16, he’d already got all his blow-drying and setting qualifications.

Aged 16 he joined the salon full time.

“To this day, after all the session work I’ve done, I’ve never seen anyone dress hair the way [the owner] René could,” says John.

“He taught me how to do the pin curls and barrel curls, all of that. He used to have this metal tail comb and as you did curls he’d rap your fingers with it if you did it wrong.”

After René, he joined a company called Mark Scott. “René was the antithesis of Mark Scott,” says John. “René was all about wealthy Derbyshire ladies with curls and couture chignons, while everyone who worked at Mark Scott looked like they’d just stepped out of a fashion magazine. It was the ’80s so it was all about short crops and I

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spent on planes as we still sponsored London Fashion Week and shows at Paris and New York.”

But the party had to end eventually and around 2002 John left Sassoon to go and open Urban Retreat in Harrods with Lesley Jennison. “I’m not knocking it, but I found out that Sassoon was going to be acquired by Regis, and I thought it was my time to leave. I sat down with Vidal and said I didn’t know what to do with my life, and he said maybe now is the time to move, so I did.”

However, after just nine months he was given another chance he couldn’t turn down.

“I was at an event and I bumped into Josh Wood. He asked me to come and work for him at a salon he’d just opened, and I thought, why not?”

The salon was Real Hair and for the next 10 years Josh and John worked together, sharing a clientele most hairdressers would kill for. “Of all the big brands that I’ve worked with, that was where I forged my most important relationships.”

One of those was with Michelle Feeney.

“I met this brilliant woman and I thought she really understood hair and fashion.

We were chatting away and it transpired she was Michelle Feeney, the woman who helped build MAC Cosmetics,” he reveals.

“She told me that she was about to become the chief executive of PZ Cussons and was looking to get a hair brand called Fudge and asked if I’d like to come work there.”

That was in 2012 and since then John (as creative director for Fudge) has spent

most of his life back on a plane again.

One of the things John really loves is that Fudge sponsored London Collections: Men (LC:M): “It’s quite a small company and so it can be quite agile. One of the pillars of Fudge is music, which is why we sponsored the Brit Awards and Mercury Prize, as well as fashion and men, which we combined at LC:M.” While Fudge is no longer the official hair sponsor of LC:M, it’s still doing shows as “we’ve built up the reputation, so we sort of don’t need to sponsor it anymore”, explains John.

After 30 years in the industry, is there anything John feels he’s yet to accomplish? “There are still two things I want to do. I’ve never actually owned a salon, so I would love to do that now. It’s never appealed to me before, but now it’s something I’d like to do. I’d also like to launch my own product line – one of my best friends is architect Zaha Hadid and she’s said she’d like to design it for me.”

But despite all the successes, John remains a Derby lad through and through.

When he found himself getting slightly too fond of flying first class, he would take a train to Derbyshire to get a reality check.

“My mum kept me grounded. I would tell her I was shooting with Annie Leibovitz for American Vogue and be incredibly excited and she would say: ‘did I tell you Colin was in the Derby Telegraph this week?’ If you weren’t in the local paper then you hadn’t made it for my mum.”

And does he feel he’s made it? “One thing that really stands out is when Vidal Sassoon accepted an award at a big event, he mentioned some of the hairdressers he’d got to work with, like Tim Hartley and Mark Hayes, and then he mentioned me.

That was a special moment.”

John is a man who has always known what he wants, and failure just isn’t an option. “I’m embarrassed to admit this, but I’m a sore loser and I’m fiercely competitive. I can’t bear failure or mediocrity. It’s a wasted life.”

And as he looks to celebrate his 30 years in the industry in January, we think we can firmly say that John’s life has not been a wasted one.

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“I’m embarrassed to admit this, but I’m a sore loser and I’m fiercely competitive. I can’t bear failure or mediocrity.

It’s a wasted life”

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exciting HD Brows has pipeline e changes in th g with a tin ar st , for 2016 igh Definition, rebrand into H mpass a en which will co g makerange of excitin training d an up, beauty der un l al , gs rin offe . of one ro BRANCHING INTO an additional beauty service is a good way to open a new revenue stream, offering stylists a fantastic new skill to add to their repertoire. Eyebrow and make-up treatments are easy to introduce into your salon and are a relatively low-cost option, with huge rewards. With this in mind, it makes sense to partner with the UK’s number one brow brand, HD Brows. Not only has it consistently created pioneering treatments and products that offer stunning, high-quality results, but also it’s diverse range of courses – including its two-day brow training or four-day Professional Artistry Course, taught by industry-leading professional make-up artists – make it simple to become a qualified stylist or accredited make-up artist to take your career to new heights. HD Brows training takes place every week of the year in the brand’s state-of-the-art training academies in Yorkshire, Milton Keynes and its newly launched academy in Glasgow, Scotland, as well as at its approved partner academy in Northern Ireland. HD Brows is revolutionising the beauty industry – what’s not to love?

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Cost: £1,250+VAT. Includes a HD Brows Make Up Kit, worth £1,500.

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EVERY SEASON there is a shade that dominates all others.

For A/W15, black is back and proving why it’s a classic, featuring extensively on the catwalk in different shapes and forms. The season saw some designers favour dark and rebellious interpretations, while others showcased a more sophisticated and luxurious collection of black velvet, silhouette-hugging long gowns and black hues in high-shine

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INSPIRED BY the catwalks, L’Oréal Professionnel introduces a palette of Autumn Brights that’s daring and bold while still feminine and sophisticated. And who better to showcase the looks than up-and-coming faces Joséphine de La Baume and Nicole Warne? Actress, singer and model Joséphine is becoming a fashion idol with her undeniable style and personality, while Nicole has won her place in the fashion world with her Gary Pepper blog and collaborations with international fashion houses.

L’Oréal Professionnel’s Majirel Autumn Brights is the palette du jour, but the technique of the moment is hair contouring. You may have heard of make-up contouring, but now it’s all about hair. This colouring technique has been pioneered by some of the world’s leading colourists, including London’s Charles Worthington salon and creative director, Marc Trinder.

The technique sees colourists place their hues in such a way as to enhance the look of facial features.

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JOSÉPHINE’S LOOK is best flattered by rounding her rectangular face. For this, Frédéric applied the new L’Oréal Professionnel Majirouge 8.43 Rubilane, and to elongate the face he weaved in lighter pieces with L’Oréal Professionnel Blond Studio Freehand Powder. Lighter pieces were applied around the hairline to highlight her cheekbones and soften the corners of her face, resulting in a more oval appearance.

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TREND ALERT: HAIR CONTOURING YOU MAY have heard of skin contouring before, but now it’s all about hair contouring. It uses a combination of freehand application and highlighting paired with the careful positioning of different tones and depths around the face to highlight areas. Darker tones create shadows to narrow face shape, while lighter tones lengthen by reflecting light. This clever placement of colour and complementary tones make your client’s face appear more defined. But contouring isn’t just about deciding what part of your client’s face you need to highlight, you need the right products, too. The Blond Studio range of prelighteners from L’Oréal Professionnel are ideal. In particular, Blond Studio Freehand Powder is perfect for freehand techniques, while the Sunkissed Lightening Oil is ideal for achieving lift in minutes or for freshening up ombre.

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NICOLE’S WAVY bob is sleek and sophisticated, echoing this season’s fashion trend for strong, classic and feminine looks.

On Nicole’s hair, Frédéric intensified the edginess of the look to reveal a high shine and vibrant violet reflection. He applied the new L’Oréal Professionnel Majirouge Carmilane 4.16 for deep colour and long-lasting results, perfect for Nicole’s darker hair.

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AS WE MOVE into autumn, we look forward to many things: new fashion trends; crisp, clear days; warm cider by a crackling fire; and the changing colour of the leaves.

