About m.a.s.k

Socially responsible, sustainable Hair Care and Professional Makeup.

(The Hair Journey.)

I believe in a one of a kind approach to socially responsible and sustainable hair. 

Collaborating with each client, offering bespoke haircare and colouring in a private salon. A one to one service that is un rushed, honest and science and knowledge based.

Services are designed to maintain your hair integrity, suit your evolving lifestyle and last a little longer. Taking the time to create a style and colour that is unique to you on a personal level. 

Natural colour and blonding specialist. Colour corrections, balayage, freehand painting & gentle transitions through grey hair.

All bleach services will include Olaplex treatments. No services will be undertaken without consultations, allergy testing or hair integrity tests. 

Professional, award winning products. Including Redken Shades EQ, Goldwell, Sunlights Balayage & Olaplex.

Gentlemen's traditional barbering services.

(Training.)

The key to great hairdressing is great knowledge and the understanding that the training never stops. Ever.

I believe in investing in myself and continue to invest in the best College and private education.

Accreditations:

City and Guilds Level 2 Hairdressing 

 VTCT Level 2 Infection Prevention (Covid 19) in Hairdressing and Barbering Services. 

Emma Fowler Education: Foiling, bleaching and Toning (IRL)

Emma Fowler Education: Freehand Masterclass (IRL)

Covid Specific Training and Courses:

Barbicide Certification - correct use of sanitation and disinfection practices.

Barbicide Covid 19 Training

GTI - Guild International Training - Covid 19 Infection Prevention and Control

L'Oreal Access - Hygiene and Safety E Learning

Other Courses:

Barbertalk Online - Mental health training for barbers and hair professionals

Gary K - Touch and Tease Blonding

Sarah Love - 12 Foil Technique

Ongoing Training:

Sarah Love  - Colour Mentorship Programme

Emma Fowler - Private Education Programme

Current College Accreditations:

ITEC/VTCT Level 3 Hairdressing  

ITEC/VTCT Level 3 Barbering 

Future Planned Training:

HumanKind Hair - Bleach without Fear

Edwards & Co - Blonde series.

(The Makeup Journey.)

I found an amazing makeup mentor, trainer and guru in the shape of David Horne (House of Glam Dolls)  and the rest as they say is history. 

I have been fortunate to learn from and with many inspirational artists including influencer Lipstick Nick, Danessa Myricks; an amazing force in make up and especially in make up for skin of colour; and Karla Powell to name a few. I think 99% of my training has been undertaken in London, somewhere. 

I believe in revealing beauty from within and enjoy working with clients of all ages and from all backgrounds. 

I use high end cosmetics, I believe that if you are going to the expense of having your make up applied it should be the very best and not something that is readily available on the high street. 

I use brands such as Natasha Danona, Tom Ford, Giorgio Armani Beauty, Cozette, Hourglass, Danessa Myricks, Korean Beauty skin remedies, Anastasia Beverley Hills, Burberry, etc alongside more mainstream cosmetic brands such as MAC, Smashbox, Urban Decay, Mehron, Too Faced, Nyx, Fenty Beauty, PLouise, Jeffree Star, etc.

All my make up looks are applied to a photographic standard. That means there is no flashback and it is extremely long lasting.

I use strip lashes from companies such as Ardell, Tatti Lashes, Doll Beauty Lashes, etc as well as those sourced direct from Japan or Korea.

The journey continued in August 2018 with more formal Airbrush make up training to compliment the editorial airbrush training that I have already undertaken. This is the perfect silicon based foundation, ideal for weddings, editorial make up, festival or body looks or for those with skin blemishes. Further editorial and avant grade training has been undertaken in mediums including faceprint, glitter, etc.

I also attended in person The Plouise Academy in Manchester. Here I undertook several days of intense, one to one training in full glam makeup. I was lucky to work with some of the main Louise artists on some very well known models.

I have attended London Fashion Week three times. I have been fortunate that many projects involving makeup I have undertaken have been published. In 2019 I was published in UK Vogue having undertaken makeup on Kiera Chaplin. 

As the story continues, I am involved in wedding makeup, photo shoots, creative work, commercial makeup commissions and makeup for special occasions.

(The beauty Journey.)

I am fully trained in a variety of beauty therapies that I feel compliment make up and styling. This includes brow bar work; eyelash tinting, shaping and waxing, threading of the face and body, facial and body waxing, eyelash tinting and eye lash lifting. **I ADORE eye lash lifts; they are such a beautiful compliment to the eye. 

I am a member of The Guild of Beauty Therapists.