Years of Experience:  15 years.

Education:  Diane has just returned from Bumble and bumble’s Design Workshop (in NYC); Aveda Cosmetology and several other advanced cutting and colouring classes; Wella advanced cut and colour (with Phillip Ferriera).  Bumble and bumble Live styling class (in salon).

What is your favourite thing to do with hair?  I love to cut hair.

Who’s your style icon?  Oscar de la Renta, because he loves and designs for women.

Do you have a hidden talent?  Cooking.

Motto to live by:  Be happy and do the best I can do.

What’s always in your purse?  Everything!

What’s something you’re passionate about?  My children.

Years of Experience: 7

Education: Most recent (November 2011) was the Bumble and bumble Colour Workshop in New York.  Vidal Sassoon Creative (March 2011); Bumble and bumble Design Workshop (2008); Aveda Men’s cutting; Sebastian cutting; Redken cutting and colouring; Wella colouring and cutting classes with Phillip Ferriera.

What is your favourite thing to do with hair (eg. Fave cut or style)? Colour.  Love doing colour.

What quote or motto do you live by? Live well, love much, laugh often.

What is your biggest pet peeve? Dylan (ha ha just kidding!  Sort of).

Got a hidden talent? Dancing.

What do you wish you could do more of?  Traveling.

What do you always have in your purse?  Gum.

Tell us something interesting about yourself that not many people know. I went to the arctic on a Canadian Coast Guard ice-breaker for a month and a half when I was sixteen.

Years of Experience: 9

Education: Bumble and bumble Design Workshop (2008); Wella advanced cut and colour; Aveda Institute cosmetology; Advanced classes cutting and colouring from Redken and Goldwell.  Also make-up artistry at Blanche Macdonald.

What is your favourite thing to do with hair (eg. Fave cut or style)? Blonde!

What was your worst hair experience? When my hair was coloured shades of green and grey – it was supposed to be blonde.

What is something you’re passionate about?  Making people feel good.

Who is your style icon? Bridgette Bardot.

What’s always in your purse?  A million lipsticks and glosses.

What is your guilty pleasure? Chocolate, but not so guilty…

What’s the best beauty advice you’ve ever received?  Be yourself.

Tell us something interesting about yourself that not many people know. I used to play on a darts team (beer league of course).

Years of Experience: 3

Education:  Kim has just returned from the Bumble and bumble Colour Workshop in New York; Aveda Institute; Advanced education with Aveda; Wella cutting and colouring classes (some taught by Phillip Ferriera); Bumble and bumble live styling classes.

What is your favourite thing to do with hair (eg. Fave cut or style)? Colour, colour, colour.

What was your worst hair experience? When I had way too much texturizing done to my hair.

What is your biggest pet peeve? P.D.S. – public displays of spanking.

Got a hidden talent? Making my own jewelry.

What is your guilty pleasure? Mustaches!

Tell us something interesting about yourself that not many people know. I haven’t worn socks in over five years.

Years of Experience: 12

Education: Laura has just returned from the Bumble and bumble Colour Workshop in New York; Bumble and bumble Design Workshop (2008) and Design Studio (2010); Suki’s; Aveda cosmetology; Pivot point; Wella cut and colour by Phillip Ferriera; Redken colouring class; Zinc Academy barbering (Summer 2011).

What is your favourite thing to do with hair (eg. Fave cut or style)? The Bob and Classic updos.

What was your worst hair experience? Having a trim on shoulder length hair six months before prom, so I could have my hair but put up, only to end up with an undercut bob.  Boo! Also, maybe my “Blondorexic” phase.

What’s your favourite movie? Forrest Gump (Run Forrest, run!).

Got a hidden talent? Bird calls.  Ca-caw!

What is your guilty pleasure? Ice cream and gossip magazines – preferably at the same time.

Tell us something interesting about yourself that not many people know. I grew up on a farm in the country.

Years of Experience: 15

Education: Laurie has just returned from the Bumble and bumble Colour Workshop in New York; Bumble and bumble Live styling class (in salon); Aveda advanced cut and colour classes; Bumble and bumble Network Educator (2008), Design Workshop (2008) and Design Studio (2010); Wella advanced cut and colour classes; Redken cut and colour classes.

What is your favourite thing to do with hair?  Colour.

What is your guilty pleasure?  Any type of romance novel.

What is your worst hair experience?  I tried to go blonde, but ended up with mushroom coloured hair.

Biggest pet peeve?  People who take too long at bank machines.

Tell us something interesting about yourself that not many people know:  I did 13 years of French Immersion.

Years of Experience: 11 years.  Unfortunately, Jen is no longer cutting hair; however, Jen’s creative energy is still exercised via the management and training of our amazing team at Shampoo.

Education: Vidal Sassoon creative cutting; Bumble and bumble Design Workshop and Business Immersion; Wella advanced cut and colour; Redken colour classes; Goldwell colour class.

What is your favourite thing to do with hair?  Colour, lots of colour.

What was your worst hair experience?  My graduation – I looked like a wet poodle.

Something you’re passionate about?  Shampoo (of course)!

Prize possession?  My daughter Zoe (not that she’s a possession).

What’s your guitly pleasure?  Tater tots and Twilight (Team Edward!).

How long have you been with Shampoo: 2 years.

Education:  Bumble and bumble live styling class; Aveda Cosmetology and Estiology; Wella advanced cut and colour (with Phillip Ferriera); and loads of in salon education.

What quote or motto do you live by (or at least aspire to live by)?  Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see (Mark Twain).

What’s the most played artist in your iPod right now? Bob Marley.

What are you passionate about? Hair, art and music.

What is your guilty pleasure? Shopping!

Your signature smell? Sweet and fruity.

Years of Experience: 2 years.

Education: Aveda cosmetology diploma; Bumble and bumble Live Styling class (in salon); Wella advanced cut and colour (with Philip Ferriera); Wahl Clipper class; and lots of in salon education too.

Favourite thing to do with hair?  Colour.

What’s your guilty pleasure?  Watching old Disney movies.

What quote or motto do you live by?  A piece of chocolate a day keeps the frowns away.

Your favourite book?  Confessions of a Shopaholic (Sophie Kinsella).

What’s the best beauty advice you’ve ever received?  Always wash your face before hitting the sack.

Years of Experience: 3

Education: Aveda cosmetology diploma, Bumble and bumble styling (in NY).

What is your favourite thing to do with hair (eg. Fave cut or style)? Bringing colour, cut and style together to create a look that is stylish and makes my clients feel fabulous!

What was your worst hair experience? When I was 13 I sprayed an entire bottle of Sun In on my hair and spent that summer as a very brassy blonde.

What is your biggest pet peeve? Walking through spider webs.  Yuck.

Got a hidden talent? I can play a mean trombone.

What is your guilty pleasure? Strawberry Pop Tarts with melted butter.  Mmmm!

Tell us something interesting about yourself that not many people know. I met Al Pacino at the grocery store (and yes, he is a very short person).