Hairdresser of the month: Annika Bowen

1. You and I met and started chatting via Twitter and then Facebook, has the internet helped you and your business? Also What do you use these social networking websites for? And do you have an agent?

I don’t have an agent and it is amazing who you can meet and network with via the internet. Twitter and facebook are just the beginning, they have helped a heap in getting a buzz about into the world. You have to make noise somehow and not everyone is willing to listen to you yelling in the street (most people will think you’re crazy!) I guess its less frightening to people to interact using these kinds of methods. Also its assessable, its less in formal and everyone knows what you’re doing without asking you directly.  I use them a lot from booking appointments for clients and getting new jobs for photo shoots. I post as much as I possibly can so people feel connected and can create an opinion of you and your work.

2. I have noticed via your Facebook account that you are involved with lots of fashion parades, how did you get involved with that side of hairdressing?

The salon I worked at did a couple of hairdressing shows and I always helped with them. I also started volunteering to help out backstage at fashions parades while I was still working in the salon. I didn’t really have a day off most weeks. I involved myself as much as I could. Hard work pays off.

3. For me, I have found doing hair for a shoot, and doing hair for fashion show and in the salon means I have to have a completely different approach to hair in these mediums. How do you balance them?

It’s a hard balance that you cant fall behind in… you have to stay on the pulse of things. Continue to learn your trade and constantly evolve. I think still working in a salon keeps me grounded. You’re working with everyday people who want different things from their hair. Sometimes it can me more challenging then fashion hair. Where as photo shoots and fashion shows it’s all about a particular image, it has to be perfect for that one photo or the 10 minutes the model is out on the catwalk. But they do work together at times, generally fashion hair filters through to commercial wearable hairstyles that clients will ask for. I think it takes about 3 to 6 months for the general public to get used to the new ideas in the industry.

4.Where have you worked previously?

I worked part time when I was 15 in a salon in a shopping centre. It’s a really big salon with a retail shop attached, Ross Caia is a franchise of three.  I finished high school and started my apprenticeship there. I was there 5 years in total. I wanted to learn more so I moved to a boutique salon in Malvern, Victoria,  called Madd. I really learnt a lot there and perfected my trade. I had a very passionate mentor, I have a lot to thank him for. I wouldn’t be the hairdresser I am now without his knowledge. At the end of the day I’m just too eager to succeed.

I now work for myself freelancing under my own name ANNIKA’S, I do clients from their houses, work casually in a salon, do hair and makeup for photo shoots & runway shows. I also do a lot of work for Model Academy, they train young models to prefect their job. This is a term course that goes through everything, its great fun and I find it amazing to watch these students turn into top models.

5.How long have you been doing hair and when did you have your first hair “epiphany”?

Well I have been playing with my own hair my whole life (laughs) but as an actually professional trade… full time seven years and three years part time before that.

First hair epiphany would be..? (thinks) When I was eight I had all my hair cut off into a graduated bob I couldn’t believe the feeling I got when I left the salon, I was in love. I always wanted to be a hairdresser and I wanted to make people feel the way I felt that day. I wanted to give people style, an image to call their own and make them look & feel better about themselves. Hairdressing is very rewarding if you let it.

6.For readers who want to become freelance hairstylists themselves…what advice would you give to the up starters?

Volunteer as much as you possibly can and yes you wont get paid for volunteer work! But that brings a lot of other work, you have to be dedicated and network with people in the area you want to go into. Say it is more photo shoots you want to get into, talk to photographers and get to know them.  Backstage Fashion Runways you would get to know designers. Be yourself people like to work with people that they get along with and that are friendly and hardworking.

7.Top five favorite tools?

Just 5, I could pick so many more but 5 things I don’t think I could live without is..

1. Hairdryer – I can’t go past my twin turbo 2600 its my favourite

2. Straightens (I have many but the main ones are GHD and T3)

3. Hairspray – I can be picky, I worked in a tigi salon so love their products, I normally use the S Factor or rockahollic they are both medium hold and not tacky like a lacquer, easy for models to brush out too.

4. S Factor Creamy Molding Wax

5. Bobby pins

I also do love label.m dry shampoo and label.m sea salt spray & my crimpers that are from the 80’s.

8. What do you feel are the problems facing the industry right now?

I think there are a lot of problems with our industry…

I think people don’t realize how hard we work and how little we get paid. The general public is unaware and most don’t think of us “hairdressers” as professional, which is our problem because we make them think that.

