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WELCOME H

opefully you’re all celebrating

up the industry and leading a new wave of

the end of another year by

artistic style.

spending time with your families and it’s no different here at

We’ve seen so many of you at events up and down the country including Salon

SalonNV where we’ve seen our magazine go

International and we plan to continue that

from strength to strength and it’s truly felt

in 2017 so please come up and say hello if

like our team has become one big family.

you see us! It’s going to be another record

Starting a magazine is no easy task but

breaking year for the industry, I have no

the successes of this year

doubt about that, and that’s

have proved to me that the

all down to each of you

hard work was all worth it.

pushing boundaries and

We now feel we’ve truly

improving your skills year

established ourselves in the

on year.

industry and are starting to

Our sister magazine

turn heads around the UK

BarberNV is also taking off in

since we went nationwide

ways we never expected and

this year.

it’s great to be a part of both

On a personal note it’s

hairdressers and barbers

been an incredible year for

taking inspiration from one

me. There’s been almost too many highlights

another. Many hairdressers are realising the

to pick a favourite but meeting one of my

benefit of getting involved with men’s hair

business heroines Jo Malone ranks right

so give it a look as you will definitely have

up at the top, while Christophe Gaillet has

something to gain from it.

always been one of my biggest inspirations and interviewing him was fantastic.

The whole team here at MediaNV can’t thank you enough for all the support

I’m delighted to say the highlights have

throughout 2016, whether you’re a reader,

kept coming in this issue as we worked with

sponsor, advertiser, or contributor, we

the iconic Charlie Le Mindu to offer what

couldn’t do what we do without you and

we think is something completely unique in

we’re incredibly grateful! So have a merry

British magazines. He’s someone I’ve wanted

Christmas and happy New Year and let’s

to feature for a long time as he is shaking

make 2017 even better!

Joanne X

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ghd grads

20 years of Organic Colour Systems Organic Colour Systems’ longest serving salon worldwide is celebrating its 20th year providing the brand to loyal customers.

The second batch of talented students have graduated from the ghd academy on Dean Street in Soho, the firstever regulated and approved styling qualification.

Ragamuffins Hair, situated in the village of Kenton, Devon, took on Organic Colour Systems in 1996 and have exclusively used the natural and organic beauty treatments before they became mainstream.

Launched in 2015, the ghd graduate styling programme embraces all areas of styling through a variety of seminars taught by industry experts. This year’s students gained a full spectrum of knowledge from basic blow-drying and styling skills to more intricate hair-up and trend-spotting techniques.

To mark their 20th anniversary, Ragamuffins have decided to host a special event to raise money for Devon based Cancer Charity, Force. Owner Nikki Farrant said: “Over the years we have lost a number of clients and friends to cancer and there are a number of clients battling the disease at the current time. Force is a local charity with the belief that anyone diagnosed with cancer deserves the best possible support and treatment close to home.”

This year’s graduates are Sophie Orton, Amy Melia, Matt Hill, Charlotte Johnson, Lucy Ridgers, Kerry September, Nicole Lawrence, Janine Biss, and Leanne Gillespie.

Shopping Rituals Howard hits

Time to Step Up & Shine The search is now underway for the next Step Up & Shine winner, with applications officially open.

Step Up & Shine is an exciting bespoke education package worth £2,500 in the name of industry legend Christofer Mann. The ideal candidate would be an individual who has the desire and passion to learn and improve his or her skills through courses and workshops with ongoing support throughout.

To enter all you need to do is record a 60-second video to Instagram with the hashtag #stepupandshine and you could be making the first step on your hairdressing career.

Rituals Cosmetics has launched its latest boutique in the borough of Islington in London, offering a unique lifestyle shopping experience to the local community.

Consumers will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the brand’s mantra: transform daily routines into meaningful rituals, with herbal teas offered on entering the store and the option to experience the products via complimentary hand and arm massages. It’s all about encouraging customers to take some time out of their day for some invaluable ‘me time’.

The new shop continues Rituals expansion as one of the fastest growing luxury brands in Europe with over 450 stores.

Jack Howard was invited to represent both Paul Edmonds and L’Oreal Professionnel UK at the L’Oreal Professionnel Business Forum in Lisbon, Portugal.

Over 2,500 people from 50 countries attended and Jack, the only colourist there running master classes, talked commercial colour, presenting five seminars to the packed audience on the professional difference and the best way to bring clients back and away from home hair colour.

Unite 2016 Global Session The entire Unite team from around the world came together in San Diego for a weekend of inspiration and education at the highly anticipated 2016 Global Session.

A fabulous welcome party for Unite Diamond Club members kicked the event off on Saturday 8th October before the Global Session got truly underway on Sunday with the powerful launch of Unite’s

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very first collection, Evolution.

Two days of unique and innovative demonstrations from a host of international Unite ambassadors showcasing the versatility of Unite products and the level of different styling that can be achieved using the Unite range was followed by hands-on courses of education on the Tuesday and Wednesday.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Q-mas

The annual Christmas Gathering at Q Hair and Beauty has become one of the highlights of the social calendar in and around Chichester and this year’s event, the ninth, was the biggest and best yet.

Fellowship honours stars The Dorchester Hotel welcomed back The Luncheon & Awards on Monday 5th December with over 450 guests celebrating a fantastic 2016 for both The Fellowship and the industry. It was a chance to recognise those individuals, companies, and project leaders who have contributed to an amazing year for The Fellowship for British Hairdressing, while also beginning the Christmas festivities.

Chancellor Karine Jackson welcomed guests for a celebration of what we do as an industry.

She said: “For the last 70 years The Fellowship had given us a platform to openly share our skills and business experience. That is what makes The Fellowship for British Hairdressing so strong.” President Bruno Marc and Chairman Jo Martin joined Karine on stage as they celebrated another memorable year and an amazing 70th year for The Fellowship.

Westrow reach for the sky

It was also spectacular, with the traditional ‘snow’ cascading from the front of the historic townhouse which houses Chichester’s multiaward-winning salon, attracting the attention of passers-by.

The event was a sell-out with over 100 guests attending the colourful gathering - tickets are so sought-after that the first one was sold back in June! The evening is designed as an enjoyable occasion for the Q team and their clients to get into the Christmas spirit, with drinks on arrival, and catering by the locally-renowned ‘Hog Squad’.

A local busker provided excellent music for the evening, discovered by Q’s Director of Operations, Kain Lawrence.

Demonstrations and workshops were held on every floor of the beautiful old building, from the Basement Barbers featuring their first ‘man cave’ to the newly-opened Drawing Room salon. This year the focus was on styling solutions, trade secrets and top tips.

To celebrate its 10-year anniversary, staff from the Westrow West Park Salon took part in a charity skydive. Seven members of the team gathered in the seaside town of Bridlington before leaping from a plane in a tandem jump at 10,000ft.

The courageous team were thrilled to

smash their £1,500 target and are still on a high after completing the exhilarating challenge. Sponsorship funds will be going to the salon’s chosen charity, the Candlelighters Trust, which is Yorkshire’s preeminent children’s cancer charity, helping children and their families beat cancer.

Paul Stafford’s Trevor Sorbie’s Bowie Homage The Event Trevor Sorbie salon group’s bi-annual conference and in-salon awards, known as The Event, saw 135 team members from the five different salons come together.

