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One hears of all kinds of specialisations these days, particularly in the beauty business. We now have people who specialise in grooming nails too. The latest offering to the fashion-conscious people of Bangalore is a unisex hair saloon.
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Rita Spratt working on a customer. — Photo: V. Sreenivasa Murthy
HAIR MAKE-UP, as one would call it, has been an important part of one's personality for years. It was the age of wigs during the 70s and 80s. Now the trend is a casual but an enticing hair-do. Men went to saloons and women to beauty parlours for hair treatments until the advent of unisex saloons.
Spratt Hair Studio is a new inclusion in the short list of unisex saloons. Rita Spratt, Director of the Studio, is passionate about this profession. Her sole aim is ''to make people aware as to what difference a hair-do can make to one's personality, and to introduce the concept of hair designing and its importance.''
Trained in London, Ms. Spratt plunged into the field 20 years ago. She travels frequently to London and Hong Kong to keep herself abreast with the latest international trends in hair styling. Spratt Studio is said to be the only studio in Bangalore, which specialises in hair designing. The studio has become extremely popular with the young crowd. The saloon marks its mastery in dealing with scalp problems, perms, and hair treatment, along with regular haircuts, styling, and colouring. The Studio gives the customer a haircut and look depending on his personality and preference.
Another interesting feature about this studio is that it educates a customer about haircare and its maintenance. For instance, most people use henna for their hair and many parlours prescribe it as a good conditioner.
But Ms. Spratt believes that "henna is highly alkaline, which makes the hair brittle. It then forms a layer over the scalp, allowing no other treatment to work. Thus, frequent use of henna is not favourable for the hair.'' Colouring one's hair is the in thing now. At one time, it was common with models and fashion-conscious crowd, but today, every second person wants to get his/her hair coloured. And Spratt, specialises in hair colouring. Youngsters go in for bizarre colours such as blues, purples, and yellows, while the older ones prefer sober shades of browns and reds. Fashion photographer, Waseem Khan, Ananth Narayanan from Urban Edge, DJ, Dheeraj of Mars 2211, and DJ, Clement, have got their hair coloured at Spratt Studio.
While haircuts (which include shampooing and setting) are priced at Rs. 300, colouring the hair ranges from Rs. 500 to Rs. 2,500. Spratt also has a special doctor on their team to deal with problems related to hair.
It does not appoint hairdressers who are technically qualified, but allows them to "grow on the job''. The store boasts of staff which includes Nanesh Thakur (who got the Sunsilk award for the south zone this year) and Shobha Rani, who happens to be the National award winner in the Sunsilk contest last year.
Ms. Spratt says: "Hair styling is an art by itself and there is a lot more to it than what people think.'' She also feels that India lacks well-trained, professional hairdressers.
Spratt Hair Studio has an academy for hairdressing to train hairdressers about the latest techniques with live demonstrations of cuts and styles along with a practical orientation. The courses begin in January. It also offers an advance course for hair dressers.
Located on Brigade Road, above Wimpy's, the Spratt Hair Studio aims to give Bangalore that required "cutting edge''.
SWATHI KRISHNASWAMI
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