Even though I grew up in a hair salon (my mother business) all my youth, I never thought hairdressing could possibly be a career opportunity for me. I originally was more interested in cooking and traveling at a very young age but when I was 15, I spent a week as work experience at my mother’s salon and instantly fell in love with hairdressing. The atmosphere, the people, the creativity. Everything was just right! At 16, I started my career as a hairdresser apprentice.

I was very attracted to Vidal’s work and at the time it was the place to be. So, I worked there for 10 years and became a creative director. This gave me the chance to travel the world doing shows, seminars, TV advertisement, teaching and many more experiences that have solidified my foundations and understanding of the craft. In 2011, M&P was created. It rapidly became successful with clients and collaborations around 60 countries across the globe. Being a business owner have also helped me a lot to grow and learn a different side of our industry. Mixing creativity and business understanding have giving me a much better vision to satisfy our student’s needs. Not only with teaching them a skill but also by having a better understanding of their day-to-day salon work and struggles.

Yes, I really believe that the two main things that I learned in the past were:
(1) To manipulate hair the way that my mum did teach me in France. No matter what happened, she always managed to make her clients looked fantastic and her sense of aesthetic was for me a great importance to learn.
(2) To learn how to Cut hair well, with a plan, with a structure and also with a way to explain it easily so you could pass on your knowledge to others. This is why now I call our style at M&P “Precision Cutting meets Precision Styling” from the two different style that I learned in the past and mix together today.

I believe “SERENITE” has a word pretty much sums up that question. With time now that I look back at 30 years of doing hairdressing my aim have radically changed from the technical physical aspect of what we do TO … a mind set and my life balance.
I chose “SERENITE” as a name for our collaboration scissors because it represented really well where I am right now within myself and NOT outside.
Because what I really want to convey through my courses is a peaceful and relaxing atmosphere students feel safe and learn as much as possible. So, I guess the most important value for me is respect and kindness!