At the Alfaparf Milano Fantastic Hairdresser Awards in Dublin, Paul Stafford paid tribute to one of the UK’s greatest ever musicians, David Bowie, with a fitting tribute to the legend.

Rather than just reinvent Bowie’s various personas to a soundtrack of his greatest hits, Paul reimagined the journey of his early life to a musical backdrop of various musicians paying their own tribute to his genius.

You can watch the full 8-minute show on the Stafford Hair YouTube channel.

Beginning with a 50-minute film about Trevor Sorbie filmed over four months, it told the story of his childhood right up to the present day, to becoming one of the most successful British hairdressers of all time.

There was inspiration in the form of collections and presentations from some of Trevor Sorbie’s top talent, as well as nine awards handed out to team members for a range of categories including Front of House Star, Salon Star, and Supreme Team.

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The Fellowship for British Hairdressing have certainly celebrated their 70th anniversary in style this year. Each month there have been fantastic events, exciting news stories and have seen talented hairdressers grow within the industry. Here at SalonNV, we have been lucky enough to attend some incredible Fellowship events and our editor Joanne Reid was delighted to be a guest at the prestigious Fellowship Luncheon on Monday 5th December at The Dorchester in London.

Well, another Christmas is nearly upon us,

The ‘Wow’ Factor for November

the beginning of 2017. I call this my settling in

where does the time go! Seems only yesterday I was introducing myself to you all as the new Registrar of The Hair and Barber Council, summer had just started, and here we are now in the middle of winter, six months later!

During this time I have got myself really up to speed with all areas of The Hair and Barber Council, met some great people from all aspects of the industry, and have really got a firm idea on how we need to proceed from

The NHF has warned that salon and barber shop owners should be cautious when using young models in advertising materials, making sure that any models under the age of 18 do not appear in an overly sexualised way.

The warning has come as a result of a joint consultation between the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) and the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP).

Together they are proposing new rules which could make it an offence for models who are under 18, or who look as though they’re under

At the start of November, The Ghillie Dhu in Edinburgh welcomed a packed audience for an incredible evening. We were amongst the guests and saw stunning hair from the likes of Gillian Solley from Toni&Guy; Natalie Cole from Charlie Miller, and Bruce Masefield from Sassoons. There was even a special guest interview from the three-time Scottish Hairdresser of the Year Tracey Devine-Smith.

You can find out more about the event in this exciting edition of SalonNV.

period, which is now over and the real work

It wasn’t just in Scotland that The Fellowship was exciting and inspiring audiences, as Project X and Colour Project put on a fabulous show at the trendy Sway venue in Covent Garden.

This was an unforgettable night showcasing stunning hair and highlighting the expertise team member’s gain from being part of these exciting projects.

April and finally, the recognition by HMRC of

with more than two years’ experience are

The Hair Council as a truly professional body

paid between £8.02 and £9.17 an hour.

which can be treated as such for the purposes

Experienced barbers are paid between £8.07

of our membership fees!

and £8.90 an hour while beauty therapists

A busy 2017 planned

starts!

During the past six months much has started to change within the Hair and Barber industry.

We have had the complete overhaul of the apprenticeship programmes (the impact

The NHF’s research suggests that the industry’s reputation for poor or low wages may be unjustified after it revealed that many hair salons, beauty salons, and barber shops

‘Institute of Apprenticeships’, the far reaching

consistently pay their employees above the

changes with the increase of the living and the

National Minimum or National Living Wage.

minimum wage with the interim increase next

Monday the 28th November saw the 2016

Our poll found on average that hair stylists

earn between £7.38 and £8.04 an hour. The

British Hairdressing Awards at the prestigious

National Living Wage (for over-25s) is currently

Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane, in

£7.20 an hour.

London. This annual event showcases and celebrates the very best in British Hairdressing

How to get involved

Seminara who won the much coveted ‘British

January is the perfect time to get involved with The Fellowship for British Hairdressing as you can benefit from 12 months of events, networking opportunities, and educational workshops. The extraordinary organisation offers an array of membership programmes which are tailored to what you need. You can find out the options available on their website www.fellowshiphair.com, or by contacting Carol at carol@fellowshiphair.com

Hairdresser of the Year’ award. Luke Benson

THE FELLOWSHIP

new proposal runs until mid-January.

commencement of the setting up of the new

creativity and the awards fall into 16 categories.

From everyone at The Fellowship for British Hairdressing we wish you a fabulous Christmas and New Year and we can’t wait to see everyone for a fantastic 2017!

which is too sexual. The consultation on the

of which will come in fully during 2017), the

The events team at The Fellowship HQ are currently finalising next year’s calendar and it certainly looks set to be another brilliant year.

You can make sure you have all the dates for your diary by visiting www.fellowshiphair.com

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Congratulations to all the winners from us all at The Hair Council, especially to four of our registered hairdressers who won some of these prestigious awards. They were; Angelo

who won the ‘London Hairdresser of the Year’ award. Anne Veck who won the ‘Southern Hairdresser of the Year’ award. Steven Smart who won the ‘Wales and South West Hairdresser of the Year’ award. Very well done to all four, we are extremely proud to have you as State Registered Hairdressers!

The girls in the office have asked me to let

Although stylists, barbers, and beauty therapists expect to start their career on the National Minimum Wage, progression and responsibility can come quickly as stylists and barbers build up their client ‘column’ within the salon.

The NHF has had a make-over after getting feedback from our members on our name, logo and strapline. Most of those surveyed confirmed that the NHF name should remain, but with an amended strapline that includes barbershops and beauty salons so that it’s clear who we represent. You’ll now start to see all NHF materials being produced with the new logo and strapline, along with images that focus on our members at work. Our new

you all know that the office will be closed

materials will be followed by a revamped

from 22nd December, re opening on Tuesday

website which will be launched at the end of

3rd January. During this time, if you do

March next year.

need any assistance, please email me as I

If you’re not a member of the NHF and want

will be checking in throughout the festive

to find out how we can help you and your

period; keith@haircouncil.org.uk

business visit us at www.nhf.info

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It’s the biggest night of the year for British hairdressing and all the top names were out in force for the British Hairdressing Awards at Grosvenor House in London.

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osted by Hairdressers Journal, 1,700 of the country’s finest hairstylists came together for the industry’s most important awards ceremony, sponsored by Schwarzkopf. Now in their fourth decade, the awards celebrate the very best in British hairdressing talent – an industry which contributes £7bn to the national economy and employs more than 300,000 people.

With nine regional and six specialist categories – as well as the ultimate award, British Hairdresser of the Year – the awards have launched the careers of a host of household names; from John Frieda, Nicky Clarke, and Charles Worthington, to Anthony Mascolo, Lisa Shepherd, and Beverley C, as well as TV favourites Jamie Stevens and Andrew Barton.

As well as creating household names, the awards also provides a platform for the independent salons that make up the British high street – a win can skyrocket a local business.

This year’s ceremony was hosted by David Walliams, alongside Hairdressers Journal International’s executive director, Jayne LewisOrr and Schwarzkopf Professional’s general manager Stuart Hamid, while there was entertainment from The X-Factor winner Louisa Johnson.

