Best Hair Salon in the Innerwest of Sydney.
Dont’t take our word for it,
Stevie English Hair has just had 6 nominations in AHIA creative
Stevie has been nominated for Australian Colour expert of the year … Can he do the three-peat ?
Leanee has been nominated for NSW hairdresser of the year
Harrison has been nominated for master cutter of the Year
Geogie has been nominated for mens hairdresser of the year
Bernie who works with Stevie has been nominated for Victroian hairdresser of the year and master cutter
3x best colourist in Australia
AHIA WRAP UP
AHIA 2022! What a wonderful end to competition season in Australia. With 3 wins from the StevieEnglish team the night couldn’t have gone better.
The photoshoots took place two months ago and for Ella this was her first collection. The collection titled “PUBLIC” won her Australian Apprentice of the year! Not an easy competition, with thousands of applicants entering from all over the nation, the apprentice category is the biggest category and the most difficult to win. Not for Ella. The first winner of the night, she walked up to receive her award and it was if she belonged there. With her blue dress perfectly matching her blue award, Ella’s win was a win for the whole of the Stevie English Salon and we are immeasurably proud to nurture such a creative talent.
Georgie, our barber extraordinaire, finalised for the Barber of the year with her collection “Candy”. Inspired by the 70’s glam rock phase this collection is a manifestation of gender fluidity in the past and present. Up against the best of the best in the barbering space we are so proud to have a finalist in our Stevie English Family. Congratulations Georgie!
With the first win under our belt, the festivities continued. Dinner and drinks with intermittent fashion shows built up the anticipation for the next categories, colour expert of the year and best collaboration of the year. Stevie’s collection “No Vacancy” inspired by the neon lights of Tokyo won him the 2022 Colour Expert of the Year. Now, Stevie holds the title of not just, colour expert of Glebe, nor Colour expert of Sydney but the 2022 Australian Colour Expert of the Year. His third time winning this title.
The next category was the second for the “No Vacancy” collection, Best collab of the Year. With Stevie as the colour genius and his friend and colleague Bernie on the hair cuts, this collection won its second title, Best collaboration of the Year 2022. The collection also won the Victorian hairdresser of the year giving Stevie and Bernie a full 3 for 3 victory.
The 2022 Australian Hair Industry Awards ceremony will go down as one of the best in Stevie English history. A night full of joyful tears, well deserved wins and many, many hugs, the Stevie English team is so proud of our two winners and together we are feeling inspired and confident for the rest of this year and our clients beautiful heads of hair.
CONGRATULATIONS GEORGIE, ELLA AND STEVIE!
Sydney’s Most Influential Hairdressers
We are thrilled to make the list of Sydneys Most Influential Hairdressers as designated by The Daily Telegraph. Must like “bing-watch”, “listicle” and “unfriendly”, the term influencer one of many to sprout up in the internet’s lexicon of words. And to ‘influence’ is the stuff that overlaps the Venn diagram of creativity, pushing boundaries and industry moulds.
Anyways we made it! And it’s epic to see some of our friends and industry mates on the list too.
Not just the best colourist in the inner west, not even just the best colourist in Sydney. But the Best colourist in Australia!
Winners are grinders!
We aren’t usually ones to toot our own horns, but sometimes you just have to! Over the long weekend, Stevie English Hair picked up three trophies at the Australian Hair Industry Awards:
-Stevie won Colour Expert of the Year
-Leanne won a place on the prestigious Hot Shots Team, where she will spend a year working with the top new stylists in the country
- Stevie, working with his BFF Kobi Bokshish, won Best Collaboration for their creative photo shoot.
While most of our work is creating cool and wearable hair on our wonderful salon clients, we love these opportunities to do full-on, crazy creative looks and maybe picking up a few accolades along the way.
We are the only salon in the Inner West of to have won Australian Colourist of the Year TWICE, and look forward to putting our newly minted creative skills to work on the good people of Sydney!
Leanne with the other Hotshots
Winning images
We proudly use evo colour #hueverse K18 (best treatment in the world and Olaplex
Teams Tips
I like personalised and customised hair recommendations like I like my harmless gossip - imparted in an excited tone and accompanied by the kind of facial expressions with a Cheshire-cat-grin that suggests, in no uncertain terms, that this knowledge about this holy grail product might change your life. In my perpetually frazzled state of hair that looks like it’s always in a war-of-attrition with nature, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve walked down the street or glanced across on a crowded train carriage and thought to myself, “Excuse me, how with the luscious locks?” The number is too high to count. Such is my fasciation with perfectly coiled and slicked-back dos of perfect strangers, and I know I’m not alone. Hair mania is real - not to mention ubiquitous.
