January 2013
Star-studded salon staff meet celebs!
Staff at a Somercotes salon are keeping star-studded company with a host of celebrities.
Hair stylists and beauty therapists from Hair & Beauty at Slimming World, based on Clover Nook Road in Somercotes, have welcomed famous faces to the salon as well as meeting them at exclusive events.
Salon manager Victoria Hallam and her team met former The Only Way is Essex star Mark Wright when he hosted Slimming World’s annual Awards ceremony for its most successful slimmers. The stylists travelled to Birmingham to give the ten finalists in Slimming World’s Woman of the Year 2012 competition, who between them lost more than 110st with the weight loss organisation, a glamorous makeover ahead of the awards.
Victoriasays the event was one of the most memorable in her career of nearly 15 years: “I’ve done a lot of exciting things in my time as a hair stylist, including travelling nationally with the Schwarzkopf artistic team, but this really did top it all. Every single one of the ladies we met was so inspirational and they’ve all achieved such amazing weight losses so they definitely deserved a pampering. Everyone said they felt really special – like celebrities for the day – which was exactly what we wanted, and what we try to do for all of our clients. And I can’t lie, meeting Mark was great too – the icing on the cake after a fantastic day.”
Meanwhile, beauty therapist Gemma Weston was delighted to welcome Emmerdale actor Matthew Wolfenden when he made a special visit to the salon. Matthew, who took the trophy in last year’s Dancing on Ice competition, was visiting Slimming World’s head office to meet slimmers taking part in the Woman of the Year 2012 semi-finals and while there he visited the salon, which is based on site but open to the public.
And given all their new famous friends, it’s fitting that hair stylistsVerity Wright, Becky Jones and Lynsey Mott joined Victoria to be treated to a masterclass with celebrity stylist Andrew Barton. The team were whisked off to a Redken Education Experience with Andrew in Manchester and they have now welcomed professional hair brand Redken 5th Avenue NYC to Hair and Beauty at Slimming World.
Victoria says: “All of our clients are special to us and we love making them feel like celebrities. I love seeing someone who’s walked into the salon feeling tired or fed-upwalking out looking and feeling fabulous. That’s why we choose the most luxurious and exclusive brands for the salon including Elemis and HD Brows as well as Redken. Redken is the most advanced range in the professional hair industry and it’s used backstage at some of the biggest fashion shows in New York, London, Paris and Milan so it’s just what our clients deserve and makes them feel as good as celebrities. Our customers are loving the products and we’re delighted to be bringing a little piece of New York to Somercotes.”
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Captions
Photo 1: Hair & Beauty at Slimming World staff cuddle up to reality star Mark Wright: (left to right) Diane Shooter, Gemma Young, Victoria Hallam and Nicola Searston.
Photo 2: Star client: beauty therapist Gemma Weston meets Emmerdale actor Matthew Wolfenden
Photo 3: Celebrity hairdresser Andrew Barton made sure the stylists are a cut above at a training session: (left to right) Verity Wright, Lynsey Mott, Victoria Hallam and Becky Jones.
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Notes to Editors
- Hair & Beauty at Slimming World, CloverNook Road, Somercotes, Alfreton, DE55 4RF
- Opening hours: Monday & Friday 9.30am – 6pm, Tuesday to Thursday 9.30am – 7pm, Saturday 8.30am – 4.30pm.
- Hair & Beauty at Slimming World is a 5-star salon and one of only 2,000 members of The Good Salon Guide.
- Hair & Beauty is proud to use some of the top hair and beauty brands including Redken, GHD, Tigi, Jessica, Calgel, Mii make-up, Minx nails, HD Brows and Su-do.