BISHOP SMP AMBASSADORS
OLLIE HUGHES
APPEAR NATURAL • LONDON
appearnatural.comOLLIE HUGHES has a wealth of Harley Street experience, Ollie has become renowned as the most seasoned practitioner currently operating in London. One of the innovators of the natural hairline; Ollie even decided to name his company Appear Natural as a homage to his work ethic. The detail and realism in Ollie’s work demonstrates an undoubted passion for his craft. He has a number of high profile clients to his name and with results like Ollie’s, it’s easy to see why. During his time practicing in London’s medical capital, Ollie Hughes became renowned as one of the countries’ leading scalp micropigmentation practitioners. Since becoming a specialist technician, Ollie’s flair for creating the most natural looking hairlines has set him apart in the industry. He is notorious for his consistent perfectionism and high quality, ensuring that his customers always leave delighted, with a new found confidence. Having been through the scalp micropigmentation process himself, Ollie has a personal and compassionate understanding of his customer’s anxieties. Hair loss is often a difficult and stressful experience so Ollie’s personable nature is a real asset in helping the client through the process. Understanding that scalp micropigmentation must be tailored to suit each separate client individually, he will advise and guide the customer in terms of which hairline, shade and density will suit them specifically. Having trained numerous practitioners, Ollie has a succinct and technical method of explaining exactly which factors are needed to create a natural looking treatment. When meeting him, clients are always impressed by Ollie’s professionalism and wealth of knowledge in the field.
MARC ALLEN
CREATIVE SCALPS • UNITED KINGDOM
creativescalps.comMARC ALLEN is a former barber to the stars and multiple salon owner. 25 years of creating new and exciting styles, touring with pop stars and working on music video sets in the men’s hair industry led Marc to the world of SMP where he literally thought ‘let me see what I can do with this?’ Creative Scalps was born and Marc started his journey from rookie artist to UK’s #2 at the World Scalp Awards 2019 in just 2.5 years! Marc’s hairline creations have become world famous as he pushes the boundaries and continues to create and innovate in this new exciting industry.
DAVID HOFFER
HEADLINER SMP
headliner.inkDAVID HOFFER has been in the scalp micropigmentation industry since 2013 and has had over 750 clients so far (and counting). He has received multiple awards and accolades as one of the BEST SMP artists in the world as recognized by his professional peers. David has also worked with charitable organizations dealing with children with Alopecia and Alopecia Awareness. His passion for helping others, along with his genuine caring and level of perfection is what keeps men and women coming to him to perform their procedures with the utmost level of artistry, consideration and sincerity. David is an internationally recognized educator in the field of Scalp Micro Pigmentation as a master trainer with the world renowned ScalpCo Academy, 2X winners of the World Trainers of the Year for 2018 and 2019. His one on one approach and small teacher/student ratio allows him to focus attention to each pupil in order for them to achieve the best training possible. Being the very first cosmetic tattoo artist to work directly with Franco Vescovi to receive the Certificate of Participation with the launch of the WAND and help propel BISHOP SMP as a world leader, is his most honored achievement.
CAITLIN JAMES
SCALP MICROPIGMENTATION • AUSTRALIA
smpaus.com.auCaitlin James entered the health and beauty industry back in 2005 after completing her diploma of beauty therapy. From here the passion for making people feel good about themselves began. Like many can relate to, it is an addictive feeling knowing you have helped someone. Caitlin has always worked hard to achieve a high standard in all that she does and over the next few years moved into providing beauty from a Cosmetic Surgery practice and was offered the position to become a hair transplant assistant. There was something about the repetitive and monotonous work, paying extreme attention to detail in the clinical setting that she loved. Fast forward 11 years and as she steps away from the hair transplant world, in 2015 she began her next career path in Scalp MicroPigmentation. Today her SMP results, hair loss knowledge and client care have made her a leading authority in the Scalp MicroPigmentation world in Australia and internationally. 2016 winning Best Procedure award Australia, 2017 Australian Artist of the Year, 2018 Top 5 finalist for Best procedure award and 2019 Australian Artist of the Year. In 2018 she joined the Scalp Co. Team and is a trainer in Scalp MicroPigmentation Australia sharing her passion and a supporter of the Bishop products and SMP Wand.
