TURNING A VISION INTO REALITY
FRANK
Frank Apostolopoulos began his hairdressing career at a young age and with influence and mentorship by Pavlos Divitaris, he instantly fell in love with the craft of cutting, styling and colouring hair. Frank’s love, passion, and dedication to the art of hairdressing, in addition to his gifted hands, has led him to have a very successful career in business as well as the creative side of the industry thus far. Throughout his career, Frank has also consistently prioritised nurturing and supporting his colleagues and young hairdressers in their journey. He is passionate about producing highly skilled, and highly motivated artists, and takes it upon himself to raise the standards across the industry. In addition, he is always looking for ways to improve himself. He finds his own inspiration through travelling, hip-hop music, raw photography, and other elements of life outside of the industry. Frank and Pavlos share a Biba product line that is sold in all Biba salons nationwide. The products were created to fulfil the need for natural yet effective and restorative products that do not sit on the hair and weigh it down. The products were created with an apothecary concept in mind which is reflective in its smell and the original packaging. The product formulation has remained consistent over the years, however the packaging evolved into a more streamline design with pops of colour that’s unique to each individual product. Frank religiously incorporates Biba products into the in salon and at home treatment programs he prescribes for each individual client. 14
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Frank has embraced all components of the hair industry over the course of his career from entering and winning multiple hair awards, to Creative Directing a plethora of hair and fashion shoots, to cutting in his salons. He currently spends most of his time seeing clients at Biba Gertrude St, as well as dedicating as much time as possible to building and educating his current team which he feels is one of the most rewarding components of his career. In the foreseeable future, Frank will also resume his travels, to reignite and further embrace his creative fire. Editor Louise May was excited to be able to chat with Frank recently and ask him about his journey in the hair industry to date.
Tell us a little about your career prior to opening your salon.
I began hairdressing when I was 15 with no hairdressing experience or knowledge. I grew passionate about hairdressing through being around people that lived and breathed all things hair. Their passion was so contagious that it sparked my ongoing love of hair. I then began to take hairdressing very seriously and bought into my first salon at the ripe age of 23.
You expanded your brand by developing your own line of Haircare products, what made you decide to formulate your own brand? And how has that impacted your business? I got inspired by developing products that represented the core values of the Biba brand with an authentic feel for wash and wear
