Welcome to Brave Strong Beautiful’s first ever newsletter
Our monthly newsletter we will give you a greater insight into the world of Brave Strong Beautiful and the hairdressing industry
Meet the team – Kerry Anderson
Hi, I’m Kerry Founding Director at Brave Strong Beautiful – I created Brave Strong Beautiful in 2019 because I wanted to use 20 years’ experience in hair dressing to create an inspiring and accessible route to training and employment for young people who have had to face difficult challenges at home growing up. My role is at the heart of everything that’s going on. You’ll see me in the salon most days supervising the team working with customers as well as dealing with the training delivery programmes and all the other million and one things involved in running a busy training academy.
Kerry’s idea for Brave Strong Beautiful was born out of first-hand experience and a desire to prove to young people that it is possible to turn your life around, build confidence and new skills, and create a bright future.
When asked what she loves most about her work Kerry said “Being a part of a young person’s journey into the hairdressing industry, training the young people we work with, seeing their progression and watching them passing their assessments is very rewarding but there is nothing better than witnessing that penny drop moment when they realise that they have mastered a difficult hairdressing technique”.
Brave Strong Beautiful remains the only Hair & Beauty Salon in Scotland operating as a Community Interest Company (CIC) and Kerry is passionately driven to make sure its clients continue to get the very finest hair styling service while also helping young people take those really valuable steps towards a life-long career in hair and beauty.
Kerry’s work at Brave Strong Beautiful has been recognised with many prestigious awards, most recently in October when she was recognised by Women’s Enterprise Scotland’s Purpose- Led Business of the Year award. She is also a qualified Counsellor and has worked in a number of roles in social care work.
Product Feature
We have chosen to feature Keep My Colour Blonde Shampoo and Conditioner Duo Set by Eleven Australia, We always carefully choose the products we use on our clients to make sure that we are using products that are not only of a high quality but also from companies that have similar values to us.
We really care that Eleven Australia have a selection of vegan and gluten-free products to suit all hair types that are also Cruelty-free and PETA approved as no animal should have to be tested on for any reason, these products are not excluding anyone from using their products which is key as inclusivity is a key value of ours.
The toning shampoo is used for coloured and natural blondes, packed with hydrolysed soy and wheat protein to keep blonde hair healthy essential for any blonde and the conditioner contains violet pigments to refresh highlights and counteract unwanted yellow and warm tones. It also uses green tea extract, for added shine, hydrolysed quinoa to protect and hydrate your hair and lemongrass extract which helps repair and seal damaged ends.
If you love the sound of this product as much as we do you are able to purchase it in any of our stores to keep that Brave Strong Beautiful look!
Social Spotlight
Social Cause of November is the Grassmarkets Community Project in Edinburgh, they adopt an innovative approach to creating community, providing sanctuary and support to people dealing with multiple complex issues including homelessness, mental/physical health problems, learning difficulties, poverty, substance misuse and physical abuse and more. It creates opportunities for those furthest from mainstream education and employment opportunities by helping individuals develop skills and confidence, reconnect with themselves and their community, and improve their overall health and wellbeing.
Brave Strong Beautiful is proud to support Grassmarkets by providing free haircuts to members and Open Door Meals attendees every month, helping build their self-esteem and confidence. To find out more about the Grassmarkets Community Project click the button below to see the wonderful work they do for the community.
What’s Going on in the World of Hairdressing?
It has been revealed that pop punk icon Hayley Williams is opening her own salon, although best known as the lead singer of the band Paramore, Hayley Williams already has foot in the hair industry in 2016 she launched the hair brand Good Dye Young the singer, has spent years appearing on stage with her signature fluorescent orange hair.
The salon is called Fruits Hair Lab and is based in Nashville it has launched its Instagram page and the bio reads: “An inclusive safe space to express yourself through hair. We are a Green Circle + carbon neutral salon.” What will become of the salon? Will it be the next big thing? Time will tell.
Two cuts for the price of one – with a Brave Strong Beautiful twist!
We all love something for free, and Brave Strong Beautiful is giving you the chance to get just that. But with a unique twist!
If you refer a friend who comes into the salon and has their hair done we will cut and style someone in need completely free as part of our social purpose
That could be an elderly person in a nursing home, or a homeless person, or someone whose self-esteem would benefit from a cut and style.
Click on the button below or ask in store for more details.