At the age of 13, Elliot had his first visit to a barber shop to get his hair cut. Before this, he always had his haircut by his mum; just a simple, patchy one level with no shape up.
He was always amazed by fades and patterns, especially as he was yet to experience one. When he got his first professional haircut, he got a skin fade with a pattern. Every haircut from that day forward was an unannounced tutorial for him as he would always watch the hair being cut step by step.
At the age of 15, Elliot decided he was ready; he had taken in enough to pick up the clippers and give it a go. His first client was his dad. He gave him a skin fade and it actually came out alright for his first go – although the next two haircuts he did weren’t so good!
He continued to practice on classmates during lunch breaks, learning to tackle different styles and hair textures.
At the age of 16, the day after his last GCSE exam, Elliot got his first job at a barbershop, Creations Barbers, working alongside DGentz Kutz (Delwin). He was thrown straight in the deep end, working with real paying customers straight away. This is where he learnt his craft and gained a lot of his skills. He went on to work in various other barbershops, but barbershop remained a part time passion.
Now, 22 years later, he’s working at SliderCuts Studios as a Senior Barber and Deputy Manager. Cutting hair is now his full time career, one that he is passionate about.
