Blogs

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Sian

November 12, 2020

Flat hair can leave you feeling lacklustre. But it’s usually the result of a poor haircut. In Sian’s case the basic A-Line haircut made the whole effect heavy and flat. We wanted to inject life and movement into the hair and for this we needed...

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Norma

November 12, 2020

So I said to my big sister, just because you’re an English Professor, you don’t have the right to scare people with hair like that! But joshing aside, it’s not that some academic intellectuals, disdain the merest inkling of what could be perceived as vanity...

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Matt

November 05, 2020

Most barbers nowadays are only trained in very short hair, less than an inch long all over or with clippers. But for men that want to wear their hair a little, or even a lot longer, they need someone skilled in layering,...

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Lucy

October 29, 2020

“Flat and straight. I can tong it, and an hour later it’s flat and straight!” said Lucy. I’ll walk you through why Lucy struggled so much with her hair and what we did. Four things conspired to keep Lucy’s hair flat and straight...

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Jess

October 28, 2020

Wavy hair can often be frizzy too. Unfortunately, it’s made much worse by poor haircutting, and by many of the hair products that tame frizz for today, but create more frizz tomorrow.

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Shiki

October 22, 2020

Flat hair can leave you feeling lacklustre. But it’s usually the result of a poor haircut. And if the hair is oily, the hair becomes greasy quicker when it lays so flat against the scalp.

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Deborah

October 21, 2020

Flat one length hair can look cute when your eleven but quite brutal as an adult. Add a few holes, steps and overprocessed colour, and then it really offers very little to help brighten our day.

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Katerina

October 09, 2020

Fine hair can be challenging. But there’s so much we can do with our signature Diamond Dry Cut™, bespoke colouring, thickening products and simple but clever styling...

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Lindsey

October 08, 2020

Frizzy hair can be problematic. Unfortunately, it’s made much worse by poor haircutting. This will mean more fiddling with your hair, taking too long to blowdry your style...

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Rodolfo

September 30, 2020

Zaha Hadid must have pushed her structural engineers hard to achieve the beautiful organic shapes she became famous for. Building a hair shape is also architectural...

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Rosie the Londoner

September 26, 2020

Rosie the Londoner came under the scissors this week for this beautifully retro style. Too long to wear as a full fringe but short enough to scoop the eyes and ‘drape’ alluringly at the side.

Our History at No. 1 Beaumont Street - Part 3

September 25, 2020

Standing at reception with the floor vibrating beneath my feet I started to see the dust rising through the floor boards...

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