So celebrate the changing season with six new Majirouge shades by L’Oréal Professionnel. The ash reds, burning burgundies and black violets pay homage to the abundance of colour that autumn always brings and are the shades used in L’Oréal Professionnel’s A/W15 It Looks.

These shades also deliver long-lasting results that resist fade. The formula penetrates into the heart of the hair fibre to illuminate it from the inside out. The result is a long-lasting copper or red with a neutralising effect. And not only that, these hues cover up to 100 per cent white hair without using a base shade.

Get the Autumn Brights palette from Majirel by L’Oréal Professionnel in your salon now.

Contact your L’Oréal Professionnel account manager, call 0845 600 0122 or visit lorealprofessionnel.co.uk

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It’s out with the old and in with the new this season for colour as we explore the latest catwalk trends and embrace the dazzling rose-golds, burnt sunsets and burnished bronzes that make up the A/W15 season.

Matthew Sutcliffe’s latest collection, inspired by the ’70s American punk era, is showcased on page 99, and we say congratulations to the 2015 Most Wanted Colour Expert, Katie Mulcahy, on page 92. The star colourist takes time out of her busy schedule to chat to us as we reveal her latest collection (from page 102); an edgy, cool and sexy take on the disco era. She discusses how she hopes her win will push her career as a colourist forward after she made the tough decision to move on from Lisa Shepherd salons.

Thinking about your education for the next year? Pin down your colour courses now with our selection of the best of the year ahead on page 110. And make sure you’ve got your diary to hand as we reveal the not-to-be-missed colour events taking place over the next year, on page 108. Finally, keep your shelves fully stocked with our round-up of all the latest colour products on page 112.

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ASHISH WHERE Topshop Show Space, Tate Britain, London.

THE LOOK Party girls who make bad look great, with self-trimmed fringes and DIY mullets.

THE STYLIST Ali Pirzadeh for L’Oréal Professionnel.

THE COLOUR Choppy fauxfringes in contrasting colours were attached to create a punky look. The blacks, dirty blondes, lilacs and pinks contrasted with the models’ real hair for a rebellious vibe.

Colour THE HOTTEST HUES STRAIGHT FROM THE A/W15 CATWALKS

LIBERTINE WHERE Lincoln Center, New York.

THE LOOK The brand delivered a suitably free-spirited look that saw graphic colours and lines collide with grungy texture.

THE STYLIST Thomas Osborn for TIGI. THE COLOUR Centre-partings were centre-stage with a flash of pink that extended from the crown until it just touched the forehead. If the Libertine models are freedom fighters, then this is war paint.

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SIBLING WHERE BFC Courtyard Show Space, Somerset House, London.

THE LOOK This broke all the rules we thought we knew about hair.

Crimping? Neon? Gravity-defying?

THE STYLIST Syd Hayes for BaByliss PRO. THE COLOUR Jet-black hair was pulled into spikes and Mohicans and given flashes of orange and pink. The result was brash, bold and shouted as loud as the clothes themselves.

couture WHERE Freemasons’ Hall, London.

THE LOOK Haunting and mysterious, this slicked-back look was reminiscent of twisted fairytales and dark magic.

THE STYLIST Silje Vincent for Toni&Guy. THE COLOUR Most models had her hair sprayed black to match her skin and clothing – except for the final model, an all-white bride who closed the show.

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GET IT IN THE SALON… “To achieve this look in salon, opt for a sheer black semi-permanent full head colour or work with a cooler brunette shade for sleek, high-shine colour. Wella Professionals Illumina is great for achieving cooler brunettes that are dark and sultry with a gothic edge”

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“To recreate the shades as seen on the catwalks, we use our crescent lightning technique using cool caramel tones. On naturally brown hair, I use the L’Oréal Professionnel Majirel Studio Blond Sunkissed Lightening Oil”

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Red rules this autumn so make sure you have a shade for everyone with the new Fudge Professional Headpaint Oz Rocks Intense Reds white coverage. Each of the Intense Reds contains pure pigments for vibrant and long-lasting results. Here’s how it works: molecules penetrate deeply into the hair structure, delivering superior light-reflective shine, longevity and clarity to all results. You can also reassure clients that their hair is being cared for throughout the colour process thanks to the natural botanical extracts and hydrolysed rice protein that ensure the hair remains in excellent condition.

Tracy Hayes, global head of technical training for Fudge Professional, says: “I felt that the Fudge Professional Headpaint range was missing a few vital tones in the red family, so we added to our intense copper, introduced brand new violet pink reds (a must for A/W15) and three vibrant cherry reds. These colours all complement the existing mahogany tones and complete the red colour palette.”

So let your redheaded clients know that this season, you’re ready to rock red no matter which shade turns their heads.

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REDHEADS ALWAYS come into their own in autumn.

Whether they’re a soft copper pixie or a scarlet siren, now you can keep up with all your redhead demands thanks to the new intense shades that are joining the Fudge Professional Headpaint family of reds.

Versatile and economical, the Oz Rocks Intense Reds feature a dual colour system, enabling them to be used as a demi and a permanent colour. This is great for colour-shy clients and it also ensures tight stock levels in the salon, making the range a versatile and economical option.

The shades are also extremely easy to use as they have been created with the colour specialist in mind who wants to see outstanding results, every time. And when used with the Fudge Professional Catalyst Developer, which gently regulates oxygen release to help ensure accurate lift, deposit and exact colour balancing, the colourist has a fully intermixable professional colour palette that provides 100 per cent grey/

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Colour inevitably loses its shine over time, but you can help clients fight the fade with the new KC Professional Color Mask Shampoos

NO MATTER HOW good a client’s hue looks as they leave the salon, you know it can’t last. Frequent shampooing is one of the most common causes of hair colour fade as it can remove pigment from the hair and leave a dull tone. KC Professional has created a shampoo that aims to fight this and more.

Color Mask Shampoo has been developed especially for colour-treated hair and contains plenty of pigment

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to maintain hair colour, while the gentle formula and conditioning agents strengthen locks, making them easier to manage. Now clients can keep the glow and shine of freshly coloured hair until their next colour appointment.

KC Professional Color Mask Shampoo (RRP £11.95) is suitable for all of your colour-treated clients. With four versatile shades available, you know there is a product to suit each one.

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Maintains the radiance of red hair and prevents colour fade.

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Maintains deep, intensive tones and prevents colour fade for brown hair.

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Tones down yellow hues found in blonde and light brown looks.

MAINTAIN AND REPAIR

You’ve read all about the new KC Color Mask Shampoo, but do you know about the original KC Color Mask (RRP £12.95)? It’s an intensive treatment that maintains and deepens your client’s shade of coloured hair. Containing ProVitamin B5 and keratin derivatives, it effectively repairs and reconstructs chemically treated and damaged hair, ideal for clients who want to refresh their coloured hair in-between visits.

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Most Wanted 2015 Colour Expert Katie Mulcahy is a superstar colourist; we find out what’s next for the girl who can do no wrong

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TURNING 30 CAN DO strange things to a girl; no longer able to get away with saying you’re twenty-something, you feel you’ve finally joined the grown-ups club. For Katie Mulcahy, it was odd to think she was now too old for awards like The It List. “I used to enter a lot of competitions that were all for under the age of 30 and it’s strange realising I can’t do them anymore,” she says.

And it was Katie’s passion for entering competitions from a young age that has helped her become the success she is today. “I put in an entry to the Wella Professionals TrendVision Award in 2005 and I was finalised. I then entered L’Oréal Professionnel’s Talentspotting in 2006 and I won,” explains Katie.

