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My job for the last few years has been teaching and sharing my knowledge and experience with Hairdresser's around the world. When I am not traveling or teaching, I work in Ena salon where I serve my clientele. My hairdressing career started at Vidal Sassoon at the age of 16, in 2000. After a 3 year apprenticeship, still aged 19 I qualified and went on to become a Senior Stylist in the salons. My passion was always to share with others and so at the age of 21, I joined the academies and went on to become a Senior Teacher, which involved running an academy in London. After 11 amazing years, it was time to grow further and in January 2011 I was appointed Principal of Allilon Education. Allilon appealed to me as it is a young, ambitious and exciting brand that is forward thinking and not afraid to push the boundaries of creativity. Like myself, I would describe Allilon as a free spirit! Please get in touch if you are interested in doing a course with the Allilon team or you would like me to cut your hair in the salon. Click the links above and follow us on facebook! I hope you enjoy my blog! Please feel free to comment at the bottom of the page. Yours in Education, Shazad Mahmood.

LATTICE COLLECTION BY ALLILON EDUCATION

LATTICE COLLECTION BY ALLILON EDUCATION
Hair by Shazad Mahmood

LATTICE COLLECTION BY ALLILON EDUCATION

LATTICE COLLECTION BY ALLILON EDUCATION
Hair by Shazad Mahmood and Nino Bartolo

LATTICE COLLECTION BY ALLILON EDUCATION

LATTICE COLLECTION BY ALLILON EDUCATION
Hair by Shazad Mahmood

LATTICE COLLECTION BY ALLILON EDUCATION

LATTICE COLLECTION BY ALLILON EDUCATION
Hair by Shazad Mahmood

LATTICE COLLECTION BY ALLILON EDUCATION

LATTICE COLLECTION BY ALLILON EDUCATION
Hair by Shazad Mahmood

CHILD'S PLAY COLLECTION BY ALLILON EDUCATION

CHILD'S PLAY COLLECTION BY ALLILON EDUCATION
Hair by Shazad Mahmood and Kate Hussey

CHILD'S PLAY COLLECTION BY ALLILON EDUCATION

CHILD'S PLAY COLLECTION BY ALLILON EDUCATION
Hair by Shazad Mahmood

MY HAIRCUT FOR SASSOON ACADEMY

MY HAIRCUT FOR SASSOON ACADEMY

my haircut for Deco Deluxe, The Mid-Season 2010 Collection by Sassoon Academy

my haircut for Deco Deluxe, The Mid-Season 2010 Collection by Sassoon Academy

My Haircut for Deco Deluxe, The New Mid-Season 2010 Collection in the Sassoon Academy Window

My Haircut for Deco Deluxe, The New Mid-Season 2010 Collection in the Sassoon Academy Window

Shazad Mahmood & Vidal Sassoon

Shazad Mahmood & Vidal Sassoon
'Two' much talent for one picture..!

HABB SHOW SEPT 2010

HABB SHOW SEPT 2010

HABB Show SEPT 2010

HABB Show SEPT 2010
Hair and Beauty Benevolent is the official industry charity, dedicated to helping hair and beauty professionals facing difficulties in life. It was an honour to be named as part of a team sharing exciting new ideas, as all the money that was raised by ticket sales went to charity.

hair by Sassoon Academy Creative Team including Shazad Mahmood

hair by Sassoon Academy Creative Team including Shazad Mahmood

hair by shazad mahmood

hair by shazad mahmood

hair by shazad mahmood

hair by shazad mahmood

hair by shazad mahmood

hair by shazad mahmood

hair by daniel mc court and shazad mahmood

hair by daniel mc court and shazad mahmood

hair by daniel mc court and shazad mahmood

hair by daniel mc court and shazad mahmood

hair by daniel mc court and shazad mahmood

hair by daniel mc court and shazad mahmood

shazad mahmood

shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood. inspired by the flapper girls of the 1920's prohibition

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood. inspired by the flapper girls of the 1920's prohibition

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood. inspired by the flapper girls of the 1920's prohibition

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood. inspired by the flapper girls of the 1920's prohibition

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

speakeasy- a collection by shazad mahmood

Vidal Sassoon Schoolship Tour of Japan

The Vidal Sassoon Schoolship is a group of the top 30 hairdressing colleges in Japan, who throughout the year come to the Sassoon academies in London and a senior member of the Sassoon education team visits each school once a year as part of a 3 month tour of Japan. The tour involves first traveling all over Japan and checking over 4000 haircuts in the process, eventually picking 460 finalists who come together later in the year for the annual Vidal Sassoon Student Cut Contest which has been held in Tokyo for the last 12 years.
In 2008, still aged 23 I became the youngest person to complete this tour, and the Student Cut Contest in Tokyo later that year. It was a tremendous honor to be given such a great responsibility of not only picking the 460 finalists but also to represent Vidal Sassoon in Japan on the 10th anniversary of the Student Cut Contest on stage in front of 8000 people!
I had the time of my life, staying in the best hotels, eating at the finest restaurants, flying business class every few days not to mention the TV and magazine interviews along the way!
what an amazing journey....

