Dry shampoo, our party favourite
You may know of dry shampoo as your go-to styler for those in-between wash days… but did you know that you can use it as a texture and volume styler too? Party season is coming up with halloween parties, school formals, office christmas parties and of course new years so #teamenglish want to ensure you guys are all set and ready for any last minute plans.
We stock a wide range of dry shampoos and also carry travel sizes, which are perfect to keep in your handbag for super hot days or to take with you on little getaway end-of-the-year trips! We also recommend leaving some at work so that you can quickly style from day time to night for any after hours events.
Styling Hair is a serious game in Glebe.
We have found our new favourite brush! Brushes are a hair stylists' magic wand - Every stylist has certain favourite brush that seems to work just for them, but here at Stevie English we have found a brush that the whole team loves.
It's a dream for for detangling - it's amazing for getting knots out! No more kids tears! Move over tangle teezer.
The blowdry experts are loving it for wrap drying as the brush moves around the head for comfort . Come see us in Glebe to try it for yourself!
$22.00 from Glide
Curly Hair expert in Glebe recomends matrix
Alex who is a senior stylist and our resident curly hair expert recomends Matrix Biolage Defining Gel-cream for curly hair - because "you will get a much better moist curl and helps stops the frizz that can be every curly hair owners worry" in his words.
Matrix BIOLAGE Defining Gel-Cream $30.00
Best Colourists in Sydney! Not just Glebe and Inner-west.
We love getting mentioned by mags and blogs. Thanks Urbanlist Sydney.
We got a lovely write up and they used one of Shaun and Stevie's pics
https://www.theurbanlist.com/sydney/a-list/sydneys-best-hair-colourists
Hair in Glebe just got better!
Our lease is ending in Bondi, which gives us an opportunity to merge our salons into one amazing creative hub. We are shutting the doors on our Bondi salon on September 17 and making Glebe our home.
The exceptional talents of Shaun, Alex, Sadie, Manet and Harrison are returning to the mothership and joining our powerhouse Glebe team to make an amazing flagship salonand one #TeamEnglish
Having a rich depth of talent in our team allows us to provide a wide selection of options. We have all stylist levels on offer from New Talent to Senior Director, and longer opening hours to cater for all our wonderful clients.
We now can focus all our talent in one space and we look forward to seeing you and your hair in Glebe!
Our hours are:
Tuesday 10-6
Wednesday 10-9
Thursday 10-9
Friday 10-7
Saturday 8-4
Alternate Sundays 10-4
Teamenglish bonkers-ness is now under one roof - watchout!
This hair
Trend Alert: Creative Undercuts
The Undercut is a term used for the shaven areas of a hairstyle. Whether it is at the nape of the neck or on the sides, it can be a fun way to add dimension and an element of surprise to your everyday style.
We believe that with changing trends more people are willing to be adventurous with their precious locks, and while the undercut can be a bit daring at times, it can also be used as a tool to help lighten the load for thick haired people.
As for the creative stuff, we love making the regular undercut more exciting - adding shapes, layers and sometimes colour. If this tickles your fancy, our cutting experts at Stevie English will be able to come up with something unique for you and your style!
Hair by Shaun in our Bondi salon
Snapchat and Pokemon Go at Stevie English Hair
So if you are around one of our salons today you can get our filter on snap chat - Happy snapping, and if you are on Pokemon Go user our Bondi salon is a pokestop! I might have set up a lure so why not grab a Pokemon and some #matrix shampoo while you are at it! What a wonderful world we live in. If you want to follow the salon antics on Snap search Stevie English Hair or @englishhair and to follow the Guv @stevieenglish (WARNING) You might get more than just hair stuff.
Our snap filter
Pokestop
Our mural is a pokestop
My first year with Matrix
A little press from industry magazines We love HairBiz
The cool kids (Australian Matrix design team)
The cool kids (Australian Matrix design team) page 2
A blog post Stevie wrote for Hair Biz
HAPPINESS
One of our core ideals at Stevie English Hair - Is to have as much fun as possible and to be happy.
