Our Face of the Future Judge Emily's Story...

Emily's Story

We met Emily when she was just 16, she had popped into the salon to inquire about our hair extensions. We spotted her potential straight away and asked her if she would be interested in some hair modelling for the salon. Her first shoot with us was a great success! She was a natural model- and here is her very first image with us…

Emily has since gone on to Model for many Hair Competitions and shows around the UK such as the L'Oreal Colour Trophy and British Hairdressing awards. She has built up a portfolio of images working for Designers, stylists, Clothing brands and Top photographers. But one of the highlights of her Career so far has to be making the final 6 in Sky Living TV's Britain and Irelands Next Top model. With her versatility, hard working attitude and sunny personality it is easy to see why she was so popular with all the judges. 
See images from her time on the show here    
http://www.sky.com/tv/show/britain-and-irelands-next-top-model/gallery/series-nine-pictures



We are lucky to have worked with Emily on no less than 4 of our salon collections to date. Here are a few of her images…

                                                  Photography by Martin Higgs

We are down to our final 10 in our Face of the Future 2014 competition. The final 4 Chosen will get to meet Emily as she is on our Judging Panel! Good Luck girls!! XXX

Youthful Looking Appearance

Tired of the same hair? Want something new that works for your age?

Here are some of our top tips from the salon’s senior Stylists…

•   Firstly, regular cuts are a must! We all lose hair as we get older so to keep it looking its thickest and keep that youthful shape by having a good cut every 6 weeks. 

•   Lighten your hair colour. Dark hair makes the complexion look shallow and pale. By lifting the colour one shade at a time, or by adding highlights around the face, adds tone and lifts your face. A lighter colour is also great to disguise white hair’s coming through.

•   Remember, you don’t have to go short! But, if you like your hair long, use layers to lift and frame your face. This gives you a “Facelift” by drawing your features upwards. Through clever cutting and styling of your hair your stylist really can make you look younger. Subtle flicks, kicks and pushing hair off of the face will ‘lift’ the appearance of your features. No wonder all the celebs do it! 

Take a look at Helen Mirren … or Judi Dench …

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Book your appointment today to get you looking and feeling younger!

   

 Silhouette du Barry 

 01245 257137

 www.sdbhair.co.uk

 Face of the Future 2014

Fran's Story,

  We Met Fran back in 2009 when she was modelling in a local Fashion show at restaurant in Chelmsford. We and our Photographer Martin Higgs spotted her potential immediately- the camera just loved her! We asked her to take part in an in salon photo shoot and her images were stunning, she built up work quickly and contacted modelling agencies to get even more work- all while she              was still studying her Art Course!

She often worked for nothing to gain experience and build a portfolio of images to get future work. Five years on, her hard work and dedication has paid off and Fran has worked for Choice Clothing, numerous clothes and jewellery designers and Make -up artists. She has travelled abroad modelling for Vidal Sassoon and she has featured in no less than three of our British Hairdressing awards collections- all reaching the Finals of the most prestigious awards in Hairdressing. Fran is a joy to work with and we are so proud and happy of her success- and this is only the beginning! 

If you would like to follow in Fran's footsteps enter our Face of the future Competition now at... http://sdbhair.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/face-of-future-competition-in.html  GOOD LUCK!

FACE OF THE FUTURE COMPETITION in association with Silhouette du Barry Hairdressing

Face of the Future 2014

Are you Essex’s answer to Cara Delevingne or Kate Moss? Do you want the opportunity of a lifetime? Have you always wanted to star in your own fashion shoot and have your hair styled by the team that styled The X Factor and fashion weeks in NY, London, Paris and Milan? We are looking for YOU!

The Prize
£250 worth of Bluewater Shopping Vouchers
One year of personal hair styling at Silhouette du Barry Hairdressing in Chelmsford.
Your very own ‘Face of the Future’ styled Photo shoot Sunday / Monday 3rd/ 4th August 2014
Hair styling and pamper goodies
Plus 3 Runners Up
(voted by our facebook likers) will receive:
A prizewinning ‘Face of the Future’ styled Photo shoot on Sunday/ Monday 3rd/ 4th August 2014
A hair goody bag

To Enter
Send two recent head shot/waist upwards photographs to:

sdbhair@hotmail.co.uk or post them to ‘The Face of The Future’ at Silhouette du Barry, 8 Moulsham Street (High Street) Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0HR

Please include the following information: Full Name, age and date of birth, Address, Telephone number and email if applicable. Plus a few lines telling us a little bit about yourself.
Anyone under the age of 18 must also have permission from a parent or guardian to enter.

