So let this be a huge expression of gratitude to everyone who set foot inside our salon in 2017 — both our family of beautiful clients and our team of talented stylists. Thanks to you, there’s not a dull day at Tony Wood Hair.
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Here it is — the big one. For our final Advent calendar giveaway we’re gifting one lucky newsletter subscriber a year of free hairdressing, worth over £1,000. That’s huge.
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Two years on, The Colour Factory has earned a reputation for being the best colour-focused space in the south of England. A glance at our Instagram will show you some of the astounding colour work Tony Wood Hair stylists achieve.
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In 2017, Tony had the opportunity to continue fulfilling one of his strongest passions — sharing his knowledge and inspiring others — when he represented Goldwell at the industry’s largest trade event: Hairdressers Journal’s Salon International.
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Since 2015, we’ve spent some time behind the scenes each year gunning for top national awards and earning national acclaim for the Tony Wood Hair at leading industry events. We keep winning local awards, too, both in Portsmouth and in the wider Hampshire/south coast regions.
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When we first heard about Colour Zoom 2017, we put Lydia forward, and she won Gold in the UK before going on to claim Stylists’ Favourite internationally! Here’s her story.
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In September 2017, Dyson asked us to create beautiful hair for their ‘On Trend’ catwalk show at the Westfield shopping centre in London. Over the course of six days, our team led the way on 38 shows, using the Dyson Supersonic hair dryer and products from KMS and Goldwell.
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For Tony Wood Hair, the whole purpose of social media marketing quickly became defined as any way in which clients’ experiences were extended beyond the walls of the salon.
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The awe-inspiring clocktower exterior, stunning multi-layered historic interior, and strong social media presence would mean nothing if it weren’t for our incredible team of stylists and the diverse talents they bring to the salon floor. Over the years, Tony has developed something called the ‘WOOD Work’ scheme, which hones the specialist interests and passions of each new stylist, as well as their natural abilities.
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Tony Wood Hair and Dyson have teamed up to give away one Dyson Supersonic hair dryer, just in time for Christmas — whether you’re giving it as a gift or keeping it for yourself!
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You may have seen it parked outside the clocktower many a time — the Tony Wood Hair van is a rare Morris Minor, a unique beauty which we feel reflects the stylish vintage aesthetic of the salon and the historic building we’re lucky enough to find ourselves in.
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We gathered up boxes of double-sided flyers we never used, as our social media marketing took the wheel. One side of the flyer is for Tony Wood Hairdressing, and the other side focuses on our evolved colour offering.
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As our de-renovation project really started picking up pace near the end of 2016, Portsmouth Society, a voluntary body who celebrate building preservation, rewarded us the ‘Best Restoration’ award for the work we do on our building.
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Over the past year, Tony Wood Hairdressing moved the experience of our salon forward in the best way yet: by moving it backwards.
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As the eighties gave way to the nineties and a young Tony Wood first found himself in Castle Road, he was initially quite apprehensive of the foreboding Alf Fleming Eventually, Alf offered Tony the chance to buy the clocktower from him!
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The place: 88 Castle Road, Southsea. The year: 1990. Tony bought his first salon, named Nickelby’s, after working there for a couple of years as a newly-qualified stylist following his time at Hair of London in Portsmouth’s now-demolished Tricorn Centre. Nickelby’s had been founded in the early 80s by a certain Diane Palmer, in the space where David Western’s bridal couture can be found today.
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Tony’s special ‘Signature Haircut’ services are worth £100 — and Tony’s giving one away for the sixth day of our Advent calendar!
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Tony’s true start in hairdressing pre-dated his 1990 takeover of Nickelby’s in Castle Road, and its subsequent rebrand to Ego. His hairdressing journey begins at a salon in the Tricorn Centre.
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Magic Scissors was a campaign I created with the Tony Wood Hair team which brought together the UK’s most iconic hairdressers to raise funds for the training of the next generation of hairdressers in Uganda, providing a route out of poverty for many young people.
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While all the boys at school were playing rugby and smoking behind the bike sheds, I had my head down in the art room, wearing my mum’s clothes. Let me explain!
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