Blogs

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Poppy Towers

February 04, 2023

I first met Poppy in the salon this month for a makeover. Yet when Poppy turned up, I liked her hair as it was. But then Poppy explained, and I understood. She’d washed her hair and applied our

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Saffy

February 04, 2023

People with curly hair suffer more with frizz. It’s the nature of the texture, but what many people don’t realise is how frizziness can be exaggerated by the haircut and the drying process. Shelf-like step layers make frizz much worse as...

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Jack 2023

January 27, 2023

Would you let your twin brother cut your hair? How do you persuade a child to have their haircut? “What if James has a go at cutting your hair and we’ll film it and make you a Tik-Tok star!”...

In the Chair - Real Models Real Hair - Linnea

October 27, 2022

A model’s life is tough on hair. Our industry problem is that some hairdressers only care about today – once you’re home it’s your problem. It’s bad enough in salons with stylists and colourists only concerned with impressing you now.

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Polly

December 09, 2021

Polly’s hair looked quite fine at first sight. But as soon as I ran my hands through, could feel that it was so much thicker than it appeared. An unbalanced previous haircut hadn’t improved through lockdown, leaving...

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Lauren

October 05, 2021

Bad hair can creep up on you. Time is scarce. Life gets too busy and you put yourself last. Hair starts to take longer and longer at home to get less and less of a style.

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Ashley

September 17, 2021

Ashley’s haircut lacked versatility so needed adjusting. The A-Line one-length outline could just about work if it was always kept perfectly smooth. But’s that’s unrealistic and...

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Amy

September 03, 2021

Long silky blonde hair. What’s not to like? Were we to look at hair in isolation, Amy could happily have left her hair as it was. But the beauty of hair is very much how...

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Coral

August 15, 2021

Coral went from salon to salon, but never got the look she wanted. She was inspired by Princess Diana’s shorter layered haircut from Mario Testino’s 1997 shoot for Vanity Fair. It was the first time Diana had fully handed herself over to an editorial team of...

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Natasha

August 02, 2021

Lockdowns came and went. The novelty of a home box-dye wore off and the declining results eased their way into normality. For many people, the scraped back ponytail jostled seamlessly with...

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Sharon

July 29, 2021

Flat, straight and heavy. Sharon’s hair had been cut so short at the back and with no proper layering. The exaggerated long front then conspired to drag the whole look down. The very opposite of uplifting and energising which is what hair should do for the wearer...

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Kim

July 23, 2021

“It’s so flat and straight, and one side always flicks out. And can you get rid of the pink?” said Kim. I’ll walk you through why Kim struggled so much with her hair and what we did.