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In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Tara

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Tara

December 06, 2024

I love long hair. But sometimes you can have too much of a good thing, and if it’s not cut properly it can drown the wearer and make shampoo-days a dreaded event. Tara had gorgeous hair but the haircut had no shape. Just the usual...

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Gaby's Bakery - Traditional Apple Pie

Gaby's Bakery - Traditional Apple Pie

November 30, 2024

No metrosexual red velvet cake or rainbow sponge this week. Today we have pie. Good old fashioned honest pie. Earthy and traditional, oozing heritage of farmhouses, scrubbed stone floors and muddy boots left outside. This medley... 

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Why Good Brushes Matter

Why Good Brushes Matter

November 29, 2024

Professionally, I wouldn't touch 99% of the hairbrushes for sale on the market. I don't know what goes on inside big companies. One might make plastic household items like bowls and bins, and maybe someone thinks, “Hey, let's make a mould for a hairbrush...

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In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Rosie

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Rosie

November 29, 2024

Sometimes a more dramatic change is called for and Rosie was clearly in the mood for something different.

Some days she thought about a very short crop but I thought that was a look we could ease towards gradually. We could start today with a short transformation into a sassy, chic, shorter layered 

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Gaby's Bakery - Pecan Pie

Gaby's Bakery - Pecan Pie

November 23, 2024

This deep scrummy pie is brought to you just in time for thanksgiving and Christmas. Pecan nuts are native to the southern states of America and have been used by the indigenous people for thousands of years, though the earliest recipes found for the pies are 19th century. Eaten neat, with custard or vanilla ice cream, they're  associated with special occasions.

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You May Think it’s Just a Plastic Comb

You May Think it’s Just a Plastic Comb

November 22, 2024

If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.” You’ve heard the saying. And I know at first glance, this looks just like a plastic comb, but trust me...

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How to Get Volume that Lasts

How to Get Volume that Lasts

November 22, 2024

You can fake it with the ‘head upside down and empty a can of hairspray’ trick, but I don’t recommend this. For volume that looks and feels natural and lasts, the following ideas help. The more techniques you use the more lasting the volume.

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Do You Care What's on Your Hair? - how to read ingredient lists

Do You Care What's on Your Hair? - how to read ingredient lists

November 22, 2024

I’ve spent decades formulating products. When I read the ingredients list of many high street products, I’m attuned to the toxins and the superfluous guff that pads out the formula. Most of it adding nothing to hair health and...

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In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Kazz

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Kazz

November 22, 2024

I don’t normally start by showing the back. But the breakage and damage was so bad that the entire top portion at the back had snapped off. Kazz had been paying a lot for hair colouring and for regular Olaplex treatments over the years. Yet her extremely damaged hair quality was something I regularly see. Unnecessarily weak thin broken hair, and dull colour.

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In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Jessica

In the Chair - Real People Real Hair - Jessica

November 21, 2024

When an industry gangs up on its customers to suit itself, it never ends well. Eventually the mis-selling and other scandals come to light, then the providers close ranks, obfuscate, and gaslight the customers into thinking they are in the wrong or they themselves are the problem. 

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Gaby's Bakery - Fruit & Nut Granola Bars

Gaby's Bakery - Fruit & Nut Granola Bars

November 16, 2024

Here's a virtuous medley of superfoods all mixed into one bake. A symphony of tastes and textures erupt as you bite into this energy boosting health bar. Soft, sweet, chewy and firm with a soft little pop from the quinoa and chia seeds that roll around the palette. Oh, it's super quick and easy too.

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What Is The Diamond Dry Cut?

What Is The Diamond Dry Cut?

November 15, 2024

Imagine your hair doing what it’s supposed to. Moving effortlessly and falling back in to shape. Day in day out.

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