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Hair Design Philosophy

Michael Morgan • May 17, 2019

My Hair Design Philosophy

My philosophy of hair design, unknowingly came to me as a child growing up in the 70’s. I remember always having Vidal Sassoon hair care products in the shower, my mother insisted on having nothing else. Being a hippie child , I did not think twice about what I used for shampoo but I knew the name Vidal Sassoon because of his legendary hairstyles on actresses in the movies. I do remember thinking that we were using the best shampoo money could buy because it was by Vidal Sassoon. It really left an impression on me.

Fast forward into my early 20’s, circa 1993, I was doing massage therapy in hair salons. The second salon I worked in was Roger Thompson Salon in Barney’s of New York at NorthPark Mall in Dallas. Roger Thompson, I quickly found out, was Vidal Sassoon’s right-hand man back in his early years. Some might even say some of Vidal’s work can be partly accredited to Roger. Mind you, at this time I still really knew nothing about hair. Having now worked in a couple of hair salons I did very quickly realize there was something very different about the way they did hair. I began to ask a lot of questions both of Roger and of the staff and began to learn of the Vidal Sassoon (and Roger Thompson) philosophy of hair design. I was so intrigued and fascinated that it I decided to go to cosmetology school.

I graduated from Cosmetology school in January of 1995 and with great enthusiasm, I began my career as a hairstylist. A year later I wanted to learn more about the Vidal Sassoon philosophy and techniques of hair design. I started taking intense classes at Vidal Sassoon Academies in Los Angeles, London and Miami. It was in these academies that I learned the ways of the masters of hair design and adopted the philosophy that I work by to this day.

Hair should be easy to wear! Using an elegant and practical approach, I cut hair into a shape. By cutting the hair into a shape, it makes the hair practically wash and wear. Once the hair is shampooed and conditioned, a person should be able to run their fingers through their hair and it falls into place. This is the foundation by which everyone can be made to look their best every day.

I provide custom hair designs that fit your personality, fashion sense, and busy life—you are more to me than just a head of hair. I want to create a great style for you that compliments your sensibility, bone structure and body type, and I strive to give you healthy, beautiful, wearable hair that you love and a style that puts some attitude in your step.

Understanding the importance of continued education, I attend educational seminars to learn the latest techniques, and always strive to provide my clients with exceptional service and experience!

Learn more about how it all began here

Where It All Began

By Michael Morgan • April 1, 2019
Where it Started How does a hippie child, not caring about hair, never liked getting my hair cut and certainly never touching another person’s hair become a hairstylist? In my early twenties, I was a full-time bill collector in corporate America but desperately wanted to be self-employed. In 1991 I became a massage therapist in hopes of achieving that dream. After years of doing massage part time and being stuck in my corporate job, I began to do chair massage in hair salons. Very quickly I came to realize I liked the fun, high energy environment of salons and how stylists could be independent contractors and were doing well for themselves. I thought, “maybe there was something to this and perhaps I could finally achieve my dream.” In 1994, I finally got to a point where I could quit my corporate job and go to cosmetology school. I worked 3 part time jobs and successfully completed hair school and shortly there after took my state board exam and became licensed hair dresser in a prominent hair salon in Uptown Dallas. I knew I had arrived, while scared to death from a lack of experience, I gained a love for the art of doing hair very quickly. I felt blessed and lucky to have landed a job as an assistant in such an amazing salon with some of the best hairstylists in Dallas! After my tenure as an assistant and then a hairstylist, I gained the skill and confidence to venture out on my own as an independent contractor. I continued my education, taking intensive classes with Vidal Sassoon Academies from Los Angeles to Miami to London, gaining the greatest skills and education I could achieve. After much training and experience, working in salons and doing projects such as fashion shows and photo shoots, I found a love for doing hair in film and television. Working on independent films, music videos and television. I got an opportunity to work on the set of “Walker, Texas Ranger”. After a number of years exploring a career in film and television, I realized my greatest love was building a business and relationships with my clients in a salon. There I could get to know the people that I had the pleasure of making beautiful on a day to day basis. To this day, my love for getting to know and have a relationship with people remains my greatest passion. I now have a clientele that includes some of my original patrons from 24 years ago and now their children and extended family. After all these years, I am still proud to say I love what I do and could not imagine doing anything else! My passion remains making people beautiful day after day. Learning and growing in my field as I go. I’m also committed to giving back to my community, I do volunteer work with cancer patients as well as other charity work. It is the greatest gift to give back to others when I have been given so much in my career. Now I can happily say, this self-proclaimed “Hippie Child” has a great passion for my career as a hairstylist!
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