Dossier / Grand Final

Biography

A highly creative hairdresser, Jason Miller commands an extensive clientele list whilst playing a vital role in his family's five-salon business.  Jason is responsible for the development and implementation of the company's training and education.  Jason and his Art Team have continually delighted audiences worldwide with their inspiring, educational shows, seminars and workshops.

With a string of industry accolades to its name, the Charlie Miller group boasts fourteen British Hairdressing Awards.  Jason, together with his wife India, was received into the prestigious British Hairdressing Hall of Fame in 2003 in recognition of winning 'Scottish Hairdresser of the Year' three times.  He won 'Newcomer of the Year' in 1987 and received the AIPP Grand Trophy and Best Avant-Garde Fashion Collection in 2002.  He and India have worked their styling magic at the MTV Europe Music Awards for the past five years. Jason continually receives requests for photo shoots, predictions and quotes from top industry and glossy magazines, including Vogue and Hello, in addition to requests from local and national press.

Jason and his Art Team have tended the tresses of some of the leading names in film, TV, music, fashion and modelling including Tilda Swinton, Charlize Theron, Elisha Cuthbert, Sir Sean Connery, Donna Karan, Jodie Kidd and The Darkness.

Interview

What is the significance of the L'Oréal Professionnel Colour Trophy to the hairdressing industry?
To bring out the best in commercial artistic hair colouring - a platform for new rising talent.

What are your favourite L'Oréal Professionnel Colour Trophy competition memories?
Participating in some of the shows in the UK and abroad. It's a hot pot of new ideas and creativity.

What is your criterion for a L'Oréal Professionnel Colour Trophy winner?
An all round fashionable look that the consumer can connect with but it must have the X factor. It has to have out of the box thinking.

What does it mean to win the competition?
Recognition amongst the best hairdressing in the world. A spring board opportunity from which to grow and develop.

If you were entering in this year's competition, what advice would you like to be given?
Keep it beautiful, think fashion but think out of the box and get the very best face you can afford.

What personal / character traits do you think make a L'Oréal Professionnel Colour Trophy winner?
You need to be in touch with what's going on in fashion and our industry as well as be aware of who and what others may be doing to win - and then be even better than that!

How do you think the standards of the competition have changed in recent years?
People are getting more sussed about the whole package; it's more consumer conscious, which makes it harder to stand out from the crowd.

What are the benefits of competing and being a part of the L'Oréal Professionnel Colour Trophy competition?
You are opening your mind to many levels from new skills / new people / new PR. It's a learning opportunity, even if you don't win. Good Luck!