“Men are more concerned about their appearance than women, these days. I find it easy to convince my female clients but the men are more demanding,” said Chrissy Rozairo, owner of the hair salon honoured by City and Guilds for its excellence in 2010. A former President of the Sri Lankan Association of Hairdressers and Beauticians (SLAHAB), Chrissy has participated in many fashion and bridal shows over the years.
“Hairdressing has become demanding these days. People want to look beautiful every day, and not just when there is a function or a ceremony,” says this veteran in the field. Chrissy says that her clients do not see hair dressing as a luxury anymore and that they land in the salon even if they have to face an interview. And it’s not the women only. Men have had a metamorphosis. They want to look good too. “Men even do their eyebrows,” said Chrissie.
Chrissy Rozairo, who has been a hairdresser for more than 20 years, is the owner of Chrissy’s Hair Design Studio and Academy at Wattala. After venturing into several other fields including travel and interior design, Chrissy realized that hairdressing was her passion. “I started it with great joy. When I ventured into it I gained great satisfaction,” she says.
Fifteen years later, she realized she had enough knowledge and experience to be a trainer and established her school in Kandana with five students. Her academy is approved by the City and Guilds, an international organization that assists vocational training. She trains her students in the Certificate, Diploma and the Advanced Diploma levels.
“I enjoy teaching, because there are many things you learn over the years and it gives me great joy to share these with the students and see them succeed.”
Sandrine Sen, a student of Chrissie in the 2008 batch and now an employee at Chrissy’s hair design studio says it was fun studying under Chrissie. “She would teach you everything. She taught me a lot, and I am still learning.”
The student who was awarded the world prize in the City and Guilds Advanced Diploma in Hairdressing, Caryll de Bond is a mother and housewife. She beat students around the world, and also carried off the second award out of the two awards that Sri Lanka received for Hairdressing. “Chrissy, my teacher helped me a lot,” Caryll says. All her other students obtained distinctions in their
courses too.
Having started her salon over 20 years ago at her home, Chrissie continues to dress brides, in addition to handling hairdressing and make up. |
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