Attitude is very important and I think there needs to be more training across the industry. We are creative people and need to be inspired and constantly motivated. I also think the colour company’s should have the same numbering colour system. And don’t get me started on competitions. I could go on and on about ways to improve our industry but I wont…

9. My research tells me you worked in a salon prior to freelance work, could you tells us how did you make the transition from hairdresser in a salon to freelance?

Gosh, I actually asked to go part time and my boss wouldn’t let me so it was a hard decision to make but I knew it was the right one, I quit completely and knew my love and passion would some how support me.

10. Lets talk make up. How did you get involved with that? And which came first hair or make up?

Hair came first. I never really thought I would really get that into makeup but it does work hand in hand, same as fashion. Its all about a look and its has to follow through head to toe. I never really wore that much makeup myself until I started working full time at Madd Hairdressing and I learnt how to apply it. It came fairly naturally, I love colour and did a lot of painting at high school (I think that helps) now that I think about it… it’s kind of surprising I didn’t get into it sooner.

11. What are you working on at the moment?

Just the general stuff as well as setting up a website that will have an online portfolio. I would love to work Internationally. Also planning a working holiday in October, always wanted to go to Salon International.

12. What are your plans for the future?

I would love to have my own salon one day… have a happy balance of salon life and freelancing. I want to inspire others and keep the passion alive and pass on my knowledge to anyone who is willing listen.

Find Annika Bowen on Twitter http://twitter.com/annikabowen and Facebook http://www.facebook.com/annikas.hair

Written by Jean-Paul Rosette, author of Heads Will Roll.

Salon of the month- All the King’s Men

This month we talk to Nick Downie, salon owner of All The King’s Men.

Your shop has an excellent name.  “All the king’s men”, In my mind it conjures up the infamous Alexander the Great, who made his soldiers shave their beards off for the purpose of gaining an advantage in hand-to-hand combat so that his warriors were able to grasp an enemy by the beard, while themselves were safeguarded in this method of fighting. Is there any correlation between this story and your shop? How did you come up with the name of the shop?

Wow! I’ve never heard that story before but i really like it! I came up with the name when i was at trade school in my apprenticeship. In fact my cousin and I came up with it. He was studying hospitality at the same tech and we had a hairbrained scheme to start a barber shop/cafe. It sounds completely bonkers to me now but back then it seemed like we had come up with the greatest idea ever.

It’s a great looking barbershop, the old movie posters, especially the 1949 movie of the same name. How long have you had the shop, and how long did it take to get all the memorabilia?

The shop opened in 2007. I have been collecting all sorts of bits and bobs forever really. The first thing I got were the chairs, they are vintage Takaras and are incredibly beautiful to me. The lines on them are so classic and so sleek. They remind me of the classic, huge American cars of the 50’s. I had them for about a year before the shop opened and in that time i had them in storage. I used to go to the storage unit and visit them regularly, and really built the rest of the shop around them. The posters are all vintage Italian action movies and I have sourced them from all around the world. They are so dramatic and so visually engaging, and so old and creased. I love that old world aesthetic. Then the cut throat razors I’ve collected from op shops and antique dealers, and from friends who have found them in their shopping expeditions and also a few from clients who have had their grandpas razor floating around and don’t really know what else to with them, and I like that they have all ended up together in the cabinets. All the other stuff has just turned up over time.

My research tells me you worked at Dr Follicles for a time. Was it hard to start your own shop? And what sparked the idea of going starting your own?

I worked at Dr Follicles for a long time, and it was a great place to work and I made some very good friends there. But my idea was always to open my own shop and that really started back in trade school. In the time between starting my career and opening my own shop, I had been involved on some level in a few different shops from early on in their operation, so when the time came to open my own, I’d seen first hand and learnt from watching what other people were doing in starting up their shops. Some were more successful than others and I think I sort of watched and listened as much as I could to what sorts of things worked and what didn’t work. So when the time came to open my own shop, I had a really firm idea of how i wanted my shop to operate.

Where have you worked previously?

