Richard is globally renowned for his on-going and long-standing role as hairdresser to HRH The Duchess of Cambridge and HRH The Countess of Wessex. With his resulting trademark Chelsea Blow Dry, his ethos is to ensure women leave the salon both looking and feeling beautiful. His vast and loyal clientele and globally renowned career highlights are testament to his core salon role as one of the most exceptional hairdressers of his generation.

Richard’s philosophy is simple; he wants women to love their look and this principal echoes through both his salon and his luxury ranges of hair care and styling products, which have become an integral part of his unsurpassed success and are now distributed across over 40 countries. His hugely successful Richard Ward Chelsea London (exclusively sold within Waitrose stores within the UK) is now sold internationally and the development of his detangling brush range Tangle Angel has led to him travelling extensively all over the world, further enhancing his global reputation as one of the country’s most influential hairdressers. His recent appointment as Global Ambassador of cult new US hair care range Volaire further cements his burgeoning profile state-side.

Renowned for his world famous trademark Chelsea Blow Dry, and latterly his Chelsea Braid Bar and Chelsea Barber Shop, Richard’s philosophy is about making sure their hair makes women look and feel fantastic. His ethos is that modern hair should be natural, free-flowing, touchable and wearable, and he believes that the right products should complement the cut to deliver healthy, shiny glamorous hair, making the couture hair look accessible to everyone and guaranteeing a good hair day, every day.

Richard has an unrivalled media presence and has worked exclusively on several cult shows such delivering his trademark makeovers as well as appearing extensively on radio, TV and media news as a commentator on industry trends and innovations, keeping him firmly at the forefront of British hairdressing.

With his royal connection and his media and television persona, Richard’s huge consumer awareness both in the UK and internationally make him one of the country’s ultimate high profile hairdressers; he is recognised all over the world as one of the leading British style and hair trends authorities. Richard and his team remain hairdressers to HRH The Duchess of Cambridge and HRH The Countess of Wessex, as well as looking after a devoted and loyal celebrity clientele in his exclusive Chelsea salon.

Endorsing his position as one of the industry’s most influential commentators in both trade and consumer press, Richard regularly appears as an industry spokesman in the media. His expert hair makeovers, soundbites and comments on all things hair appear regularly in a host of newspapers and glossy magazines, making him the quintessential voice on innovations and trends in the hairdressing industry.

Further cementing his international reputation, years of extensive scientific development have resulted in his global iconic brush range, Tangle Angel. With its unique detangling technologies and innovations, Tangle Angel is now distributed in over 40 countries. Richard’s also developed a hugely successful range of wet products, retailing his Richard Ward Salon Professional range exclusively in Waitrose stores throughout the UK (with one product sold every 30 seconds in their stores) as well as selling internationally.