He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to hairdressing.

In the years of salon ownership, Carbosiero forged a liaison with the 80s pop management team of Stock Aitken Waterman.

Through the record company, he began to become notable in the music, television and fashion industries, working with artists such as Jason Donovan, who invited him to appear (as a dustman) in the video for his single "When You Come Back To Me",[2] and Kylie Minogue, for whom he created the look on the cover of her debut album Kylie.

Following renewed media interest in early 2014, Lino revealed that this style change was simply due to chance.

[10] In 2008 Lino appeared in Britain's Missing Top Model on BBC Three[11] whilst ITV's This Morning used him for a make-over slot on a segment called Bus Pass Beauty.