About her

It all started when…

growing up in the south east of ENGLAND, an hour train journey from london, fliss was surrounded BY the norms of society and expectations. IN HER TEENS AND EARLY TWENTIES, SHE LIKE MANY, HAD THE DREAM OF A SOLID CAREER, A WEDDING, A HOME AND CHILDREN.

IT was in her early teens WHERE SHE showED interest in hair, having a hair cut would be the most exciting thing, TAKING IDEAS TO HER HAIRDRESSER ANN, WANTING TO SWEEP UP HER OWN HAIR AND she EVEN COMPLETED HER WORK EXPERIENCE WEEK, AT THAT SALON.

“that’s WHEN i KNEW I wanted to be a hairdresseR”.

in 2014 fliss made the life changing leap and flew across the world to create a new life - SHE TRAVELLED THAILAND BEFORE LANDING IN AUSTRALIA, WHICH IS NOW WHERE SHE CALLS HOME. BETWEEN 2014 AND TODAY, FLISS HAS LIVED AND WORKED BETWEEN 3 COUNTRIES, HER HOME COUNTRY, NEW ZEALAND AND OF COURSE, AUSTRALIA. A GO GETTER, ADVENTURER AND ONE DETERMINED WOMAN, SHE’S FOUND HER PLACE IN THE WORLD OF GOING AGAINST THE GRAIN, NO LONGER HAVING THE DESIRE OF SOCIETY WAYS, HER SEMI IMPULSIVE PERSONALITY HAS TAKEN HER ON PATHS SHE WOULD HAVE NVER CONSIDERED, WHEN SHE WAS YOUNGER.

OVER THE PAST 9 YEARS, FLISS HAS TRANSITIONED FROM BEING A HAIRDRESSER TO BECOMING A BARBER, AND NOW FOCUSES ON HER CUTTING SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE. HAVING CREATED FUNDRAISING EVENTS FOR MENTAL HEALTH CHARITIES SUCH AS, CALM, YOUTHLINE, MOVEMBER, THE LIONS BARBER COLLECTIVE AND MHFNZ. NOT ONLY HAS SHE BOUGHT PEOPLE TOGETHER FOR FUNDRAISING, BUT SHE HAS ALSO PUBLICLY SPOKE ABOUT HER OWN MENTAL HEALTH JOURNEY AND FROM THAT, WAS ASKED AND CREATED AN ART THERAPY COURSE FOR MHR IN HER HOME TOWN, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, ENGLAND.

now calling bairnsdalE home, 3 hours east of Melbourne. resides the busy business town that begins the magical trail into east gippsland - a place home to some of australia’s best beaches and coastal townships. in the realm of hair and barbering, fliss is the manager and barber at bonnie and clyde’s, a studio renowned for excellence in industry education, teaching and empowering barbers and stylists to be confident in their talents.

FLISS loves to HAve MANY PROJECTS ON THE GO. ALWAYS WISHING TO COLLABORATE, CONNECT AND EDUCATE. eager to have an ear gripping hair and wellbeing podcast, interviewing people within the hair industry and health and wellbeing experts. along with being an educator for The barber coach tv. watch this space as she’s always adding to her list.

as a lover of life and light, you will find fliss awake with sunrise and seizing the day with a morning meditation WHICH INCORPORATES YOGA and of course, MAKING A smoothie.