Seven-time North American Hairstyling Award winner, Vivienne Mackinder, is well known for her online presence on HairDesignerTV.com and her renowned teaching skill. She is a three-time winner of the IBS Editor’s Choice Award and was awarded the North American Hair Styling “Lifetime Achievement” Award in 2009. Her most recent accolade, Leo Passage Educator of the Year, awarded
With more than two decades of experience, John C Simpson is a hair-styling force to be reckoned with. Working as a stylist in Pittsburgh, John discovered his passion for styling at the age of 18. He was since named Goldwell’s North American Creative Director and won the North American Hairstyling Award for Colorist of the
Dubbed as ‘haircutting royalty’, the gifted Emily Costello, is an educator for Prive Hair and the Director of Education at MOKO Organic Beauty Studio. Based in Philadelphia, the gifted hairdresser is relatively new to the community, but has already gained a reputation as the educator to watch out for. We chatted to Emily about her career
NYC-based salon master colorist and hair color consultant for Redken 5th Avenue, David Stanko, is well known for his signature technique and customized-color approaches. David recently launched his Lifestyle Coloring and Midtown Single DVD’s which has placed his signature color classes in high demand. He has been featured on some of the hottest blogs and
Hair color expert, Vadre Grigsby, started her career in beauty as an assistant at a hair salon in 1988. She quickly worked her way up and was able to open her own salon at the tender age of 23. Vadre was introduced to Pravana and its products by Steven Goddard (Pravana founder) before it had
P&G Salon Professional global education academy dean, Stephen Moody, represents Wella’s outreach program, ‘Hairdressers at Heart’. This industry expert uses his role to help hairdressers to better their skill and craft, and provides support and resources to the (approximate) 800 hairstylists and educators who are a part of the Wella Global education team. Stephen joined
Former 6th grade school teacher, Sarah Conner, was discovered while working in a beauty salon, on a freelance basis, in Orange County, America. She was eventually asked to join the newly formed Meche Salon – a bold career moves that gave the stylist a boost into the hair and beauty world. She is still with Meche
Named, by Intercoiffure USA, as the 2014 Icon of Color for being the originator of the ombré color technique, Kris Sorbie is world-renowned for her daring methods of color styling . She is considered an expert in the field of long hair and up-styling and is one of the most sought after educators in the
Under the personal mentorship by John Berman – a Sassoon and Toni&Guy educator – Paul Wilson discovered his passion for hair and commitment to honing his skill. He completed various Toni&Guy advanced coursework that later lead to him becoming a sought after educator for the brand. He complemented his training with various additional courses at
Owner of Trio salon in Chicago and nationally renowned educator, Alex Ioannou was named one of The Best Hair Stylists in Chicago by Refinery29.com. Raised in London, Alex spent ten years with Vidal Sassoon and has worked on television, talk shows, magazines and runway shows for various music videos. We wanted to catch up with
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