Akin konizi's key july moments
Styling celebrity clients and sharing his knowledge at creative educational seminars are the highlights of the HJ's British Hairdresser of the Year, Akin Konizi's month.
What: Duo Hair Design
Where: hob academy, Camden
When: 1st July 2009
Why: Akin headed up hob educational team at a one-day bespoke course to the team from from Duo Hair Design, Newbury. Teaching a mixture of the Classic Cutting and Salon Creatives the team worked with long and short looks. The attendees honed their cutting skills and developed their colour placement techniques.
Akin says: "This course was tailored to the specific requirements of the group. Requesting a course which worked on the fundamentals of hairdressing through to more creative techniques, we designed a bespoke programme to cater to their needs. A successful and inspiring day, the education team worked through various cuts and colours with the group to enhance the attendee's skills.'
What: British Hairdresser of the Year Shoot
Where: Spring Studios, London
When: 20th & 21st July 2009
Why: Reigning British Hairdresser of the Year, Akin has received another nomination for the prestigious award for 2009! Therefore, much of July has been dedicated to researching ideas, finalising a stylist, make-up artist and photographer and getting everything underway for his the shoot. In third week of July, Akin spent two days working with a variety of models and a selection of looks to bring his vision for his 2009 British Hairdresser of the Year collection to life.
Akin says: "This is always a very time pressured couple of days. Shooting a collection requires a great deal of preparation and can be quite hectic. I had a clear picture of what I wanted the outcome to look like, so the team and I worked hard to ensure that we achieved the vision with no compromise."
What: Re-styling chart-topper Pixie Lott's locks
Where: hob salons, Camden
When: 27th July 2009
Why: Songstress of the moment Pixie Lott visited hob salons Camden to enjoy a total hair makeover. First HJ's 2008 British Colour Technician of the Year Christel Lundqvist gave Pixie an overall warm blonde colour applied with a darker hue of toffee brown through the underneath, then took her to a lighter, cooler palette of ivory and champagne blonde to draw attention to her dark brown eyes and complement her complexion. Next, it was Akin's turn to work his magic. He gave Pixie's long tresses a new lease of life by adding layers to give lots of texture and movement for a fresher feel and more on-trend style.
Akin says: 'Welcoming Pixie to hob salons was fantastic. A real rising star, she was lovely to work with and had a great vibe about her. As she wanted to keep her flowing tresses, we just worked with her natural movement and enhanced this with a beautiful blonde palette created by Christel.'
