Your Sussex Wedding - Feb/Mar 2020 (Issue 83)

117 BEAUTY INTERVIEW UP, UP and away blossomandbonephotography.com I used to do my own hair as a child, and have been creating my own up styles from the age of five,” Vicky says. She left school before the age of 16, and went to work in a salon where she learned that Vidal Sassoon was interviewing for apprentices: “Everyone told me I should go, but I said ‘I can’t do that!’ I was just working at a little salon in Allington at the time.” Nevertheless, her friends and family were persistent in their encouragement and eventually Vicki caved! She remembers, “I gathered all of my nearest and dearest together to model every hair-up style in my arsenal, and create a portfolio. The interview panel was impressed with what I’d put together, and told me they’d never had an apprentice produce anything like it before. Out of 50 candidates I was one of only a handful to be given the opportunity to become an apprentice.” Following her time at Vidal Sassoon, Vicki became a freelance hairdresser, undertaking further specialist training as she worked. She explains: “I did a hair extension course with Balmain and became one of their trainers. Later, I went on to become a regular session stylist, but hair-up has always been with me – it’s my passion.” THE SILHOUETTE IS EVERYTHING With a vast knowledge and 30 years of experience when it comes to creating innovative looks, nothing excites Vicki more than advocating the silhouette as a planning tool. “Hairdressers should understand shapes,” she explains, and continues, “We work with them all the time. When you’re learning to cut hair you’re taught how to consider face shapes, and I take the same ethos into my designs. I’m constantly thinking about the silhouette I’m creating. For example, those with a square jawline shouldn’t have anything at the sides of the face, as it’ll look wider than it is. Likewise, with oval face shapes wearing the hair high will overly elongate. So, the first thing I do with my brides is sit down and sketch out the dress with hair styles, thinking about the face shape and neckline.” Multi-award-winning bridal and celebrity hair designer Vicki Lord talks to Kelly Andrews about creating the perfect up do silhouette, 2020 trends, and her top tips “