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HELP! I Have Split Ends

HELP! I Have Split Ends

August 07, 2025

Those fuzzy white dots really spoil the look. But if it’s any consolation they’re even worse under the microscope.

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How to Get Volume that Lasts

How to Get Volume that Lasts

August 01, 2025

You can fake it with the ‘head upside down and empty a can of hairspray’ trick, but I don’t recommend this. For volume that looks and feels natural and lasts, the following ideas help. The more techniques you use the more lasting the volume.

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Home Blowdry Tips

Home Blowdry Tips

August 01, 2025

Need to smooth out frizz? Put more body into hair? Using the best techniques and the right equipment makes blow drying simple.

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Do You Make These Mistakes When Blowdrying?

Do You Make These Mistakes When Blowdrying?

August 01, 2025

One of my clients with fabulous thick shoulder length hair, struggled with the front always breaking, splitting, and hanging poker straight at the ends. It didn't make sense to me as her wavy hair...

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What Style Suits Your Face Shape?

What Style Suits Your Face Shape?

July 25, 2025

We’d all like the killer look. The haircut that’s supremely flattering and confidence boosting. And fashion is far less dictatorial now.

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Clean Living and Pregnancy Haircare

Clean Living and Pregnancy Haircare

July 18, 2025

Your pregnancy is confirmed and thoughts turn to your unborn baby. How can you give your child the best and protect from the worst. Self care is high on the list and, understanding...

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Holiday Hair Care

Holiday Hair Care

July 04, 2025

Too much sun wrecks your skin. We know that. For two generations we’ve been told about the protective qualities of SPF sun cream, and we use it.

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SPF for Hair

SPF for Hair

June 26, 2025

We know that too much sun wrecks our skin. For two generations we’ve been drilled about SPF sun cream, and we use it.

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How to Grow Your Hair Longer this Year - ready for that summer holiday you missed last time

How to Grow Your Hair Longer this Year - ready for that summer holiday you missed last time

June 11, 2025

7 Simple Tips - Don’t obsess about the growth. Keep yourself healthy and your body takes care of that, happily pumping out half inch a month, night and day. 99% of achieving longer thicker hair, is about looking after what you have. Stopping the rot, the shrinkage and breakage of the hair-shaft once it’s birthed into day

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Scalp Facial

Scalp Facial

June 07, 2025

We see the benefits of exfoliating our bodies and face, but one area that’s often overlooked and forgotten is scalp health.

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Difficult Blondes

Difficult Blondes

May 16, 2025

Where were you standing when you decided to adjust your hair colour? Do you stand there often?

At the first salon I worked as a junior, back in the last century, the colourists at the salon had an interesting technique for showing clients their finished results; escorting them to the ladies toilet where a single electric wall light seemed to cast a favourable glow.

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Haircare Dirty Secrets #4 – The Truth about Toners

Haircare Dirty Secrets #4 – The Truth about Toners

May 08, 2025

Does your colour change or fade too quickly? Does your comb snag on dry coarse ends? You may be getting the wrong toner. When things aren’t going right in life, it may be a small problem or...

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