From a young age Katie was completely enamoured with the hairdressing industry, but it wasn’t that her family was in the business, she just used to love the salon experience and got a job as a Saturday girl. “It was in Stafford and it was a bit of a granny salon if I’m honest, but everyone was very friendly and when I left school, I was offered an apprenticeship with the salon.” Granny salon or not, the training Katie received was from the Francesco Group and once she qualified, she made the move permanently to the group. “I worked as a stylist at Francesco Group for five years,” explains Katie. Not a colourist, we ask the Most Wanted Colour Expert of 2015? She laughs and explains that while she received a qualification in colour at the Francesco Group, she had to specialise in one or the other when she moved to the group’s Church Lane salon. “I always knew I wanted to be more, but I didn’t colour at the time.

However, I really missed doing colour work and hated having to hand my clients over to the colour technicians – the colour never looked exactly how I wanted it to.”

It was around about this time that Katie got a taste for entering hair competitions.

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Talentspotting, Katie was given her first big break by yours truly. “Creative HEAD sponsored the shoot I won,” she says.

“Seeing my work in print was amazing and I met so many people who have supported me. It opened a lot of doors.”

Despite her success at Francesco, Katie knew she wanted to explore colour more. “I’m from the Midlands, so for me the best colourist around is Lisa Shepherd,” she says. “I did a trade test at her salon and I took a model from brown to blonde in one go – I think Lisa was quite impressed.”

From that moment on, Katie worked side by side with Lisa.

“She really ignited my passion for colour and made me much stronger. I began to do more colouring than cutting.”

Katie was made creative director at Lisa Shepherd and spent seven happy years at the salon. But eventually she had to move on. “It took me about a year and a half to finally work up the courage to leave,” she reveals. “But I felt it was time for me to stand on my own two feet.”

It was around this time that she got a second big break as she was asked to do a shoot at quite short notice for Rusk.

“I did it and the brand was very happy and asked if I’d like to be a brand ambassador,” says Katie. While work with Rusk does take up a lot of Katie’s time, she’s also been able to keep doing salon work as she has a chair at boutique salon Dale Hairdressing in Birmingham. But it was winning the Most Wanted 2015 Colour Expert that showed she made the right decision to strike out on her own. “Winning feels incredible. I was so happy to be be there in the room with so many of my icons. It’s been a great thing to achieve after leaving as a few people were shocked,” she explains. The win has made Katie even more determined, but, she says, as long as she keeps doing what she’s doing – seeing clients and doing shoots – she’s happy.

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BEAUTIFUL, WEARABLE AND EXPENSIVE-LOOKING HAIR IS NOW POSSIBLE WITH THE NEW ROSE GOLD SHADES FROM TIGI COPYRIGHT©OLOUR – FOR THOSE WHO LIKE TO INDULGE THINK OF THE opulence of Chanel and the bejewelled models at Givenchy this season, throw in the exuberance found in an Arabic gold souk and a touch of indulgent silk, and you’ve got the latest antique, vintage rose gold and gorgeous chocolate suede shades from TIGI copyright©olour. Developed by the TIGI International Creative Team, the eight shades are perfect for those who like to add a little indulgence and stay on trend.

“The colour palette for this autumn and winter is rich, deep and complex. I’m excited about these new shades because they’re completely on-trend,” says Christel Lundqvist, TIGI global technical creative director.

There are three Creative shades and five ammoniafree Gloss shades to choose from. The creative colours are developed in a permanent base and offer four levels of lift. They’re ideal for blending non-pigmented hair and work well when you’re looking for increased coverage mixed with a quarter of the corresponding natural shades. The Gloss shades are developed in a demi-permanent base and are perfect for refreshing corresponding TIGI copyright©olour Creative shades through the lengths and ends, as well as toning prelightened hair. The Gloss shades can also lift up to one level when used with 20 vol/6% Activator, making them a great introduction to low-commitment colour.

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BY TIGI COPYRIGHT©OLOUR? DISCOVER HOW TO MAKE THEM WORK FOR YOUR CLIENT WITH OUR HANDY STEP-BY-STEP

DIFFUSE THE SITUATION

THE DIFFUSED SILHOUETTE TECHNIQUE, CREATED BY CHRISTEL LUNDQVIST, TIGI GLOBAL TECHNICAL CREATIVE DIRECTOR, GIVES THE FACE A FLATTERING CONTOURING EFFECT, CREATING LIFT AND BRIGHTENING THE COMPLEXION

Step one: Create a profile parting from the forehead to the top of the crown.

Step two: Two inches back from the profile parting, create a circular section to the high recession. Take a larger circular section from the high recession to the back of the ear. Secure with TIGI PRO clips. Repeat on the opposite side.

Step three: At the low crown, create a horizontal parting from radial to radial. Secure the two sections with TIGI PRO clips.

Step four: Using protective gloves, take a horizontal parting and apply formula 1 to new growth through the lengths and

THE FORMULAS NATURAL LEVEL: 5/0 LIGHT BROWN FORMULA 1 RICH SUEDE 30G GLOSS 4/30 + 30G GLOSS 6/30 + 90G ACTIVATOR 8.5VOL/2.55%

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ends. Place a TIGI copyright©olour meche strip at the nape. Continue through to low crown.

Step five: Take a horizontal parting from the low crown. Apply formula 1 to new growth through to mid-lengths. With freehand blending, apply formula 2 to the lengths and ends. Isolate with a TIGI copyright©olour meche strip.

Step six: On the side circular section, take a slight diagonal parting. Apply formula 1 to the new growth through to mid-lengths. With freehand blending, apply formula 3 to lengths and ends.

Isolate and repeat on the opposite side.

Step seven: For last section, take fine slices and apply formula 1 to new growth through to mid-lengths. Use freehand blending to apply formula 3 to lengths and ends. Isolate section.

Repeat on the opposite side.

Step eight: Between each slice, apply formula 1 to new growth through to mid-lengths. Process colour for 20 minutes. Emulsify, rinse and remove using Catwalk by TIGI Oatmeal & Honey shampoo and conditioner.

Tone pre-lightened sections with formula 4. Process for up to 20 minutes.

Emulsify, rinse and remove.

FORMULA 2 LIGHT SUEDE 40G GLOSS 6/30 + 60G ACTIVATOR 8.5VOL/2.55% FORMULA 3 40G TRUE LIGHT + 60G ACTIVATOR 8.5VOL/2.55% FORMULA 4 (TONER) CAMEL 30G GLOSS 7/32 + 45G ACTIVATOR 8.5VOL/2.55%

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Invent it. Own it. Indulge in it. For more information on TIGI copyright©olour’s vintage and antique rose gold shades, visit tigiprofessional.com/colour or call 0844 844 0944

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Inspired by the ’70s American punk era, Dystopia from Matthew Sutcliffe features edgy colour, aggressive disconnections and an undercurrent of modernism PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVE GABBETT

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Take a slice of disco and fuse it with a youthful vibe inspired by today’s music. It’s edgy, cool and sexy from our 2015 Most Wanted Colour Expert, Katie Mulcahy for Rusk PHOTOGRAPHY BY PAUL SCALA

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What is it?

Essentially, bonding is all about repairing and strengthening the bonds in the hair that get damaged through the chemical process. “We all know that colouring hair causes damage,” says Elena Lavagni, from Neville Hair & Beauty. “This is because the colourist needs to ‘break’ the bonds in the hair.”

But depending on which brand you opt for, each one works a bit differently.

Rory Share, managing director of Michelle Griffin in Birmingham, has recently taken on Olaplex. He says: “Olaplex features a Bond Multiplying System, which acts as a reset button for the hair. This rebuilds the strength, structure and integrity of the hair.”

Where Olaplex multiplies the bonds, Fibreplex, by Schwarzkopf Professional, acts as a ‘bodyguard’ for the hair bonds.

Tai Walker, head of colour at Mahogany Hairdressing, says: “Fibreplex reinforces hair’s inner structure during a lightening or colouring service.”