I started my apprenticeship in Canberra at Cataldo’s in 1995. I did two years there, sweeping, shampooing, coffee making, colors and perms. Lots of perms. Then I finished my apprenticeship at a salon called Globe. It’s no longer there. It was a crazy little shop with a great 50’s kitsch, John Waters, Vegas, lounge bar sort of vibe to it. It even had a one-arm bandit poker machine in it. It was really different to all the other shops in Canberra at the time, and we had a lot of fun. It was like one big party for a few years. All the staff were really fun and we were like a gang. Then that closed up and my friend Mark Bayre  (owner/operator of Mest Hair) bought it and he’s still there and going great guns!

Then I moved to Melbourne in 2000 and started to move towards barbershops. My first job here was at Wax in the city. It was a great little shop. I worked there for a couple of years and then to Dr Follicles in Richmond and then to their Fitzroy shop. And then opened All The Kings Men.

How long have you been doing hair and when did you have your first hair “epiphany”?

Started in 1995. I guess the most important epiphany I had is that cutting men’s hair is where i wanted to end up. That was very early on in the piece.

For readers who want to be a men’s hairdresser…how did you become a barber, did you at any point in your career do women’s hair?

I did women’s hair for a while, but pretty much two thirds of my career has been men’s hair. When i worked in salons I saw that a lot of the time they were catering predominantly to women and when most men came in they were obviously uncomfortable there. These were the guys that seemed to like me cutting their hair and it just sort of clicked there. And this is at a time when men really, REALLY didn’t get into the grooming thing that much. Now guys are so much more savvy about using products, colors and even straighteners, but at that point guys just seemed to get haircuts to get the hair out of their eyes. But that shift towards men’s grooming is really why you see resurgence in barbershops now. Guys now not only want to have adventurous haircuts, they EXPECT it. It’s great really. So now not only is there a market for cutting just men’s hair, it’s a really progressive and dynamic market, which is so awesome. It really has changed so much in that time, it’s amazing.

Top five favourite tools?

1- cut throat razor! Easily my favorite!! It’s such a wonderfully theatrical tool. And it’s a great symbol of barbers and barbershops. Like Sweeney Todd or that great scene in ‘The Untouchables’ where Al Capone is getting a shave and the barber nicks him. It’s just such a great way of finishing a cut, tidying up the neck with a cutthroat. It just completes the whole haircut experience. And it’s such a cool looking tool as well.

2- scissors. Obviously. I use 7”, great for scissor over comb.

3- clippers. We do LOTS of clipper work and i mostly use the good old classic Wahl super tapers, although i used to own a fantastic set of

Oster rotary clippers, which I often remember fondly. They got broken when a client jumped out of my chair and hooked the cord around his foot and they fell onto the ground and smashed. That was a sad day.

4- Passion Razor. I have had this for years and i love it. Great for longer shaggy, rock’n'roll stuff. Such a simple tool, but I cant imagine not having it. And it looks cool too.

5- ipod. Music is so important in getting the vibe in the shop right. Its important to have some sweet soul tracks to start the day, but also to have some proper rock and roll to drive it home at the end of the day. Sounds silly, but I couldn’t get through the day without the right music.

I really love the history of barbering and hairdressing, for example back in ye olde days your barber was your dentist and your surgeon. Another example is the red and white stripe barber pole to signify bloodletting.  Do you feel any connection to that heritage?

I love the history of hairdressing, and especially barbering. The blood letting and tooth stopping and leeches and all that is so interesting. It’s so kind of macabre and creepy to think that people just popped into the local barbers to get a boil lanced and a quick tidy up. I certainly wouldn’t have wanted to do it.

What do you feel are the problems facing the industry right now?

The public opinion thing has ALWAYS annoyed me. I sometimes think people don’t really understand what it is we do. It’s such a cliché, but at the end of the day, what we do is make people feel good. We make people feel confident, we listen to people and we form these unique friendships with our clients. That is very important. It’s so much more than people like to make out it is.

What are your plans for the future?

I’m in the process of looking to expand the business into a second location. It’s pretty exciting actually. I have the greatest staff ever at the shop and I have absolute faith in them looking after it so I can go and start all over again in another shop. From there, I’d really like to one day open a really big, really sleek shop. Still keeping the same philosophy of what we do now, but on a grander scale. And then from there, maybe a girls version, maybe.

ALL THE KING’S MEN

16 ERROL STREET, NORTH MELBOURNE.

93285599

click here for more details.

Written by Jean-Paul Rosette, author of Heads Will Roll.

