Hairdressers provide a service by styling, maintaining, cutting and colouring their clients' hair to help enhance their appearance.
Hairdressers provide a service by styling, maintaining, cutting and colouring their clients' hair to help enhance their appearance.
Skilled hairdressers are knowledgeable about many different cutting techniques, colouring and the chemicals involved, curling and barbering. These processes and techniques are essential in fulfilling a client's wishes.
A career in hairdressing requires creativity and manual dexterity, as well as interest in fashion and knowledge of new developments. Hairdressers should also have basic knowledge of medical problems connected to the scalp and hair as they are often consulted on these issues. This is a popular and rewarding career as many hairdressers said they felt appreciated by their clients (City & Guilds Happiness Survey 2008).
Fast Facts
L'Oréal Professionnel has 110 hairdressing academies across the world.
Source: L'Oréal Professional
There are 245,795 people employed in hairdressing across the UK.
Source: L'Oréal Professional
There are 34,000 hair salons in the UK.
Source: L'Oréal Professional
Featured Competitor
Megan Kuhn
Nation: Australia
Competition: 2009
Skill: Ladies / Mens Hairdressing
What do you enjoy most about your job?
Hairdressing is a great trade. You meet new people and learn everyday. I enjoy the client interaction the most, especially if they are unsure what they want.
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Results
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