Other brands, such as Colorphlex, Kebelo Bondage, Keratin Complex’s Vitalshot and KeraStraight’s Innoluxe, use low-weight or vegetable protein molecules to penetrate the inner structure of the hair, reinforcing bonds.

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What does it mean for your clients?

“Clients will love these new services,” says Paul Standen May, colour director at The Egg in Norwich. “It makes the previously unachievable achievable.”

Where once a client had gone one bleach too many, these new additives make it a possibility that their hair can be restored. “The demand for ombre and balayage styles mean that salons are using bleach on the longer and weaker hair lengths, so having a product that repairs and gives greater freedom to achieve more is going to make a big difference to what salon’s can achieve, offering clients more varied creative options,” says Kerastraight’s managing director, Jez Barnett.

However, Neville Hair & Beauty’s Elena points out that these new services aren’t ‘miracle workers’. “If your client’s hair is seriously compromised and you wouldn’t normally process their hair, don’t just because you now have one of these new bonding services,” she advises. “It’s not a magic wand.”

But it does repair and strengthen.

Fibreplex reports 94 per cent less hair breakage and Colorphlex claims that it makes hair up to four times stronger.

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How do you use it?

Again, the process depends on which brand you use, but there are standard application techniques. The bonding additive is added into any colour or bleach product and processed as usual. Most colour additive brands say they can be mixed with any colour brand and with no higher level of developer needed, but the quantity of colour additive used depends on the amount of repair required. Most claim not to require a patch test, but check with the manufacturer before using, just to be sure. There then follows a step two, which acts like a treatment and is carried out at the backwash.

This usually just needs a 10-minute processing time. Step three is at-home products – giving salons the chance to sell retail to their clients.

“Step three is really important,” stresses Tai Walker. “I sometimes advise giving the third product, such as the Schwarzkopf Professional Fibreplex Bond Maintainer, as part of a package when recommending the service. So that if they pay for the bonding service in-salon, they get to take the aftercare product home for free. This ties them into your salon, too.”

What does it mean for your colour business?

Ultimately, it means you can charge more money for the bonding service.

“Olaplex is a premium service and it means you can charge more for a better service,” says The Egg’s Paul. Tai Walker argues that an additional 20 per cent could be added to the ticket price.

But perhaps even more important than the bottom line is what the bonding services say about your salon.

“It potentially provides us with a great hook to win back any at-home hair colour consumers,” says Mark Creed, technical director at Idlewild salon group in Oxfordshire.

But check with your insurer to see if you’re covered. “We know that some colour brands have confirmed they accept no responsibility as the end mix is not solely theirs,” says Gary Crowder, from Just Hair Insurance. “Until insurers have confirmation that the third party companies accept the final mix and that it is their instructions to be followed, including a skin test if outside of the colour house testing system, it will fall to the salon/freelancer as the responsible person to handle the matter without recourse to their insurance policy.”

INTERESTED BUT STILL WARY? Visit creativeheadmag.com for our in-depth report on bonding and what it means for salon insurance

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Wella Professionals TrendVision International Final 2014

MAKE IT HAPPEN GET YOURSELF OUT AND ABOUT AT THESE SPECTACULAR SHOWS!

GOLDWELL GLOBAL ZOOM ’15 Where Las Vegas, US When 4 October Colourists from around the globe fight for three Color Zoom crowns – Partner Colorist, Creative Colorist and New Talent Colorist – and a place on the Color Zoom Creative Team ’17.

Call 020 7318 4000

TONI&GUY MAINSTAGE Where Copper Box Arena, Olympic Park, London When 4 October With special guest singer Jess Glynne and loads of artistic inspiration and fashion-forward looks from the guys behind dozens of LFW shows, this is a not-tobe-missed event.

Visit toniandguy.com

WELLA PROFESSIONALS UK & IRELAND TRENDVISION AWARD FINAL Where Roundhouse, London When 5 October Hosted by TV presenter Claudia Winkleman, the evening will include collections from awardwinning art teams from

HOB Salons, Marc Antoni and Sanrizz and a show from Sebastian Professional.

Call 0845 601 8128 DON’T MISS IT! The International TrendVision Award Final is in Berlin, Germany, on 22 November.

THE ALTERNATIVE HAIR SHOW Where Royal Albert Hall, London When 11 October This year’s theme is Aurora and it promises to be a colourful show. Teams such as Andrew Collinge, Saco and the TIGI Creative Team will be on stage, while competing stylists vie for the International Visionary Awards.

Visit alternativehair.org

LA BIOSTHETIQUE BEAUTY STYLIST AWARDS Where Paris, France When 25 October Alex Walker of Torquay’s Kaboodles Hairdressing is representing the UK in the international final of La Biosthetique’s Beauty Stylist Awards – good luck!

Visit beautystylist.com

AVEDA CONGRESS Where Minneapolis, US When 31 October to 4 November A great way to be among the first to see the hot new trends from Aveda, and be inspired by both business and creativity, with artists such as Ian Michael Black, Jo McKay and Lupe Voss hitting the stage.

Visit avedacongress15.com

DAVINES WORLD WIDE HAIR TOUR Where Los Angeles, US When 17 to 19 January 2016 With Angelo Seminara and Allilon Education on stage,

you know you’re going to see some unique and innovative and colour and styling! Will also host the World Style Contest grand final.

Call 020 3301 5449

THE COTERIE Where London When Four times a year min.

Creative HEAD’s exclusive networking club offers a unique chance to mix with your peers and hear from the biggest names. Previous guests include colour king Josh Wood and session supremo Sam McKnight.

Visit creativeheadmag.com/ events

PREP NOW!

L’OREAL COLOUR TROPHY 2016

The iconic colour competition kicks off in earnest come January, so start thinking 2016 colour trends. The site, lorealcolourtrophy.com, launches on 4 January 2016.

Entries must be in by 26 February. Call 020 8762 555.

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Banish grey days for good Discover why the new Hair Touch Up blending product for grey roots from L’Oréal Professionnel will keep your clients confident about their colour

The salon has had Hair Touch Up for nearly two months now.

Clients love it and sales are flying through the roof. Quick, simple and easy to use. I don’t know how we managed without it!”

CHARLES DODDS, CUTTING ROOM CREATIVE, LEEDS

Hair Touch Up gives immediate coverage and it’s also a fabulous add-on, with no skin test required. We’re already seeing repurchases and clients buying on recommendation.”

CLAIRE DENYER, SAKS, KINGS HILL

My clients are prepared for any occasion with Hair Touch Up. The compact size and the precise application makes it perfect for clients to use on-the-go. It’s what we’ve been waiting for.”

IVAN KOSTADINOV, PETER MARK, ARKLOW

Hair Touch Up by L’Oréal Professionnel is an absolute life saver for my clients with grey hair. It hides their roots in just a few seconds and it’s great value for money too. It sells itself.”

PAUL COX, ATHERTON COX, LONDON

It’s easy to use and banishes grey hairs instantly – perfect for those emergency occasions in-between salon appointments. It’s value for money and gives you another chance to talk colour with clients.”

SIMON REZA ASHTARI, HEADMASTERS, BROMLEY MARKET SQUARE

What’s all the fuss about?

L’ORÉAL PROFESSIONNEL Hair Touch Up is kind of a big deal – it’s what women need to cover greys between appointments and banishes grey roots in seconds. And with the On The Day Grey Away service, salons can offer a quickfix to new clients who don’t have an up-to-date allergy alert test or time for a full colour treatment. Women will feel happy, confident and loyal to the salon that helped them banish their greys.

Make sure your salon is ready to banish your client’s grey roots from one colour appointment to another. To find out more, call 0845 600 0122 or visit lorealprofessionnel.co.uk CREATIVE HEAD

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IN THE ZONE

DISCOVER THE LATEST COURSES FROM THE BIGGEST COLOUR BRANDS

AVEDA HAIR COLOUR SYSTEMS

JOICO VERO K-PAK COLOR ESSENTIALS

JOICO

L’OREAL PROFESSIONNEL

Join Aveda’s colouring pros for an introductory workshop that will boost your confidence in using Aveda Full Spectrum Colour.

