On May 9th probably the most famous hairdresser in the world Vidal Sassoon CBE died at the age of 84. Described as a “creative genius“, his influence on the industry and fashion as a whole cannot be over stated.

Peter and Marcus are both fans of his work and Marcus has said that “This is a great loss to the industry. He was a big inspiration of mine and put British hairdressing on the map. He was the best at beautifully executed work that left the public and industry gasping in awe.”

“Many of my looks are inspired by his work. We’ve lost a legend and it’s very sad news’.

This is just one of Marcus’s styles inspired by Vidal Sassoon.

The hugely popular annual city centre event takes place on Sunday 20th May and Peter will be running on behalf of Cancer Research UK.  Peter has run 10k’s before but has still been training hard for the event and hopes to complete the course in under an hour.

We wish Peter lots of luck for the race and some of the staff will even be cheering him on from the sidelines on the day itself.

Go Peter!

Daniel, Marcus’ son, is planning to visit Namibia and to help raise enough money for him to go, Marcus has organised a raffle.

So don’t waste any time and buy your ticket now to win this great prize worth over £50.

Matrix representative’s are some of the top and most well regarded stylists in the hairdressing world.  They understand how hair works and how to make it look its best.  They push boundries with their daring styles, cuts and colours and produce works of art with their imaginative creations.

Peter Usher and Marcus Shamim are Matrix ambassadors and travel around the world to take part in Matrix international forums, trade shows and educational seminars.

At their Manchester city centre salon, Peter Marcus uses a wide range of Matrix products to make your hair beautiful.  These products, including haircolour, haircare, styling and texture products, are also available for purchase in store.

For more information visit the Matrix website

Peter Marcus' very own Marcus Shamim (8th from left) with some of the Matrix team

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Marcus was called out to cut the hair of The Script‘s Danny O’Donoghue yesterday (Thursday 3rd Novemebr 2011).   The popular Irish band were doing some promotion in Manchester and they’d obviously been tipped off as to who was the best hairdresser around.  Danny was a great guy and we hope to he’ll think of us for the second time (!) when he’s next in town.

Since the riots a few weeks ago the city has come together to unite against antisocial behaviour and it seems Manchester’s unshakeable spirit will rise above the mindlessness of a few and not let it deter people away from our great city.

We want to encourage people back into Manchester and are extending our 25% off introductory offer.  From now until the end of August new customers can receive this discount ALL DAY, EVERY DAY.  Take advantage of this deal whilst you can and show that you love Manchester too.

Our recommend an international footballer campaign seems to be going well.

It’s only weeks since we first cut Sergio Aguero‘s hair and he’s already been back with his Manchester City team mate Carlos Tevez.  It seems we’re quickly becoming Manchester City’s unofficial hairdressers and that’s fine by Peter who couldn’t be more thrilled with his new mates!

When you’ve just signed for a new team and moved nearly 2000km from Madrid, where would your first stop in Manchester be?  Well for Manchester City’s new boy Sergio Aguero it was for a trim at Peter Marcus!

Sergio popped in just days after signing with the Blues and left looking ready for his Premiership début (here he is left with our very own Peter).  As big City fans we hope to see Sergio again and maybe or two of his team mates….