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Ten Years Younger - Week 4

Ten Years Younger - Week 4

July 02, 2020

These blogs are about maintaining a quality and quantity of life. How you can tip the balance towards extended healthy life years: more strength and energy, better looks and less drugs (from the doctor).

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Gaby's Case Study Workout

Gaby's Case Study Workout

June 26, 2020

These blogs are about maintaining a quality and quantity of life. How you can tip the balance towards extended healthy life years: more energy, better looks and less drugs (from the doctor).

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Gaby's Case Study Workout

Gaby's Case Study Workout

June 12, 2020

Clients have asked me to help them drop a couple of stone or a few dress sizes. No one ever asked me to help them drop ten years. And in just 8 weeks! I know it’s not fully possible metabolically, but...

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How Hair Ages

How Hair Ages

June 05, 2020

It follows that I think about how hair ages. Why healthy roots become thin, dry, dull and split at the ends, before their time. Principles are the same in that we have what we are given, but even more so with hair.

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Volumising Mousse

Volumising Mousse

May 28, 2020

Mousse...maligned and misunderstood. We blame its upbringing. Right officer. What’s the charge sheet? Aiding and abetting the styling of mullets. Conspiring with

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In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Maria

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Maria

May 21, 2020

Short Hair? Not so much of it around these days. The haircut icons of yesteryear seem very distant - Mia Farrow, Audrey Hepburn, Purdy, Princess Diana, Meg Ryan.

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Haircare Dirty Secrets #3 - Layering

Haircare Dirty Secrets #3 - Layering

May 15, 2020

Here we shine a light on some of the things the industry would rather you didn’t know. You’ll be better prepared for more conscious choices with a little knowledge.

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Thicker Quicker

Thicker Quicker

May 14, 2020

In the olden days, sugar water was a simple and popular fixative used to thicken or hold hair in place. I was given an assignment as a junior in the 1970s to set some complicated wig chignons for a show and to use sugar water.

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In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Sara

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Sara

May 08, 2020

Heavy hair visually saps energy and adds weight. In bringing hair to life, cut, colour, and condition all play their part. In this popular series of blogs, we look at the common mistakes hairdressers

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Gaby's Bakery - Banana Loaf

Gaby's Bakery - Banana Loaf

May 08, 2020

A regular of mine for home and salon. Super healthy or super quick but very easy.

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Gaby's Lockdown Workout - 10 Minute Flat Belly

Gaby's Lockdown Workout - 10 Minute Flat Belly

May 08, 2020

Core strength is a great confidence booster allowing you to stand taller with better deportment and energy surging upwards.

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Haircare Dirty Secrets #2

Haircare Dirty Secrets #2

May 01, 2020

Here we look at how marketeers play sleight of hand with our thinking and our emotions to sell us stuff. You’ll be better prepared for more conscious choices with a little knowledge.

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