There is something about a hair product suggestion dispensed by word-of-mouth from a hairstylist you trust that carries more weight!
To that point, a few members of Team English, whose trustworthiness I can personally attest to, are sharing their all-time favourite hair products. Read their answers and secret tricks below:
Stevie (Director/Colour Extraordinaire)
Favourite Hair Product
Evo Fabuloso Pro customised conditioner
Why is it so amazing?
I can really personalise a take home conditioner to keep anyone’s colour fresh and on point.
Application tips?
Don’t just focus on putting product on the crown of the head, definitely run through to the ends of the hair and leave on for 10 minutes.
Leanne (Senior Stylist/The All Round Hair Genius)
Favourite Hair Product
K18 Leave-In Repair Mask
Why is it so amazing?
From the first use, you feel a difference. There’s nothing else like it!
Application tips?
Pea-sized amount in palm of hand, rub hands together to activate product and evenly distribute in hair.
Harrison (New Talent/DJ-by-night)
Favourite Hair Product
Box o’ Bollox
Why is it so amazing?
Putting a matte finish on the hair with nice separation (his original answer: just look at my hair, that’s why I love it *points to his own hair*)
Application tips?
Spread evenly through the whole palm of the hands, rub hands til product warms up and then apply everywhere… then style.
John (New Talent/Balayage Expert)
Favourite Hair
No. 7 (Bonding Oil)
Why is it so amazing?
This is my go-to oil as it gives a glass-like finish for all different hair types and textures; also smells and feels amazing on the hair!
Application tips?
A few drops on your fingertips and rake through the hair. Can be applied on dry and wet hair - super versatile :)
Georgie (Stylist/Cutting Wizard)
Favourite Hair Product
Evo Shebang-a-bang
Why is it so amazing?
My favourite because it’s super versatile and fail safe!
Application tips?
Always apply on dry hair - avoid the crown of the head and focus on mids and ends to give your hair some ‘
Claudia (Head Assistant/part time front of house and Producer-in-training)
Favourite Hair Product
Evo Love Touch Shine Spray
Why is it so amazing?
Brings the shine out! Adds the healthy glow and salon finish for the everyday human!
Application tips?
Spray onto head from some distance and comb through, or spray into hands and run through the hair and watch as your hair shines for the gods!
Team drinks the other night
TEAM APPRECIATION
The Stevie English team, mask-free and ready for a new era of hair across the inner west of Sydney! Behind the bright and vibrant colours, we’re a loveable bunch of misfits. From the bold and beautiful (bright!), to the soft, flawless and subtle; we do creative colours with aplomb and natural colour with polish, shine and immaculate application.
As the waves of corona pass, a motivated and creatively inspired team emerges, ready to tackle this mask-free hair industry. With new faces working on the floor and the well known senior stylists; our inner west salon is here to cut and colour the Covid-free world.
Our senior stylists have and always will be masters of their art. Stevie, the owner and founder, has been colouring hair for over 27 years and has perfected his aesthetic, technical abilities and reputation to the point of winning Australian Hair Colourist of the Year, along with countless other industry awards. Now the global Colour Creative Director for evo, he’s inspired those in the salon as well as the global community being a national and international educator. Dave, the senior director, is the master of haircuts with a reputation that precedes him. His technical beauty creates the stylish and effortless haircuts he’s known and loved for. He has reached ‘ninja’ status for a reason. Zoe, our director, with 17 years of experience, specialises in colour, precise haircuts and curly hair. She’s a hair expert, perfectionist and creative genius. Sadie, our senior stylist, proficient in all fields with a loyal clientele that come back time and time again for one reason; her consistently immaculate service (she also slays the ‘unicorn’ balayage!). Leanne, another senior stylist that walks the salon floor. A mentor to the apprentices and an immensely talented stylist in all fields, she is responsible for a great deal of the stunning colour work that leaves the salon. Next on the list is a new face, our wonderful stylist Georgie. A master with the clippers and incredibly talented in the world of colour, she leaves her clients with fantastic hair every time.
As well as new faces, we have our new talents! These stylists have recently graduated from their apprenticeships and are ready to leave their mark on the hair industry. Harrison, hair stylist by day and DJ by night. He has devoted himself to his craft and his passion for haircuts is easily seen in his body of work. Harrison’s enthusiasm has not only given him success within the salon, his fashion forward attitude has led to success in the competitive wold of hair. John, our colour-obsessed new talent whose perfectionistic tendencies create immaculate hair that wears like a dream. Our styling expert and rising colour specialist, he’s known for producing brilliant results on even the most difficult hair challenges. These stylists, all extremely talented and extremely passionate wouldn’t be able to perfect their work without the help of our junior team.
