Mellissa Villani is a businesswoman through and through. Working in the beauty industry for the entirety of her professional career, she has know-how over a broad range of topics that have all lead up to her recently taking over Shepparton’s Glammed Up Hair and Beauty Supplies.
Her well-earned reputation in beauty started in New Zealand, right after her graduation as a qualified beauty therapist, where she opened her own beauty studio. Among her stops along the way to her current role, Mellissa has used her affinity for the industry in multiple beauty studios, cosmeceutical clinics, as well as time teaching beauty therapy at the Shepparton GOTAFE campus and the Australian College of Beauty Therapy.
Faced with a major injury to her arms in 2015, Mellissa had to make significant changes in her career path. When an opportunity to work for Glammed Up, previously known as Finishing Touch came up, she took it.
“This is a way that I can still feel I’m in the beauty industry to some degree.”
This change, however, has been a roaring success. Since taking over as owner, she has relocated the business to a building four times its previous size, allowing for the addition of a hair salon, and has drawn in business – both retail and trade – from across Victoria.
Whilst her determination is truly to thank for Glammed Up’s impressive growth, she is also surrounded by a team of talented hairdressers that make the business the well-oiled machine it is and keeps clients coming back. Her team includes Olivia, Carly and Harris. Harris, joined the Glammed Up team the very same day as Mellissa took ownership on December 9, 2023.
There’s a lot of interesting developments on the horizon for the small but talented team at Glammed Up. In one of many expansions of the range offered, the shop now stocks 100 per cent human hair extensions, both clip in, tape in and halos, with bookings open for installations.
Instead of having to drive out to Melbourne for education, Mellissa wanted to provide a place in Shepparton for the education and training of local hairdressers.
The new salon means that Glammed Up has begun hosting classes with names such as Wella, RPR and GHD. The store will be hosting it’s very first class open to hairdressers on March 16. Bookings are essential to attend the education and training classes.
