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Lox of Love ’ s new stylist and hair extensions specialist Chloe Ladbury ( centre ) with stylist Emma Stevens ( left ) and managing director Victoria Cartwright .
Chloe joins Lox of Love team as hair specialists continue to grow
A hair dressing team which specialises in extensions continues to grow after adding a new member to its team .
By Martin Walker
Globetrotting Chloe Ladbury has joined Lox of Love on Aycliffe Business Park after a 10-month tour around the world .
The 25-year-old had spent 10 months working as a stylist on a cruise ship after leaving her role with The Works at Cobblers Hall in Newton Aycliffe .
It boosts Lox of Love ’ s team to five as the firm continues to enjoy year-on-year growth .
“ I ’ m really excited to be back home and enjoying a new challenge ,” said former Woodham Academy student Chloe , who lives in the town .
“ It ’ s always been a huge passion of mine . I started training to be a hair dresser when I was 15 and after working on the town for a few years I wanted to get some different experience under my belt .
“ The opportunity came up to join a cruise , and during 10 months we went all over the world and visited some wonderful places including Brazil , Colombia , the Caribbean and Alaska .
“ It was a fantastic experience but I was ready to come home and take up a new challenge , so I was delighted when Victoria at Lox of Love offered me this new role .”
Lox of Love managing director Victoria Cartwright says her firm has gone from strength-to-strength , despite being hit by a personal tragedy in 2016 .
In September last year , Victoria ’ s sister Anna Swabey lost her 20-month battle with a brain tumour – since passing , Anna ’ s fundraising efforts have smashed the £ 100,000 barrier .
“ It was a very difficult time ,” says Victoria , who runs Lox of Love with her mum and business partner Linda . “ But luckily our staff and clients were extremely supportive and understanding .
“ We got through it as a family and now the business continues to do well . Our turnover has increased and we ’ ve seen significant increases year-on-year .”
Victoria now hopes to grow her team at Lox of Love ’ s premises at Unit 6 within Evans Business Centre on Durham Way South .
Chloe joined the team as part-time Saturday assistant Amber Peake also made her role full-time at the family firm .
“ We ’ re delighted with the addition of both Chloe and Amber ,” adds Victoria .
“ The hair dressing and hair extensions side of the business has just expanded so much , and we were struggling to cope with demand at one point .
“ Chloe was already trained in extensions and I knew how good she was from when she was previously employed in Aycliffe .
“ Amber used to be our Saturday girl while at school but has become very popular with our clients and is coming on in leaps and bounds . She continues to offer a hair and make-up service while continuing her hair dressing training , and she will eventually become fully-trained in hair extensions . “ We ’ ve had to expand the salon due to demand so we can increase our capacity so we now have a new spill-out room to ease the burden during our peak times , so it ’ s all going very well .”
Lox of Love , which is official stockists of Beauty Works extensions , will soon be offering a new wig-fitting service for clients with medical conditions .
Victoria added : “ From my own experience when Anna lost her hair through radiotherapy , she was trying to find somewhere and they ’ re few and far between , and ended up finding a place in Hertfordshire
“ So I feel like the support in this region is lacking a little bit , so within the next month we ’ ll be offering a full wig-fitting service , not just to chemotherapy patients , but other people with medical hair loss .
“ And towards the end of the year we ’ re also planning to offer a hair recovery programme . It ’ s something I ’ m passionate about , and it ’ s something I understand .”
Mum-of-three Victoria , a fully-qualified hair dresser , launched Lox of Love in December 2012 , originally as a mobile service which eventually amassed around 500 clients , before opening her own premises on Aycliffe Business Park in May 2014 .
To book or make an enquiry with Lox of Love , call them on 01325 327362 , or for more details go to www . loxoflove . co . uk