Cabeleireiro Wip-hairport Lisboa | Wip-hairport hairdresser Lisbon

we have interviewed birgit who’s not very fond of advertising – (what a pitty!)

bibi 007

How long are you working in Hairport?
nine years and nine months – quite some time!!!

How are you still here? Isn’t it boring?
actually i´m bored to death – LOL. but my bosses, colleagues and the interesting work make it really difficult to leave

What would you like to try out one day?
pubic hair design -  seriously – I usually don’t have problems to find someone who lets me try out some excentric ideas .

where would you like to work (at least for a while)?
I would choose a big city or a mega city outside of europe, like new york, rio de janeiro, sydney, singapore… this would be a  challenge!

What do you think about fashion magazine cover page girls?
I’m note sure if I understand the question, it depends on the magazine and the covergirl. generally boring and artificial puppets, but i have seen some good ones too.

Why do you like james bond movies?
fast cars, cool gadgets invented by Q, strong masculine figure who protects women, actually most of them get killed after the one-night-stand with mr. bond – LOL

neria and birgit

last week ulli arrived in lisbon with a suitcase full of gifts. when she started the fortschnitt salon in vienna in 1988  she was a radical cut and colour pioneer. sabine, the current owner of wip-hairport, used to work for ulli in the 90′s and this led to some exchange between the salons. in november 2006 silvia and liane swapped jobs for one month. silvia went to vienna and she loved it. (read her report here). liane joined our team for a few weeks and did a great job not only by cutting hair but also making new friends.

after the gorgeous cut silvia did on ulli’s head, we took a picture of the two of them on elevador da bica. of course they had to explore the lisbon nightlife together and you can hardly find a better guide than silvia!

ulli and silvia posing at elevador da bica

it’s hard work, we just pretend it’s fun!

who has the best smile in our salon

This is about our charming receptionist Tânia. she’s a very friendly and caring person who always tries to keep the balance in any group. Tânia is a translator in various meanings: not only is she fluent in portuguese, german and english, she also connects people and makes them understand each other.

Her unique outfits and her styling do show another Tânia to the people who don’t know her. Sometimes she really likes to create the image of a fighter.  Even though she practiced martial arts for quite some years, we consider her the most peaceful person ever.

She’s the multilingual voice to our costumers, the favourite model of our stylists and a well known figure in the lisbon nightlife.

Tânia haircuts in the last two years

Irina our new team member

Irina is our new colleague that joined our team recently. She’s from Lisbon and worked in some of the best salons in this area before joining us. From the very beginning she blended into our salon as if she always worked here.

to introduce her a bit we asked her a few questions -

what do you like about working as a hairdresser:
Only a few have the privilege to love their job and luckily I’m one of them. When you can achieve love, passion, audacity, expertise and mastership , all in one, the success is guaranteed!  I’m a very confident professional, I always respect the customer’s ideas and try to exceed their expectations. After quite a few years of work, I still manage to smile when I work and each haircut makes me dream.

what do you want for the future:
A few years ago, I never thought that I’d become a hairdresser. Now I couldn’t imagine being anything else. I want to be happy, that’s for sure. Live one day at a time because one doesn’t know what the future brings.

Irinas colors

in the near future we will show some of her work on flickr and in this blog. if you are curious by now you can book a haircut with her

patricia, one of our top assistants has training to improve her cut and color skills two times a month. this time jezz was the instructor to show her how to cut designs that patricia first developed on paper. a lot of things have to be considered, the form of the client’s skull, the distortion of the lines, the direction of the hair grow etc. just when you really have to do it, you realize how hard it is, and lucky patricia to have jezz on her side

patricia learns how to cut designs into hair

jezz and almut - heads only

Almut is leaving us this month, she’s heading off to Switzerland.

She did some awesome cuts and coloring and she was responsible for the cool kids haircuts.

almut in action

We do not know how to replace her and we will miss her creativity and particularly her good mood. of course we wish her the best of luck in this new stage of her life… and please Almut, come visit us as soon as you can.

We can’t change the course of life, we have lost one member of our family but won already a new one: our little Emil

customers do not come to hairport just for the haircuts and colours, it’s the whole experience. there’s always someone to welcome you and guide you. if you’re early for your appointment, you can always have some tea or water and read a magazine. after the stylist has given you some advice and you have agreed on what should be done, breathe in and enjoy the massage while washing your hair – take some time to relax. while the stylist is cutting or coloring, take pleasure in the music and easy going atmosphere around you.

sometimes we have four legged friends paying us a visit.

…. visiting hairport makes you forget the world outside for a moment….

our salon wip-hairport is all about team work. all kind of situations turn up during the day and sometimes the receptionist has to wash the clients hair or the assistant has to help out the colour technician. the telephone rings constantly and people visit us to book their cuts or to get a consultation.

on top of that often new techniques are tested and hair experiments take place. without the flexibility and anticipation of our team we would be lost. for our client’s it’s always a nice show or choreography happening around them and usually they enjoy it a lot.

neria and carla helping each other

patricia in action

Originally uploaded by wip-hairport

Assistants Wanted (M/F)

If you’d like to work in a dynamic, relaxed and international atmosphere, send your CV to cut@hairport.pt and we’ll get in contact with you.

it’s a full time job and it’s demanding, but you have the opportunity to learn more than just hairdressing skills. you should speak at least basic portuguese and you have to accept the rules of the team.

sophisticated haircuts and colors, good music, nice clients and interesting colleagues are waiting for you!