Jayne said: “A British Hairdressing Award is the ultimate accolade in hairdressing and we

couldn’t be more proud to present them to our winners today. The award demonstrates not only unabashed creativity and supreme technical skill, but also marks you out as one of the greatest hairdressers in the country.”

Stuart added: “Being right at the heart and soul of British Hairdressing is our privilege and pride. The British Hairdressing Awards means so much to our industry and winning one of these prestigious awards is the realisation of creativity, hard work, and dedication, for that we at Schwarzkopf Professional congratulate them on their success.”

The big award of the night went to Davines Artistic Director Angelo Seminara, who became the British Hairdresser of the Year for the fourth time. Another well-earned title for one of the most respected and innovative men in the business.

Other winners on the night included Indira Schauwecker from Toni & Guy who took home Avante Garde Hairdresser of the Year, while Terri Kay and Andrea Giles of Mark Leeson in Mansfield were crowned Men’s Hairdresser of the Year. You can see the full selection of winners on the opposite page and make sure you check out our interview with Scottish Hairdressers of the Year Suzie McGill and Dylan Brittain on the next page

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Men’s Hairdresser of the Year Terri Kay & Andrea Giles

Avant Garde Hairdresser of the Year - Indira Shauwecker

Scottish Hairdresser of the Year Suzie McGill and Dylan Brittain

The 2016 British Hairdressing Awards winners are…

Northern Ireland Hairdresser of the Year: Julian Dalrymple, The Sitting Room, Ballymena Midlands Hairdresser of the Year: Nick Malenko and Sophie Beattie, Royston Blythe, Wolverhampton.

North Western Hairdresser of the Year: Marcello Moccia, Room 97 Creative Hairdressing, Wakefield Scottish Hairdresser of the Year: Suzie McGill and Dylan Brittain, Rainbow Room International, Uddingston North Eastern Hairdresser of the Year: Joseph Ferraro, Joseph Ferraro, Harrogate Southern Hairdresser of the Year: Anne Veck, Anne Veck Salons, Oxford Wales & South West Hairdresser of the Year: Steven Smart, Smartest 73, Weston-SuperMare Eastern Hairdresser of the Year: Joseph I’Anson and Lisa Graham, Mark Leeson, Mansfielf London Hairdresser of the Year: Luke Benson, D&J Ambrose, Pinner, Middlesex Avant Garde Hairdresser of the Year: Indira Schauwecker, TONI & GUY, Covent Garden Newcomer of the Year: William Lamb, Daniel Granger Hairdressing, Northampton Men’s Hairdresser of the Year: Terri Kay and Andrea Giles, Mark Leeson, Mansfield Afro Hairdresser of the Year: Robert Eaton and Karla Ancliff-Smith, Russell Eaton, Leeds Artistic Team of the Year: Angelo Vallillo Academy, Nottingham Schwarzkopf Professional British Colour Technician of the Year: Robert Eaton, Russell Eaton, Leeds British Hairdresser of the Year: Angelo Seminara www.SalonNV.co.uk | 11

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rom best friends to best in the nation. Suzie McGill and Dylan Brittain’s journey to the top is one of friendship, perseverance, and a lot of talent, eventually finding the gold at the end of the rainbow by winning Scottish Hairdresser of the Year at the prestigious British Hairdressing Awards.

In front of a packed audience at Grosvenor House in London, Suzie and Dylan received the acclaim of their industry. The welldeserved victory followed a year of hard work and effort, culminating in the applause of 1,700 fellow stylists. A special moment for the duo.

“The reception we received when they called our name was tremendous,” they are excited to tell us when we catch up with the pair after their fantastic win. “There was such an incredible atmosphere in the room.”

So how did they get to this point, the pinnacle of their careers, and best of all, getting to do it alongside one another?

“We met 17 years ago at Rainbow Room International and instantly clicked. We had previously known each other but working together, although in different salon, gave us a common bond. We now work together as Art Directors for Rainbow Room International and as Schwarzkopf Ambassadors presenting shows, seminars, and demonstrations across the globe. Our relationship has blossomed over the years – it’s not only professional, we are best friends outside of work too.

“Often work spills into our ‘out of work time’ together, but sometimes the best ideas come after a glass or two of wine!”

I’m sure we can all relate to that! Putting together the winning collection took a year’s worth of spending time together and collaborating on ideas to create their incredible looks - it wouldn’t have been a surprise if it had taken a toll on their relationship but Suzie and Dylan have no complaints about the closeness of their partnership.

Suzie says: “It was great. We work so closely together throughout the year, it seemed like an extension of our day-to-day work when we are training or educating or putting together plans for Rainbow Room Artistic Team. We think alike and at the same time are not afraid to say if we feel something isn’t working. It’s a great partnership.”

It’s a partnership that has reaped great rewards with the latest victory the cream of the crop as far as it goes for any Scottish hairdresser, and it means the world to Suzie and Dylan.

“Winning a British Hairdressing Award is such a fantastic achievement and to be recognised by your peers is a tremendous accolade for us. We are so delighted to be flying the flag for Scottish hairdressing again. Our diary is already pretty full and we are looking forward to a very busy and productive 2017.”

They speak highly as well of the rest of their competitors, saying: “The work this year was fantastic – not only the winners, but also

all of the finalists produced work that was worthy of winning.

We have lots of fantastic hairdressers in the UK and the awards provide a tremendous platform.”

While it was their first victory as a duo, Suzie had previously won Scottish Hairdresser of the Year back in 2011, establishing herself as one of the biggest names in the industry even back then. But winning it alongside her best friend was extra special.

Suzie says: “Winning any award is a fantastic feeling and a great achievement.

It was different this time as we got to share a stage with one another. We work so closely together not just on the shoot, but in our day-to-day life. We are both Artistic Directors of Rainbow Room, Schwarzkopf Ambassadors for Essential Looks and we work so closely together with Rainbow Room International’s Artistic Team, it seemed right we should collaborate on the shoot together.”

So what inspired their winning collection?

“Our main inspiration was from Millennial Youth. We wanted to create cool, sharp, and current looks, which showed off our cutting, colouring, and styling skills to their best advantage.”

With such a wealth of experience between them and multiple awards, Suzie and Dylan have seen it all, done it all, and won it all. Now they’re in a position to give advice to the next generation of stylists looking to follow in their footsteps so just what would they recommend to them?

“Plan and prepare,” they say wisely. “Have a clear vision of what you want to achieve and prepare mood boards and storyboards to ensure your team are all on the same track. Do your homework on models and make sure you have the ones that you want. The more you prepare for the shoot, the easier it is on the day.”

Now that the drama and excitement is over, it’s back to their daily lives for Suzie and Dylan, although with the pleasure of knowing they’ve been recognised as the finest in Scotland they’ll surely have a spring in their step. Rainbow Room in Uddingston, just outside Glasgow, is where Suzie calls home, while for Dylan it’s the flagship Glasgow city centre branch and there’s plenty already planned for the year ahead.

They say: “Rainbow Room International’s Annual Congress kicks off our year in style. As an Art Team we will present the latest looks to the salons and celebrate the company’s successes of 2016, gearing everyone up for an amazing 2017. From there, we are both off to Hamburg for the new Essential Looks collection.

It’s a very busy start to the year – one that we are really excited about.

