Giveaway: ‘Signature Haircut’ with Tony Wood (worth £100!)

Tony’s special ‘Signature Haircut’ services are worth £100 — and Tony’s giving one away for the sixth day of our Advent calendar!

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Tony Wood before Tony Wood Hair: 1985 to 1988

Tony’s true start in hairdressing pre-dated his 1990 takeover of Nickelby’s in Castle Road, and its subsequent rebrand to Ego. His hairdressing journey begins at a salon in the Tricorn Centre.

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From Southsea to Uganda, fighting poverty through hairdressing

Magic Scissors was a campaign I created with the Tony Wood Hair team which brought together the UK’s most iconic hairdressers to raise funds for the training of the next generation of hairdressers in Uganda, providing a route out of poverty for many young people.

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Tony Wood before Tony Wood Hair: 1980 to 1984

While all the boys at school were playing rugby and smoking behind the bike sheds, I had my head down in the art room, wearing my mum’s clothes. Let me explain!

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The Castle Road Clocktower before Tony Wood

Before Tony Wood Hair — before Tony Wood himself — there was the clocktower. Our home, sited where the street splits off into Castle Road and Great Southsea Street. Here’s a slice of its history.

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Introducing the Tony Wood Hair Advent calendar — with prizes!

To launch into 2018, yet another huge year for us, we’re leading you on a journey through our past, with a new chapter every day ‘til Christmas!

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