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In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Alice

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Alice

July 04, 2025

I’d like to say Alice’s haircut was unusual when she arrived, but sadly it sported all the errors I see on 95% of new clients these days. Essentially a badly...

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The Facts of LifeSaver

The Facts of LifeSaver

July 04, 2025

The truth is, I spend an almost absurd amount of time testing hair products. When people tell me excitedly about a new product they’ve seen or read about they expect me to go “Wow!” or “Ooh and aah!”

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Gaby's Bakery - Mini Lemon Tarts

Gaby's Bakery - Mini Lemon Tarts

June 28, 2025

Citrus fruits were used in cooking as early as the 13th century, especially in the courts and wealthy households of southern Europe. Lemon custards and tarts were...

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SPF for Hair

SPF for Hair

June 26, 2025

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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Summer Solstice

Summer Solstice

June 21, 2025

June 20th or 21st is the day when the North Pole has its maximum tilt toward the Sun, about 23.5 degrees, and sunlight hits the Northern Hemisphere more directly and for a longer duration, making it the longest day and shortest night of the year...

 

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Gaby's Bakery - Flourless Mocha Cakes

Gaby's Bakery - Flourless Mocha Cakes

June 18, 2025

Similar to cappuccino cakes but with a little chocolate to sweeten the caffeine kick, these are easy to make and gluten free  

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Gaby's Bakery - Pastissets de Menorca

Gaby's Bakery - Pastissets de Menorca

June 14, 2025

Pastissets are a traditional biscuit, part of the rich culinary heritage of Menorca, one of Spain’s Balearic Islands just north of Mallorca. Similar to  shortbread but with a coarser crumbly texture, they're especially popular around Christmas, Easter, and Saint's days.

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In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Natasha

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Natasha

June 12, 2025

A common problem with home colouring is both overlapping and missing so much of the hair. Where overlapping tint builds up too much, the hair can turn to dead black. Not the dark brown Natasha was hoping for. It’s then a complex professional process to correct this.

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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

June 11, 2025

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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Gaby's Bakery - Most Moreish Granola

Gaby's Bakery - Most Moreish Granola

June 07, 2025

Granola started in the 1860s when New York physician Dr James Jackson created a baked and crumbled dough he called Granula. Dr Kellogg later developed a similar product using wheat, oats and cornmeal, then after a legal spat he changed the name for his product to Granola...

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Gaby's Bakery - Vegan Hazelnut Chocolate

Gaby's Bakery - Vegan Hazelnut Chocolate

May 30, 2025

So today I’m giving a shortcut recipe to great chocolate. If you have plenty of time you can take yourself through the long route below.

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In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Amy

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Amy

May 29, 2025

Cut, Condition and Colour. Why these 3 steps all count in getting curl and movement. Amy wanted to wear her hair fuller sometimes, more vamped up. She found it difficult to put bend into the hair, and if she managed, it wouldn’t last.

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