It definitely is my goal, I love my job and I get to work with so many creative people. This year I’ve been across the Globe for Matrix educating and playing at colouring hair. And here in Australia I have spent my time educating, hanging in my salons with my cool staff and working on The Voice as Hair Ambassador for Matrix and we are only half-way through the year!
We believe that being happy is a great thing, and part of that feeling, is feeling good about yourself - and obviously we think a great hair can help.
I was reading an article the other day that was about the two things that go along with happiness; expectation and surprise. We like to think there’s some fun expectation of your booked appointment for Stevie English hair and the surprise - Well we don’t ever want to surprise any client. But we do like to help and assist with the look you want to achieve - I know our team (teamEnglish) have so much skill and creative genius that can help to add and suggest ways to make your look even more you! So we hope that you have a style thats even better than you imagined - and thats always a happy surprise!
We like to think that when we are all happy we feel good about ourselves - so thats why this Saturday we would do something fun. Just because ...
You’ll be able to snap your new snip from stevie english hair on snapchat whilst in the salon - and add our exclusive filter to your image - its just for the day - its a first for a Hairsalon and we hope you’ll have fun adding your happiness surprise and perhaps a little expectation to it as well!
Happy hair right there! Happy hairdressers too! So tomorrow in our salons play on snapchat and use our exclusive filter.
This beautiful hair makes me happy . Hair by Leah in our Glebe salon using matrix
Snip and snap and Stevie English Hair
Colouring hair the safe way for our staff in Glebe and Bondi junction
Hair colour can be smelly and can have fumes . We at Stevie English Hair use a speicial mixer to negate harsh fumes for our staff. It's called the ping. We do all we can to help the environment and to help our staff. We love the Ping from Ecoheads
These little babies mix up our colour give us perfect consistency.
The ping
4 ways Stevie English will keep your hair IN ...
...CONDITION
We use Matrix, and along with Biolage we will keep your hair in great condition. Our shampoos, conditioners and treatments will keep your hair IN a great state
...SHAPE
We have expert talent that cut hair not corners. Our education program is second to none and one of the pillars of our success. We will keep your hair IN great shape.
...COLOUR
We live to colour hair, and Matrix colour is phenomenal so we can customise any colour to the needs of our clients. And with the genius of our colour director, Stevie, who not only trains our team but is in demand world wide, we are sure to keep your hair looking IN fine form.
...STYLING
Matrix styling is a class above and with Style link we have an added creative partner to create anything any time for you. Our team are dedicated to our salon perfection staying with you , and will recommend ways that your hair will be IN style when away from us.
This is an Inn.
Hair expo 2016
Hair Expo 2016
Over the weekend we had the greatest pleasure in watching our lovely Louise up on stage for Hair Expo 2016 in Melbourne. She was one of four finalists for Apprentice of the Year across both Australia and New Zealand.
On stage she showed off her amazing hairdressing skills and spoke of her creative concepts. We are so proud of her and excited to see the incredible work she has in store for the future.
Stevie was there with Matrix, Evy Professional and Excellent Edges to show of some of the best industry tools, which we are fortunate enough to use in our salons.
Lousie on main stage with the crowd loving her hair and her fashion sense.
The next generation of Stevie English Hairdressers in Glebe
We have our super apprentice Louise Williamson up for apprentice of the year this year at the Hair Expo Awards. She is one of 4, giving her a 25% chance of winning. Louise already works on The Voice, Xfactor and was chosen by Matrix as a Hot Team member, meaning she is one of the young generation stylists to watch. Louise works in our Glebe salon, she is colouring on the floor and cutting men's hair. We wish you luck this weekend Lou xx
One of her finalist images
Watch Lou recreate this on the main stage at hair expo on Monday!
Another of Louise finalist images
Men's super hairdressers in Glebe
Jyle is one of our senior hairdressers in our Glebe salon. If you or or the man in your life needs to look extra stylish you should book in with this hair loving star.
Balayage experts in Sydney
BALAYAGE
Meaning ‘to sweep’ in french, the balayage colouring technique has become one of the most popular salon services around the world. Originating in the 60s and 70s in Europe, it has made its way to popular culture through A List celebs and celebrity stylists. It has been around for a while and it is no longer a 'trend'- it's a staple salon colour technique.
