Meet SWH Team

The Team

Creative & technical excellence

Styling & Artistic Team

Simon Webster

Artistic Director & KMS UK Guest Artist

35 years experience with a Fashion Week heritage, an original L’Oreal ID Artist, KMS UK Ambassador and Shu Squad mentor, Simon has the knowledge, experience and skill to cater exactly to our clients’ individuality and expectations.

His work features in Love, Vogue, Tatler and Men’s Health. He specialises in razorcuts, clipper, vintage and curls, as well as with wigs and alopecia. Due to the nature of Simon’s session work, appointments with him may be subject to change.

Javi

Creative Colour Specialist & Curl/Afro Technician – Freelance

With over 20 years styling and educating across Europe, Javi has an abundance of experience and energy. An afro and curl specialist working with all hair types, Javier is also trained in the Deva technique to enhance curl form and structure.

He is renowned for seamlessly clean colour work encompassing creative colour, luxurious balayage and colour melts .

Phil

Brand Ambassador & Cutting Specialist - Freelance

SWH Team original, Phil’s focus has always been bespoke cutting, razoring and clipperwork. His skills encompass sharp crops to luscious, beautiful styling with a versatile and creative flair.

A L’Oreal Men’s Image Grand Finalist in his first year, Phil moved into fashion and became an established member of the Chanel and Balmain hair teams. His Fashion Week and Couture styling inspires him in-salon to keep your look on-trend and fresh.

Rhi

Senior Stylist, Colourist & KMS Style Ambassador - Freelance

Star Colourist and Colour Trophy finalist, Rhi has risen from SWH apprentice to KMS Style Ambassador and Goldwell Colour Creative, presenting her work onstage for SWH Art Team, with work in Hairdressers’ Journal.

Rhi specialises in non-binary styling and creative cutting and is trichotillomania aware. She loves colour with bold placement., beautiful balayage and contouring with freehand application.

Caroline

Specialist Stylist & Goldwell Master Colourist - Freelance

A salon-owner for over ten years, Caroline has fabulous customer service and attention to detail that sets her apart.

She specialises in barbering and shorter styles with an edge, as well as being a certified Goldwell Master Colourist with a love of creative, fashion-led colour. As a KMS Style Ambassador her extensive product knowledge means she can recommend the ideal package to respond to your specific hair needs.

Siobhan

Senior Stylist & Colourist - Freelance

Siobhan has worked around the world in both hairdressing and barbering, where she’s picked up a diversity of cutting skills and techniques, including razor cuts, specialising in texture and shape.

Her positivity and natural ease, make Siobhan a born hairdresser with a passion for education. Natural, shaggy, textured and soft layers are her forte, along with shorter, tailored styles and rich, autumnal tones.

Shona

Senior Creative Colourist & Stylist

Shona is all about empowerment and expressiveness with a vibrant energy. Her loyal clientele travel miles for her creative colour and transformations.

She’s a certified colour specialist who loves vivids, pastels and bleach work Her advanced colour corrections, bespoke technical colour & balayage always ensure a personalised, luxurious look.

Ellie

Senior Stylist, Colourist & Extensions Technician

One of SWH Team’s fastest progressing team members, from trainee to senior stylist, Ellie's a firm favourite of SWH Team and clients because of her diligence, energy and natural talent.

Through dedication and professionalism, she’s developed a real skill for beautiful, natural colour application in balayage, highlights and babylights as well as working with taped extensions. She specialises in long, sleek one-length or soft-layered cuts and bouncy blowdries.

Angie

Graduate Stylist & Colourist

Angie is an all-round star and a complete natural with great energy and drive.

She is focused, friendly and honing her hairdressing techniques and developing an individual style. As a fully-qualified NVQ L3 stylist, Angie is building clientele in her first year as a Graduate Stylist. Her specialisms are tints and highlights, bobs and beachy looks.

Nathan

Graduate Stylist & Apprentice

Nathan is already turning heads as one to watch, winning NHF Apprentice of the Year & is now a Rising Star Finalist 2020 in the prestigious Creative Head Awards.

He's the epitome of the SWH brand; creative, passionate and ambitious. Nathan's building a strong future in hairdressing and already popular with request bookings, so get in touch to be a part of his exciting journey.

Client Care Team

Sophie Webster

Partner-Manager

Sophie steers SWH behind the scenes, adhering to the highest standards of responsible, forward-thinking business.

Her focus on customer experience and community involvement makes SWH a creative and professional salon, with an inclusive, high-street ethos that helped the salon win the title of UK Ultimate Salon and Creative Industry Awards finalist. And in 2021 Sophie was recognised as a F:Entrepreneur alumni.

Shannon

Ops & Socials Manager

Shannon brings great organisation, an eye for detail and love for her team to the salon. Her combination of creative flair and administrative skill is second to none, ensuring we provide the best customer service to our clients at all times.

Her professionalism and care shine through. And there’s no better endorsement than the SWH Love Award – awarded by SWH Team each month to their colleague who goes above and beyond for them – and she’s the record holder!

Cydnie

Front of House

Cydnie started at SWH as an apprentice with an infectious energy and positivity, putting her heart into every aspect of her role.

Now leading our FOH Team, she greets and hosts our salon clients and is available to answer any questions or queries in-salon, over the phone or by email, to guarantee the optimum SWH experience. She makes sure that appointments run smoothly and that both our clients and team are as happy as she is.