British stylist does hair make-overs with innovative technique

UK-based hairstylist says a woman’s biggest mistake is not listening to her stylist.

KARACHI: At 16, an indecisive Stacey Broughton picked up clippers, unaware of the long journey he had ahead as a successful hairstylist.

Broughton, who is from Leeds, North England, has been cutting hair for almost 40 years. His journey began when he was assisting his older brother at a salon in Leeds. There Broughton met Angela, a colleague who advised him to join Vidal Sassoon’s salon. He gave up the idea of going to college to take mathematics as a major and continued to work for the salon for 10 years.

After quitting his job at Sassoon, he moved to Hong Kong and Taiwan, but felt that his job was getting “quite monotonous”. As a result, he decided to return to England and joined Sassoon again. Broughton not only cuts hair and educates people on an international level, but is also involved in the video production of his art. The hairstylist loves to travel, too.

He was recently flown in to Karachi for the launch of L’Oréal Pakistan’s new hair product Innovation No Ammonia (Inoa), at Avari Towers on Monday. At the event, Broughton gave live hair make-overs to eight models. Stylists Nabila, Saba Ansari, Peng Qureshi, Nighat Misbah, Nina Lotia, Angie Marshall, Beenish Parvaiz and Ruqaiya Adamjee were also present at the event.



Claiming to be the “world’s greatest haircutter”, Broughton believes that techniques haven’t changed but formulas have. “Previously, colouring was unpredictable and a lot messier, but things have changed for the better. With most of the colouring based on water colours, the hair would just expand and get messier. But Inoa oil-based products are much better and its effects last for six weeks,” explained Broughton.

According to Broughton, the biggest mistake that any woman makes when it comes to styling is not listening to the hairdresser. “When a woman is told that a certain hairstyle won’t look great on her, she refuses to listen, that’s the biggest mistake. My strongest recommendation to any haircutter would be telling the client what suits them best.”

Broughton advises salon owners to educate their staff once about newer cuts and techniques and said that if this is not done, then “the staff grows lethargic”, leading to a lack of motivation and excitement.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 15^th, 2013.                

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