“As a group, Rainbow Room International is constantly evolving what we do, and in our photographic work we like to showcase the depth of our work, presenting different concepts and techniques. We love to cut, colour, style, and dress hair – when you are passionate about what you do coming to work is such a pleasure. This is our culture; it’s the Rainbow Room International brand.”

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TOP OF THE MASTERCLASS Scotland received a masterclass in hairdressing from six industry experts at Ghillie Dhu in Edinburgh as The Fellowship rolled into town. The stunning setting was completely packed with hairdressers and stylists from not just Scotland but around the UK who had booked their ticket to be inspired and SalonNV were in attendance to check it out.

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he format of the event saw three artists take to the stage in each half of the night, each showcasing a unique look on two models while talking through their creations with the audience and happily answering any questions.

Karine Jackson welcomed everyone to the event with a short speech after everyone watched last year’s Fellowship video highlighting the amazing work the organisation does in shows up and down the UK. Then British Ambassador Errol Douglas MBE joined Karine to act as comperes for the rest of the evening, introducing the new acts and giving the audience an insight into their careers and the work they were performing.

First up were Colin Greaney from Mahogany, Gillian Solley from Toni&Guy, and Marlon Hawkins and Grace Dalgleish from Brooks & Brooks.

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Illusion in Hair, and they worked together in combining colour and braiding. The different dimensions were accessorised with embellishment including the use of toothpicks.

The next master introduced was Colin Greaney who showcased stunning looks from Mahogany’s Kookywaifs collection. He created a seamless blend while working with disconnection in waif like sections.

Gillian Solley was the third master for the first half of the night and she used different braiding techniques to create a basket weave effect. Her choice of sectioning patterns created the detail, while her catwalk model had a twister look using a roll technique.

At the halfway point of the night, there was some respite from the fabulous hairstyles as Errol took to the middle podium to interview award-winning hairdresser Tracey DevineSmith, with Tracey’s parents joining the eager audience. Tracey spoke about her amazing career that includes winning Fellowship

Hairdresser of the Year and Scottish Hairdresser of the year a magnificent three times, saying “I can’t imagine my life without hairdressing.” It was incredible to hear about her own personal journey, including what influences her as well as running her own salons and being Glocal Ambassador for Affinage. It was lovely to hear how fondly she spoke about her involvement within the industry and she described being behind the camera as one of her greatest passions. She also rallied the crowd to her cause of getting more women to the upper echelons of hairdressing, saying that “98% of hairdressers are women, yet only 3% of celebrity hairdressers are women. There’s something wrong with that.”

It was then a chance to see more show stopping expertise as the final three masters were welcomed by the audience. Johanna Cree Brown from Trevor Sorbie, Bruce Masefield from Sassoon, and Natalie Cole from Charlie Miller.

First to be introduced was Johanna Cree Brown and she was inspired by Japanese manga for her two looks. She worked a braided hair piece into a short, sharp bob, as well as working with colour placement to enhance the overall look for probably our favourite showcase of the evening.

It was then an opportunity to see two models from industry expert Bruce Masefield and there was a real rock’n’roll vibe in both his looks. Heavy graduation was complimented by softness to create a stunning wearable and playful finish.

Natalie Cole was the final master of the night to take to her podium. Her use of silver and lilac tones worked beautifully into her braided looks that included stunning scalp pleats.

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STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

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STEP 3

STEP 4

Take a vertical section from the parting. This section is based on how big you want your knots to be.

Take a small section and tie together.

Take the same sized section underneath and tie that separately.

Make sure that the ends of the previous section are underneath the ends of this section.

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STEP 6

STEP 7

STEP 8

Take another section underneath and include the first section’s ends in.

To make it even, split the section in half.

Tie this section together.

Make sure that the ends of the section are underneath the ends of this section.

Take another section underneath and include the second section’s ends in.

To make it even, split the section in half.

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STEP 11

STEP 12

Tie this section together.

Work this down the section and tie securely.

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Take a subsequent panel, Take a small section in this similar in size to the panel and tie together. initial panel.

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STEP 13

STEP 14

Take another small section, split it in half then weave the end through the knot beside it. Twist the section so it’s solid and is easier to thread through.

Once threaded through, tie together.

STEP 15

STEP 16

Take another section Tie together and continue underneath, split it half the process, remembering and thread through the to thread through to the knot beside it. Make sure previous panel. that first section’s ends are underneath this section’s ends.

FINISHED WORK

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Charlie Le Mindu

“The project I’m most proud of is Charliewood because it’s really me”

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“When you’re a hairdresser to start with you have to be amazing in chemistry and geometry (I guess psychiatry too), because hair is all about this”

“Youth inspires me”

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“I think we are in an era where everyone wants to make money… that’s why I prefer my club kids and my gang”

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“I have trained now with lots of different techniques from all over the world to be confident enough to know which technique I like to use on my work. I do have to say I follow a lot of Japanese culture”

“I want to see a dream, and I think it’s very important in the world that we are in right now to come to a show and forget yourself. Do not think about any kind of difference or intolerance”

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Indola Innova Glamour Shampoo

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For healthy, shiny hair, Indola’s innovative blend of olive, marula, and argan oils work to nourish and restructure the surface of your locks. The result is incredibly smooth hair with silky softness and glorious shine. Used daily it can reduce split ends by up to 85%

£8.99 – salonsupplies.co.uk

Kevin Murphy Plumping.Wash A re-densifying shampoo formulated for fine and thinning hair types. With a strengthening blend of ginger root and nettle extract, it nourishes each hair follicle whilst stimulating circulation to help to promote hair growth and gently exfoliate.

£20 – kevinmurphystore.com

OPI Mariah Carey Range A true Santa red, you’ll be in the festive spirit in no time with this fantastic shade from OPI’s latest A-list range of products in collaboration with Mariah Carey. All we want for Christmas is this!

£8.95 – nailpolishdirect.co.uk

Nars Illuminator Gliding on to refresh the skin, enhance the complexion, and create a shimmering incandescence, this light-reflecting liquid can be used to highlight bare skin or to light up your makeup as it lights the skin from within. Translucent and weightless, it’s suitable for all skin types.

£23 – lookfantastic.com

Tan Smoothie Super Shot Express Spray Tan Solution Get the perfect streak-free glow with Tan Smoothie’s fast acting Express Spray Tan Solution. The tutti-frutti tan enriched with natural fruit extracts and organic aloe vera to help nourish and condition your skin. Provides an instant bronze glow and develops into a natural-looking, long-lasting tan in just 1-2 hours.

£45 – tansmoothie.com

Pevonia Sensitive Skin Cleanser Calm sensitive and reactive complexions with this gentle skin cleanser. Formulated with natural extracts of chamomile and calendula, it soothes, cools, and heals delicate skin while effectively removing surface impurities without disrupting the skin’s moisture barrier.

£25 – pevonia.com

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An essential tool to give your lifeless locks a much needed nutrient boost to maintain moisture balance. Strengthens and adds shine to your hair while sealing the cuticle and helping retain colour. Also an effective cleanser, it will condition and thicken your hair.

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Tigi Bed Head Urban Re-Energize Shampoo

£15.95 – thefunkygroup.co.uk

Denman Tame ‘n’ Tease Comb Detangle wet hair after shampooing and distribute conditioner through the hair using this three-row comb.

