Island Life Magazine Ltd August/September 2012 | Page 119

FASHION HEALTH & BEAUTY

Generation

now

‘We have
created a
platform for
inspirational
young Island
talent’

Jaks of Newport have fast become a
flagship for training talented young
hairdressers; both raising industry
standards and evolving for the
future with a carefully selected new
Jaks generation for summer.
The well respected Newport
hair and beauty salon, under the
ownership and direction of Leigh
Sargeant, is celebrating two years
of independence. An ambitious
refurbishment programme has
paved the way for new levels of
customer care, with service and
client satisfaction remaining the
buzz words.
How better than to mark the
moment by launching a young
homegrown Design Team, made
up of Abigail Hammond, Chelsea
Jarvis and Karl Barnes - followed
hot on their heels by Aaron
Alexander and Katie Munn,
currently training to become future
Jaks professionals?
“We have created a platform for

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inspirational young Island talent
preparing a pathway for them
joining our established team of
creative professionals,” said Leigh
Sargeant.
It would seem this summer’s
graduates are reaping the rewards
of hard work - Chelsea Jarvis has
been enrolled on the prestigious
‘Mobster’ specialist programme,
visiting London this year to train
as a Sebastian Consultant after
winning success not only at the
yearly salon show, but also bein p