Competition Terms and Conditions
1. You must be a minimum age of 15-24 years. All entrants under the age of 18 must have their parent or guardians permission to enter. All entrants must be able to verify any information given.
2. You must be a resident of the United Kingdom.
3. Contestants must not have a criminal record or anything else in their background that would bring the contest or Silhouette du Barry into disrepute.
4.Contestants must not have any verbal or written contract that forbids them from working with Silhouette du Barry as a model.
5. Use of images: Contestants will permit Silhouette du Barry the license to use their photograph for publicity purposes. The winners consent to having their photographs taken, be interviewed by the press (if required) and other media activity which may be used in social media and in the public domain eg. Facebook, Twitter and internet websites.
6. Entry: In order to enter you must send two recent head shot/waist upwards photographs to the email address given
or via post to the address given above, along with your details as requested in the entry section. If we receive images from you which are corrupted, incomplete or otherwise deficient, we may not be able to enter you into the competition. Proof of uploading your Submission will not be accepted as proof of entry. After the judging panel meets to choose the twelve finalists it will post your image to the Silhouette du Barry facebook page to begin the voting. Please note that Facebook cannot be held liable for any aspect of this Competition and the Competition is not sponsored, endorsed or otherwise associated with Facebook.
7. Prize: Travel, accommodation, expenses, charges and insurance are not included as part of the Prize unless we indicate otherwise. We reserve the right to alter and or change the prize where necessary without notice. Only one entry per person is allowed to the competition and multiple entries may result in you being disqualified from the competition.
8. Competition Period: Entries must be received between 12th May 2014 and 30th June 2014 . Any entries received before or after the Competition Period (for whatever reason) will not be valid.
9. Winner Selection: The Prize winner(s) will be selected as follows: The judging team at Silhouette du Barry will review and make the selection from all online applications and from postal applicants of the 12 finalists. Facebook voting by likes on an individuals image will decide the final four Finalists/Runner’s Up. However the Silhouette du Barry Judging panel will have the final overall decision over the final winner and winning selection and this decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into.
10. Disclaimer: Silhouette du Barry shall not be held liable for any accidents, mishaps, injuries or loss of property that may arise during the competition. Contestants will adhere to the terms and conditions of the competition. Silhouette du Barry have the rights to disqualify not adhering to the terms and conditions laid out here in.

The journey of a Graduate Stylist. Meet Keely!

17 Year old Keely is our new Graduate stylist. Starting her training straight from school she has almost Qualified in her NVQ level 2 Hairdressing after just 13 months! (It takes most young stylists 2 years). She explains how she is one of our quickest learners and why she chose hairdressing as a career...

 What inspired you to become a hairdresser? 
I Moved to Essex when I was still at school and I loved going to the hairdressers. I was fascinated by everything they did from shampooing to cutting...

 Why did you want to work at SDB? 
I had heard that Silhouette du Barry was a fantastic salon with really good training. Nathan and Zoe are passionate hairdressers who are involved in all the Fashion weeks each season and work on TV for Jamie Stevens on X Factor and with Gok Wan, which I would love to do one day. I get loads of opportunities here like watching hair shows, assisting Nathan, Zoe and the team backstage at shows and competitions, colour and cutting courses and I have worked styling hair for professional models at shows myself already.

Why did you apply for an apprenticeship rather than go on to Full time Hairdressing College? 
I did 2 years of part time Hairdressing college through my school for the VRQ Qualification and i just couldn't wait to get into the real world working with real Clients and earn my own money! It was the best decision I  ever made as i have had so much experience both in and out of the salon that i would never have got at college. I have worked on shows and at lots of Weddings and assisted Zoe and Nathan loads which has taught me so much. I can't wait for the next Chapter as a Graduate Stylist!!!

How did you Qualify so quickly?   
The beauty of studying for your NVQ through the salon is it is at your own speed. You get 2 years funding at a private college. SDB use EASI hairdressing Academy but if you work hard you can do it quicker. Our Easi Assessor Emma comes to the salon every week to teach us Theory and Practical, plus we get extra practical training from Zoe who is a Qualified Assessor so she can Assess us and "pass us off" on work we do in the salon everyday. I was so determined to get the first part of my NVQ finished (level 2). I have made sure I get lots of models in and stayed for extra training after work whenever I get the chance to. I work with some amazing stylists - lots who have trained from day one at the salon like me, and I watch them and work with them as much as I can. It's been hard work but it's paid off! I am now looking after clients in the salon everyday - cutting, colour, perming, well everything! All my work gets checked by Zoe or Nathan. The next step is my NVQ level 3 which is the advanced qualification focusing on my hairdressing skills more in depth. I hope to that within 9 Months!