The teeth it super easy to backcomb hair and achieve lift and volume in any hairstyle. A great tool for any stylist to use at the backwash.

£1.67 – denmanbrush.com

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Maria Nila Cream Heat Spray

From the team responsible for bringing keratin smoothing treatments to the UK, this new range creates healthy, gorgeous hair with minimum effort and maximum style.

It includes a Nourishing Shampoo, Intensive Moisture Shampoo, Hydrating Conditioner, Blow Dry Cream, Repair Oil, and Intense Replenishing Mask.

A nourishing heat protecting cream spray that rebuilds damaged hair and prevents split ends while adding subtle shine to the hair.

Apply to towel-dried hair before blow-drying/ heat styling, and it protects against UV rays and free radicals.

£26 – marianila.com

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Kiehl’s Smoothing Oil-Infused Leave-In Concentrate

Kevin Murphy Doo.Over A lightweight, dry-finish, testurising hairspray that gives body and volume to hair, whilst still allowing the freedom of movement that makes any great hair style. Tapioca starch is the key to volume, giving body and form to hair for effortless styles that last whilst absorbing excess oil.

Kiehl’s weightless, versatile oil concentrate provides smoothing for all hair types and can be used on damp hair as a nourishing and smoothing treatment and styling aid, or on dry hair as a weightless finisher for softness and shine.

£19 – kiehls.co.uk

£20 – kevinmurphystore.com

Pamela Docherty Bridal Hair Specialist, Colour Technician | Asteria Bridal As ever our friends at Wella do fantastic incentives for all us hairdressers which is such a boost for sales and this year I have been loving the Oil Reflections gift pack. It is a lovely product and a fantastic value for money gift. Check it out and more in the Christmas Gift Guide feature later in the issue. Happy clients, happy hairdressers! Till next month, Merry Christmas.

Pamela Docherty has over 20 years of experience as a hairdresser and as well as being one of Scotland’s leading bridal hair specialists, she is a stylist to the stars. Internationally trained, she has worked alongside brands including Wella and Patrick Cameron. Pamela’s work has taken her to runways and events around the globe. From presenting models at the iconic Trend vision finals, to being crowned a Best of British hairdresser, she continues to be recognised for her creativity and expert eye.

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Balmain Backstage Weft Used by many session stylists as the go-to option for adding hair without hassle, the 135cm Backstage Weft can be cut to the desired width for peerless results and is available in both 40cm and 60cm lengths. Comes in eight rich, natural shades.

£119 or £175 – balmainhair.com

Crown Couture ½ Head Hair Piece This lightweight half head clip in extension system allows you to easily change your hair length and thickness in a matter of minutes.

Virtually undetectable, this hairpiece hides under your own hair, seamlessly blending with your own hairstyle to create the look of permanent salon hair extensions.

£38 – crowncouture.co.uk

Halo Hair Extensions Premium With more hair for a thicker finish, this is Halo’s top product for a luxurious result.

Using 100% Indian Remy Human Hair, you get amazing quality that is simple and quick to apply. Highly recommended for those blessed with short thick hair.

£169 – halohairextensions.co.uk

Hayley Tivendale Premium Double Drawn Specialising in prebonded hair extensions, Hayley Tivendale provides premum quality hair extensions at affordable prices.

Tipped with sought after Italian keratin, our extensions have been favourably compared with leading industry suppliers for both cost and durability. £38 per 25g Hayleytivendale.co.uk

Millionaire Hair Tape-In Even if your hair colour is slightly different, Millionaire Hair blends amazingly well as it is made with a multi-tone adapt colouring system. They recommend 2-3 packs for a full set of hair, with each pack providing 50g of high quality Human Remy hair. £23.99 – millionairehair.co.uk

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Easilocks Triple Volume Multi Weft Patented technology ensures this achieves its status as a multipurpose weft. It can be applied semi-permanently by stylists with Easilocks or with the removable and adjustable pressure sensitive clips. Can also be worn as a full head of casual wear human hair clipin extensions. £338.25 - shop.easilocks.com

Strawberry fruit shaped hot wax – looks like strawberry, smells like strawberry! Designed for coarse, strong hair including men. Also looks fabulous as a display in your salon.

All Adam & Eve hot waxes are vegan friendly.

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Adam & Eve Strawberry Strip Wax

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Dr Organic Moroccan Glow Body Polish This pre-tan exfoliator is essential to preparing skin before selftanning to give an even and longer-lasting glow. Blended with a proprietary selection of bioactive and organic ingredients and natural micro particles of volcanic lava to create an all-over body polish.

£8.99 – hollandandbarret.com

Tanworx Airbrush Tanning Solution

Skinny Tan Medium A superb natural colour that’s perfect for most skin tones, this is Skinny Tan’s best seller for a reason.

Made with the naturally derived cellulite active guarana and their signature natural tanning active it’s the ideal salon spray solution.

Designed to give you a luxurious all over ultra-dark fake tan with no risk of sunburn or exposure to harmful UV rays. The product of choice for those who settle for nothing but the deepest, darkest fake tan available.

skinnytan.co.uk

£46.80 – yoursalonstore.com

London Spa Company Aloe Vera Wax The London Spa Company’s first range of fine spa products that indulge the senses with exquisite textures and heavenly aromas have launched and they’re as good as you’d expect. The Aloe Vera is a particular favourite and ideal for those with sensitive skin. £13.50 – londonspacompany.com

Luxury Dadi’ Lotion A non-greasy hand and body lotion based on the award-winning Dadi’ Oil. The lotion penetrates to smooth skin and aid moisture retention. A luxurious blend of extra virgin olive oil, avocado oil, jojoba oil, and tocopherol, Dadi’ Lotion shares the same wonderful aroma as Dadi’ Oil.

£22.95 + VAT – louellabelle.co.uk

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Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar Bronze & Glow

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The secret that silver screen sirens have been keeping to themselves for years.

Slim, sculpt, shorten, trim, and highlight your features using clever shading and tricks on your facial framework.

£49 – charlottetilbury.com

Dermalogica Phyto Replenish Oil Reignite a youthful glow with this lightweight formula that works to hydrate, moisturise, and reinforce the skin’s protective barrier. Harnessing the rejuvenating powers of camellia, orchid, and chia seed oils, it can be layered with other skincare products to lock in hydration whilst defending against environmental aggressors and free radical damage.

£62 – dermalogica.co.uk

Murad Instamatte Oil-Control Mask A three-minute deep-cleansing mask designed to instantly dissolve and control oil. Also prevents breakouts for a longlasting matte complexion. Ideal for oily and/or blemish-prone.

It leaves skin healthy, clear, and shine free. It can also be used as a cleanser for daily oil-control.

£35 – murad.co.uk

Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation Silky, lightweight fluid foundation for seamless application. Capture the glow of perfect looking skin with this oil-free hydrating fluid with exclusive Microfil technology. Gives all-day, buildable coverage. Find your perfect match among 21 available shades.

