It's been an amazing and active April with the F.A.M.E. Team.
The highlight of the month for me were the endlessly fascinating Cos Sakkas and Indira Schauweuer from Toni and Guy. They demonstrated incredible techniques; from a twist on a short graduated haircut to an intricate headhugging five strand braid. I didn't know a lot about Avant Garde hair so I was really intrigued by the techniques. We were lucky enough to be taught their secret braiding technique called the F8. It's so good I'm going to practice this to get it perfect! Cos and Indira gave us some fabulous and insightful advice on preparing for a shoot and shared what it's like working backstage and liaising with the designers at London Fashion Week. We all came away buzzing with new ideas of working with hair - not only as hair but as a fabric.
Then we had a celebration event at a gorgeous hotel in London, it was to celebrate 70 years of the Fellowship with our President Bruno Marc. It was such a wonderful evening, I don't think I stopped laughing all night and it was nice to be able to let our hair down. Some serious dance moves were rocked!
The following day I took advantage of our exclusive invite to the GHD briefing with Adam Reed and Zoe Irwin. It was great to see upcoming runway trends and how to create the look. My favourite look was 'Curly Sue' where imperfection was perfection and I loved that the individuality of each model is being embraced.
Our next F.A.M.E. Team day was with Skyler McDonald, the creative genius behind the Seanhanna brand. The session was extremely eclectic, covering many different aspects of the business, from the technical skills of avant garde hair to the practicalities of running a salon. Then she demonstrated a really cool concept - something none of us had experienced before - the hair changed colour when it was heated up and changed again when it cooled down. Wow! It was a day packed full of information and it was great to see how different techniques can spark an idea which then develops into an image! Skyler’s creative energy has rubbed off on all of us and we feel inspired to try out the new skills in our future work.
Keep updated with my blog for our next F.A.M.E. Team news.
