HAIR & BEAUTY IN STYLE
AWARD-WINNING HAIR WITH HELEN CHARLES Helen Charles is originally from North London. She has enjoyed an international career in the hair industry and is a much respected figure in her field. Helen relocated to Cyprus in 2016 to enjoy semiretirement but due to her passion and love for hair, opened another luxury salon in Paphos. Initially, she did her hairdressing training at Vidal Sassoon, Knightsbridge and owned four salons in London, together with her husband Costas, who is also a hairdresser. They won the Wella ‘Prestige Colour Award’ in the year 1996 and a finalist place in the ‘Loreal Colour Trophy Awards’ in 2001. During this time, they were also honoured to receive the “Investors in People” award. They moved to Weston, South Florida in 2004 and opened a salon with 29 staff. Soon the salon was starting to win awards, and it even won the award for being in the top 10 South Florida salons. She continues her career in hair education and stays at the forefront of fashion by visiting and attending courses regularly in London.
Here, Helen shares her top tips for fabulous hair and gives some insider secrets.
NEW SEASON, NEW INSPIRATION WITH TIPS FOR GOOD HAIR: As the hotter season approaches, attention to hair care must be increased to avoid dull, lifeless and unruly hair. The following tips will help you to achieve the main trilogy of great hair - GOOD CONDITION, GOOD CUT, GOOD COLOUR!
1. DO NOT WASH YOUR HAIR EVERY DAY. This is not a myth! Although living in a hot country often means a lifestyle that requires taking showers more often, washing hair every day should be avoided. Removing natural oils can over some time result in oily roots, excessive shedding of hair and even hair loss. Switch to every other day for short hair and every 3rd day for long, ideally once a week. Using dry shampoo every day instead is a fabulous way to keep your tresses freshly styled.
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2. ALWAYS BRUSH YOUR HAIR, EVERY MORNING AND NIGHT. I often hear clients claiming they cannot do much with their hair first thing in the morning and think their only option is to wash it. This could not be further from the truth. If the hair is washed and blow-dried into the usual style, the following morning the style can quickly be revived by rubbing the roots with a scalp serum for a few minutes and brushing back into style. This will give you the previous day’s look with no help from added water. A fabulous new product in the Genesis range by Kérastase is perfect for this purpose, as well as helping to strengthen the hair and eliminate hair thinning.
