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HAIR LOSS IN WOMEN|5 COMMON CAUSES FOR HAIR FALL.

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Hair loss and discovering that your hair is thinning can be very traumatic for both men and women as there tends to be a lot of stigma attached to going bold. Hair loss can lead to a big loss of self-confidence. It can affect how you actually perceive yourself as well as how you think others will see you.

There is a saying that a woman’s hair is her crowning glory. I know from my female clients that when their hair looks good they certainly feel good.

One of the biggest fears tends to be that you think people will not find you attractive any more. It’s true we all want to feel we are attractive even if we say we don’t. Yes and I know all about that as I started losing my hair in my mid-twenties
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BRAZILIAN BLOWOUT v’s KERATIN TREATMENT|ANY DIFFERENCE ?

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The Brazilian Blowout a product that has been around on the market a considerable while now yet still keeps cropping up in conversations I have with my clients. Questions such as Does it work? Is it safe?  Why don’t you use it in the salon? All pop up now and again.

In answer to the first part of the question yes it does work in straightening and smoothing the frizzes but at what cost. By cost I am not necessarily talking about dollars and cents here. Although I must say it did come to that for the company manufacturing the Brazilian Blowout. In fact in 2012 they had to settle a class-action lawsuit for exposing customers and stylists to toxic levels of formaldehyde gas.

Hum I went on a bit there so let’s get back to my version of cost. What I am talking here is about the cost to your hair over the long term. Also the health of yourself and the staff who are administrating the product. [Read more…]

DAVID BOWIE HIS INFLUENCE ON HAIR FASHION.

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With the death of David Bowie I did a little bit of reminiscing about his influence on hair fashions as well as clothes.

My youth was happily filled with the sounds of his inspirational music. As well as the visual kaleidoscope of the clothes and haircuts people would be wearing as they went to his live concerts.

In fact my early experience in the hairdressing profession in London.

Was one of clients both male and female coming into the salon sitting in the chair and requesting a haircut like Ziggy Stardust.

 

David Bowie In Labyrinth

 

Looking back now I realise how much Bowie was out there and a hero and inspiration to many people who felt different.

His flamboyant outfits and experimental hairstyles revolutionised fashion by setting trends for both men and women.

It was only after moving to Asia later in my life.

I realised how much Japanese theatre and manga comics had an influence on David’s thinking.

David Bowie’s hairstyles and clothes designs were always changing with each new character he assumed.

From the outlandish he would then flip to to a style that was dapper and debonair.

No matter what.

His hair looks were always at the front of fashion dictating the way men and women on the street styled their hair.

Today I will reminisce with what I think are some of David Bowie’s most influential hair looks.

Ziggy Stardust David Bowie’s Alter Ego.

David Bowie took the music and fashion scene by storm when he invented and unveiled the androgynous Ziggy Stardust.

Which happened to be just a short while after homosexuality had become legal in Britain.

Rock alien Ziggy Stardust was sexually ambiguous but desirable to both male and female.

Ziggy came with shaved eyebrows make up and a bright orange mullet haircut.

The orange mullet hair style was a look that was copied by both men and women and in varying degrees of hair length.

With colors ranging from black to orange and white blonde. David Bowie’s spiky mullet was a very popular street look.

Ziggy Stardust

The Thin White Duke A Dandy David Bowie.

Moving away from the glam look David Bowie took on a new persona as the Thin White Duke.

When living in New York and at the height of his drug use.

The thin white duke’s dress was an impeccable cabaret style.

The image of a plain white shirt, waistcoat and dark trousers with the hair slicked back and flat was very dandy.

This look was used as the cover on one of his best albums LOW.

Bowie The Thin White Duke.

Let’s Dance 80’s Bowie.

A very commercial sound on the Let’s Dance album.

Which produced a couple of hits among them the fairly controversial China Girl single.

Bowie sported the real look of the 80’s.

A half mullet haircut that was feathered so as to create a big fluffy full hair look .

8o's Half Mullet Hairstyle.

David Bowie 2000.

It was at Glastonbury rock festival in 2000 that Bowie wowed his audience and showed he was always ahead of the curve.

Wearing his hair long in a beach wave look which has been popular with men and women to this day.

David Bowie Beach Curls

Street Style Bowie.

On his final tour Bowie once again changed his persona by incorporating street style into stage wear.

So complimenting the grunge rock era of the time.

His hairstyle flopping in a messy waxed unkempt look.

David Bowie Casual Look

David Bowie was a very talented man who had an influence over many people’s youth be it by his music, clothes or hairstyles he wore. May he rest in peace.

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FINE HAIR PUMP IT UP|TIPS TO GET THAT VOLUME.

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If you happen to have been born with fine hair one of your biggest concerns tends to be how can I create and keep volume when I blow-dry my fine hair.

In fact you have probably spent a lot of time envying women who seem to have a head of luscious locks. Especially as nowadays everybody in the film or glamour industry seem to have masses of hair. But remember all’s not always what it seems with the use of hair extensions and wigs being part of the hair game.

So today let’s look at some tips that could be helpful when it comes to pumping up and keeping the volume in your fine hair. [Read more…]

RED CARPET HAIR | 4 GOLDEN GLOBE HOW – TO’S

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Well the Golden Globe Awards 2016 have been and gone and I am sure you must have seen some of the red carpet hair looks from that day.

Sometimes you want a red carpet hair look for a glamorous ball or event you may be attending or maybe you even fancy just going glam with your hair for a night out on the town. So I decided to take four Golden Globe red carpet looks and explain how you would go about achieving them.

As the longish version of the bob which is fashionably now a days called The Lob is very popular at the moment I have used two of these looks in my how – to’s and as with all hairstyles that look simple and come across as casual there is a bit more to achieving the look than meets the eye. [Read more…]

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