A salon director from Ayr has been sharing his wisdom and experience with some of the industry's most talented young stylists.

Riccardo Corvi was invited to pass on his skills to members of the new 'young artistic team' at Rainbow Room International.

Riccardo, director of the company's salon on Cathcart Street, Ayr, and a member of the company's existing artistic team, was among several Rainbow Room figures who shared their knowledge - with Riccardo's seminar focussing on stage presentation.

Other sessions have been held on razor cutting, cutting patterns and art.

The team was formed by David Nicolson, director of the business's salon at Royal Exchange Square in Glasgow, and colleague Linda Stewart, and is headed up by Suzie McGill, leader of the existing artistic team at the firm.

It was formed after David became aware that many of the business group's young stylists were intrigued by the work of the artistic team - but lacked the confidence in getting more involved.

At the end of the year, participating team members will receive a certificate and also have the skills and confidence to move forward in their career and take a step up into the artistic team.

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Coco McMahon, a member of the artistic team and director of its Bearsden salon, said: “This is such a great opportunity for our young stylists across all our salons. There’s so much content for them and it’s extremely well planned.

"It also allows them to come together and make friendships whilst also opening communication between the salons.

"All the stylists involved so far have absolutely loved it, they all turn up at seminars so enthusiastic and dedicated.

"For us salon directors, it’s been absolutely brilliant taking part in the seminars, seeing our stylists excited and building their confidence and skills.

"We even have a group chat where they can share any ideas with us that they have.

"It’s great for the future of the company too, as these stylists can move up the ranks and it ensures constant growth.”

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David Nicolson said: “The whole idea came about because of lockdowns and the lack of opportunities for our ‘new’ stylists to get involved in the creative side of exploring every aspect of creativity.

"I felt that with all the resources we had within our company, we had a duty to stretch our directors and get them all to share their experiences, skills and to break down the barriers that our young teams had about ‘The Art Team’.

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"Involving everyone that wanted to grow in a voluntary way lets us all share time, wisdom and, as it turns out, is amazing for mental welfare as well.

"As word gets out about what happens at these classes, the numbers are growing, and you see the impact on the salon floor as the chats about painting etc always get a very positive response from our clients. Everyone wins.”