Meet The Ego Team
Meet the Salon Directors
Layla Sedgemore
As the owner of the company Layla’s values and style runs through the brand extensively. With over 20 years of experience within the industry, Layla recognises the importance of maintaining the highest standard of customer service, continual artistic training and maintaining a loyal clientele.
Signature style: Vintage & Timeless
Inspired by: The Updo Girl & Kelsey Wells Fitness
Layla says: Invest in your hair. You wear it every day!
Caz Bunte
Caz also an owner here at ego, started as Laylas apprentices many years ago and worked up the ladder to achieve ownership back in 2018. Caz love her client base and giving them the best customer service and hair possible. She is our bridal hair specialist, along side mastering balayage, long hair cuts and extensions. She looks at all the small details in every clients Ego experience to make it as perfect and personal as possible.
Signature style: Big Glam Hair / Party Hair / Waves
Inspired by: Sophia Hilton, Ulyana Aster, Molly Mae
Caz says: Cheap hair is not good, and good hair is not cheap.
Meet our Manager
Grace McDonald
Manager & Artistic Director
Grace is a true master of her craft. Not only are Grace’s cutting skills classic and precise, her colour artistry is executed to perfection as she is observing every little detail. Her gents cutting and styling are always on-trend as Grace is continually inspired by men’s fashion and styling.
Signature style: Technical Colour trends
Inspired by: Dalia Perez & Hana Cross
Meet the Artistic Directors
Louise Clarke
Artistic Director
With years of experience in the industry, Louise has a passion for creative colour and finishes. She excels in innovative colour choices and forward-thinking trends and styles.
Signature style: Summer Waves
Inspired by: Guy Tang & Charlotte Tilbury
Louise says: I make hair contact before eye contact
Nicky Tang
Artistic Director
Nicky has over 30 years of experience and knowledge in the hairdressing industry. She loves following the latest trends with her idealised feminine nature. Nicky creates timeless, classic and emerging trends.
Signature style: Classic Chic
Inspired by: Lisa Hart-Walker, Hair Bangers Academy, Ashley Horner.
Nicky says: Invest in your hair, it’s the crown you never take off
Sarah Vaughan
Artistic Director & Head of Education
Our newest member here at Ego, but definitely not new to hairdressing. Sarah has worked in the industry for 26 years mastering all things hairdressing, with every qualification going she is skilled in all areas including barbering and bridal.
When Sarah isn’t busy giving her clients the Ego make over in the chair, she is focused on helping the next generation of stylists become the best possible hairdressers they can be, as our in house educator and assessor for our future styling team.
Sarah also offers nano, tape and flat tip hair extensions.
Signature style: GHD Curls, Trending Colours & Foil Work
Inspired by: Kim Kimble & Madonna
Meet our Senior Stylists
Sian Crowe
Senior Stylist
Sian is skilled in all things hairdressing from creative colours to gents cuts. Sian has a flair for bespoke creative colouring especially within the vivid pallet.
Sian also has senior experience with extensions, she specialises in Weft extensions, tape extensions, nano bonds and flat tip keratin.
Harriet Percy
Senior Stylist
Harriet’s favourite part of hairdressing is colouring, especially balayage and bespoke foil work.
Harriet also offers nano, tape and flat tip keratin extensions.
Signature style: Lived in Waves / Beach Waves
Inspired by: Suzi Angelina, Emily Rose Monk
Harriet says: The use of a silk pillow case helps to prevent frizz and maintains moisture
Tegan Bishop
Senior Stylist
Tegan loves being creative and wild with different hair styles and colours she loves a challenge and makes it her mission to give all her clients her best as she loves making people feel unstoppable because of their hair . Tegan is offers micro ring , stick tip and tape extensions as an option for her clients to have the ultimate makeover with Tegan extension training.
Inspired by: Kaine Vakai Hair Artistry
Tegan says: If you have flyaway hair, apply hairspray on your hand and softly glide your hand over flyaways to help stick them down
Meet the Stylists
Holly
Stylist
Our newest staff member holly is hitting the ground running with her creative vivids and bespoke blondes. Holly loves all things bright and vivid, her colour work is definitely one to watch.
Holly also offers tape, weft, nano and flat tip extensions.
Signature style: Straight ended GHD waves
Inspired by: Sarah Emilia on TikTok
Holly says: After you finish washing your hair , run it under cold water to help stimulate hair growth
Meet our Assistants
Kelsie Williams
Assistant
Kelsie love all things creative she loves trying out new styles and is eager to learn, she is unmatched in her impressive blow dries as she has been extensively trained by Caz and Layla in their finishing school.
Signature style: Glam Waves
Inspired by: Emily Rose Monk, Molly Mae, Sarah Emilia
Kelsie says: Brush your hair from the ends upwards to prevent hair pulling and breakage
Melissa Till
Assistant
Melissas favourite part of hairdressing is using her creative skills, she loves to dress out hair and is another one to watch with her impressive blow dry skills another fabulous up and coming talent also extensively trained by Layla and Caz. Mel loves making women feel empowered by their hair!
Inspired by: Izzy, Sarah Jade
Mel says: It’s important to invest in good quality products to make our hair feel healthy and nourished, looking after our hair is important!!
Meet the Front of House & Social Media Manager
Jodie Aston
Front of House & Social Media Manager
Our front of house Jodie will be your first point of contact. She loves to greet you all with a big smile and will be there to offer you a drink and get you settled in right away.
Jodie manages our social media and has a love for creating content, so you’ll see her snapping away to get the perfect shot. Being visually creative is her passion especially when showcasing all of our stylists amazing work and moments in the salon.
Don’t forget to follow us @egohairsalon1 on instagram to see what we’ve all been up to.