Michel Mercier (hairdresser)
| Michel Mercier | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 28, 1961 Châteaudun, France |
| Occupation | Hairdresser |
| Website | |
| http://www.michelmercier.com/ | |
Michel Mercier (Hebrew: מישל מרסייה; born July 28, 1961) is a French-Israeli hairdresser, entrepreneur and businessman.
Early life
Mercier was born in Châteaudun, France. He grew up in Bordeaux and Provence and immigrated to Israel in 1985. In high school he studied graphics and drafting. In 1981 he returned to France from Israel to study hairdressing at the Vidal Sassoon's academy in Paris and later began working at the prestige French hair salon Claude Maxime.
Career
At the age of 23, Mercier opened his first hair salon on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv. Over the years, Mercier founded four more branches and his hair salon has become to a national network. As of now, two of the branches are still operating. In 1998, he founded a hairstyling school near the central bus station in Tel Aviv. Mercier worked alongside Wella as a presenter across a variety of seminars around the globe.
In 2002, Mercier founded the ColoRight system. The idea behind the system was to enable stylists and hair color consumers achieve precise desired hair color outcomes while virtually eliminating mishaps and unnecessary hair damage. In December 2014, Israeli entrepreneur Benny Landa gradually bought the company's shares and sold the company to L'Oréal.
In 2006, Mercier began to market a line of hair products developed in collaboration with laboratories and engineering teams. For ideological reasons, none of the products developed by Mercier are tested on animals. Mercier is also the developer of several patented products, including hair detangling brush and S.O.S Color which is a hair-coloring device for coloring hair roots.
Over the years, Mercier worked with an array of Hollywood celebrities including Brigitte Bardot and Isabel Adjani and appear on the world stage presenting hair shows and seminars. Today Michel is in much demand with global brand leaders L’Oreal, Wella and Procter & Gamble to name but a few, where he works as a global product developer.
Michel Mercier is based in Israel and his ever expanding company is represented by business partners in global markets places including Europe, USA, Africa and Australia. The company plans to develop and begin activities in many other territories over the next coming years.
Personal life
In July 2014, Mercier became engaged to fashion model Tahounia Rubel.
See also
- List of celebrity hairdressers