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Leonardo Rizzo - Indola Global Ambassador
Date Added: 2009-05-31
Smiling sweetly at me across a tall latte, Leonardo Rizzo, looks excited. Not suprising really as the renowned hairdresser has just come back from a whirlwind weekend in Sicily working with Indola. As global ambassador for the brand and part of the Sanrizz empire, Leonardo has an infectious passion for his work.
“Sicily was fantastic, he beams. ‘Italians and Sicilians are so passionate about everything – food ,sport - so when someone comes over to teach them new techniques and ideas they love it – especially learning the Sanrizz philiosophy”.
His work with Indola means he travels the world, prepares new collections, performs on stage, and leads training and teaching work to inspire young hairdressers.
Leonardo works closely with Indola to develop new product ideas which ensure that the brand is kept up-to-the minute with the latest trends and techniques.
The eldest son of the founder and director of Sanrizz, Tony Rizzo, Leonardo was exposed to the hairdessing world at a young age.
“In the school holidays from the age of 12 I worked in the salon ….It was something I knew I always wanted to do.” he says.
Leonardo’s career has developed radpidly. Affter graduating from Queen Margarets University with a degree in Spainsh and Business he began to work full time at Sanrizz. He has already won numerous awards including the L’Oréal Colour Trophy for the South (on several occasions), and the Wella Trend Vision Southern Region.
“You have to take stock of what you have done and achieved in a short space of time. After I began to enter into awards I realised that I was really going to push myself as I wanted not just to be ok, I wanted to be the best.”
‘I don’t get my inspiration from any one place. Its from films, magazines, nature, architecture. When I travel I like to get a fashion magazine from every place I visit. Its interesting to see the differences in looks, styles and fashions.”
Leonardo juggles his salon, photographic and seminar work with heading up the Sanrizz Young Artistic Team, and is constantly trying to push the boundaries of hair and fashion innovation through inspirational and educational seminars. ‘
Leonardo has lots of tips for stylists looking to create an award-winning collection. "Creating the perfect collection is very important. The first thing has to be planning - start planning early in advance with meetings about concepts and ideas. The second thing is to be clear with what images you want to create from this collection. The third thing is the models- the models are vital. You have to create the right looks for the right girls. I look for quirkiness in a model."
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