Our Hair Expo Extravaganza 

On the weekend a few of our team attended the ever inspiring Hair Expo in Sydney. Here's what they got up to:

Saturday:

On Saturday our Creative Director Leslie was invited to the Wella Studios in Surrey Hills to style 3 models who were entertaining the guests at the amazing Saturday Night Gala event. He then attended the Gala which showcased work from last year's Hairdresser of the Year, Joey Scandizzo, and the team at Toni and Guy Australia who were celebrating their 50 year anniversary. Joey's show featured a very strong tribal feel with men with ponytails and the girls with big feathered headpieces. The show then took a turning point and went colourful.  The girls donned colourful wigs and some coloured chalk was splashed around the stage making for a very vibrant show. Toni and Guy's show re-visited collections from Toni and Guy's 50 years in hairdressing from striking looks of the 60's to textured messy looks of the 00's. It was an amazing show with some great showmanship.

Sunday:

On the Sunday Leslie was up bright and early to assist an amazing hairdressing team from Melbourne, Rokk Ebony. Their collection featured bright and interesting colours, drawing their inspiration from each of the seasons. Winter saw cool icy tones, Autumn saw warm rich colours and flowy styles, Summer saw golds and reds and Spring saw pinks and mahogany's.  Meanwhile the rest off the team went to former Hairdresser of the Year winner Jayne Wilde's, amazing seminar. The seminar featured some eclectic looks that the members of Wildlife Hair Team adopt in their photographic work. The team was also able to attend a range of trade stalls during the show to look at the latest in hairdressing technology and equipment.  The team then attended the Sunday Night Gen Next Gala, featuring work from the next generation of hairdressers including students from the Pivot Point Academy, The Gen Next Team and many more.

Monday:

Leslie was up early again helping the amazing Lorna Evans from Lorna Evans Education on her seminar. Lorna's newest collection features some amazing looks that highlight different textures and strong shapes. Leslie learnt to work with hair pieces and extensions to create different and more extreme looks. Then he attended the Hair Expo where Frank Apostolopous was crowned hairdresser of the year and Lisa Muscat was crowned New Creative Force. Congratulations to these two amazing hairdressers.

Tuesday:

On the final day Leslie spent the day with Edward Daley and Mark Hayes of Sassoon Academy from London. The day was an intimate insight into their work.  The group was shown different looks from their latest collections and then got to practice those methods on models. The day Leslie says was " inspirational and has changed the way he cuts". Well worth it.