Char has worked in the industry since the age of 13, starting off as a salon junior and qualifying at Warwickshire College alongside doing her A-levels and later making the jump to set up her own business The Vanity Box in 2011. She has since kept up with training and courses alongside the likes of Andrew Barton, Tracey Devine and Patrick Cameron. Char is now an ASP ColourMaster, one of only 21 worldwide, after completing her colour masters with ASP in 2022.