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Hairdresser of the Month- Meet Michael D Gilberto

Hair and make up artist Michael D Gilberto has spent 21 years nurturing his talent and sharpening his skills. Cutting, coloring, event hair, make-up, international hair educator, judges, Michael does it all. His work can be described as crisp, clean and classically elegant.  Just ask his enviable client list such as Jennifer Hawkins, Kelly Landry of Getaway fame amongst others. When his not in the salon you’ll find him behind the scenes on photo shoots working his magic.

Style Street: How long have you been a hairstylist?

Michael Gilberto: I have been hairdressing 21 year and been a makeup artist now for 16 years.

SS: How did you get your start in hairdressing?

Michael: I have wanted to be a hairdresser since i was 10 years old, I was lucky to get a position at the end of year 11.

SS: And where did you start?

Michael: Started in a country salon called iorannis in Shepparton Victoria, which is 200km north of Melbourne.

SS: Cool, then you moved to the big smoke that is Melbourne?

Michael: Yeah, after my apprenticeship.

SS: So tell me how you got into the make up side of things…how did that come about?

Michael: I used to read fashion magazines and look to see who the hairdresser was that did the hair, then so someone mentioned i should do makeup as well, if that was the sort of thing I wanted to get into. So just before i moved to Melbourne i did a make up course.

SS: Is that where you see yourself in a few years…moving away from the salon and doing more editorial work?

Michael: Yes, but i also think I’ve starting to develop a desire to move into film and TV.

SS:  Where are you currently working?

Michael:  I am currently working for Oxhey and Bushey in st.Kilda.

SS: Top five hairdressing products/tools in your kit and why?

Michael:  Brains, creativity, my hands, GHD Stylers and Aveda Pure Abundance Hair Potion.

SS: What are the biggest problems facing hairdressers/salons today?

Michael:  The industry has lost the ability to work together to improve our industry. There is not enough youth that really truly love the craft. They all want it now and don’t want to put the hard yards in, to get there. There are not enough that stay on in the industry, which leaves salon owners, constantly looking to rebuild some to a standard we believe in.

SS: How do you recruit new staff?

Michael: I recruit most of my staff either through seek.com or Boutique Recruiters.com.au, which seemed pricey for the staff they had to offer.

SS: Did you find this online recruitment method effective?

Michael: It is always hard to find staff, I find myself sifting through the international students who are trying to get visa into the country.

SS: Any advice for apprentices?

Michael: I think training is very important, it can seem boring and a monotonous, but there is value in it.

SS: What is your opinion on a shorter years of training i.e. 4 year apprenticeship to 3year…do you think the industry has/will suffer?

Michael: Yes I believe it already has, there isn’t enough well trained and committed hairdressers. I blame society today, the kids just want it all yesterday.

SS: In regards to wages, which has been low for hairdressers traditionally, do you think that our wages don’t welcome young people to the industry and …what can we do about it?

Michael: Yes, that’s very true, I guess increasing our prices are the only way to get around it, we have to want to work to earn the big dollars.

Interview was conducted by Jean-Paul Rosette

Author of Heads Will Roll

http://whathappensinthechairstaysinthechair.blogspot.com/

Links

Micheal Gilberto   aspirehair@hotmail.com

Oxhey & Bushey Hairdressing      http://oxheyandbushey.com.au/

035433144            email: booking@oxheyandbushey.com.au

GHD http://www.ghdhair.com/au/

Aveda http://www.aveda.com/

Aveda Pure Abundance Potion http://www.aveda.com/templates/products/sp.tmpl?ngextredir=1&CATEGORY_ID=CATEGORY11541&PRODUCT_ID=PROD10351

Seek.com http://www.seek.com.au/

Boutique Recruiters.com.au http://www.boutiquerecruiters.com.au/

HAIRDRESSING APPRENTICE 1ST YEAR

• HAIRDRESSING APPRENTICE 1ST YEAR 
• Busy modern hair salon 
• located in St Kilda and the city 

woksense is a busy modern hair salon located in St Kilda and the city. We currently have a career opportunity for an apprentice hairdresser to join our team as an ideal applicant for this role you will

• be willing to learn 
• have a great customer service and communication skills 
• be enthusiastic and motivated 
• have a passion for hair. 

