Mica Carrick runs the hair-centric account, @brightonblondes, and has been a dedicated part of the Rodney Wayne group for nearly a decade. She moved to New Zealand in 2008 as a 17 year-old and is a full time working mum to a 13 year-old boy. Her career with Rodney Wayne has been varied, starting off as an apprentice, through to managing a salon at Browns Bay.
Mica says she’s proudly part of the artistic team and involved in the most recent Colour your World campaign, along with helping educate the group, being a lightening and toning specialist. Currently, she holds the role of training manager at Whangaparaoa Rodney Wayne where she’s training two apprentices. Mica talks to Channel about all things hair and her social media account.
Channel Mag: Tell readers a little bit about @brightonblondes.
Mica Carrick: @brightonblondes is my little baby, I’ve been growing the account for about three years now. Recently, I’ve focused on putting in time and effort on the account as it’s worth it from a business perspective. I came up with the name because I specialise in blondes (as well as colour transformations and balayage), and I’m from the UK from a place called Brighton. It’s a cool play on words.
Is Instagram a source of inspiration for you? Who do you recommend following and why?
Definitely! It’s my go-to when I’m looking for new colour/styling techniques. It’s not only filled with beautiful photos, there’s so much education shared on the app now that’s it’s really a one shop stop. It’s a bit of a community feel and a great way to interact with your favourite accounts, especially for us who work at Rodney Wayne. We love to interact and hype each other up. There is so much talent out there and so much to learn.
Which other stylists/salons or local businesses do social media well?
@ahbisonihair - Ahbi is an amazing cutter. His Instagram is stunning and he's also part of our artistic team, working at Rodney Wayne Albany. He recently worked on New Zealand Fashion Week too.
@glowandcobeautynz - Amy is a nail tech who has built herself up from a small home salon and is about to open a glow up bar type salon in Long Bay. There will be nails, brows, lashes and hair all in one. She’s an absolute gem of a person too.
What exciting things are on the horizon for you over the next few months?
It's about to hit silly season. So, in all honesty, not much! I recently entered the industry awards for Trainer of the Year so I'm waiting to hear about that in November. So far this year, I've travelled to Auckland, Christchurch, Tauranga and soon Wellington to hold educational sessions. I also worked on our latest campaign which I coloured and styled. My main focus at the moment is to get Rosie my tech (who happens to be Rodney Wayne's Apprentice of the Year) completed for year two. And then roll on Christmas where my feet will burn, my shoulders will hurt, and I'll secretly be loving every minute of the mayhem that is working in a salon in December!
Instagram: @brightonblondes
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