July 10, 2020
“You can go higher you know”. Gaby said. “This one’s for 90-year old ladies.” Recovering from the shock of an ageist, not to mention sexist comment I pushed a bit harder. It was my first time on the Peloton.
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July 04, 2020
I’m not up for any Oscars, but we are launching some beard care products, and I like to be thorough, and test everything properly. That means I’ve got to live the beard. All the way from 5 o’clock shadow to full on Zeus.
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July 03, 2020
We were sitting around panicking a bit. Fretting about having to play doctors and nurses. I mean, I remember enjoying it when I was seven, but this head-to-toe PPE thing the German salons started, freaked us hairdressers out a bit.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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