For anyone that reads the Salons Direct blog regularly, you’ll be aware that the hair and beauty industries are full of inspiring men and women. Not only are these people some of the most skilled in their craft, but they are astute business owners and community leaders.

In our most recent interview,

A former ‘Barber of the year‘ as well as ‘Afro barber of the year‘ Michael Damiano is a barbering force to be reckoned with. Michael is also apart of the Wahl Artistic Team and as our

In this edition of ‘Ask the expert‘ we catch up with Skyler Colour Director, Lloyd Court to learn more about his journey within the hair colour industry, as well as his career highlights and muses on the future of hair colouring.

In this month’s edition of ‘Ask The Expert‘ we speak to Tom Connell, Artistic Director at Trevor Sorbie to discover how he has built a career in hairdressing and the

She scooped Scratch Magazine’s ‘Cover of the Year Award’ last year for her gothic-inspired nails, and now she’s managing her own nail line with The Edge Nails.

In this month’s nail-themed spotlight,

Richard Ward is an award-winning celebrity hairstylist and salon owner whose impressive client roster includes non-other than the Duchess Of Cambridge.

In this month’s edition of ‘Ask The Expert,’ we catch up with Richard to learn more about his hairdressing career and his thoughts on our ever-expanding industry.

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