I never know what to expect when I’m asked to judge at an event. You want to make everybody happy but in the end you have to decide and make it a special day for one person and a just so day for lots of others. It always makes me sad for the people who don’t win because I know how much hard work goes into every entry.
But at the recent Afro Hair Awards at Alexandra Palace where I was judging the Avant- Garde Award it was clear to me that there was one clear winner. It was the creativity , energy and advanced techniques that made the winning style stand out. - it was a fantastic concept. The show was great with loads of people all really up for it – the atmosphere was brilliant. Hats off to the show organisers and all the entries.
Like all great resolutions I hope that I’ll get into the habit of regularly updating this Blog. I should really as it’s my own, but that’s no guarantee!
What will you find - well the occasional rant, even the odd well intentioned bitchy remark, but hopefully a glimpse into my world through my eyes.
I’m privileged to be able to travel around the world to visit stunning places and meet with glamorous people, and then the next day in the same place work with people who have nothing. My world can be very strange at times – and I hope that I can give you a glimpse of that world in this Blog.
Feel free to comment – I’d love it if one day someone read my words and felt the need to make a comment. But please be kind. Working at the street level, especially in Africa that’s the one quality that makes all the difference – and you can find it even on the cat walk in London and New York. If there’s one thing I have learnt you can get around the world by smiling and being kind.
This is not as easy as it looks!
I’m sure I’ll get the hang of this, but I’m dashing around at the moment trying to pack for my first trip of the year to Kenya. Sounds easy and if it was just me who was going it would be a doddle – but I seem to be an International Postman for everybody else. Can I take this; don’t forget that, and the one that gets my goat “I’m sure you can squeeze this in”. Well I can’t. I’m a professional hairdresser not Houdini. Ok rant over, packing all done, next time you hear from me I will be in Kenya.
