The Team

Kenyan born Reshma Shah founded RYS Hair and Beauty with a vision to elevate the salon experience to the next level.

With opulent surroundings, a cutting-edge treatment menu and the very latest technology to ensure superior results, Reshma’s passion for excellence is evident in even the smallest of details. Her foresight and previous experiences in the industry drive RYS Hair and Beauty forward and set it apart as the benchmark for pampering in nation’s capital.

Reshma spent her formative years in Tanzania before eventually travelling to the UK to begin her academic career at boarding school. Even at that young age, Reshma already understood the value of excellent customer service.

After graduating from the London College of Fashion with an honours degree in fashion design, she took up a post as a fashion buyer. This role allowed her to combine her love of travel with keeping her finger firmly on the pulse of catwalks and fashion houses across the globe.

During this period in her life, Reshma experienced the best of luxury accommodation, products and unrivalled service by international brands and bespoke venues, and this began to form a series of unforgettable experiences that she knew she wanted to replicate and enhance in her own business setting in the future.

These experiences also provided Reshma with an appreciation of quality interior design, fine art, styling and a healthy lifestyle which is something that she has used as a motivation and inspiration to create the unique salon that is RYS.

Hakan started his career twenty-one years ago in Izmir, Turkey and has worked and trained with world famous hairdressing academies such as Vidal Sassoon, Jacque de Sange, and Toni and Guy.

With valuable experience Hakan has spent in the fashion and styling industry in Turkey, and Europe, leading various fashion/trend shows, advertising and editorial shoots and looking after the hair of celebrities and royalties Internationally.

His charismatic energy, multi talented with diverse colour and styling skills for ladies and gents, Hakan is also a very good listener which customers love about him. He can deliver any requests from hair styling, colouring to hair up, making his clients feel surreal about their hair.

Stephane is a very experienced stylists at RYS, with over 35 years and a background of working with A-list clients.

Over the years Stephane has acquired a loyal and longstanding clientele and is an expert in classic cutting, colour, and glamorous, sophisticated blow-dries, His immaculate styling and calm and warm manner enables the client to get the most from his wealth of experience.

Alisson Costa has over a decade of experience in the hairdressing world.

Having trained in Sao Paolo and Rio with some of Brazils top hairdressing academies and then moving onto working in some of their leading hair salons he has developed exceptional skills in both cut and colour.

Known to his clients as "The King of Balayage". Alisson works to perfection, as he delivers one of the best natural looks customers could want, his six week waiting list says it all.

Yeonhee/Hayley originally did her professional hairdressing training in Seoul, Korea and ran her own salon for ten years. She has an amazing flair in cutting, especially gent cuts, styling, and colour from highlights to balayage.

Her warm and energetic personality, dedication in her work is very well appreciated with all the customers.

Prital has over 13 years industry experience within Beauty. During this period she has specialised specifically in Brows and Lash Lifts.

Having worked within various roles in salon based environments, she was looking to use her accumulated knowledge of the industry in order to create her own business for which she has built a significant client base

She does everything with great passion and perfection, believing in the ethos of always going the extra mile with each and every client.

Prital works with highly reputable brands such as, Yumi Lashes & Brows , Beauty Edit Mayfair and EyeBrowQueen.

She uses these in her treatments as well as stocks the whole range of products.

She believes in Enhancing the individuals Beauty and educating her clients on how to maintain their Brows and Lashes so as the experience does not just end with the session but can be carried on at home

As of July 2019 Prital is now recognised as the main London trainer for Yumi Lashes & Brows.

Having originally trained in India Nimi has over 15 years’ experience in the beauty and is expert in facial threading.

She is a leading brow expert with an enviable reputation for creating naturally styled brows with precision and attention to detail.

Nimi is also a qualified by YUMI in brow lamination and lash lifts.

Oksana trained as a nail technician and podiatrist in Ukraine and has over eighteen years’ professional experience.

Having gained one of the highest levels of training in Ukraine, she specialises in Russian style manicure and medical pedicures.

Her articulate style of work has gained her a very loyal clientele. From gel nail extensions to gel polish manicures and pedicures Oksana has a very good hand for it.

Simon qualified with a Sport Science degree in 1995 and has been practising Reflexology for over 20 years using a technique called Rho Shur originating from Taiwan. He gained further formal qualification through Phillip Salmon Reflexology School.

Simon has been working with clients treating stress related illness and those recovering from high blood pressure, poor circulation, fertility issues and clients recovering from major operations, and chemotherapy as Reflexology helps boost the immune system.

Julia was trained in Canada, Toronto at CMU, College of Makeup Art and Design. Over the past 15 years she enjoyed an exciting career creating makeup for weddings, fashion and beauty shows, red carpet, television, corporate and special events.

She had the pleasure to work with celebrities like Naomi Campbell, Faye Dunaway, Lindsay Lohan, Coco Rocha, Susanne Rogers and the Royal Families.

Julia is passionate about making her clients feel beautiful and confident in their own skin. Her warm personality and understanding the client’s needs always ensures a positive experience.

Julia works with high quality brands such as Giorgio Armani, Tom Ford, Kevyn Aucoin and Laura Mercier.

Tomoko is a qualified Japanese Acupuncturist with over twenty years experience in acupuncture and combination with Shiatsu massage. Graduated in 2001 after a three course in Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Physiotherapy from Japan she offers a wide range of medical and therapeutic therapies, including Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture in combination with Japanese Cosmo Facial (facial reflexology and face lifting) and lymphatic massage.

Having worked in the hair and beauty industry for several years in Italy, Merha is not only passionate about it, but she also has great multi-tasking skills running a very busy reception area with great efficiency and speed. Always polite and calm natured makes any challenging situation feel effortless with her managing the front desk.

Calm and courteous nature is Cristina’s trademark. She always makes the customer feel most comfortable, making sure they always have the best experience.

Cristina is involved in all aspects of running the salon floor, giving her undivided attention to every small detail.

Olivia has great experience in running a busy salon front of house desk and is a specialist in eyelash extensions as well.

She is always very keen on giving clients very the best customer service experience.

With her kind, bubbly and friendly personality, she believes everyone has to feel and look a million dollars when they leave the salon.

Kathy is training and doing her apprenticeship at RYS. With her excellent chair-side manners and customer service skills,

Kathy is already a firm favourite with our customers. From fabulous head massages to the signature wavy bouncy blow dries,

Kathy always performs her best and continues successfully with her advance training in colour and cutting.