WHEN 2 November WHERE London BOOK 0870 428 6382

On this course, you will gain a thorough and deep understanding of the Joico colour portfolio. This is a perfect opportunity to ask questions and receive answers on all your key colour concerns.

WHEN 3 and 23 November WHERE Alan Howard Crewe and Wolverhampton BOOK 01270 581307 (Crewe), 01902 351111 (Wolverhampton)

The freehand approach to applying colour has never been more popular, so perfecting your approach will allow you to create these popular celebrity looks and get great results every time.

WHEN Monthly WHERE London BOOK 0800 028 3448

LA BIOSTHÉTIQUE

Become the resident blonde expert in your salon! This includes BlondMe live demos and practical workshops designed to deepen your understanding and refine your techniques.

WHEN 26 October WHERE London BOOK 020 7724 7931

AVEDA

DAVINES

COLLECTION WORKSHOP Discover the looks and techniques behind the latest Davines collection, created by artistic director, Angelo Seminara. This seminar is taught alongside Edoardo Paludo, international creative colour ambassador.

WHEN 19 October WHERE London BOOK 020 3301 5449

GOLDWELL

ADVANCED FASHION COLORING Explore the unlimited possibilities of fashion colouring and create statements for clients.

WHEN 11, 25 November WHERE London BOOK 020 3540 1200

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COLOUR INNOVATE Join an expert member of the La Biosthétique Colour Team for this truly inspirational one-day course.

You will be guided through the very latest fashion and trend colouring techniques, allowing delegates to unleash their own creative processes and develop bespoke signature colour work.

WHEN 12 October WHERE Aylesbury and Dundee, Scotland BOOK 01296 611 731/info@ biosthetique.co.uk

BALAYAGE, OMBRE AND FREEHAND TECHNIQUES

SCHWARZKOPF PROFESSIONAL

BLONDME PERFECTION (ZENITH)

TIGI

CREATIVE CONSULTATION The ultimate consultation tool for all colourists, Christel Lundqvist and her Global Technical Creative Team take an original and

individual approach to growing your colour business via new creative thinking and enhanced fashion knowledge.

WHEN 2–3 November WHERE London BOOK 0844 800 9121

TONI&GUY

FUTURE FOUNDATION: COLOUR With the emphasis firmly on upgrading, strengthening and perfecting colouring techniques, this empowering and motivating three-day course focuses on building confidence and knowledge.

WHEN Every Monday WHERE London/Manchester BOOK 020 7836 0606

WELLA PROFESSIONALS ILLUMINA COLOUR BOUTIQUE

Perfect for creative and inspired colourists who want to build on creating a complete image, you’ll master couture colour services that deliver a bespoke finish.

WHEN 23 November WHERE London BOOK 020 7637 7172

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Lip service

No serious trendsetter should be without La Biosthétique’s Glossing service – it’s lip gloss for the hair SHINY HAIR IS associated with health and vibrancy – we can get over most of our hair horrors if the shine is still there.

The new Glossing colouring service by La Biosthétique enhances every hair colour and is for all hair types. It maintains natural colour play within the hair, without changing the shade permanently, so is ideal for those who are new to colour or who do not want to get their hair coloured permanently.

Clients with over-processed, dull and stressed hair will also love the service as it enhances every hair colour, illuminating every single hair strand to create a magnificent, healthy and spectacular shine.

THE LA BIOSTHÉTIQUE GLOSSING SERVICE • Enhances colour results with radiant shine and optimum protection • Pigments directly penetrate hair with a physical tint for temporary colour results • Provides 100 per cent protection without chemically changing, weighing down or lightening the hair • Gives great temporary colour results that completely and evenly wash out • Gives the hair bounce and lasting moisture thanks to its gentle formula

Get your gloss on with the La Biosthétique Glossing service.

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FALL IN LOVE Give your clients an autumnal makeover for the new season with the new range of coppers and reds that are joining the Fudge Professional Headpaint range. In-salon service. 020 7845 6333, fudgeprofessional.com

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STAY BRIGHT KC Professional Color Mask Shampoo, in four shades, combats fading and gently cleanses.

RRP £12.95. 0845 659 0011, salon-success.co.uk

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SILVER SHADES Banish brassiness with the latest additions to the OSMO Colour Mission Silverising Collection – the new mask and styler protect and nourish. RRP from £7.95. 0141 812 5000, osmo.uk.com

1. ROSE TINTED The five new shades from TIGI copyright©olour give clients a warm glow to refresh and update their look. In-salon service.

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NEW NATURAL The cool, mineral-inspired colours from Wella Professional’s Koleston Perfect Innosense brings colour back to Earth.

In-salon service. 01202 595700, wella.com

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COOL COLOUR Let clients embrace their creativity and change their colour as often as their clothes with Keune’s Color Craving – eight fashionable shades for vibrant, temporary results. In-salon service. 0333 123 4411, keune.uk.com

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SOFT TONES La Biosthetique’s new paddle and brush enable colourists to provide a wash of colour in a whole range of sorbet shades. In-salon service.

01296 611731, labiosthetique.co.uk

COVER UP Clients can say goodbye to stray greys or cover their roots between appointments with the L’Oréal Professionnel Hair Touch Up. RRP £12.99. 0845 600 0122, lorealprofessionnel.co.uk

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PLANT POWER J beverly hills colour contains blends of natural ingredients, such as aloe vera and acai berry for spectacular shades. In-salon service. 01753 444444, fbilondon.co.uk TOOLS OF THE TRADE 24*7 Foils by Procare are robust and durable, helping you to give clients high-quality colour.

RRP £18.95. 0330 123 1907, salon-services.com

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PURE WHITE Make mature hair sparkle with pearl extracts thanks to the BC Excellium Q10+ Pearl Beautifying aftercare range for silver and white hair. RRP from £11.75. 01296 314000, schwarzkopfprofessional.co.uk

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RUBY RED Create durable, on-trend looks with the fiery new shades of coppers and reds from Goldwell Topchic. In-salon service. 01323 432100, goldwell.co.uk

BRILLIANT BLONDE Conquer Blonde Shampoo from Original & Mineral uses cool tones to keep your client’s highlights looking sharp and super shiny.

RRP £27. 07894 069808, originalmineral.com

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SWEET TREATS Joico Vero K-Pak Color DuoLight is available in two intermixable shades – caramel and butterscotch – for a truly delicious colour. In-salon service. 0845 071 2326, joico.com

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The blow-dry bar Duck & Dry is aiming to extend the fast beauty trend to hair colour with the launch of its Premium Express Colour Lounge.

In collaboration with Elena Lavagni, director of Neville Hair & Beauty, Duck & Dry aims to have the best colour training in order to create premium colour touch-ups. Services will take a maximum of one hour and prices start from £45.

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REDKEN has opened its first ever Redken Blonde Bar in Lulu Blonde in Wimbledon. Keep your eyes peeled for more details

Keep up-to-date with all the colour and beauty trends, techniques and too-good-to-leave-out news

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When it comes to beauty this seas on, it’s all about the eyes. “The standout make-up trend for A/W15 is ‘floating eyeliner’, a look that’s made quite a presence at fashion capitals across the glob e,” says Nilam Patel, founder of HD Brows. To get the look for clients, Nilam suggests adding a line of eyeliner, such as HD Brows Make Up Duo Gel Eyeliner, away from the actual eyeline, in the socket, just above the eyelid crease or beneath the eye.

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When it comes to nails, the catwalk’s penchant for metallic, glittering shades follow through to beauty with essie’s latest collection, featuring a stunning bronze and dark gunmetal duo, inspired by the ’70s music scene.