the tour- the first part of the trip

I spend three months in Japan traveling all over the country, getting a plane or train every other day, checking over 4000 haircuts along the way! Physically and mentally exhausting! But I loved every minute of it!
As well as checking haircuts, I also did lectures, demonstrations and work sessions at various schools around the country.

lecture

lecture

lecture

lecture

lecture

lecture

lecture

lecture

judging students' work

judging students' work

judging

judging

judging

judging

judging

judging

blow dry tips!

blow dry tips!

blow dry tips!

blow dry tips!

demo

demo

demo

demo

demo

demo

demo

demo

demo

demo

demo

demo

demo

demo

demo

demo

tv interview!

tv interview!

tv interview!

tv interview!

the cut contest in tokyo- the second part of the trip

I am now joined by other members of the Sassoon team for the first time, including International Creative Director of Sassoon, Mark Hayes.
This is probably one of the hardest events to prepare for due to the amount of work needed to be done in the given time.
This visit is one week long. In that time we must model hunt in the streets of Tokyo to find the show models! (no pressure!)
We then hold a model call and pick from the models that were scouted. We then start to cut and colour not only the models that that we found, but the presentation models that flew out to Tokyo with us!
The day itself is the most exhausting and impossible sounding schedule ever!!!! As if the prep leading up to the day didn't kill you!
-Meet in the hotel lobby and depart at 6am
( 1 hour coach journey)
-Arrive at the venue 7am
-Start to prep ALL the models before the event opens at 9am
-Start checking 460 haircuts with 30seconds max per model
-After checking 230 I'm blind, seriously confused and looking forward to a short break and a glass of water
-NO CHANCE! The next 230 are ready to be checked!
-That's all 460 I chose in THREE MONTHS, one after the other with no break!!!
-We go backstage and decide on the top 20.
-Now, we must do a show!
-Outfit change!
-Presentation models, then TWO shows!
-Awards ceremony! Winners are annonuced.
-Finish by 5pm!
-Did that just happen?!!!

cutting a presentation model for the show

cutting a presentation model for the show

cutting a presentation model for the show

cutting a presentation model for the show

the team

the team

the team

the team

serious stuff!

serious stuff!

the student cut contest final

the student cut contest final

the student cut contest final

the student cut contest final

judging the final

judging the final

judging the final

judging the final

judging the cut contest final

judging the cut contest final

presentation models

presentation models

the show

the show

main event?!

main event?!

daddy cool!

daddy cool!

loving the attention!

loving the attention!

show

show

Departing Tokyo

Departing Tokyo
Mr and Mrs Ishi, Shazad Mahmood and Mark Hayes, Intrenational Creative Director of Sassoon

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Posted by Jay Mahmood, Academy Principal for Allilon Education. at 3:22 pm

10 comments:

Marilina said...

Love it...Really good job!!!! Very inspiring...

14 February 2010 at 18:00
Octavia said...

Young & Talented! Tons of hardwork in 10yrs! Motivator of VS...Congratulatons!! Cheers!!!

5 April 2010 at 16:08
Octavia said...

Young & Talented! Tons of hardwork of 10yrs, Motivator of VS! Congratulations!! Cheers!!!

5 April 2010 at 16:11
Octavia said...

Young & Talented! Tons of hardwork of 10yrs, Motivator of VS! Congratulations!! Cheers!!!

5 April 2010 at 16:16
Melps said...

Just re-looked over your work.......amazing is an understatement!!!!
Go Big....Or Go Home ;)
Bravo!!!

13 April 2010 at 01:20
Unknown said...

jay, great work really happy for you, Your hard work and dedication has payed off.

5 January 2011 at 00:03
Unknown said...

Simply watching Jay while he is working... you can notice that he loves so much his Job and he does it with a lot of passion as much as to be a Genius! He can create sculptures with the hair, it's an expression of art!

23 February 2011 at 22:21
Anonymous said...

Love your name

24 April 2011 at 00:24
S said...

Congratulations Jay.. You have always been great at your work and I wish you the best of luck with everything...Hope you reach all heights. I'm happy to see you're doing well!

9 August 2011 at 18:04
Anonymous said...

Best regards from Poland:)
Very nice website! best job!!!
beautiful!!!
Sebastain Ksiazk.
Poland.
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18 March 2013 at 16:57

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