Famous names get creative for fellowship colour night

The TONI&GUY Academy in London played host to the most recent Fellowship Colour Night, which saw a host of leading colour specialists show off their skills on stage. Hosted by Fellowship President Errol Douglas MBE and compered by Edward Hemmings from Alan D hairdressing education, the event revealed how top colourists think up new concepts and, crucially, bring them to life for clients. First on stage to were Mark Creed from Philosophy, Toni & Guy’s Jo O’Neill and Paul Dennison from Ken Picton. "These evenings are all about playing with ideas and pushing the boundaries," said Mark whose own models rocked looks created with hair stencils. He also used gelatine infused with colour which he melted into his model's hair to create a blend of unique tones. The next trio of experts were Faye Turner from hob salons, Lisa Whiteman from Webster Whiteman and Warren Boodaghians from TIGI who between them demonstrated a mixture of colour techniques."The most common question we get asked in the salon is what’s in fashion," said Warren. "Our job is to make sure our clients feel one step ahead while keeping the look wearable and achievable for them." The final three specialists were Sassoon’s Edward Darley, Sharon Cox from Sanrizz and Mahogany’s Tai Walker. While creating stunning shades, Sharon revealed that she occasionally liked to break the hairdressing rule by cutting hair after colouring rather than before and "watching the palette of colour explode." Before the colourists came back on stage to present their finished results, Fellowship Colour Project leader and mentor Michelle Griffin came on stage to talk all things Colour Project. She brought on two of her students, Daniel Couch and Sarah Ellson who’d also been working on models, creating breathtaking results.