“The effortless beauty and edgy elegance of the female rockers and rock star muses were the driving force behind my collection for essie,” says essie global colour designer, Rebecca Minkoff. “No women made more of their trendsetting style than the ladies who infiltrated the ranks of rock ‘n’ roll in the ’70s.”

A FINE VINTAGE

The autumn palette is full of wine and plum hues to create classic beauty with a touch of drama. Aveda’s Sublime Spirit beauty collection captures the A/W15 vibe with its Nourish-Mint Smoothing Lip Colour in Blackberry, NourishMint Lip Liner in Purple Sage and Petal Essence Single Eye Colour in Blue Pais.

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THE DEATH OF THE HIPSTER HAS BEEN GREATLY EXAGGERATED. WITH BEARDS, QUIFFS AND MAN-BUNS STILL ALL THE RAGE, WHAT ARE THE KEY PRODUCTS AND INNOVATIONS IN MALE GROOMING?

AS A BACKSTAGE regular at London Collections: Men, Fudge Professional has created looks for fashion heavyweights including Belstaff, Katie Eary and Craig Green. Backstage at the LC:M S/S16 shows, Fudge stylists were road-testing the new Fudge Professional Xpander Jelly to create the full-bodied looks trending this season – think heavy fringes, rockabilly quiffs and voluminous curls. The formula contains wheat proteins and keratin to provide thickness and bulk, while maintaining the hair’s natural texture. John Vial, creative director at Fudge Professional, says: “It’s the miracle product men have been waiting for – not only is it going to reignite their hair, it will reignite their confidence, too”.

Everyone from models to clients and even finehaired girls can benefit from it.

RRP £12.95

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TIGI Bedhead for Men Slick Trick Pomade delivers a firm hold without a greasy finish. It is perfect for long-lasting styles.

Get stuck in with Aveda Men Pure-formance Grooming Clay, which adds definition and texture while remaining workable.

Goldwell’s Dualsenses For Men has three shampoos for targeted cleansing and a varied styling range.

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by Bumble and bumble has the attributes of a wax, paste and crème, but doesn’t overload fine hair.

RRP £22

Windle & Moodie Volcanic Ash Wax was inspired by a trip to Iceland – the unusual ingredient gives a gritty, lived-in texture.

RRP £22.50

THE ALLROUNDER

Prep hair for styling with label. men Scalp Tonic, a multitasking lotion that soothes irritation, increases density and adds a boost of hydration.

RRP £10.95

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What a man

OSMO – already the go-to hair brand for men – has two new additions for the man who knows what he wants

STRAIGHT FROM THE success of its redesigned range, OSMO is introducing two new grooming products, Fibre Sculpt and Pomade Hold.

The new high-shine OSMO Pomade Hold is formulated with pure beeswax to sculpt anything from the traditional groomed looks to the more trend-led styles.

But for a little more flexibility, OSMO Fibre Sculpt is the answer. The lightweight fibrous sculptor allows clients to personalise and define any style, while offering a good amount of hold.

So whichever kind of man your client is, you can be sure OSMO has a product for him.

More for the man Men are far more loyal to a brand than women. Offer OSMO grooming products and male clients will keep coming back.

Matt Salt Spray A matt texturising sea salt spray for gritty and messed up hair.

Extreme Extra Firm Gel Spray This creates and holds all hairstyles, while adding a glossy shine.

Matte Clay Extreme An extreme hold wax that creates superior definition and stops flyaways.

Join the OSMO revolution in male grooming today.

For more details, email sales@osmo.uk.com or visit osmo.uk.com

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FIGHT MALE HAIR THINNING NOT SURPRISINGLY, A MAJOR HAIR WORRY among men is hair loss – but you can boost your client’s growth and confidence by recommending a thickening shampoo. GO24•7’s Mint Thickening Shampoo is packed with honey and menthol to rejuvenate cells on the scalp and stimulate blood flow, while Schwarzkopf Professional [3D]MEN Root Activator Shampoo is packed with taurine to activate the follicles and increase hair production. L’Oréal Professionnel L’ORÉAL Homme Fiberboost Densifying Shampoo, featuring natural PROFESSIONNEL guarana, gives thinning hair a visible boost and to make hair HOMME feel fuller without weighing it down, Kérastase Homme FIBERBOOST Capital Force Densifying Shampoo does the job.

DENSIFYING Nioxin Cleanser 1 declogs the follicles to allow SHAMPOO greater growth.

RRP £10.99

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RRP £18.10

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KÉRASTASE HOMME CAPITAL FORCE DENSIFYING SHAMPOO

RRP £16

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GO24•7 MINT THICKENING SHAMPOO

£10.95

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SCHWARZKOPF PROFESSIONAL [3D]MEN ROOT ACTIVATOR SHAMPOO

RRP £10.20

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Get rid of buildup from gels, pomades and waxes with the Mitch Heavy Hitter Deep Cleansing Shampoo for a serious detox that gives way to shiny and healthy hair.

RRP £10.95

The beard isn’t going anywhere, so stock up on stubbly products. The Jason Shankey Beard Oil reduces itchiness, tangling and dryness.

RRP £4.99

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T H E T O OL BOX American brand Andis has been making clippers since 1922 and remains a favourite – the Brios Cordless Trimmer is a precise and versatile addition to your kit.

RRP £64.99

Available throughout Movember, the limited edition Kent Brushes Mo Comb will keep whiskers looking neat and tidy.

RRP £4.50

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Get rid of the guesswork – the new Li+ Pro² from Wahl comes with a smart display to inform you when to oil, clean or charge and is available in a mini size, too.

RRP FROM £131.99 wahl.com

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YOU CAN BET that Osmo’s male styling range has something to win over even the most adamantly anti-product client. With sleek, masculine packaging, innovative blends and subtle scents, there’s a tub out there to suit every grooming need.

The latest additions to the range are the Fibre Sculpt and the Pomade Hold, which cover both sides of the grooming coin. Fibre Sculpt offers an impressive matte hold and lived-in texture, for clients who favour a laid back approach, while Pomade Hold makes quiffs and partings sleek to help create retro looks with modern shine. Stock up and watch your clients be converted.

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Redken for Men Silver Charge is perfect for silver foxes as it neutralises brassy tones, while protecting against UV damage.

Men can be reluctant to turn to colour, but SP Men Gradual Tone covers greys while maintaining a natural look, so nobody need know they’ve hit the dye.

Be You Silver Gel from Framesi deposits violet pigment to enhance and brighten white or grey hair, but washes out easily with shampoo.

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Because we’re happy JOICO brings the ‘Joi’ back into haircare with its new campaign that celebrates healthy, beautiful hair GOOD, HEALTHY HAIR equals happy clients, right? Now JOICO is taking this one step further and putting this at the heart of its latest campaign – The Joi of Healthy Hair.

Healthy hair is happy hair, radiating vitality, colour and shine. But over the years, hair can get stripped of this joy as hair becomes weakened due to environmental damage, colouring, styling and more, losing its health, vigour and shine. As JOICO celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, the brand is using its considerable experience in developing world-class hair products to

spread the Joi of Healthy Hair. JOICO is launching a new look and feel along with groundbreaking products and treatments, all focused on restoring hair to its happiest state – healthy, strong and gorgeously glossy.

“There’s nothing in the world like the beauty of healthy hair,” says Eric Kater, vice president of JOICO Europe. “The Joi of Healthy Hair movement is dedicated to spreading the joy that both professionals and consumers experience when their hair is happy, healthy, radiant and beautiful.”

FEEL THE JOY Put a little ‘Joi’ into your clients’ lives with the K-Pak range from JOICO. Containing a high concentration of Quadramine Complex and Bio-Advanced Peptide Complex, the K-Pak range radically transforms the quality, look and feel of distressed hair. And that’s not all – the range also features the Hair Protection System. Much like when skin develops blotchy, dry patches and needs repair product, this system restores hair’s stress management abilities, bringing hydration and balancing porosity levels.