Wages based on the award rate

Please call Lore on 9670 0496 or send resume to worksensemelbourne@iftelecom.com.au 

(Full time students not to apply)

Apprentice of the month- Bec Poirrier

Style Street: How are you and where are you?

Bec Poirrier: I’m good thanks; I’m sitting at my desk at the computer with a cup of tea.

SS: How long have you been in the hairdressing game?

BP: 2 tears, maybe a bit longer.

SS: Where have you worked?

BP: Gilston Four and Worksense Haircutters

SS : Where did you start and why hairdressing?

BP: I started at Gilston four and I became a hairdresser because I use to always do crazy colours and cuts on my own hair in high school and really enjoyed it and thought it was cool.

SS:  What are you working on at the moment?

BP: Helping my friend out with a photo shoot to help her with a portfolio and me.

SS: Top 10 products/tools in your kit and why?

1.Potion9 by Sebastian – amazing for curly hair- creates a soft natural un-frizzy curl.

2. Aveda Brilliant Humectant Pomade – great because it’s a good curl enhancer plus adds shine witch most likely curl hair doesn’t have.

3. Pure Abundance Potion by Aveda- great for adding texture and messing it up a bit.

4.Smooth Infusion Prep by Aveda- I like to use this in damp hair before I b/w to make a nice smooth/soft finish.

5.Confixor Gel by Aveda- great for blow-waves with lots a body and waves or flicks.

6.Wigo Hairdryers- I love Wigo dryers because they don’t blast the hair to much when drying curly/wavy hair and has a good cooling button for setting the curl.

7.Wooden blow wave brush with heaps of bristles, I like these for good tension.

8.Ceramic blow wave brushes- good for when I’m doing big blow waves with lots of body and curl/ flicks on the ends. I use two and use them like a hot roller.

9.GHD irons- they’re handy sometimes, I don’t like it use them to often. Good for curling/ smoothing.

10.Rollers- for setting

SS: What has been your career highlight?

BP: Learning from my first boss Tim Millar and helping him back stage at a Versace runway show witch wasn’t very big but still was fun

SS: What are the biggest problems facing apprentice hairdressers today?

BP: I guess and financial set backs especially for apprentices living out of home. It can be hard also emotionally with all the pressures within the salon, it can be a stressful environment sometimes but in most cases there great to learn from but sometimes that’s hard to understand when you first start I think.

SS: How can we get in contact with you?

BP: Call me Worksense Haircutters 03 96700496

SS: Future plans?

BP: Hopefully travel and keep learning from awesome hairdressers and meet cool creative types and hopefully love and ENJOY my work.

Andrew Iacuone-Hairdresser of the month

Meet Andrew Iacuone.

He’s one busy hairdresser. We caught up with him via facebook for a chat.

 

Street Style

Hey, how’s it going?

Andrew

I’m Feeling pretty cool, just chillin in my house.

SS

Cool, so you’re a busy man to catch these days, so business must be good?

Andrew

Business is pretty cool! All is good on that front.

SS

Where are you working at the moment?

Andrew

I’m working outta Momac in St Kilda.

www.momac.com.au

SS

I see

So I first met you when you were 19? Is that right?

Andrew

Damn straight! A sparkly eyed youngster.

SS

So when did you start as a hairdresser?

Andrew

 

I was 14 Years Old. I Started at Toorak rd in Sth Yarra. At a good old place called Rok Studio!

SS

14! That’s young… What was your first impression of ROK?

Andrew

 

Well I initially started as Boy Saturday, and went from there. Rok was a dynamic space as I remember it. Full of Bravado and a real passion for Hair. I loved it. A tough gig though.

SS

And what were your duties there as a 14 yr old?

Andrew

 

Well. I made the best cafe’ in town. Well at least that’s what I told them. And I took care of the clients and the salon in general.

SS

That’s so cool. So they took you under their wing…so to speak?

Andrew

 

Absolutely… or they threw you out of the nest! It was pretty straightforward. I learned some great stuff in there.

SS

So then, why hairdressing? Was that something the young Andrew got into or…?

Andrew

 

Yeah I loved Fashion and did a stint at Dangerfield (which is a local fashion shop here in Australia). I didn’t much like working in the rag trade though. But could see a lot of the same kinds of kids working in the hair game. So I gave it a shot. And felt at home straight up. I’ve never looked back since!

SS

Okay. So then I met you again in London 2001, where did you work there?