Our apprentices and assistants are working hard to develop their skills and aesthetic whilst learning from their senior mentors. Samara, a third year apprentice whose talents grows exponentially with her learning. Three years in, her technical abilities allow for her creativity to shine. Ella, a first year apprentice whose enthusiasm and natural abilities leave the salon team excited for her professional development. Jazz, our youngest in the salon is another first year apprentice with a work ethic and thirst for knowledge that will ensure her success in the industry.
But what would the salon be without the backbones?! Our receptionists and assistants, Mel, Ivy, Edy and Claudia will ensure the clients are comfortable and caffeinated (comfortably caffeinated! )and the stylists capable of producing the best hair imaginable. Last in our team is our salon dog Indi. She is an 8-year-old English Staffy who loves people and the salon just as much as the rest of the Steve English team!
The Stevie English team will leave a mark on the 2021 hair industry. Covid has only strengthened the Stevie English brand and the easing of restrictions has “un-masked” a new wave creativity and passion in our team. We would love for you all to be a part of our salon! Old clients and new are welcomed and the team will focus on nothing less than outstanding hair, as always using our fave two brands evo and K18. We can’t wait to see you at our ‘salon catwalk’, best-feet forward and hips ready to strut. NB. Boots and dancing shoes are not mandatory but highly encouraged.
Cheers to more Happily Hair-Ever Afters!
Out of this world colour
Stevie English Hair have big news!
We are excited to announce that we are the first salon in the world to use evo hue.verse colour. We have been a proud evo salon for a while now, and adopting the full colour range means that we are using ammonia-free, PETA accredited, vegan and fully Australian-owned products for all services in the salon.
hue.verse colour is delivering incredible results as all our clients have come to expect from our talented team. The range partners with our old faves Fab Pro and Staino, and the colour last beautifully with at-home maintenance using evo professional products and KHairpep treatments.
Moving back to an Australian-owned and operated product just feels right, particularly right now. We are stoked about using hue.verse colour!
Out-of-this-world colour
Glebe’s Greenest Hair
We recycle 95% of our salon waste.
We have always cared about the environment. We set out in 2007 to be the greenest salon we could.
Below are a few of our stats.
Colour Trends 2020
6 Black Hair Color Ideas To Inspire Your Next Transformation
Stevie got quoted about Black hair colour ideas for Evo on the - ZOE REPORT here
BLONDE HAIR SPECIALIST SYDNEY
There is no one-size-fits-all blonde, and at Stevie English Hair in Glebe we work hard to create the perfect blonde to suit your needs. We treat hair colour as an art and are highly trained in all techniques including foils, balayage, full scalp powder lightener, root stretch, face frame, bleach slice, you name it we do it. The only limit is your inspiration and the condition of your hair!
We recommend 4 things to keep your hair in great shape between blonde appointments:
1.
Treatments, Treatments, treatments! We use Olaplex to keep your hair strong while we lighten, and at home K18hair will be your best friend! A combination of the two will keep your hair in amazing healthy condition.
K18Hair
2.
Purple shampoo and conditioner to neutralise brassiness and unwanted yellow tone. We use Evo Fabuloso Platinum, and can customise Fab Pro conditioners for any colour.
Magic in a bottle evo platinum blonde toning shampoo
3.
A good hydrating shampoo and conditioner for regular use- evo Therapist is ideal.
4.
If you love your straightening iron, we can still be friends but we recommend taking it easy on the heat styling. Hair is like a delicate fabric- if you iron a silk shirt everyday it would get faded and thread bare, this is what happens to your hair! Use dry shampoo to get longer out of your blowdries and styling
.Keep regular appointments if you can- letting your roots grow out often means a more complicated regrowth correction. If blonde to the scalp is too high maintenance, try a soft root shadow for a more natural grow out.
NO AT HOME LIGHTENING!
We have highly trained colourists at different price points to suit most budgets, and can work with you on a plan. We offer free consultations. We don’t like to quote on Instagram or facebook, as its hard to give a correct quote with out looking and touching your hair.
BLONDE GOALS
Best fringes in the Inner-west of sydney
2020 has had society self-reflect and ask existential questions that have plagued humankind in ages past: Are people inherently good? Why does daylight savings exist? Should I get a fringe?
The salon has been seeing an influx of our wickedly cool clients taking the bangs plunge spurred by the persistent need for a small but otherwise dramatic, transformative change.
Whether you call them fringes or bangs, we are loving them right now because in essence, a fringe is a great way of changing your look. Fringes have never been as popular; after a lockdown of close shaves and the ‘hair-larious’ random comb overs we’re now sporting from said shearing adventures, the trend has clearly taken off.