What is your favourite part of your job?   
 I love styling long hair up, especially for weddings. I assist the wedding team both on location weddings and in the salon. I look after lots of bridesmaids and help the senior stylist with the bride sometimes! The team here are so lovely and the senior stylists really help me with my hairdressing. When I become a senior stylist I would love to be part of the wedding team and specialise in that. 

I love the fact that you are always learning here. We have regular training for the senior stylists who have one to one training with Nathan and Zoe and also 'inspiration nights' for the whole team where we are taught 'up and coming trends and techniques' that Nathan and Zoe learn at Fashion weeks. But most of all, day to day making clients happy with a new look is so rewarding and makes the hard work worth it. I can't imagine doing anything else!

What would you say to a School leaver interested in Hairdressing?    

Get a Saturday job at a salon to learn basics as soon as you can. When you are leaving school research the best salons in your area for training. I travel from Maldon to Chelmsford everyday but I love working at Silhouette du Barry and the training is worth the journey!  Easi Hair Academy have a great website and they can help you find a good salon. My advice would be start early as if you work hard you can be a Stylist by the time you are 18 years old.

   Keely working an 'updo' with Jonny for our client Tracey.

Holiday Hair - Top Tips...

Your Holiday Hair Top Tips...

• Treat your hair like your skin in the sun- Protect and Moisturise... SPF spray on your hair (and parting if you have one) to PROTECT and an after-sun moisture balm treatment to MOISTURISE your hair after you have washed it.

• When you venture into the sea or pool then top tip- soak your hair with clean water before you get in- it will absorb far less damaging salt or chlorine.

• A great trick for a day at the beach or by the pool is to wash your hair in the morning and apply your moisture balm treatment to towel dried hair- slick long hair into a pony tail then twist into a tight bun to keep the fragile ends covered up. For shorter hair slick back off your face with a comb- The balm will dry like a gel keeping your hair in place and protected.

• Even with SPF protection expect your hair colour to lighten slightly in the sunshine- prevent this further by wearing a hat for total block.

• Let your colourist know if your hair has been exposed to lots of sun- it can affect your next colour service and salon pre-colour treatments will prevent this.

• Get a beach look in the evenings by using a texturising spray-we love prive finishing texture spray - a gentle texturizer spray that won't dry out your hair like some harsh salt sprays. Simply spray into damp hair, encourage movement and curl by "scrunching" in your hands and diffuse dry with a diffuser attachment or let air dry.

• Leave your hairdryer at home and pack super light bendies or velcro rollers-apply to 80% dry hair, roll up your locks and leave to set for as long as you can before you go out.

• Have a fantastic holiday!! X
  
  

Meet the team: Jonny's story

An interview with Jonny Sheppard, the newest member of our Senior Styling Team. Jonny came to hairdressing after another career and it's refreshing to see people with a love of the job discovering it's not just for school leavers and girls!

How old are you? 

26

How did you get into hairdressing?

I actually started off in Mechanical engineering! I always wanted to be a hairdresser. I grew up watching my mum as a hairdresser and was really interested but at the same time I was a bit of a lad and was too embarrassed to admit that's what I wanted to do to my mates. I worked for BMW and studied mechanical engineering. I moved to the Channel Islands for work but they only issue you a 3 year 'right to work' and so when it ran out I decided to try and do what I'd always wanted...hairdressing.

Where did you start? 

Luckily my mum gave me some contacts from her hairdressing days and I came to do some voluntary work for Silhouette du Barry, in Chelmsford. After two weeks, they offered me an apprenticeship. 

How was the training?

Different to engineering! I gained my Level 2 NVQ in hairdressing after 18 months and have now almost finished my Level 3. I've now just been promoted to Senior Stylist at Silhouette du Barry.

What's the coolest part of your job now?

Zoe and Nathan put me forward to work at London Fashion Week and I worked on Astrid Anderson's Men's SS/13 show. It was thrilling and satisfying all at the same time. I've also been sent abroad a couple of times for Matrix conferences which has been pretty cool too. To be honest though, making people feel great everyday in the Salon is ultimately the bit I love the most. 

What are you looking forward to in the future?

I'd love to be like Zoe and Nathan, working in the Salon with clients and working simultaneously on Fashion weeks and TV programmes, styling at the same time. A bit of everything really and maybe one day becoming a director. There is a lot of opportunity in hairdressing if you work hard and I love working hard.