The balayage technique requires high skill, training and a lot of focus and expertise. Stevie travels around the globe and is in the middle of an Australian tour teaching other hairdressers how to balayage. All Stevie English colourists and colour technicians are proficient in the technique and do a similar style of balayage. It looks well put together, no matter if your hair is straight, curly or tied up in a bun. It is the best low maintenance colour, requiring touch ups only every 6 - 10 weeks.
Although only recently made popular, the style itself is timeless and is reminiscent of classic, youthful beauty. Centred around the technique of painting highlights on to the hair in a free form, “sweeping” motion, the balayage effect should reveal a natural and sun-kissed, “your hair, but better” look. Of course you can make it with bright, bold colours too!
Customisable to your style, your aesthetic and your hair preferences
Every balayage is tailor-made and personalised for every client. No two heads are the same. As you would for make-up contouring, the soft highlights and/or lowlights are designed to accentuate certain areas. Different levels of lift can be used to visually manipulate the hair, making it look longer, shorter, thicker and/or multi dimensional. Have fun with it!
Balayage goes beyond just natural colours as well. More and more people are moving towards creative colours such as greys, purples, blues and pinks. Remember, trust the process and understand that not all colour goals are achieveable on the first attempt. Colour, especially colour correction and big changes, takes time. Look after your hair, use treatments and enjoy the results on healthy hair!
Effortlessly low maintenance yet sophisticated and on trend.
Curly Hair Expert in Sydney
Alex. A Curly Hair Expert
Curly Hair Superstar -
I have been hairdressing for 23 years, and in my time there are a few people that stick out in my mind for having real skills with understanding and dealing with curly hair: so I would like to introduce one of my up and coming stars #Alex. Alex works in both of our salons - Tuesdays in Glebe and Wednesday through to Saturday in Bondi. He was an Art Director at the massive English salon chain Rush, and also a landscape gardener before working at Stevie English Hair.
Tell us a little bit about you -
I’m 33 years old from Sussex in England. My first taste of hairdressing was as an assistant in a hair designers in my local town- I was encouraged by a friend of my sisters who was popular, happy and always had money and this appealed to me. It was at Rush in London where I undertook my apprenticeship, working with some of the best hair stylists in the UK.
I worked my way up to Art Director, moved to Sydney in 2013, did a year on landscape gardening then started with Stevie English Hair. I'm one of the educators under Dave Edwards and I just LOVE HAIR.
When did you realise you wanted to specialise in curly hair/how did you get into cutting curls?
I have massive curly hair and I have had many people try to tame it over the years. I have watched amazing hairdressers torture curly hair. So I guess I really thought about my hair and what I like, and started applying those principles. I think having curly hair myself gives clients confidence in me and I gradually started seeing more and more curly-haired clients and voila! I love giving people tools to understand their hair and I love making curls look their very best. Curls are sexy!
Whats the secret to curly hair ?
I’m not sure there is one because everybody’s hair is different and every curl is different too. I was taught in London to cut curls wet. I very rarely do that these days. I treat every curl differently and I love working with peoples natural shape. I was a landscape gardener when I first arrived in Australia and I see some similarities between sculpting a tree and curly hair - its a real art! I do love to teach my clients about their curls, and I'm a big believer in loving your curls. The whole naughties with straightening scared me. But with good education, a few must have products but only a few, I can tame any curly head.
What products do you recommend ?
I personally only use my Cleansing Conditioner from Matrix Biology. You pop it on once a week for about 10 mins and it cleans and conditions all in one - its amazing on my curly hair and my clients that I have recommended keep coming in to re-buy. To be honest that’s it really. Sometimes I use a Biolage defining gel-cream again from Matrix but thats it. I think most hairdressers use way to much product in curly hair and my nightmares are filled with straightened curly hair.
What your 3 biggest tips for people with curly hair?
My 3 biggest tips for curly hair are:
1. Only put in curl products in when the hair is soaking wet.
2. Air dry your curls
3. Avoid razoring curly hair.