DYE JOB — For colourists and the colour-curious

Antonia Cometa joins DYE JOB to talk about her journey from Vidal Sassoon to creating colour for Dior, Tom Ford and The Row, working with Björk and Daisy Edgar-Jones, and opening her own studio, Tone.

She shares the creativity and complexity behind her work, the realities of building a business and why she no longer wants to go with the flow — she wants to be the flow.

Warm, honest and very funny, this is a conversation about colour, hard work and creating a career on your own terms.

Edward Darley has spent 33 years at Sassoon, with 27 of those at the Academy, becoming one of the industry's most respected colour educators — and, as Sophie describes him, a true “colourist’s colourist.”

In this episode of DYE JOB, Edward and Sophie talk about what it actually takes to become a great colourist: technical skill, honesty, teamwork and the willingness to keep learning.

They discuss how AI-generated hair imagery is creating increasingly unrealistic expectations in the salon, why sometimes the most professional thing a colourist can do is say no, and whether skills such as precision foiling...

Lesley Jennison has spent four decades at the forefront of professional hair colour.

From walking into Vidal Sassoon in Sloane Square at 17 to becoming Global Brand Ambassador for Schwarzkopf Professional and Fellowship Hairdresser of the Year, Lesley has built a career spanning salon work, education, fashion, shows, product development and creative collaboration.

In this episode of DYE JOB, Sophie talks to Lesley about the hard graft behind that career: learning her craft at Sassoon, winning her first industry award as an assistant, creating colour collections, working internationally and developing the breadth of knowledge required to...

Ben Gregory is an international hair colour artist whose work moves between fashion, celebrity, salon and creative business. His credits include Balenciaga, Calvin Klein, Valentino, Gucci and Moschino, alongside defining colour moments for Dua Lipa and Ryan Gosling.

In this conversation, Ben traces the path from an outrageous, Boy George-obsessed teenager to a technically assured artist working at the highest level of fashion. He explains how test shoots, relentless curiosity and a willingness to say yes built his session career, while his partnership with his husband Dean grew into the Gregory Dean salons and brand.

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Tracy Hayes has spent four decades at the forefront of professional hair colour, building a career that spans salon work, education, fashion, product development and creative collaboration.

A former Creative Director at Sassoon and ambassador for Schwarzkopf Professional and Fudge Professional, Tracy has travelled the world teaching, launching colour collections and working on shows. Her creative work includes a long-standing collaboration with artist Julie Verhoeven and hairstylist John Vial, creating extraordinary looks inspired by everything from birds of paradise and cockatoos with Mohicans to monks with shaved hairlines. 

But what runs through her c...

Josh Wood is one of Britain’s most influential hair colourists: a creative whose work has helped elevate the colourist from behind-the-scenes technician to an expert with a distinct voice, profile and value.

In this conversation, Josh traces that journey from Barnsley and his early training at Vidal Sassoon to fashion, celebrity work, salons and the creation of Josh Wood Colour. He reflects on the curiosity and hard work that have sustained his career, while remaining clear that, despite the scale of everything he has built, he is still first and foremost a practising colourist.

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Hair colour has evolved dramatically over the past fifty years, and few people have witnessed—and influenced—that change more than Annie Humphreys.
In this episode of Dye Job, Sophie sits down with one of the true pioneers of professional hair colour to reflect on a remarkable career that began at Vidal Sassoon and helped redefine the role of colour within modern hairdressing.
Annie shares stories from the early days of Sassoon, working alongside some of the industry’s most influential figures and developing colour techniques that would inspire generations of colourists. She reflects on the importance of edu...

When Jadah Dale left Canada for London, she arrived with little more than determination, ambition and a clear vision for the future. Before she had even secured an interview, she was telling everyone back home that she was moving to work at Bleach London. As she laughs in this conversation, she was simply "manifesting." 
That belief in possibility has shaped everything that followed.
Over the past decade, Jadah has established herself as one of London's most respected creative colourists, earning the trust of musicians, artists and a growing community of clients drawn to her instinctive understanding of m...

Brad Baker has built a career defined by creativity, curiosity and a willingness to evolve.
From learning the fundamentals at Toni & Guy to embracing creative freedom at Bleach London, Brad established himself as one of Britain's most respected creative colourists. Editorial work, education and fashion have all played significant roles in his career, but this conversation reveals the experiences that shaped the person behind the profession.
Brad reflects with remarkable honesty on grief, addiction and recovery, describing how hairdressing gave him purpose at a time when he needed it most. Rather than allowing difficult experiences to define...