The Schwarzkopf awards are every two years, and I’d made a six-year plan. I was hoping to get into the Queensland awards finals this year. Two years down the track I was hoping to win the Queensland finals, and from there go to the nationals….. There goes the six-year plan!

Success: I don’t have too many personal philosophies – I suppose everything in my life is very simple. I like simple: my work has a very natural simplistic feel, and it’s how I like to run my business – I don’t like complicated things. Simplistic and minimalistic – I live every day as it is.

I don’t feel like I’m the best hairdresser in Australia – I have always felt like I’m on equal terms w/ everyone. I really love the people I work w/, I love my clients and the business is doing well. Everything has just fallen into place (the hairdresser of the year, recently completing the Schwarzkopf "Chilli Hot" tour). I’ve been very lucky w/ things like that – I’ve always been a very hard worker - and when you love something, you do work hard and things do fall into place for you.

Inspiration: I get a lot of inspiration from music – I suppose I’m a bit selfish – I pick all the music for the salon. I get inspired in my cutting when I’m listening to really good music.

I suppose a lot of inspiration for me comes from a team of hairdressers in Melbourne – a salon called Shibui. I think a lot of credit for winning hairdresser of the year goes to them as well.

Todd Arndt - Vogue Nationale Hair Design +61 7 3229 2886

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