Despite the more mainstream bangs look (think Alexa Chung circa 2009), fringes do indeed come in all shapers and sizes; short, fat, heavy, textured, round and oval. At the end of the day, a fringe can be extremely flattering and should frame and focus.
In fact, we offer free fringe trims between your appointments (provided you have another appointment rebooked) for maintenance. We’re all aboard the bangs-bandwagon here at Stevie English!
90-10 rule for Stevie English Hair
We have always believed that we are in the top 10% or we are the 10% that does things differently in our industry. We have won awards and succeeded in business for nearly 13 years, and trained and employed dozens of apprentices who have continued with their own success as hairdressers.
But we made a decision last week to become part of the 90%. The 90% of people who stay home and try to flatten the curve of the COVID-19 virus. We closed the doors to our salon and sent our team of 14 home, so they too could stay indoors and prevent the virus from spreading. We believe that we have made the right decision for staff and clients and for everyone in Australia. We need 90% of Australians to stay at home 90% of the time so we can kick this virus out of our country.
We are not trying to be heroes because we all know who the heroes are at the moment- healthcare workers, teachers, grocers, and transport operators. We just want to keep our heads down and help the only way we can- by staying home.
So…
we are no longer in the top 10%, we are in the top 90% and we could not be happier with our choice. Please stay safe and we will see you on the other side!
We have put some of your fave Evo and Khairpep products on our website if you need to look after your locks.
CLOSED - Due to COVID-19
We made the decision last Wednesday to close our salon for the safety of our staff and clients.
It’s impossible to maintain social distance in our industry and we have prioritised health.
We will be back when it is safe for our team to work, and believe us when we say we will be ready!
We are working on new ways to help you with your hair during this closure so stay tuned, stay safe and stay home!
We will be back
TEAM EVO
This just in: Hairdressing favourite Stevie ‘English is joining the evo family as their brand-spanking-new Colour Creative Director. Cue the fanfare.
He’s one of the industry’s most beloved figures.
A talented colourist, salon owner and all-round creative with a plethora of accolades (and clients) to show for it. Now, Stevie English is lending his pioneering vision, colour mastery and technical expertise to the team at evo hair, as the brand’s newly appointed Colour Creative Director.
With over 25 years of hairdressing experience, a namesake Sydney salon and a host of live education gigs under his belt, Stevie marks the perfect addition to the evo hair family; a team that counts Lauren McCowan, Jules Tognini and Jay Kownacki (to name a few) amongst its prodigious professional team.
A native of the UK, Stevie counts stints in London, the USA, Asia (and of course, his current home of Australia) among his professional highlights, having spent countless years honing his passion, craft and talents across the realms of hairdressing, colouring and education alike.
His salon, Stevie English Hair, houses a talented team of hairdressing professionals, who together hold 15 national titles, 50 state titles and 3 business awards. A former Australian Colourist of the Year (and multiple award nominee), Stevie also held post as the 2016 Hair Director for The Voice Australia.
Of his decision to join the brand’s ranks, Stevie shares; “I love that evo is a family owned business. Being a small business owner myself, this really flicked a switch. When this opportunity came up, especially at the grass roots of colour, it was too hard to say no.” And for that, we’re all thankful.
evo artists, get excited.
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Make your hair happy and repair it this summer
Summer is here- and this means serious heat, surf and unfortunately smoke everywhere and your hair is probably feeling it.
In Australia our UV index is usually very high and out hair cops it more than in most other countries. That’s why we recommend great haircare for home use, because like your skin, your hair needs daily maintenance and protection.
Here at Stevie English Hair in Sydney’s inner-west our favourite treatment by a country mile is KhairPep
KhairPep Masque
KhairPep leave-in Masque is a transformative, restorative intensive therapy treatment that repairs the hair from the inside. It strengthens, improves elasticity its the hero of treatments.
We recommend using a small amount at least once a week after shampooing an towel drying (no conditioner) and waiting 4 minutes before blowdrying.
KhairPep Serum
Khairpep leave-in serum is a powerful and light weight serum that repairs, strengthens and improves the elasticity of the hair, and adds volume to fine fragile hair.
KHairpep combined with a Bond/Plex technology strengthens your hair and helps its ability to combat environmental toxins and the effects of lightening or colouring your hair .
Best Colourist in Sydney.
Stevie won Hairexpo Australian colourist of the year 2018. To make him not only the best in Sydney but Australia.
He is finalist again this year! Can he go back to back ?
Here is his Hairexpo collection for 2019 Stevie has made finalist again this year -