Andrew

 

I was working for Aveda at that time.

They had a cracker of a shop in Knotting hill. I was based there!

SS

That’s right. It feels like a lifetime ago.

I remember thinking that London was the “Mecca” of hairdressing. And that I was going to learn so much.

What did you learn from London as a hairdresser?

Andrew

 

Well. To be honest, I remember feeling much the same. I was full of excitement and was quite overwhelmed at first. But soon came to realize that we Melbourne Haircutters rated pretty highly over there. I learned that “Hair is hair”. And if you love it and your passionate about it then. You can be just as good no matter where you’re.

SS

Yes. I got that too. I also thought that the haircuts walking down every High street was all looked the same. Like everywhere you went the kids had the same haircut.

And that every haircut had a name attached…. The Beckham or The fin etc

We just don’t do that in Melbourne.

Andrew

 

Absolutely!

It’s kind of Naff really. Like Sydney in that, if they clock it in a magazine or in the street.

They want to roll just like that. We don’t roll like that in Melbourne!!

SS

So I heard a rumor that you have worked in 16 different salons over the years… Is that true?

Andrew

 

Who knows man? I never counted them in my younger days. Maybe? I walked my walk.

SS

So it’s true or not?

We’re not talking lovers here…we are talking Hairdressing Salons.

Andrew

 

I don’t Kiss and tell.

Now you got me thinking and counting. I’d say your Bang on.

Well actually, maybe a few less. .

SS

16 is a lot of salons, I can imagine what the people reading this would be thinking. Have you got anything to say to them out there?

Andrew

 

Yeah that’s a sticky question. On paper it doesn’t look good. I was young. I guess I was ruthless in my pursuit of knowledge. And my passion for learning took me far and wide. Great for me though. Perhaps, a pity I couldn’t learn all that in one place. But all that’s behind me now.

SS

So are there any hairdressers that you worked with that you admire?

Andrew

 

From time to time I came a cross some very talented and passionate people. A young man called Jean-Paul Rosette springs to mind! .

 

Martyn Gayle at Aveda is a genius.

Nicolas Jurnjak in Sydney

Guido Palau is a god; I passed him a pin once. I was peeking and freaking all day!

SS

Okay, now a tough question, are you ready?

Andrew

 

I’m scared.

SS

What are the biggest problems facing apprentice hairdressers today?

Andrew

 

I feel that most salons around the country seriously lack dedication to education and training ” Inn House”. And that most certainly doesn’t help young kids who are already doing a shorter apprenticeship of 3 years. These two things are the biggest challenges in my view.

SS

What advice would you give to young apprentices?

Andrew

 

My advice to young apprentices is very simple. It is extremely important that you work for an organization that has a real focus on education and is dedicated to NURTURING, EDUCATING AND CULTIVATING Its people. Much like any company, the success of a hair shop is dependant on its people. So if the right structure and focus is in place, you’ll have every opportunity to succeed. Having said that, what an individual puts in is what they’ll ultimately get back. So if the dedication is there and within the right structure. The only way is up.

SS

 

So tell me your top 10 products/tools?

Andrew

So I had a little look in my kit and have come to realize that I actually roll fairly light these days. I have quite a few things I like to work with but find I like tend to change it in accordance with the direction of my work or the particular brief I’m working with.

I really do like the following products and use them a fair bit.

Strong hold styling gel (Kiehls)

Volumizing tonic (Aveda)

Hair Resort (Kevin Murphy)

Easy Rider (Kevin Murphy)

Session Spray (Kevin Murphy)

Prep (Bumble and Bumble)

Re Do (Jonathan Product)

Pli (L’Oreal)

Holding Spray (Bumble and Bumble)

Brilliantine (Bumble and Bumble)

As far as styling tools are concerned. I love Blow-drying Hair! So I have lots of different brushes. Round brushes, square brushes, Nana brushes. I also carry a few different Mason Pearson brushes. Yet again in different sizes!

I do use quite a few different kinds of Irons. I always have at least 3 different diameter curling irons. I have a really hot Hairdryer being a Parlux and I also carry around three different irons form GHD, being Slim, Thin and thick! But a big favorite would be the 3 Prong tong!

SS

Fantastic. So how can we get in contact with you…?

Andrew

I generally receive all of my work through referral. So basically word of mouth.