Marc Jacobs About Last Night Palette Style your eyes for every occasion with this versatile eye shadow palette organised into five eye collections: two day looks, a golden moment, and two night looks. In addition to 20 completely new shades, this style eye-con features a new updated eye shadow formula that allows true, instant colour payoff, and the long-lasting performance £76 – johnlewis.com

£37 – Debenhams.com

Jennifer Peffer Jennifer Peffer Make-up | Asteria Bridal I love the winter - it’s a time to indulge and spoil yourself and your clients. I’ve picked my top sparkly, glittery, festive favourites for the Christmas season! Merry Christmas!

Jennifer Peffer trained in make up artistry at London College of Fashion and Make Up Designory, Los Angeles. She is now based in Glasgow, where she has a make up studio in a five star salon; she is also half of bridal beauty partnership Asteria Bridal.

In addition to bridal and make up clients, Jennifer specialises in beauty & fashion work and has had her make up featured in magazines such as Red, Marie Claire, Ok!, Tatler and the Scottish Wedding Directory. She is also the make up artist of choice for several celebrity clients when they are in Scotland.

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Blended with black charcoal powder, this rich foot crème conditions dry cracked skin and soothes for an ideal massage, leaving behind soft and nourished feet. As a highly effective detoxifying ingredient, it works by attracting and absorbing thousands of times its own weight in dirt, oil, and impurities.

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Pedi Spa Detox Black Charcoal Emollient Crème

£10.99 – buynails.com

La Mer The Hand Treatment Soothe, resurface, and protect even the driest hands with La Mer’s smart seaweeds within this silky formulation that intuitively attract moisture, creating an emollient barrier to prevent dehydration and cushion the skin.

£70 – johnlewis.co.uk

Essie 2016 Holiday Gift Set Tis the season to treat yourself! Essie’s luxurious limitededition holiday offering gives you four beloved shades in a sure to delight mini size. There’s something for everyone in this chic seasonal set, from a soft nude, to deep reds, and some shimmer!

$12.99 – essie.com

Dr.Ceuticals Pumice Foot Scrub Works as a substitute to foot care accessories such as foot files and buffers as it provides intense exfoliating by polishing away rough and dry patches. Skin is left feeling smooth and soft to the touch.

Zoya Enchanted Holiday Collection Formulated with nail improving ingredients, Zoya’s nail lacquers offer a high quality pigment and long lasting staying power ideal for achieving a professional standard finish in the comfort of your own home. The glitter texture works to create a flawlessly glamorous application.

£6.99 – drceuticals.com

£17.75 – beautybay.com

Skinfix Hand Repair Cream Delivering healing benefits above and beyond the average hand cream to sooth the most challenging skin conditions, with dryness relieved on the very first application. Frequent hand washers will find this invaluable for keeping their skin in tip-top condition.

£12.79 – boots.co.uk

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Artistic Nail Design LED Pro 36 Awe-inspiring design meets incredible functionality, with full throttle, five finger, 360 degree curing regardless of hand position. Fully loaded with presets for bonding gel, sheer colour gloss, colour gloss, and glossing gel, but still allows you total artistic control. £250 + VAT – louellabelle.co.uk

REM Helix Reception Desk Riley VPod Wall Mounted Towel Holder Comes supplied with all fixings and ready to be wall mounted in your salon, this unique and stylish towel holder comes available in either black or matt grey.

Holds approximately 21 rolled towels and will fit in to any modern hair salon. £64.99 – directsalonfurniture.co.uk

A modular desk which can be arranged to suit your salon layout and size, the Helix provides a tidy working environment and includes a fitted shelf to the rear for storage of essentials. Can be supplied with other Helix modules to form the desk of your choice. £419 – salon-services.com

Yoi Sakura Supreme Damascus HPD A stunning designed, high performance slice cutting scissor. Made from Damascus steel which combines four different quality Japanese steels to produce a longer lasting sharper cutting edge.

They are available in 5.25 - 6.75 inches and have ergonomic handles to reduce strain while cutting. £495 - www.yoiscissors.co.uk

Takara Belmont RS Prime The combined dedicated thermostatically-controlled shampoo unit, complimented and finished with luxury features throughout, is designed to make the work of shampooing a joy. The smooth synchronous chair movements combines with a clever tilting basin that adjusts to the client’s height.

£2,095 – takarahairdressing.co.uk

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Green tea is a powerful anti-oxidant and anti-bacterial ingredient that targets problematic skin, balances, and improves oily and dry conditions while reducing redness. So naturally BeautyPro utilise it in the latest of their incredibly popular rejuvenation facial masks. Pure indulgence and relaxation.

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BeautyPro Rejuvenating Collagen Mask

£2.75 – beautypro.com

Heaven by Deborah Mitchell Silver Bee Venom Mask A revolutionary anti-ageing product that will enhance your skin better than any other product – you will not want to be without it. Works to control the facial muscles for immediate lifting, tightening, and firming while targeting frown lines and wrinkles.

£82 – heavenskincare.com

Equi London Beautiful A revolutionary and award-winning nutritional supplement, Beautiful comprehensively delivers all your body’s daily nutritional supplement requirements with specific skin boosting technology. Suitable for those wanting to keep a clear and youthful complexion, or those suffering from with skin problems such as eczema, acne, or psoriasis. £62 – equilondon.com

Elemis Sp@Home Cellutox Herbal Bath Synergy

Elizabeth Arden PRO Illuminating Enzyme Masque This new addition to the brand’s range of Booster Products provides skin brightening, purifying, and hydrating benefits in a rich, creamy texture. Enzyme exfoliation removes pollutants and dead skin cells that can dull complexion so skin appears smoother, supple, and more radiant. £66 – skinbrands.co.uk

Help break down cellulite and combat the build-up of toxins with this unique spray dried synergy of algae, sea buckthorn, and sea fennel extracts combined with pure essential oils of juniper and lemon. Used twice a week while relaxing in the bath for maximum effectiveness. £111 – elemis.com

Glamglow Gravity Mud An innovative peel-off mud treatment that instantly leaves skin feeling firmer and more lifted. Its targeted ingredients transform from white to brilliant chrome, delivering toned, sexy contours.

£39 – glamglow.co.uk

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MATTHEW CURTIS

All aboard for Matthew Curtis at Rosewood London With his salon at Hoar Cross Hall being received to great acclaim, Matthew Curtis is fast becoming a name synonymous with spa hair care, and his latest offering at Rosewood London is sure to cement that.

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aking grandeur and opulence to new levels, it offers luxury hairstyling in keeping with its majestic surroundings at one of the capital’s top hotels. Rosewood London offers its guests a timeless heritage hotel in the heart of Covent Garden, and now they can call upon the services of one of the country’s finest stylists.

Working on campaigns for the likes of Dolce & Gabbana, Ralph Lauren, Ted Baker, and Marc Jacobs established Matthew Curtis’s reputation in the industry and with his first salon in the centre of historic Stratford-upon-Avon proving an enormous success, he has now diversified into the spa business, with Rosewood the highlight.

“The salon takes inspiration from The Orient Express and the decadence of high class living… with a modern twist,” Matthew tells us when we ask how he came to design such a sumptuous salon. “We’ve actually designed the salon to resemble the interior of an old steam train carriage, complete with brass luggage racks and eco leather upholstery. We want clients to feel when they step through the doors of the salon they’re embarking on a journey away from everyday life to somewhere much more opulent and luxurious.”

