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SPF for Hair

SPF for Hair

July 05, 2022

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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Holiday Hair Care

Holiday Hair Care

July 05, 2022

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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Bridal Boom

Bridal Boom

June 18, 2022

Two years of COVID-deprivation have brought a surge in wedding bookings. Our Bridal Team is looking after at least one every week now and a recent event was a glorious day for Tiffany Watson with several of the cast from Made in Chelsea.

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Beat the Heat with Braids

Beat the Heat with Braids

June 18, 2022

Beat the Summer heat with these fun up-dos. You can try out our YouTube tutorials or easier still, come into the salon to enjoy a new look.

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Difficult Blondes

Difficult Blondes

May 20, 2022

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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Would You Botox Your Hair?

Would You Botox Your Hair?

March 19, 2022

We all want great looking healthy hair and marketeers love an angle. One you may have seen recently is hair Botox - jumping on the bandwagon of this popular nerve-blocking treatment.

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The Trend is Red

The Trend is Red

March 12, 2022

For years now people have been running from reds, whether that be for interiors, pre-filtered images, or hair colour. Last year reached a crescendo with just about everyone being drawn to icier blondes, cooler browns and for the more daring, silvery pewters and an array of blues.

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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

February 16, 2022

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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Post COVID Hair Loss

Post COVID Hair Loss

February 12, 2022

COVID has jet-hosed collateral damage into every aspect of human life, but there’s still a lot we don’t know about its long-term effects.

A further added stress is the hair thinning suffered by an estimated 30% of COVID patients. This condition, known as telogen effluvium, is a type of hair loss often caused by severe illness (such as COVID-19), stress or...

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Mutton Dressed as Lamb - Let's not get caught out...

Mutton Dressed as Lamb - Let's not get caught out...

February 04, 2022

I have to be careful to dress appropriately now I’m getting on. But I do wonder, when my sons want to borrow my suede Gucci flares will they become lambs dressed as mutton? Gaby won’t let me wear them now except for fancy dress parties.

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Do You Care What's on Your Hair? - how to read ingredient lists

Do You Care What's on Your Hair? - how to read ingredient lists

December 17, 2021

I’ve spent decades formulating products. When I read the ingredients list of many high street products, I’m attuned to the toxins and the superfluous guff that pads out the formula. Most of it adding nothing to hair health and...

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Haircare Dirty Secrets #4 – The Truth about Toners

Haircare Dirty Secrets #4 – The Truth about Toners

October 15, 2021

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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