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My passion for hairdressing unknowingly started with me at a very young age. My mother being a hairdresser meant that I was always surrounded by styling and the salon environment. When I was young however, I found the novelty of playing with my mother’ s scissors, cutting hair, or anything for that matter, much more exciting than necessarily being a hairdresser. Throughout my teens I learnt some skills from my mother and developed a feel for hairdressing. I didn’ t think that hairdressing was my passion however, and I instead decided to pursue a career in law.
It was during my studies at law school that I truly discovered my urge for creativity and a client facing role. I was lucky enough to be invited to assist a hairstylist at a University Fashion Show. It was an amazing experience and an eye opener to a world that I had discarded in my past. Although law required a lot of client consultation, I found the freedom of speech and the relationships I could develop with people through hairdressing to be just the sort of social environment I was looking for. I had discovered my dream job, despite the fact that it had been so accessible to me my whole life.
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In an attempt to finance my law studies and finish off that chapter, I nagged my friends for jobs in the field. Eventually one gave in and offered me a job. This job resulted in me walking away from law and instead I started my career in hairdressing. For me in the early years of salon work, I found that my relationship with clients and impressing them was my priority. Later down the track however, I developed more in my skill and changed my focus to the quality of hairstyling I was producing, which inevitably meant that I had thrilled clients. More and more I mastered techniques and my eye for quality and soon found myself in an elite position in the hairdressing world.
I have always considered myself a’ 70:30’ hairdresser. 70 % of my time is spent in the salon with clients, and 30 % is spent on session work and photo shoots. I enjoy several aspects from both streams of hairdressing. As I mentioned, clients have always been a huge motivating and driving factor for me. However, I enjoy the creativity that I can express through session work. I strive to do better every day, in comparison to what I did the day before. To further improve on my work, and as a result leave behind a legacy. Ultimately I want to be the best, and that is what I aim to achieve every day.
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