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the wood and gold, enchanting clients and delivering them into a completely bespoke experience. A challenging prospect for any design team to perfect but Matthew has a partner he trusts.

He says: “My good friend Judy Reaves who worked with me on the design of my other salons at Hoar Cross Hall and in Stratford-upon-Avon was integral in bringing the salon to life. Judy comes from a background in theatre design and this really comes across in her work; her designs are totally immersive and manage to transport you to another place and time.

“The salon is a really intimate size and I think the way we’ve used the space is really creative and smart. For example, the wall-mounted luggage racks also provide a practical storage solution. We also adapted a vintage travel trunk to use as a colour bar, it looks amazing and really adds to the atmosphere.”

Touches like that really add to the experience throughout the salon and highlight the depth of feeling that went into every decision. Matthew and Judy went to great lengths to ensure the distinctive look.

“Some items had to be uniquely sourced to ensure the best result” he says. “Such as the styling chairs, reclining chair, and backwash which all come from WBX Europe, but with entirely unique upholstery and personalised embroidery

on the backs of the styling chairs. The male grooming mirror and shelving unit and salon trolleys were made to Judy’s design by furniture maker Nicholas Hewetson, as is our adaptation of the steamer trunk to accommodate our colour bar.”

Glamorous surroundings are all well and good but what the Rosewood London salon offers is much more than that, providing the hospitable type of salon that makes clients feel relaxed and welcome, including in the comfort of their hotel room.

“The intimate setting creates a truly luxurious sense of being tended to in your own home, whilst the quirky, cool, theatrical design of the space stands apart from the bland and at times clinical feel of many salons.

“And as a truly unique extension to the salon, hotel guests can also opt for the Matthew Curtis in-room styling experience, a decadent concierge service which utilises a vintage travel trunk adapted into a portable styling station so hotel guests can request personal hair appointments without leaving their rooms. The service also comes with a butler to tend to your every need, which we think is about as personalised as you can get!”

Offering such incredible bespoke service alongside an elegant salon, all set within one of the most prestigious

and prominent hotels in Central London can’t have been an easy task for Matthew and Rosewood to put together but he is full of praise for how they handled it.

He says: “The slickness and professionalism of Rosewood London made the process as easy as possible – even considering this is their first hair salon within the hotel. It was a real joy knowing throughout the project that our own standards and level of service married perfectly with those of Rosewood London.”

The unity between the two brands has been so positive that Matthew is keen to take it further saying that “ideally we’d love to expand globally across the Rosewood hotel portfolio and cement our status as a premium hair brand which partners only with the most exclusive of hotels. In terms of Rosewood London itself, to be the go-to salon in the Holborn area would be another ambition realised.”

So what next for Matthew now he’s well on his way to establishing his brand as the cream of the crop in spa hair care?

“In terms of salons we have more high street branches opening in 2017, which is always exciting but also a test in ensuring that our ambition and expectations don’t outweigh reality. We’ll also be involved in New York and London fashion week which is always a super busy but inspiring time for us.” www.SalonNV.co.uk | 33

STEP BY STEP GUIDE Mazella&Palmer 2016-2017 Collection BEFORE:

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Formula A- applied in fine back to back slices 1.5cm away from roots to mid lengths and ends

Continue each panel working methodically

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Complete application of Formula A on mid lengths and ends full head

Foils removed Fresh mixture of Formula A applied to root area

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Complete root application- Formula A- visual development max 50 mins

Full application of toner- Formula B. Developed for 20mins

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PRS for Music launches Music Makeover 2017 competition for salons.

Now in its third year, PRS for Music is proud to announce its Music Makeover competition for hair and beauty salons with the winning prize of a £5,000 makeover.

PRS for Music devised the Music Makeover campaign for salons to showcase and raise awareness of how good music can impact businesses. The quality of the sound system itself, the acoustics, music choice and volume all impact both your customers’ and staff experience.

Celebrating the value of music in hair and beauty salons, PRS for Music is also offering a bespoke music consultation from a leading music and technology expert advising them on the best use of music in their salon and a launch event to celebrate and promote their win featuring live

music from PRS for Music members alongside the £5,000 prize.

Last year attracted more than 300 entries with Simon Webster Hair in Brighton being crowned the winners. The salon received a bespoke music consultancy from leading record producer Steve Levine and a £5k new interactive sound system allowing high quality music to be chosen by customers and played over its three floors.

As part of the celebrations, PRS for Music hosted a launch party, with a presentation at the premises and live performances from DJ Melody Kane, local talent Øvre and Brighton’s trailblazing Afropunk collective Lakuta at Brighton club, Patterns gaining prestigious national and regional media coverage.

“Music is such a vital part of the experience we want to create for our customers. It helps them to feel welcome and relaxed, it’s also an important part of our brand. We try hard to work with all the amazing creative industries in Brighton with music at the forefront and we’re so excited to finally be able to have a music system that reflects our passion. Thank you so much PRS for Music.”

Sophie Webster, Partner-Manager of Simon Webster Hair Pictured (left to right): Paul Sims, Head of Marketing at PRS for Music; Sophie and Simon Webster; PRS Chairman Guy Fletcher; and PRS Board Director and expert music consultant Steve Levine.

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PRS for Music is offering a ÂŁ5,000 Music Makeover for one lucky salon in the UK. Music brings business to life.

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GENNOW DIARY PART 2.

Kay Corbett, a stylist at award-winning Medusa Hair Group in Edinburgh, has embarked on a year-long whirlwind of learning as part of Wella’s Generation Now team. She’s going to keep us posted about what she gets up to throughout her year on the road.

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ne of the highlights of being part of Wella’s Generation NOW Team is getting to know the other guys on the team. We are pretty tight now, keeping in touch between events and sessions, and it’s lovely being part of that.

They are on the same page as me, trying to absorb all this new information while juggling our day jobs. But some have had more than just a column to manage. Shauna Foreman, who works for House of Colour in Dublin was in the final for TrendVision UK, where she won a silver for Creative Vision and Nikki Clifford was in the middle of a huge renovation of her Chesterfield salon while also prepping for our Salon International shows and our stint backstage at TrendVision. Respect!

The high point of the past two months was probably the TrendVision UK final. We got to assist Darren Ambrose with his show, and I can report that it was eerily chilled back stage. Probably because Darren himself is so laid back and well prepped. Most of the work was with wigs, something that doesn’t faze me. I was a make-up artist in a previous life BM (before Medusa) but my backstage experience was in the theatre and, I discovered in the session with Darren, wigs are fitted differently in the theatre.

Typically, the base is braids or pin curls to give something to grip to throughout the performance so it won’t move or come off,

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“A year ago, I could never have imagined being in a room with Wella’s top guest artists, yet there I was partying with them in a private box at the theatre.”

but with Darren our focus was on wrapping the hair so it was super flat and smooth and could take the wig without affecting the shape. I learned a lot that day.

We also parachuted into Salon International to present two shows on the Fellowship stand. The mood was pretty similar to Salon North, but this time I focused on colour – taking up the mantle for Wella’s latest technique, Colour Contouring. Again, my makeup background came in useful, while a training session with the GenNow Team and a further session in-salon back at Medusa made sure I was on top of it all. I love the concept because you can talk to clients about it and they understand as it follows the same principles as the makeup technique, which makes it an easy sell.