MAV RICO
PROSCALP ▪️ PHILIPPINES
www.proscalpmanila.comMav Rico is relatively a newcomer in the scalp micropigmentation industry who quickly made a name for himself as one the best new SMP artists to come from Asia and received accolades from respected big names in the industry for his stunning works despite being a rookie.
Mav’s began his journey in the industry as a client himself. After seeing the incredible transformation first hand, he made a life-changing decision to put up his own scalp micropigmentation clinic in the Philippines and get trained under one of UK’s leading SMP training brands. He also complemented his training with a true Level 4 certification in Scalp Micropigmentation that cemented his reputation as a highly skilled SMP practitioner. In June 2019, he officially opened the doors of his clinic to the public. In just one year, he was able to single-handedly perform scalp micropigmentation treatments to around 230 clients.
His genuine love for the craft and compassionate understanding of his clients’ hair loss predicaments made him strive to do better everyday. In a very short period of time, he has mastered delivering natural looking results and age appropriate hairline designs. He is also notable for beautifully fixing a number of botched scalp micropigmentation work of others and perfecting concealment of FUE and FUT scars of former hair transplant recipients.
Mav was nominated for 2020’s Rising Star Award in Scalp Micropigmentation Meeting of Minds.
BILLY DeCOLA
SCALP MICROPIGMENTATION • VANCOUVER
vanscalp.comBilly was among the first specialists to deliver scalp micropigmentation treatments in Japan, the United States and Canada. He's treated countless clients suffering from hair loss, thinning, scarring, alopecia and botched SMP jobs.
Billy's path to offering scalp micropigmentation services and training started with nearly a decade spent in the tattoo industry where he honed his precision technique and developed a reputation for his creative design. With this background and experience, Billy found a natural fit with providing scalp micropigmentation services for both men and women.
Over the years Billy has developed his own SMP technique which has grown in popularity in recent years. His attention to detail and precise hair follicle placement methodology achieves the most realistic micropigmentation results in the world.
Anita Gardso
SCALPTECH AUSTRALIA • AUSTRALIA
scalptechaust.com.au/Since completing an International Diplomas in Physiatrics, Aestheticienne, Beauty Therapy and Special Effects Make-up in 1994, Anita continued her studies while living in the USA and UK for 3 years. She has worked, managed and trained staff worldwide within medi-spas and laser clinic industry. More recently Anita owned and operated a successful business of 9 years specialising in dermal treatments. “It’s all about a natural look and getting the hair line just right for each individual”. In 2008 her passion and attention to detail led to specialising in cosmetic tattoo. Although a love for all things skin and cosmetic tattoo, Anita found in consultation her clients were concerned about thinning, loss or little to no hair which led to her training in SMP. In 2015 Anita advance her skills set and became a qualified SMP scalp micro-pigmentation practitioner. Anita prides herself on providing a professional and discrete treatment with a relaxed atmosphere for clients. She is known for taking as much time as needed when perfecting a hairline. Anita’s other passion is for animal rescue and is a volunteer for the RSPCA.
Will Quaye
SCALP NATION • UNITED KINGDOM
www.scalpnation.co.uk/WILL QUAYE exploded on the smp scene in 2019 where he quickly became recognised by his peers for his hunger and passion to his craft. Will first found himself stepping into the industry due to his mother battling hair-loss, keen to find a solution he came across smp whilst his partner Claire was at one of the UK’s leading Micropigmentation conferences ‘MPUK 19’ Claire believed Will had the qualities to succeed in smp; Four weeks later it was go time! Will’s crusade for continued personal development burns bright, with his constant drive to achieve excellence. Will has fast become one of the uk’s well respected artists, his attention to detail is second to none, producing soft, natural and detailed smp for his clients each and every time. In 2020 we saw Will become a finalist for Best scalp tech at the MPUK’20 awards, Best scalp tech UK at the Teresa Wild PMU conference, and Rising star at the Meeting of Minds ‘20 and walking away as the winner for ‘Best SMP’ at the PMU Circle awards.
