Meet Fran...

Meet Fran

 Graduate Stylist

19 Year old Fran has been a member of the SDB team since the beginning of 2015. She says her favourite thing about hairdressing is making her clients feel relaxed and love their hair.

 

 Fran is currently in her advanced training in cutting, colour and smoothing treatments and loving every minute! " I want to learn as much as i can and push myself to become the best hairdresser i can be." Says Fran 

"I particularly love Cutting hair- its amazing how the right haircut enhances someones features and makes them look younger" 

Fran loves to colour hair - especially highlights... "Blonde highlights are becoming very popular now the summer is here" Says Fran " I am currently taking part in Balayage highlight training which is where the blondes melt into one another rather than streaks of blonde- its really beautiful" 

"Working at Silhouette du Barry has opened my eyes to so much more and i would love to work with Extensions and hairpieces in the future".

"I am great at blowdrying and styling hair- so if you are going out and want glamourous hair- i'm your girl!"

Book your appointment with Fran at www.sdbhair.co.uk or 01245 257137

MEET TARA- OUR HEAD ASSISTANT...

Meet TARA...

Tara is 19 years old with a HUGE passion for hair, Make up and vintage style. Tara is our Head assistant, who looks after 4 assistants and 6 Saturday team members. Here she tells us about her work…

                                                                               Q. How did you get into hairdressing? 
I always have wanted to become a hairdresser. I got a job at a salon after I left school but had my haircut at Silhouette du Barry- it was always my dream salon to work in ! I applied to work there and after 2 attempts I got to my second interview and they offered me a job!












      Tara & Nathan styling TOWIE's Lydia Bright



Q. What do like about your job?
Everything! It's such a busy buzzy salon with high standards. I love the challenges every day brings and the training is so good.

                                            Tara putting her Vintage touch on New Hall's Fashion Event

          

 Q. Do you look after clients everyday? 
Yes as a second year apprentice I look after clients a lot- everything from colours to extensions to blow-drys. From this year I am on the long hair and Bridal team so will be working with my Senior Stylists on Weddings and looking after girls for their Prom hair in the summer. I feel I am at my best making clients feel relaxed and looked after.


Q. How do you see your future?
I would love to train young hairdressers and work as a senior stylist at the salon. My passion is Hair Extensions and Creative Colouring so I would really love to enter British colour technician of the year one day. My Boss Nathan has been nominated for a Eastern hairdresser of the year 4 times!

Q. What are your ambitions?
To work in Fashion shows in New York, Milan and Paris like my Bosses do. I would love to work more with hair extensions, wigs and hairpieces as I have a real passion for that kind of hairdressing. I really think the most exciting thing about hairdressing is that it is so diverse and you can branch out into different areas and travel the world!

Tara is currently offering blowdries for just £10 at the Salon.

 Book with her or one of the team on 01245 257137

WIN TICKETS!!!!

to

The X Factor LIVE 
Results show

Sunday 30th November

For your chance to win two VIP tickets including drinks at the after show party where you will meet the contestants, all you have to do is...
Donate your chosen amount to Farleigh hospice via this link… 
                                              http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/sdbhair

For each £1 donation you will receive one entry into the competition ie: £20 donation will give you 20 entries into the competition.  

                    Thank you for donating and good luck !


Terms and Conditions:

• The Winners will be announced on Monday 24th November. 
• You must be 12 years or over to attend the X Factor Live show.
• The objective of this competition is to raise funds for Farleigh Hospice and give the winner the opportunity to attend the live Sunday show with their chosen guest.
• All donations will go to Farleigh Hospice only.
• This competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by or associated with Facebook. By participating in this competition you agree to a complete release of  Facebook from any claims and you agree to these terms and conditions 
• Only registered donations through Virgin Money giving will be counted.
• Farleigh Hospice and Silhouette du Barry cannot be held responsible for any injury, accidents, loss of property or mishap that may arise at or during this competition.
• Competition winners are to arrange their own transport to/from the studios.
• The winner will be picked at random using a computer generated system.
• Tickets are for November 30th November only and cannot be exchanged for other dates.
• Tickets are for the winners only and can not be sold or passed on.
• Tickets will be at the studios on the day of the show.

Our 2014 Apprentice Team,

 the story so far…

Meet Bronte, Emmy and Evie; our Apprentice team for this year. They began their journey this September to become hair stylists at SDB, we caught up with them to ask how they are getting on…

How are you finding work compared to school?
Emmy: I love it! the hours are obviously longer but every day is different where as school was always regimented and the same every day. I love seeing different clients and doing different tasks each day- I am learning so much!

How long is your apprenticeship and what does it involve?
Evie: Our Apprenticeship is up to 2 years- we are studying for our NVQ level 2. We can qualify earlier if we work hard which means we will work on the salon floor as Graduate stylists sooner. After our NVQ level 2 we will study for our NVQ level 3 while we are Graduate Stylists which is the advanced training in Hairdressing. We have Tuesdays dedicated to Training, which is with the hair Academy EASI who come to the salon to teach our Theory and Practical sessions, we also have extra training in practical skills with our Directors Zoe and Nathan which i really enjoy.

Why did you choose an Apprenticeship rather than hairdressing college?
Bronte: An apprenticeship i feel is much more hands on- we are looking after clients all day which is great for our practical skills and also our customer service skills. At the salon we are working with top hairdressers every day and learning from them, some of our Stylists are assisting on the X Factor for Celebrity Hairdresser Jamie Stevens at the moment and they teach us! I feel inspired by them and hope to follow in their footsteps one day.

What do you like most about your Apprenticeship?
Evie: I love that we get to help the hairstylists with Colours and hair extensions a lot. I also love blowdrying clients hair and I really enjoy styling long hair in up-styles and look forward to working on Weddings and Prom hair next year. 

Where do you hope to be in the future after your Apprenticeship?
Emmy: I would love to become a top Stylist at the salon like our Art Director Lena and work with Nathan and Zoe on Fashion week shows and TV shows like X Factor for Jamie Stevens- he is amazing!
Bronte: I will keep training and taking part in courses as in hairdressing you never stop learning. My dad is a hairdresser and i would love to make him proud by being a brilliant and successful stylist.
Evie: I really want to become a Bridal hair specialist and become an Art Director in the salon, I love working at Silhouette du Barry- I really feel i have the best start to my hairdressing career!

 Bronte, Emmy and Evie look forward to looking after you in the salon soon. 

Good luck with your training girls! XXX

Interested in an Apprenticeship? Email Zoe at sdbhair@hotmail.co.uk

for a chance to start an amazing career in Hairdressing.

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 …

                                             Image: Google image search

                                                                            Image: Google image search

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!