Brian Lannan
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Scotland

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Brian was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he attended school at Liberton High. After high school he trained under Richard Henry as a hairstylist for 3 years as an apprentice and 1 year as a qualified. After which he moved to South Africa.

South Africa

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Brian worked at a few salons - Roberto of Rome, Venice De Milo, and Hair By Kevin before opening up his first salon: WigWam Hair Boutique which he owned from 1974 to 1978.
From there business progressed and Brian opening up "That's Style Intercoiffure" which he owned from 1978 to 1985 and then the first Waves & Ripples Intercoiffure Salon opened in Arcadia, South Africa in 1979.
The Second Waves & Ripples was opened in Centurion, South Africa in1984, which was sold to new management in 2004.

Brian was a member of InterCoiffure for 15 years. He was a Springbok hairdresser and represented South Africa in numerous competitions.

Carrollton, USA

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Brian and his wife, Gwen, moved to the United States in 2008. Brian worked at Hair By Stewarts and Hair Dimensions salons on a part-time basis, before opening up their own salon, Waves & Ripples (Carrollton) in 2011. Please visit www.WavesAndRipples.com for more details.

After much deliberation, Brian and Gwen decided to retire for business ownership, however Brian wanted to continue his career as a master stylist, and so we closed down the salon. Brian can now be found doing hair at Hair Dimensions salon in Carrollton, Texas

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Work History:

Hair Dimensions

2020 to current - Master Stylist of Waves & Ripples, LLC operating in Hair Dimensions

Waves & Ripples - Carrollton, Texas, USA
2011 to 2019 - Manager, Master Stylist, Owner

Hair Dimensions
2009 to 2011 - Part time Hair Stylist

Hair By Stewarts - Carrollton, USA
2008 to 2011 - Part Time Hair Stylist

Waves & Ripples – Centurion, South Africa                                        
1984 to 2004 - Senior Manager, Artistic Director/Stylist                                                     
                          
Highlander Barber & Gifts– Centurion, South Africa                                         
2000 to 2005 - Owner

Wigs Unlimited - Midrand, South Africa

Waves & Ripples - Pretoria, South Africa
1979 - 1985

Shock Waves - Lyttleton, South Africa
1986-1988

Shock Waves - Lonehill, South Africa

Shock Waves - Silverton, South Africa

1986-1988

That's Style - Pretoria, South Africa
7 years with Hans Weintraud
1972 - 1979


Skills:
Qualified in perming, tinting, highlighting, cutting, styling. Wedding and prom styles specialist.                               
Training staff in all aspects of hairdressing and competition work.         
Opening and managing salons and turning them into profitable businesses                          


Associations:
1974 to 1989           Member of Intercoiffure International
1977 to 1988           Member of the "Executive Committee for the Hairdressing Council" Pretoria, South Africa   
1979 to 1988           Member of the "Masters Association" for the salon owners in South Africa                           
1978                            Member of the South African World Hairdressing Team                                         


Competition Work:
Oct 1-3 1978                                                 Team Member, World Hairdressers, Dusseldorf, Germany
Sept 06 1977           2nd Place                 Ladies Hairdressing - Transvaal Open Championship, South Africa                                      
July 17 1977           1st Place                   Ladies Hairdressing -  Transvaal Open Championship, South Africa
Sep 05 1977            1st Place                   Cocktail Style - South African Open Championship
May 23 1976           1st Place                   Evening Style-  International Hairdressing Club of South Africa                                             
May 23 1976           2nd Place                 Ladies Hairdressing - International Hairdressing Club of South Africa                   
Aug 14 1975            2nd Place                 Ladies Styling -Transvaal Open Hairdressing Championship, South Africa                            
Aug 10 1974            2nd Place                 One Color Tint -East Rand Hairdressing Club Annual Competition, South Africa, 
Aug 10 1974            3rd Place                  Open Evening Style - East Rand Hairdressing Club Annual Competition, South Africa         
Aug 10 1974            3rd Place                  Open Day Style-East Rand Hairdressing Club Annual Competition, South Africa  
Aug 10 1974            1st Place                   Multi-color Tint - East Rand Hairdressing Club Annual Competition, South Africa 
Aug 03 1974            2nd Place                 Natal Open Championships, South Africa
May 04 1974           1st Place                   Permanent Wave - East Rand Hairdressing Club Annual Competition, South Africa
May 04 1974           1st Place                   Tinting - East Rand Hairdressing Club Annual Competition, South Africa
May 04 1974           1st Place                   Carnival Style - East Rand Hairdressing Club Annual Competition, South Africa




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