NORTH LAINE HAIR CO - Key Persons
Albert is incredible with vivid colours & great with transformations! A really fun, kind & helpful member of the team Albert listens so well & takes time to consider options, then give advice & ideas for your best look.
A fantastic colourist with a great eye for detail Albert loves creative colour and balayage. He also excels at skin fades and short hair cutting and styling! A qualified stylist since 2012 Albert joined the team in 2021 when he moved to Brighton after having been a stylist in Chichester for many years. Albert also loves a big glamourous blow dry!
Alice is our fantastic Front of House Manager who is ready to meet you with a warm welcome and to help with any questions you may have.
Becky loves lightening hair, particularly with the amazing balayage and highlighting techniques she has developed since joining us in 2020. We were delighted she joined the team because she combines her technical talent with a really calm and friendly personality.
Becky qualified in 2016 and first starting working in a salon at the weekends when she was 14. The passion she has for hairdressing is what shines through. Working with long hair is a real joy for Becky and she loves the huge diversity of clients that we have.
Charlie specialises in balayage and foilyage blonding techniques, creating striking natural blonde results and will look after you with the best care. A fantastic all round stylist who also excels at cutting and styling all hair lengths Charlie is also an Olaplex certified stylist.
Charlie joined the team in summer of 2021 and is friendly, calm, professional and very knowledgeable - he also has the moves having studied Dance and Performing Arts before he began his hairdressing career!
Charlie is an expert in one of our favourite Brands Eleven Australia and was selected out of 200 candidates to be part of the Eleven Australia Collective team. This team represents the Eleven brand across the UK.
Hannah loves to create short, precision cuts and is a wonder with a pair of clippers, excelling at creating those perfect skin fades! Hannah's passion for her work is clear and you can see how she really enjoys every haircut and colour that she does, particularly her beautifully blended balayage.
Having spent 3 years as an Educator training new talent in the industry, Hannah has now returned to being a full time stylist so you can benefit from all of that knowledge with her expert guidance on how to care for your hair in between visits.
Hannah joined North Laine Hair Company in summer 2021 having moved to Brighton from London. Previously working at Headmasters in Clapham Junction, she has been honing her styling skills since 2013. Beginning her career as a photographer and having achieved a degree in digital photography, Hannah enjoyed photographing models with dramatic tattoo art work and also live music events. Having always enjoyed doing her own hair and her friends hair, she then took the step to train as a stylist a decision for which we are very grateful!
Kate and her husband Nick setup North Laine Hair Company in 2007 with the goal of creating a hair salon that was really focussed on excellent quality and customer service as well as being a great place to work.
Previously working for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line Kate enjoyed travelling the Caribbean and Americas which was excellent preparation for her joining Crystal Cruises in 2003, a company that has been recognised as the world's best in luxury experience for an unprecedented 15 consecutive years. As assistant salon manager on the Serenity, the world's finest cruise ship, Kate was responsible for a team that worked to the highest standards of hairdressing and customer service. That gave her the experience and inspiration to set up her own salon.
Kate has been in the industry for over 25 years and has trained at leading institutions including Sassoon and Kevin Fortune. As well as being one of our expert wedding hair & hair up stylists, Kate now dedicates her time to cutting and styling and has huge experience with all hair types and is our curly hair expert who specialises in coily type 4 afro hair:
Lucy is calm, friendly and an exciting new talent who joined the team in 2021. Lucy has excelled during her early career and has developed excellent skills in cutting, highlighting and balayage that are the trademark of North Laine Hair Company. Our stylist prices offer exceptional value for money with a medium length cut & blow-dry priced at £36.
Lucy begin her hairdressing career in Bournemouth, where she grew up, before she made the move to Brighton to join our team and continue her training. Having qualified in 2020 Lucy has shown great drive and dedication to achieve the very high standards that we work to whilst completing her advanced level 3 qualification. Her natural flair for hairdressing has resulted in her completing her training in record time!
Mary qualified as a hairstylist in early 2018 and then went on to complete her advanced apprenticeship at the end of 2018. Having joined us in 2015 on our apprenticeship programme we are delighted to see Mary develop into an exciting talent.
Mary has excellent skills in both cutting and colouring & loves to work with bright colours and create graphic sharp shapes in cutting. Balayage is one of Mary's specialities which can be seen from strikingly beautiful natural colours that she creates.
Mike joined North Laine Company in October 2016 with over 20 years of the highest level of salon experience. Mike has a huge wealth of knowledge in how to create perfect styles, from the finer details of layering choice for your faceshape to his expertise with curly hair.
A visit to Mike you will leave knowing more about your hair and its full potential than you ever thought possible. Mike is genial and very enthusiastic to provide advice on what to do, what to use, what not to do and why! Mike's passion is giving the client the gift of knowledge! ‘I get a feel for my client and match their hair to who they are and what they're about!'
Mike doesn't have a favourite style - he loves short, long, bobs, lobs, barbering… everything! He has vast experience with thick and frizzy hair and he loves variety & change and will ensure you have variety too!
Mike grew up in Wimbledon, and found his passion for hair styling and qualified at the young age of 17. Mike also studied fashion design and this led him to see every hair cut as a piece of art, focusing on all the finer details, taking time to perfect each masterpiece. He progressed through the ranks at Headmasters rising to the top as a Manager and Consultant at their flagship Wimbledon Village salon (the busiest salon per square foot in Europe!).
Natalie Sargeant is our Front of House Manager on Mondays & Wednesdays and is always happy to help with any clients enquiries.
Natalie started her career working in a salon before working in property for several years. Since having her son Natalie has returned to her favourite environment in a hair salon managing the busy schedule for the team and looking after our clients.
Natalie has been extensively trained in our product range and so can offer great advice on picking the correct hair products to suit your hair from our extensive range of some of finest products available.
Job Titles:
- Business Manager
- Chartered Engineer
- the Business Administration Manager
Nick is the Business Administration Manager who's role is to ensure everything runs smoothly behind the scenes. Nick co-owns the salon and is also Kate's husband!
Nick is a Chartered Engineer having previously had technical roles in passenger car powertrain development as well as managing a large engineering department in a local engineering consultancy.
Nick's likes eating out, cinema, racing karts and mountain biking. With a young growing family most of his free time is spent playing with his two sons Max and Dylan.
Sarah joined North Laine Hair Company in 2012 and is a master of highlights achieving beautiful bright bold blondes and enjoys working with long hair and using our GHD Platinum stylers and Curve range, she can create elegant curls or softer beachy waves. Sarah also loves creating all over colours such as mahogany and auburn.
Sarah qualified as a stylist with Toni and Guy in 2000 and continued to train at Trevor Sorbie with his artistic team within their Brighton salon. After working for 8 years in some of Brighton's busiest salons Sarah worked within a newly established salon in Hove where she grew a strong loyal following across 4 and a half years.
Sarah is very focussed and passionate about her profession and the service she gives. With Sarah you are guaranteed excellent attention to detail and enjoy the most calming salon experience.