How did you get into hair?
“My mum was actually a hairdresser. When I was really young she would always do my hair. When I left school I didn’t really know what I wanted to do, so I went and worked at a salon in Liverpool called Barber Dave’s. I started when I was 15 and I’ve been doing hair ever since and I’m now 22!”
When did you move down to London?
“I moved to London when I was 16, the day before my 17th birthday. I actually spent my birthday alone because I was so desperate to get to London.”
What was your first job in London?
“I was an assistant at a salon called George Northwood for 2 years. I then left and worked on Xtra Factor and did Rachelle’s hair. Which was really good fun. It was all live and I had never done anything like that before. After I went freelance for a little while and did some shoots, I worked on Lisa Eldridge’s hair a lot which was really fun. I then went to work at Larry’s Salon which is where I still work 2 days a week.”
Have you had any shoots or travel plans cancelled due to the lockdown?
“I was really lucky actually. I had a shoot with Lipsy in South Africa the first week of February which was amazing. It was around the time when countries started going into lockdown so on the way back everyone was wearing masks and there were crazy delays. We were in South Africa for a week and it was incredible. We had one day off in the middle of the week because we had such early call times and late finishes in order to catch the sun. But on the one day off we had there it was torrential rain!”
What have you been doing to keep yourself busy in lockdown?
“I’ve been doing a lot of yoga. I’ve never done yoga before and i’m really bad at it! I have absolutely no balance and I don’t know my lefts and rights! I’m all out of sorts because I’ve only just moved into this house, which was a big change and now I’m not working.. I’m trying to stick to a routine as much as I can, get up, make a coffee and then I try and do some kind of workout for an hour in the morning. After I have a shower and some breakfast, then get on with my work.”
What is your most recent music discovery?
“Well my brother is in a band called Lona and they have just released a new song called ‘Wonderland’ which is incredible. They’re doing loads of covers at the minute which is great. They just did a Phil Collins cover which was unbelievable.”
What have you been reading?
“I’ve been reading a lot, I’ve got through some amazing books during lockdown. I’ve just read ‘Blood Orange’ and ‘Don’t You Cry’, I’m totally addicted to both of them. I also read ‘Where the Crawdad Sings’ which was unbelievable! I read it in 2 days, I couldn’t put it down!”
What are your top tips for frizzy hair?
“If you’re washing it a lot try to cut back, you want to have a little bit of natural oil and dirt in your hair as well as lots of thick serums for the ends. If you’re using a heavy shampoo, every third or fourth wash, wash it with something like a Treseme or Head and Shoulders, which will strip the residue off of your hair and give it a bit more life and body. Try to stick to your natural texture as much as you can. If your hair is wavy but frizzy, give it a hydrating oil and put some moose in and scrunch it when you get out the shower. This will help to control the natural texture.”
How to recreate this loose wavy half up do
0