Momac Hairdressing

120 Carlisle st.

St.Kilda 3182

0395342108

 

Hairdresser of the month: Daniel Ravech

Meet Daniel Ravech, Salon owner, Hairdresser and self confessed Petrol Head.

What kind of car do you drive?

Ferrari Dino 246 GT. All of which is completely stock.

How long have you had it?

13 years.

Why that specific car?

Because it is so iconic & so beautiful and the sound that it makes is incredible.

Any previous or current classic cars that need a mention?

65 ford futura, 64 t-bird, 63 Chevy impala ss convertible, 65 Citroen id 19,62 e type jag roadster, 72 porche 911 Volvo p1800, 68 lambretta, 62 ej Holden station wagon, 69 monaro.

If money were no option, what would your dream car be?

Ferrari 250 GTO= 20 000 000 pounds ($39,800,000) OUCH!

First car?

65 Ford Futura

How long have you been a hairstylist?

24 years

Top five hairdressing products/tools in your kit and why?

Anti Gravity by Kevin Murphy,   — Hairspray in a cream form invisible hold, easy to use.

Forming Cream by American Crew –Water based pliable hold styling cream with a natural finish, a must for the now gentleman.

Light Hold Styling Cream by American Crew—It adds texture without weighing the hair down.

Easy Rider by Kevin Murphy—A styling cream that is anti frizz with a light hold not to heavy & very conditioning.

Gritty Business by Kevin Murphy – A styling paste that has strong hold with ground Sand in to add texture. (Also makes fine hair look thicker.)

www.kevinmurphy.com.au

www.americancrew.com

What are the biggest problems facing hairdressers/salons today?

The main problems I can see are finding junior staff to ensure the future of the      Industry. It’s been hard to find young people with the ability to stick to learning this craft. Any sort of longevity in this industry is proving more and more difficult and is becoming a real problem.

How can we get in contact with you?

Worksense Haircutters

78a Acland st. St.Kilda, Victoria 3182

www.worksensehair.com.au

+61395340366

Future plans?

To continue to grow Worksense Haircutters and maintain a good environment for both stylists and clients to be and to continue my work with American Crew both creating imagery and teaching other hair stylists the craft of creating great men’s hair.

For information regarding seminars with Daniel Ravech contact

OZDARE 1800 104 204

Robert Lobetta and Ozdare Competition

We are giving away a ticket to see Robert Lobetta.

To enter simply subscribe to Style Street before Thursday 3rd September and be in the draw to win one free ticket. (Melbourne only).
The winner will be picked at random and announced on Friday 4th September. Good Luck.

THIS IS NOT A HAIRSHOW
BUT A JOURNEY INTO
THE CREATIVE CONSCIOUSNESS,
PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE.
JOIN ROBERT LOBETTA FOR
AN EVENING OF INSPIRATION,
CREATIVITY AND HUMOUR

Hair Stylist, salon owner, product creator, marketer, photographer…….. Robert Lobetta has done it all!

A 21st century hairdressing icon, he is renowned for his raw energy, incredible imagination and mind – blowing artistry. Join Robert for a journey into his world – share his vision, hear about his experiences through the Creative Conciousness; it will open your eyes to new concepts in brand culture. It’s time to be inspired and bring you and your vision to life.

For tickets, please call 1800 104 204
Session times: 7.00 – 9.00pm

Ticket price: $125.00

GEELONG
28th September
Four Points by Sheraton
10-14 Eastern Beach Road, Geelong VIC 3220

MELBOURNE
29th September
Astor Theatre
1 Chapel Street, St.Kilda VIC 3182

ADELAIDE
30th September
South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000

BRISBANE
5th October
Powerhouse Visy Theatre
119 Lamington Street, New Farm QLD 4005

CANBERRA
6th October
Canberra Business Event Centre
The Eye
Regatta Point
Commonwealth Park, Acton ACT 2608

SYDNEY
7th October
Chauvel Cinema
Paddington Town Hall
Cnr Oxford St & Oatley Rd, Paddington NSW 2021

For more information on Ozdare products
call (+613) 9314 9099

Apprentice of the month: Harley Lewis

StyleStreet: How are you and where are you?

Harley Lewis: I’m good thank you very much. I live in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Where I have lived all my life.

SS: How long have you been in the hairdressing?

