CREATIVE EXCELLENCE - Fellowship for British Hairdressing

Mark Creed took this opportunity, whilst walking amongst the audience, to
interview Tracey Devine, of multi award winning Angels who was enjoying the
presentation. Mark asked Tracey what her trend predictions for spring summer
2012 were, “Women are wearing their hair much stronger” Tracey said, “but with
a real feminine edge, it is somewhat reminiscent of the 50’s and 60’s.” As the
first section of the Masterclass stood complete, Mark invited the audience to
gather for the evening’s special guest. Maria Weijers was charged with the
honour of interviewing hairdressing legend, and colour innovator, Daniel Galvin
OBE. Daniel is third generation in a hairdressing dynasty, and now his children
are following him into the family business. Daniel spoke of a family anecdote in
which his sister originated in hairdressing, however finding herself less than
enamoured with the general public, switched careers, and opened a poodle
parlour! Daniel spoke of how colourists, back in the 60’s, were treated as
second-rate salon citizens, even required to share their colour bill with the
stylist, and having worked tirelessly to bring the colourist up to the same level of
respect as the stylist in Daniel’s salon!
Daniel’s salon houses an incredible 25 colourists and 25 stylists, which he still
loves to be a part of, “Morning manager’s meetings do not interest me, I like to
be out on the salon floor, seeing clients, I love it. It will forever be my passion.”
Round two of Masters took to their respective podiums for the long hair
section of the night. First up was Leonardo Rizzo, Creative Director of
Sanrizz, who said, “Normally I shy away from long hair, as I associate it with
bridal. However I thought why not have some fun, and play around with
colour.” Working with a band of colour uniting blues with greens, Leonardo
created a stunning impact.
Cardiff’s Ken Picton was up next, and as current holder of Wales and South
West Hairdresser of the Year, Ken had plenty of great ideas for the upcoming
trends. “A huge look gracing the catwalks and consequently the high street is
Sports Luxe, which features amazing strong colour, and when translated into
hair, this incorporates vast amounts of texture.” Ken championed this look on
a model with curly hair.
Tallulah from the Daniel Galvin salon was next, and was somewhat of a dark
horse! Tallulah had intimated to Maria that she was concerned she didn’t
have a lot to talk about, however this was far from the truth, as the stylist’s
talent has been sought out by Britain’s Next Top Model, and was jetting off to
Paris the next day to work on the upcoming season. The hair she chose to
work on for the evening was a romantic red carpet look, with finger waving
across the crown.
Errol Douglas MBE was the next to impress, another jetsetter, Errol spoke about
his upcoming trip to Australia. Errol’s model featured a micro embossed base,
with a backcombed shape, which is taken from his current collection.
Anita Cox from Cox McMillan, told the audience how she loved the simple
shapes at London Fashion Week. Anita created a stunning style, with clean
lines, and a smooth sleek texture, whilst still keeping the volume. Anita
created a tight pony at the very base on the neck, and tucked it under to
create a perfectly undone shape.
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