the team

ali

Ali has worked her whole career in the inner west and loves the vibe, style and people that is Newtown. Enjoying doing hair that looks awesome, she likes to work with minimal fuss for the client. 
Her insight and personable nature extends from the consultation to the finished result with every client both long term and new.
Working an individualised colour and style into short & medium hair is her specialty.  People travel far and wide for the Ali treatment - and for good reason!  

chris

In her 35 years in the hairdressing industry Chris has worked on tv ​and theatre shows.  
​It was when she was completing the Vidal Sassoon training courses that she discovered her passion for cutting short geometric haircuts with lots of personalised texture.

daniel

Daniel started his hairdressing career in Sweden in 1999 where he trained and worked for 7 years before moving to Australia.  Since 2007 he has been part of the Scissorhands team where in his haircuts he loves to create short, sharp, and strong shapes.  He also does a lot of snazzy (his favourite English word) colour work and enjoys the process of combining the cut and the colour to create the finished style. 
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richard

Richard has worked in the hair industry for 12 years, starting his apprenticeship in Rozelle and finishing it here a scissorhands.  He then headed east, to Double Bay, working with Belinda Jefferys (master colourist), further perfecting his colouring skills.   After 3 years at La Boutique he was at Potts Point, mastering his colouring and long/medium haircuts.  Following his stint in the east, he has now brought his blow-dry skills to Newtown where his expertise in long/medium hair brings something additional to the scissorhands team.

tess

With over 25 years in hairdressing, and a mix of London and inner city Sydney experience, Tess joined the team in 2017´.
A devotee of the Sasoon method, she excels at both colour and cuts.
On top of that, she spent 5 years teaching hairdressing at TAFE,
So whether it's a cut, straightening, relaxing, colouring, or just a great blow-dry, come in and see Tess​