First ghd graduates are honoured

Earlier this year, styling super-brand ghd launched the first-ever regulated and approved styling qualification. ghd are proud to announce that the first group of talented students graduated at the ghd academy on Dean Street in Soho this week. ghd invited parents, friends and family of the graduates to enjoy canapes and bubbly the intimate graduation ceremony where a panel of four ghd experts discussed hairdressing opportunities, shared their stories and offered advice to the graduates. The professional education panel included Zoe Irwin, ghd uk brand ambassador; Jo Robertson, head of global education; Leighanne Regan, session stylist; and Sally Whitehead, ghd educator. Zoe told the graduates: “it’s been a dream of mine for years to run a ghd graduate styling programme and I’m so pleased for all the students, they’ve achieved an incredible level of styling. The next step for them now is to throw themselves into everything they do, don’t be afraid to try something different.” The ghd graduate styling programme embraces all areas of styling through a variety of seminars taught by industry experts. This year’s students have gained a full spectrum of knowledge from the basic blow drying and styling skills to the more intricate hair-up and trend-spotting techniques.