Hamish Glianos Mahogany Hair Care

"Dreams and dedication are a powerful combination."

World revered hairdresser, Hamish Glianos, started his career young and on rocky ground.

When I was 15 I performed a week's work experience in a hairdressing salon. I didn't know what to expect, it was all so overwhelming. It was a high profile salon in Queensland and I couldn't get over the vanity of it all. There were beautiful woman everywhere! Like any 15 year old, my career path was uncertain, but from what I remember, it felt natural to be part of such a creative environment. I was never an academic, so to my mother's dismay, and waste of private school fees, she was horrified when I said I wanted to do hairdressing!

It soon came to light that my motives were not only hair related, and I was positive that working in a hair salon was a sure-fire way of picking up girls! I remember the salon owner pulling me aside and saying that if the pursuit of women was my only goal, I'd never make it as a hairdresser." laughs Hamish Glianos. "When I completed high school, I approached Stelios Papas, my best mate's Dad and the Godfather of Hairdressing in Queensland. I knew that if was I was going to take this seriously, I would have to work for the best, and Stelios took me on. When she saw how dedicated I was and how much passion I had for hairdressing, my mum soon saw that things were not so bad!" says Hamish Glianos.

It wasn't until 1994, when Hamish worked alongside Richard Thompson of Mahogany London, whilst on one of his national tours, that he made a pact to himself to take his skills to a new level.

"I was utterly endeared by Richard's talent, knowledge and passion for hairdressing. I made a promise to myself that once I was fully qualified I would knock on his door in London and ask for a job. Four years later and back in Sydney, we now work together as peers. Mahogany Australia was my vision and after a pain-staking 2 years I finally opened the doors to Mahogany's Sydney base in Potts Point."

Hamish Glianos not only holds the Australian key to the crypt of the Mahogany institution but has also become one of the country's most respected hairdressers and educator.

"Mahogany has always had a true commitment to the education of the next generation of hairdressers and this is something I too personally believe is essential to the industry. We spend a substantial amount of time producing workshops, teaching at seminars and industry shows and are working hard towards expanding the Mahogany salons with a vision of opening a Mahogany Educational Academy soon. I want to be able to offer Australia the same level of high fashion cut and colour teaching Mahogany is renowned for the globally."

Hamish Glianos and his team take regular international trips to ensure they remain on top of the game and leaders in trends and education; however it is his gentle nature and true passion for hairdressing that makes him different to many others. Hamish Glianos is a favourite with television production teams, working as the official stylist for Australia's Next Top Model, Australian Idol, MTV and the MTV Australia Awards 2008.

"Dreams and dedication are a powerful combination."

It takes a hairdresser to know what hairdressers want, and it takes formulating expertise to take that vision to the next level. The creative brilliance of hair institution, Mahogany has led the way for Alfaparf, Italy's most prestigious professional haircare innovators, in creating a product line that allows for hundreds of styling options with maximum versatility in minimum time.

"With so many products on the market it is fantastic to finally have a range that truly caters to a hairdresser's needs. S4U is a beautiful product to work with and its unique fragrance and expensive quality at the fair price point mean whoever comes in contact with it has to have it" says Mahogany Sydney's Director, Hamish Gilianos.

S4U: Style For You encompasses the design know how of the world's most fashion forward cities, Milan and London. Designed and formulated by Alfaparaf's renowned laboratories with the creative force of London's Creative Team at Mahogany, the S4U collection offers the style savvy and the industry's session stylists the ultimate in concise, multi-functional styling products.

With six key products within the S4U line, Mahogany and Alfaparf have created a range capable of creating a multitude of styles, with each product functionally designed to achieve various looks.

Dfin'R glossy cream wax
A lasting supple styler to create definition or movement…. Plus special effects for detailing. Details and defines with a fantastic glossy shine finish. Use this new age moulding tool to create elastic shapes on damp hair, or re-work pieces on dry hair.

Posh'N soothing potion
Wearable treatment to sooth straight or curly hair and prepare hair for cutting and styling. Moisturizes, detangles, and provides silky, conditioned body for truly posh hair. Provides control for faster and more fluid blow drying or curling with irons or hot rollers.

X'Rebel optimal smooth control
Fantastic control for rebellious hair. Perfectly closes and compacts hair shaft. Amazing 24 hour humidity defence prolongs straight styling by protecting against curl reversion. Incomparable smoothing & straightening for heat styled results.

Fx'D dry fixing spray
Super dry fixing spray. Strong hold and control to protect and style. Holding resins are never sticky and remain flexible, hair can be reworked. Humidity resistant.

Tx'T volumizing gel
Maximum volume and thickness on all hair types. Builds texture for big, sexy hair without weighing it down. Creates straight or curly flexible texture for a supple natural feel.

S4U is available from Mahogany Hairdressing - 02 9331 0111.