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Win a salon makeover!

AVEDA IS ON A MISSION. In partnership with Creative HEAD, the brand is looking to partner with salon professionals who share its vision for the future, are passionate about their salon and want to grow and develop a profitable, sustainable business.

Maybe you’ve been meaning to implement changes to your business for a while now? Well, Aveda is here to help. As a holistic haircare brand, Aveda can give your salon the opportunity to offer guests a truly unforgettable experience that is more than just a haircut, it’s a remarkable selling point few others can offer. You will have a dedicated Salon Development Partner to create a unique business support programme that will help you to accelerate growth, alongside complimentary educational courses at the Aveda Academy; it’s like having a management consultant with industry expertise, but for free!

But enough about business, what can Aveda offer your creative staff? Colourists can colour outside the lines and break boundaries with Aveda’s up to 99 per cent naturally derived* full spectrum range, which allows you to create any and every possible hue, giving you and your clients endless choices. Aveda also empowers colourists with tailored education, support and guidance.

And let’s not forget the feel-good factor of partnering with Aveda. Aveda cares for the world, from the products it makes to the ways in which it gives back to society, partnering with non-profit organisations whose work supports their commitment to social and environmental improvement. So go online and enter for your chance to win a partnership with a brand dedicated to building a visionary future for your salon.

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S IN AL SI O D N ER

KMS California has launched the Play It Smooth campaign, featuring five sleek, inspirational styles for a variety of personalities. From Smooth Waves to Classic Straight, these versatile looks are customisable, encouraging stylists to demonstrate how their customers can recreate them. Turn to page 130 to find out how to get the campaign looks.

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MARK LEESON IS GOLDWELL’S FIRST GLOBAL CREATIVE AMBASSADOR MARK LEESON HAS BEEN appointed global creative ambassador for Goldwell and brand ambassador for Kerasilk. The brand celebrated the announcement at an afternoon tea at the W Hotel in Leicester Square. The highlight of the event saw Nick Wood, UK president of Goldwell parent company Kao Salon Division, and John Moroney, global vice-president and creative director for Kao Salon Division, host a Q&A session with Mark. Mark’s role at Goldwell will see him involved in a series of shows worldwide, educating and demonstrating amazing hairdressing.

“When I have a show, I look at the country that I am going to and see what they are doing hair-wise. Then I turn it upside down and give them something that they are not used to seeing,” says Mark. “I like to break the mould and deliver fresh and exciting shows so that guests leave with genuinely new ideas.”

Global Zoom ’14 winners

CATCH ALL THE ACTION

YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE at Global Zoom ’15 in person to enjoy it all. In fact, you can now get a front row seat with Goldwell’s on-demand service. Taking place on 4 and 5 October, you can cheer on the Color Zoom UK winners as they battle it out on a global stage, from the comfort of your own home with live online streaming. The two-day event will also feature the world premiere of the Color Zoom ’16 collection, as well as bucket-loads of inspiration. The show begins Sunday 4th 8.30pm PDT (4.30am Monday BST) and on Monday from 11am PDT (7pm BST). For all this and to see who will be crowned Color Zoom ’15 Global Winners, register at goldwelllive.com/registration.

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Fiery Red Service

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SMOOTH WAVES

Beautifully suited for longer styles, Smooth Waves is perfect for the transition from summer festival to relaxed evening style. Start by reducing hair’s natural frizz with TAMEFRIZZ shampoo and conditioner. Apply TAMEFRIZZ taming creme to control hard-totame frizz with light hold. Finish by applying TAMEFRIZZ de-frizz oil for up to three days of humidity protection.

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There’s smooth and then there’s the new Play It Smooth campaign

by KMS California. Find out how to achieve these looks so that the next time your client asks for a smooth style, you’ll nail it

RETRO SLICK

This smart slick style is easy to create and looks divinely dapper.

Start with MOISTREPAIR shampoo and conditioner to restore the moisture in the hair and reduce breakage. Style with HAIRSTAY styling gel on towel-dried hair. Then create a low side-parting and comb to one side. Once dry, apply a small amount of HAIRSTAY styling gel and comb over the hair.

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SLEEK SHINE

This super-sleek style needs to have a good foundation. Start with SILKSHEEN shampoo and conditioner, then apply TAMEFRIZZ smoothing lotion for instant frizz reduction. Blow-dry the hair using a paddle brush and use hot tools for a smoother body where necessary.

Finally, lightly spray HAIRSTAY anti-humidity seal to block humidity for 24 hours.

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Like skin, hair looks better when it glows. Use COLORVITALITY shampoo and conditioner to protect colour-treated hair and restore radiance. Follow this by styling with MOISTREPAIR revival creme into towel-dried hair to improve manageability, before blow-drying hair with a paddle brush. Finish with FREESHAPE 2-in-1 styling + finishing for light hold and shine.

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Nothing says luxurious sophistication more than neat, groomed hair.

Use COLORVITALITY blonde shampoo and treatment to enhance blonde tones and spray FREESHAPE hot flex spray into towel-dried hair for long-lasting heat-activated shaping. Blow-dry the hair using a vented brush and flat iron hair smooth. Finally, spray HAIRSTAY antihumidity seal to protect from humidity for a shiny, weightless finish.

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KMS California had a love-in at Lovebox festival, teaming up with influential bloggers for the ultimate #festivalobsessions weekend

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“ENA IS MODERN GREEK FOR ‘ONE’.

WE DON’T MEAN ‘WE’RE NUMBER ONE’. WE MEAN IT AS A CULTURE – ONE TEAM, ONE VISION, ONE GOAL, ONE PASSION. THE WORD ‘ALLILON’ IS ANCIENT GREEK FOR THE WORDS ‘ONE TO ANOTHER’, THE IDEA OF SHARING”

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INSPIRED

ANCIENT AND MODERN USING THE GREEK LANGUAGE AS AN INSPIRATION FOR A HAIRDRESSING BRAND? JUST ONE ILLUSTRATION OF HOW JOHNNY OTHONA, CO-FOUNDER OF ENA SALON AND ALLILON EDUCATION, LIKES TO DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY… JOHNNY OTHONA IS AT HOME with his family on a day off when we talk, but this is a rare treat for him. He’s between trips.

As part of the Allilon Education team, in a four-month period, they’ll be heading out to the Philippines, San Francisco, Canada, South Africa, Vietnam, São Paulo, Italy, Greece, Sweden, Norway and Lithuania.

It’s a work ethic that was instilled in young Master Othona living in ’80s North London by his parents. He admits that he “wasn’t as academic as I could have been” in school, and that as a kid he always had a Saturday job: one week a butcher’s assistant, the next an assistant to a carpenter. A grocery store after that, then a fish and chip shop, a builder’s assistant… he would go to school and then go to work.

“I’m a very visual person so I loved watching adult conversations and seeing them do things with their hands that I could maybe try and practise,” he says. As a kid, he thought about being an architect (“and I also wanted to be a cartoonist, so I knew that it had to be something to do with drawing”) but mathematics were involved so “that went out the window”.

On one of his vocational rotations, he helped out at a small barbershop in Archway called The Junction Barbers (it’s still there, “run by a really nice guy called Peter”). “I loved the atmosphere, the banter, the energy and the idea of guys

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having a joke,” recalls Johnny. “So I worked there for about a month and said ‘that’s it, I want to be a barber’.”

Not so fast young Johnny; in stepped Mrs Othona, who as a young woman had harboured her own ambitions of being a hairdresser, but her strict Greek father wouldn’t let her. (“In those days, in the Greek community, hairdressers were more... free-spirited, shall we say,” grins Johnny.) Her response to Johnny’s barbershop dream was simple: no, you’re going to be a ladies hairdresser. “She also told me I had to do colour, because there’s good money in colour,” he adds.