HL :I’ve been in the game now for about 3yrs,comprising of Hairdressing Pre-Apprentship Coarse, cert 2 at Chisholm Institute Dandenong. And junior apprentice in a salon in Melbourne city I also attend trade school at Biba Academy.

SS: Where have you worked?

HL: I worked at Worksense Haircutters at their Queen st salon for the majority of my apprenticeship, which is best described as an up market
Salon. In truth, this for me was both fruitful and frustrating. I am now doing some part-time work with Elliot Beautiful Hair, which is located in South Yarra Melbourne. Which has been a refreshing and relaxing environment of which I haven’t experienced in a salon so far.

SS: Where did you start and why hairdressing?

HL: I started at Chisholm Institute doing cert2 coarse in hairdressing to make sure that it was a right fit for me, and also to have some basic skills for work in a salon.

I tend to get that question a lot, it’s a bit frustrating. I tend to say why not hairdressing? Visually I find hairdressing interesting and creative especially cutting! To see a client visually change from new style excites me.

As a career its always changing which is good as you will never get bored with your job an the industry will never die

SS: What are you working on at the moment?

HL: I’m not working for a salon as such at the moment, however, I am studying at Biba Academy for two days a week while I seek an apprenticeship with a salon, or I may continue at Biba Academy fulltime to get my Hairdressing qualification quicker.

SS: Top 10 products/tools in your kit and why?

HL: Tools-carbon comb create for men’s cutting, ghd’s for styling hairups, good set of clips is a must for cutting an styling, a wooden vented round brush great for blow drying. Fringe pins are a handy tool to have in your bag at all times for hair ups

Products-American crew styling products fiber/defining paste great for men’s styling, Aveada air control hair spray has great hold for hair ups and after blow dry. Kevin Murphy angel wash shampoo and conditioner great for fine and damaged hair.

SS: What has been your career highlight?

HL: To be honest with you my career has been not as fruitful as I would like it to be.
But the one thing that has stood out for me so was the opportunity to work, train and learn from stylists such as Jean-Paul Rosette who has been a great inspiration. He’s a unique individual like I am, so I hope that I can build myself a career around my personality like he has. And there are stylist like Ivan Constable an Daniel Ravech that have been in the industry a long time, I won’t say how long, but I was fortunate to work with these stylists very early on in my career and hope to match and surpass them one day!

SS: What are the biggest problems facing apprentice hairdressers today?

HL: Where to start with this question? Well, I was let go from my apprenticeship very suddenly and without any warning with a year and half left to go, it was very disappointing as I had invested good amount of my time an career with the salon in the hope of getting adequate training which turned out I didn’t get enough, of which is now hindering my chances of getting another apprenticeship with a new salon, as I am behind the eight ball with my training. I spent a good amount of time wining over the senior staff so I could blow-dry and style some of their clients in the busier days and nights. Then suddenly another 2nd yr apprentice was hired who had on-floor experience,, which was very disappointing. The one thing that has kept me seeking employment in hairdressing was the reaction from most the senior staff not to happy about me getting let go from the salon and a few of them have been in regular contact with me and making sure that I am pursuing hairdressing which has given me a lot of confidence that I can succeed in hairdressing as a stylist. So I think one of the biggest problems for apprentices is finding a salon that is committed to seeing you through the three years of your apprenticeship and the training that is necessary.
The one thing I noticed at trade school amongst the other
Apprentices, is they tend to bounce a lot between salons, moving from one job to the next. I believe this is not good to bounce around from salon to salon while you are trying to learn a skill set and a trade for a career.

For me the biggest problem as an apprentice has been getting a real chance to implement what I’ve learnt at trade school to work on the floor in a salon environment. I don’t know if that was just the salon I was working for, however I find that in-salon training is inadequate, as some owners don’t put in the time to teach me or other apprentices. Once a week training after hours on one model is not efficient enough.

I think employers just need to have confidence in their juniors as opposed to feeling like we cost the salon money. We (the juniors) are here to work

SS : How can we get in contact with you?

HL : There are many ways that you get in touch with me in the 21st century.
harlism@hotmail.com

Then there there’s Facebook,
http://www.facebook.com/people/Harley-Clinton-Lewis/646784047

And Myspace,
http://www.myspace.com/heardthatsoundamileaway

And at last twitter,
http://twitter.com/unclerev

Other Links

www.chisholm.edu.au
http://www.biba.com.au/

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