Archives: Staff

Michael

I started my career in hairdressing 35 years ago having successfully achieved both my level 2 and 3 in hairdressing.

After perfecting my art, I opened my own salon in 1989 which was established for 17 years before I teamed up with Alan to form The Salon, Langley Park in 2003.

During this time, I have enjoyed carrying out the in-salon training and education for our apprentices some of whom have since gone on to open their own successful businesses.

I believe ongoing education and development is vital to our work and I personally receive a great deal of satisfaction from passing on my knowledge to the young hairdressers of today. To help me with this I enrolled and graduated in 2009 with a PCET Teaching degree through Sunderland University at New College Durham.

My favourite areas of hairdressing to teach include cutting, perming and colouring. I regularly attend a variety of courses from top industry names including Andrew Collinge, Lee Stafford, Vidal Sassoon, Hob academy London and Redken to keep abreast of the ever changing trends and latest techniques.

Much of my training takes place in New York which is where I learnt all about the new style of perming – the American Wave, I have also travelled to Italy to watch the process of how hair colour is made which helped me to gain a better understanding of how colour works on the structure of the hair. Hair colour is my absolute passion! I believe your hair colour is the make-up you never take off.

My professional memberships include MYHAIRDRESSER.COM, NICK EDUCATION, HAIRDRESSER TV and SCISSORBOY.COM all of which are hairdressing education sites.

View examples of Michael’s work by visiting his Instagram page here.

Kayleigh Senior Stylist

Kayleigh Emmerson is one of our senior stylists, formally from a top Durham city centre hair salon.

Kayleigh arrived at The Salon Langley Park 8 years ago with a wealth of experience, a passion for beautiful hair and most recognisably a huge talent for advanced hair colouring.  Throughout Kayleigh’s career, she has continually thrived on learning new techniques and colour formulas. She will soon be embarking on a Redken colour Degree which is highly regarded within the hairdressing industry.

Her confidence and incredible knowledge of hair colour are evident in all her work within the salon. She specialises in achieving tailored colour results that complements the individual, from the most flamboyant who love vivacious results to those who love subtle, soft and beautiful looks. Her calm and relaxed nature ensures she gets the most from her clients and guarantees the perfect look!

Kayleigh is also a Great Lengths & Hairaiser Extension Specialist who is constantly in demand for her flawless extension work. Please feel free to book a complimentary extension consultation (a private room is available upon request.)

Georgia Senior Stylist

Georgia has been in the salon industry for 10 years, working at the salon throughout her career winning Hairdressing Apprentice Of The Year two years running whilst studying at college and has since gone on to win first place at the world skills competition for hairdressing.
Georgia specialises in colouring and extensions, has a wealth of knowledge and expertise and is ready & waiting with lots of inspiring ideas to transform your hair!

Ciara – Senior Stylist

Hi I’m Ciara, I’m 24, and I’ve been at The Salon Langley Park since October 2019.

I’m NVQ Level 3 Qualified and have over 9 years salon experience. My passions in hair are colouring and styling, my favourite colouring technique to do is Balayage. I love to do this because you can be imaginative and create your own ideas.

My favourite style to do is waves, I love to do this because they look great on everyone, it’s an effortless look which flatters all face shapes. It adds volume into limp lifeless hair.
You can see all my work on my instagram page. View more of Ciara’s work.

Hi I’m Ruby the Apprentice at The Salon. I love greeting all our clients both new and regular Working at the salon has uncovered new interests in both Hair Extensions and The American Wave Perm.

I hope to complete my apprenticeship to the highest standard and look forward to all my upcoming training.