But where to start? Again, leave it to Mrs Othona, who got a little creative on the phone to Selfridges… “She told them that I was devastated that the Glenby salon had never responded to me and that I was just a little kid, so passionate about hairdressing. It was a complete lie, but then they gave me an interview and I got the job there and then!”

He was at Selfridges for about six months and “can honestly say I didn’t learn one thing.

It was shocking, the education system”. It was the early ’90s and there was no funding in place for formal training, just the unpaid dedication of one of his colleagues, Anna. “All I did was shampooing, folding towels and one diffuser dry, in six months. It was a question of getting people in, behind the chairs and getting them blow-

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drying then that’s it, rock and roll, they’re on the floor,” he says. “But I think what’s amazing about these things is how they mould you. I think I know what’s bad and what’s good now. So we’re able to grow on the basis of our negative experiences.”

Indeed, you can see where the germ of Allilon Education was born.

A 14 year stint followed at Vidal Sassoon (“an amazing experience and I met some really amazing people”), where he learned the rights and wrongs of hairdressing. “I learned how to lead people, how to motivate people, how to mechanically do the work,” he says.

He cites an incredible roll call of names who inspired him there: Sarah Astley (“an amazing barber”), Mark Hayes (“without a doubt one of the most mechanical technicians I could copy from”), Tim Hartley (“he moves hair with his hands in ways I don’t think anyone else can”), Stacey Broughton (“I was his assistant for a year and I remember him saying: ‘Just whack it off, it’s only hair’. That really stuck with me”), Debbie G (“an amazing person, so understanding and passionate”) and Neil Atkinson (“really kind and very flexible”). During his initial staff training aged 16, he singled out another young starter, a “really arrogant” kid that he just didn’t like and actively avoided for about five months. “One day he seemed down, so I asked what was the matter, was he okay? He had issues with a girl, so I gave him some advice – I told him to dump her... and he did!” That was the first real interaction with Pedro Inchenko – the person who would become his best

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friend and business partner in Ena and Allilon Education some 13 years later.

“We ended up having mutual desires. We did at some points say ‘I would love to have a salon’, but if Vidal Sassoon hadn’t changed direction, we wouldn’t have changed direction,” he says. ‘Our choice was to change, to create an environment where people could grow.”

There are now two brands: Ena is for the consumer, the Georgian London townhouse salon that’s full of childhood photos of the staff, cacti and plants in every available nook, hand-painted designs on the ceiling to catch the eye during a shampoo, and a damn fine cup of coffee, often with a rather yummy homemade sweet treat. Allilon is the industry brand, the education arm that’s either teaching in the academy on the top floor of the salon, or on a stage somewhere around the world.

Johnny describes their vision of Ena and Allilon as “two different sides of the hairdressing coin”.

He added: “Ena is modern Greek for the word ‘one’. When we say ‘one’, we don’t mean ‘we’re number one’. We mean it as a culture – one team, one vision, one goal, one passion.”

The logo is based on the Fibonacci sequence, which symbolises growth and nature. The colour scheme and the salon itself is soft greys and organic woods, with a signature lime green. “The word ‘allilon’ is ancient Greek for the words ‘one to another’, the idea of sharing. So we have education first, before you go into Ena. It’s a support system to prove education works.”

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influence the shape of Allilon? “Definitely. Many salon groups use education to support the salons, and to feed the salons with staff. Whereas Allilon is a different animal. It’s trying to model itself as a support mechanism. People anywhere in the world who want to receive education don’t have to work for us to receive it. Sassoon, Toni&Guy, Pivot Point, they are institutions… and I see Allilon becoming the next institution. That’s our goal.”

Allilon has evolved to become a prolifically creative beast, with constant photographic work and stage shows. “Our team is our biggest inspiration as the members constantly impress me and motivate me to aim to be stronger. They challenge my thoughts, ambitions and give me a reason to keep developing,” he says. “When people come to us for education, they leave feeling they’re part of the team. I believe that’s the key to education. If people leave feeling like you care about their journey and not just getting paid to do a job then there’s no way you won’t be successful.”

It’s also inspired them to create an innovative event, The Crafts, which was staged with the Davines Worldwide Hair Tour in 2014 and with the Davines Hair on Stage event in September this year. It’s a labour of love for Johnny in particular.

“What we do isn’t just hairdressing, it’s a craft. Hair is our material. When I Googled craftsmanship, the results showed sculpture, carpentry, ice sculpture, but not one hair image and that frustrated me. So again you either complain about it or get on and do something about it.” So get on with it they did, ploughing the

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firm’s own cash into a creative environment where visiting stylists could see hairdressing next to something such as wood carving, with lots of social media attention from its base at Central Saint Martins. It was an “amazing experience” he says.

Its relationship with Italian eco-conscious hair care brand Davines has been instrumental since Ena’s launch. “I don’t like the idea of not standing for anything,” he says with conviction. “If you align yourself with a brand you think represents you and they think you represent them, and there’s a mutual organic growth, then you win.”

People and community are recurring themes in our discussion, and he admits that he and Pedro have a “very unusual way of interviewing people”.

“Firstly we do quite a formal one, in the salon. We look at their CVs, the presentation of them. If we think they’re good then we invite them back. We’ll go to a coffee shop and one of us will swear and bitch about something. If the person joins in with the negative banter, that’s not the person for us. If they’re offended that we’re talking like that, then that’s the kind of person you want to hire.”

There’s also one very important question that’ll get thrown in for good measure: “How do you feel about cleaning a toilet?”.

“You can instantly see their response – you don’t have to hear what they say,” he smiles. “If you can see genuinely that for them it wouldn’t even be a debate then that’s the person to hire because me and Ped will clean toilets, vacuum the stairs, clean the front of the shop… Ena means one. If we can do it, you can do it.”

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ANDREW CANNON OF BARBER BRAND RUFFIANS ILLUSTRATES HOW HE ATTRACTS – AND KEEPS – MALE CLIENTS OF ALL AGES GROOMING IS BOOMING, but it’s important to appeal to every age demographic in order to fill chairs. So, how do you entice all age groups in without alienating anyone?

Connect yourself to social media: younger guys are constantly taking in words from Twitter, images from Instagram and both from online publications. We produce up-to-date, quality imagery and content to keep our audience stimulated. Conveying our brand’s personality creates the best engagement and response.

Our younger clients want to feel like they have something in common with us, so we interact with them in a friendly way.

However, it takes a lot more to impress the older demographic, who may be less willing to travel for their haircuts. Word of mouth and being a local business is key to keeping the chairs full. We work really hard on being part of our community, to make Ruffians a well-known neighbourhood personality.

We update our window displays regularly. The shop frontage catches the eye of passers-by, and those who work in the area – some of whom have ended up being our most valuable clients. By changing every couple of weeks, it brings in extra clientele who get to know our brand’s personality and what we like to celebrate.

Ultimately though, it’s about customer experience. Once you’ve got them to walk through your doors you need to tailor the service and experience to them and their individual needs. We want to make our clients feel at home and relaxed. Craft beers are always popular, while keeping a whisky bar stocked can be a perfect treat for a gent; for caffeine-heads we offer delicious Scottish roasted drip-cup coffee – and we make sure to put a lid on all the drinks so there is no chance of little hairs interrupting your tipple.

We encourage a trusting and friendly relationship between the barber and client. If this is successful, this gives more scope to nurture the client’s needs. We want him to walk out feeling confident, happy and remembering his positive experience for weeks to come; after all, his recommendation could mean an endless list of new customers.

Andrew Cannon is managing director of Ruffians, which has barbershops in Covent Garden and Edinburgh

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