Chroma Team
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Kim Astropalitis
Artistic Director
How long have you been hairdressing for?
Awards & Recognition?
Hair Design Championships- 1st Runner Up
AHIA Best In Salon Training Nationally
BHBE 2017- 1st place Contemporary Colour
What inspires you about hairdressing?
What’s your speciality in hair?
Hidden Talent? (eg. air guitar/skydiving/netball champion)
Describe your perfect holiday?
What goals do you have for 2021?
Kim Astropalitis
Artistic Director
How long have you been hairdressing for?
Awards & Recognition?
Hair Design Championships- 1st Runner Up
AHIA Best In Salon Training Nationally
BHBE 2017- 1st place Contemporary Colour
What inspires you about hairdressing?
What’s your speciality in hair?
Hidden Talent? (eg. air guitar/skydiving/netball champion)
Describe your perfect holiday?
What goals do you have for 2021?
Rhiannon Tucker
Senior Stylist
How long have you been hairdressing for?
Awards & Recognition?
What inspires you about hairdressing?
What’s your speciality in hair?
Hidden Talent? (eg. air guitar/skydiving/netball champion)
Describe your perfect holiday?
What goals do you have for 2021?
Rhiannon Tucker
Senior Stylist
How long have you been hairdressing for?
Awards & Recognition?
What inspires you about hairdressing?
What’s your speciality in hair?
Hidden Talent? (eg. air guitar/skydiving/netball champion)
Describe your perfect holiday?
What goals do you have for 2021?
Sarah McCALMAN
Junior Apprentice
How long have you been hairdressing for?
Just over 1 year
Awards & Recognition?
finished my cert 2
What inspires you about hairdressing?
transformation
What’s your speciality in hair?
I don’t have a specialty yet but I love straightening hair and bringing out people’s natural curls 🙂
Hidden Talent? (eg. air guitar/skydiving/netball champion)
untangling jewelry
Describe your perfect holiday?
snorkeling pretty places
What goals do you have for 2022?
become a level 2 apprentice
get my license
Sarah McCALMAN
Junior Apprentice
How long have you been hairdressing for?
Just over 1 year
Awards & Recognition?
finished my cert 2
What inspires you about hairdressing?
transformation
What’s your speciality in hair?
I don’t have a specialty yet but I love straightening hair and bringing out people’s natural curls 🙂
Hidden Talent? (eg. air guitar/skydiving/netball champion)
untangling jewelry
Describe your perfect holiday?
snorkeling pretty places
What goals do you have for 2022?
become a level 2 apprentice
get my license
George Astro
Salon Owner
George was born in Brisbane and grew up in Dutton Park so he is a local boy through and through. George has owned various businesses from Cafe’s to Award winning restaurants, before beginning to establish Chroma Hair Studio salons in Brisbane with his wife Kim Astro. He brings over 30 years of business experience to the Chroma Hair Studio brand.
“Our journey in the hairdressing industry has been amazing and it’s getting even more exciting. l still get amazed by my wife Kim’s passion for creating amazing new looks for our clients, but I’m most blown away by her dedication to training the next generation of amazing Stylists. Kim and Chroma were recognised for this exceptional standard of training when we won “Best In Salon Training – Australia” at the AHIA Awards. When you come to work to do what you love, it’s not really work is it?
George Astro
Salon Owner
George was born in Brisbane and grew up in Dutton Park so he is a local boy through and through. George has owned various businesses from Cafe’s to Award winning restaurants, before beginning to establish Chroma Hair Studio salons in Brisbane with his wife Kim Astro. He brings over 30 years of business experience to the Chroma Hair Studio brand.
“Our journey in the hairdressing industry has been amazing and it’s getting even more exciting. l still get amazed by my wife Kim’s passion for creating amazing new looks for our clients, but I’m most blown away by her dedication to training the next generation of amazing Stylists. Kim and Chroma were recognised for this exceptional standard of training when we won “Best In Salon Training – Australia” at the AHIA Awards. When you come to work to do what you love, it’s not really work is it?