HAIRDRESSER Bianca Attard has inherited her parent’s talent with scissors and tresses.
Ms Attard works at the Maurice Albert Salon in St Albans, which her father established in 1977.
Ms Attard’s sister is a professional make-up artist and their mother, a former hairdresser, works as the salon’s receptionist.
Ms Attard has been in the hairdressing industry for 17 years and said as a child, always knew she wanted to follow in her parent’s footsteps.
“I started pushing a broom here at about 13 and I left school at 15 and started an apprenticeship,” she said.
“My parents told me it would be long hours and hard on your feet, which you do get used to.”
Ms Attard said she enjoys putting up hair for formal events like weddings, but also lives to dye hair.
“I enjoy colouring the most – that’s my creativity,” she said.
“Colours are not about just getting a tube and squeezing it onto someone’s hair, it’s a mix of colours and blends which define an individual.
“With consultation and imagination, we come up with a look which individually suits clients of all ages.
“Afterwards, they can walk out such a different person and feel totally different.
“A great cut, to me, gives you an instant feeling of vitality and bounce.
“That’s the rewarding thing about our job, making people feel beautiful.”
Ms Attard has seen many hair fashions come and go across the years.
“Today I don’t think there is any set fashion and I like that,” she said.
“Now, you see many women with beautiful short hair whereas a few years ago it was all about long hair.”
