Our Team
Owen
Founder
"I absolutely love my job, and pride myself on my knowledge of the science behind the craft. It has always been a beautiful thing to me, how being a hairdresser is a perfect marriage of a creative free spirit and science geek!"
With a Royal Masters colour degree, Cosmetic Science degree and a score of 94% in the Goldwell Colour Masters qualification, science and creativity are at the heart of Owen's vision.
"I created the ethos for Elysios alongside Sfiah after working in a number of very high end salons throughout my career. My vision is for the client experience to be more than just fantastic hair. I want innovation, compassion, energy, inclusion and understanding people's needs to be front and centre, and that relationship you build with somebody to really feel what they're feeling is absolute magic."
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Colour master qualifications are the highest level of education and accolade offered by colour manfucaturers. They typically span over a number of weeks, sometimes across the year, and involve scientific theory, practical testing and critical thinking. Colour Masters Qualifications are only awarded after passing an intensive exam at the end of the course.
Owen has achieved:
Schwarzkopf Royal Masters Degree (Technical score: 95/100)
L’Oreal Colour Specialist
Goldwell Colour Masters Intense (Score 94%)
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While colour manufacturers provide elite level education in order to develop their Colour Masters, the next level is achieving a Chemistry & Cosmetic Science degree. This qualification is recognised by labroratories across the world that research and develop hair colour technology, and has given Owen a unique insight not only into how hair colour is formulated, but also the integrity of the ingredients in the products he uses and how these interact with your hair. Knowledge truly is power!
Bsc Chemistry with Cosmetic Science - UAL
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An action packed and enormously fun career thus far, here are some of Owen’s favourite highlights:
Styled for Tom Ford & COMME DES GARÇONS backstage at London & Paris Fashion week respecitvely.
Been part of an art team shortlisted for the finals at the British Hairdressing Awards.
Finalist in Wella New Vision competition.
Finalist in SKP (Schwarzkopf Professional) Young Artistic Team.
Guest educator and artist for SKP.
Ingredient Specialist & Educator for numerous brands.
Sfiah
Founder
“I pride myself in being an authentic and passionate global business woman.”
Born in Oxford, England to a Kenyan-Punjabi father and Jamaican mother, raised in the US and Caribbean, Sfiah has lived a multitude of hair experiences - from the down right awful to the opulent and wonderful!
“The opportunity to welcome guests to what we have created at Elysios is an absolute honor.”
Applying her degree in IT and MSc Manufacturing Systems Engineering, whether partnering with the C-Suite on devising digital strategies or advising a pool of developers on how to exploit data - working virtually on camera or in person - Sfiah never underestimates the power of a good hair day!
Extremely important to Sfiah, Elysios will ultimately be positioned to embrace all hair textures - offering an almost infinite palette of colors and styles to celebrate each Guest’s authentic self!
Sfiah aspires to nurture a Stylist and Guest close collaboration - together building a “between visits” hair care plan on how to keep hair and soul feeling healthy, vibrant and “All Together Beautiful”!
Mica & Maisha
Joy Bringers
Affecionately nicknamed ‘the M&Ms’, Mica & Maisha are the resident mini pomeranians of Elysios in Cobham.
Mica, from the Latin word ‘Amica’, means friend. Maisha means ‘life’ in Swahili, which was Sfiah’s father’s native language. Together they are friends for life (moreover, they are sisters!) and remind us every day what is important… happiness!
They can usually be found wanting cuddles from clients, napping on the welcome mat for maximum attention from passers-by and nibbling things they shouldn’t - like the broom!
They are as excited to meet you as we are!