i personally wouldnt want to work at harrods for any days lol
i dont imagine myself ever wanting to... if i were to chose between the two i would definetly chose the smaller salon manager position.
however as i want to do hair and make-up for tv and film etc, the idea of a busy salon doesnt appeal to me.
and if sopmeone said they would call me back and they didnt i wouldnt be phoning them even if it was the worlds top salon!
and i like the idea of beingh a manager :) that to me is an experience better than harrods.
this is just my opinion though :)
Hi Colour king.
I think its great to have opinions and maybe we can all learn something from each other. There is no, one answer. If you want to do hair and make-up for TV then you have to do networking. Talent is not enough. You have to find people who will get you to the "door of oppertunity" so when it opens you are standing outside waiting to go in. I have seen great talent in the wrong place and being misunderstood too.
Here in Rome someone was telling me that one of his students wanted to do well and this person (Call him Franco) told the student that if he wanted to do well he should go to the best and work for that stylist not stay there. They discussed who he should go and see and he went to work for the best. Today he is up their as one of Britain’s top stylist himself. Reminds me of Billy Elliot Angelo is his name.
im aware talent is not enough, and i know about "networking" but im not sure what that has to do with harrods.
whereas working for the best may be good, i think salon manager (even a small local salon) would be a more rewarding experience. and quite possibly open more doors (?)
there are many different ways to get to the top. and as far as im aware things like "british hairdresser of the year" dont require you to work in a top salon, just a salon. there is nothing to say that someone who works in harrods will win this or get any further in life than a salon manager of local salon with three stylists.
lastly, i think that working in harrods is better suited to certain people and managing local salons are more suited to other people. im the latter :)
:)
At the end of the day I think its each to their own........Like I said I have a family and I'm not going to chase a dream I may possibly not be able to fufil......I will stick with what I'm doing (mobile) and whatever happens will happen........I cant drop things just like that and I have responsibilities.
If I had begun my hairdressing career at a younger age, I would of grabbed everything chucked at me, I would of been at harrods before they even asked me lol....Maybe i just started too late and dont deserve these chances....hey, life sucks sometimes .
Before I began my hairdressing education, I was in a very dark place, I had severe P.N.D.......doing my Level 2 & 3 hair design got me out of it and I am a different person to what I was 2 1/2 years ago......I am proud of myself in the fact that I got through it....that in itself was an achievement I think.
Well done you for overcoming all that! Hairdressing is a great career whatever level you're at. At the moment I'm just happy doing what I do, but I'm aware that tehre are some amazing opportunities out there!
Lisa, of course you desrve these opportunities, it's just at our age we have gathered a few life priorities, I think we are bloody brilliant for even contemplating changing careers at a our age when we could have just stayed doing what we were doing for the sake of ease.
Go the oldies lol
Yes harrods is a brilliant opportunity but so is doing what you are doing when you are so new into your career with a family to bring up.
Firstly...Yes Colour King, You are right, whats it got to do with Harrods? I was only there for a short time in the reception. But I was thinking about a big team. I used to work with a big team and we used to do training in the evening. When one hundred people, all from the same salon start working together, sparks fly. Everyone is keeping one eye on your work and they are doing their work and trying to be better than you. It causes competition at a very high level. I was imagining that Harrods hair salon had a team like that. But I don’t know! Coming from a smaller salon it’s got to be more difficult but NOT impossible No offence!
And to Lisa I would say that we are all kings and queens to our clients. When ever a client comes back then its time to celebrate as that is the best compliment that we can get. Dos not matter where we work. ( If we got the champaign out for each re-booking then maybe a lot of hairdressers would be permanetly drunk.) I think that our job is one of the few that allows you to touch people. This touching is what makes it such a fantastic job. Certainly not the pay! Who other than us, gets to touch people. Touching people is a fantastic therapeutic experience. When you touch someone something happens. I mean like putting your hand on some ones shoulders or moving the head forward or to the sides ect, energy flows and you feel better, and they do too. Hair is not just a clean head. Maybe that’s why hairdressers are the most satisfied in their job.
Santilli, you have moved me...........that is so true............