I’m having success persuading clients to have colour, probably because of these new techniques, but also probably because being part of GenNow has boosted my confidence. To finish off the weekend Wella invited us to its box at the Alternative Hair Show, which I’d never seen before. It was pretty cool. Some was beautiful, some simply memorable.

A year ago, I could never have imagined being in a room with Wella’s top guest artists, yet there I was partying with them

in a private box at the theatre. I also got to play an escape game with them when Wella ran a guest day in early November.

We were invited too, and got to listen in as they planned out education for 2017 and beyond. Pretty cool. Plus only our team and one other made it out of the escape game.

I might not be able to dress hair like they can, but I’m clearly better at getting out of a rabbit warren.

There are no dates in the diary for December because we need to be in the salon for the Christmas rush, but I’ve got some days to look forward to in 2017.

We will do a presentation for colleges in January and we’ve got a two-day presentation course in February. Meanwhile, being in regular contact with my fellow GenNow’ers keeps me inspired enough.

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Christmas It seems to come earlier and earlier every year… But you need to be prepared for Christmas in your salon and the sooner you get in the latest gift sets, the sooner you’ll hear that ringing. No, not Santa’s sleigh bells, but the ringing of your till as your customers snap them up and hide them in the back of their closet until December 25th.

Most companies have recognised the value of the Christmas gift set and it’s one of the bestselling times of year for retail salons so here’s a few of the packs likely to be big sellers this festive season, from tanning kits to skin supplements you can stay on top of what your customers will be in the market for over the next two months.

Crazy Angel Desire and Goddess Gift Sets Lack of sun is no good reason to go without a tan. It is known.

Ensure your clients stay bronzed to perfection this winter with a choice of two gift sets from Crazy Angel. Desire comes with a Halo Polish Body Scrub and a Bronze Desire Instant Airbrush Self-Tan so skin is left nourished, glowing, and heavenly scented! £10.95 – crazy-angel.co.uk

High Definition Brow Essentials Three hero products from the High Definition make-up range and available in each of the three colourways – Bombshell, Foxy, and Vamp – to give perfect arches every time. With the Eye&Brow Pallete, Brow Define pencil, and Brow Beater, your clients will have everything they need to keep their brows in shape all day long. £27.44 – beautyinhighdefinition.com

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Gift Guide Schwarzkopf BC Oil Miracle Argan Oil Pack Girls love a luxurious pamper product and are always looking for the next inventive thing in beauty – step forward Schwarzkopf. The luxurious ingredients and innovative design look and feel the part, with an Argan Oil Shampoo, Argan Oil Finishing Treatment, and Allesandro Nail Polish supplying the perfect girl’s night in. £23.80 schwarzkopfprofessional.co.uk

ghd Air Professional Hairdryer and V Gold Styler Gift Set The perfect double act hair set for this festive season, this gift pack includes both a top of the line hairdryer and straighteners for that diva you know who just has to look at her best. Professional quality for the expert home user. £195 – ghdhair.com

OSMO Style Laid Bare Gift Pack The ultimate party picks to keep your skin looking and feeling healthy and beautiful throughout the festive season and those late nights and extra glasses of fizz! This limited edition collection comes in a festive box for an added touch of sparkle and offers significant savings.

For the well-groomed leading man in your clients’ lives they’ll love this versatile Christmas gift pack. With three different pomades to offer a variety of choices from a matt look to slicked back pomade style.

£55 – murad.co.uk

£19.99 – osmo.uk.com

Murad Merry & Beautiful

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Wella Oil Reflections Christmas Gift Set A trio of hair care treats that work in tandem to cleanse, hydrate, and revive radiance to restore your locks to their glossy, smooth self. Contains Oil Reflections Luminous Reveal Shampoo, Luminous Instant Conditioner, and Luminous Smoothening Oil. £15.99 – regissalons.co.uk

Nails Inc Pro This cute stocking filler will instantly put even the biggest Grinch in the Christmas spirit, with four Nails Inc Pro polish minis selected specifically to recreate candy stripes – top coat, Dove Close (pink holographic shade), Britannia Row (red metallic shade), and The Avenue (aubergine shade). £25 – nailsinc.com

TIGI Bed Head Short Stuff Gift Set Kit Two luxurious TIGI products fill this festive and slightly sinister looking Short Stuff gift pack. The Small Talk is a fantastic 3-in-1 hair product. The three tricks it has up its sleeves are styling, energizing, and thickening, all of which control your hair. The Joyride Texturizing Powder Balm creates the perfect base layer for any hair style you’re creating, adding texture and definition to your hair to make styling and hold easier. £29.95 – regissalons.co.uk

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Rahua Hair & Body Care A transformative hair treatment collection that combines exclusive extracts found in the Amazon with luxurious organic and allnatural ingredients. Rahua’s extraordinary performance is in its molecular structure, which gives it the ability to deeply penetrate, bond and repair the hair’s cortex while smoothing its cuticle. £70 – rahua.com

Pevonia Rosacea Skincare Solution Kit For sufferers of rosacea, this kit can be a lifesaver for when you’re on the go and need to relieve symptoms including redness, dilated capillaries, and discomfort.

The three-step system contains a creamy cleanser, alcohol-free toner, and treatment moisturiser. Give a loved one the gift of clear skin this Christmas. £54 - fruugo.com

NovaLash Christmas Gift Set All eyes will be on you with this stocking filler gift set from NovaLash, featuring three of their most popular eye-perfecting products including water soluble mascara, cleanLASH – 3 in 1 cleanser, conditioner and make-up remover pads, and the brand new LASHwand. £22 + VAT – novalash.com

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MR. JAMIE STEVENS A former professional footballer turned The X-Factor official hairdresser, there isn’t much Jamie Stevens hasn’t turned into a success.

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o we thought we’d catch up with the five-time British Hairdresser of the Year nominee about what’s still to come.

After a host of individual success including having won Men’s Hairdresser of the Year three times, Jamie has taken a backseat when it comes to individual honours and instead turns much of his focus to his team, including his Artistic Director Jonathan Andrew.

“I always said I wanted to build the Jamie Stevens brand and reputation, but I’m the most unegotistical hairdresser in the world so it’s not ever always been about me. Jonathan is smashing it which is great for me; I’m in the hall of fame for men’s now so I can never enter it again. Naturally he’s a great hairdresser, he’s really come on loads since he’s been with me and he loves men’s hairdressing as well. In a funny way with how busy I’ve got with all my international stuff, I’ve passed on a lot of my male celebs to him so he’s just really had a great natural progression.”

Turning his attention to products was a natural progression for Jamie with his MR. range offering everything from simple styling products to much more advanced hair reparation and camouflage.

But he admits it wasn’t the easiest task.

“It’s a monstrous thing launching a product if I’m being honest. It took us two and a half years and there’s still some tweaks that we’re making, like if you got it from Boots there’s a blue sticker which they

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made us put on right at the last minute and that’s a massive thing we hate at the moment. So at the moment there’s a little transition changing a few bits and bobs but watch this space, especially with the disguise stuff.

“There’s nothing realistically like it in the world. It’s a water resistant colour-proof spray so when guys go thin, spray it on your scalp and it instantly makes your hair thicker. It’s like a hair transplant in a bottle: can take someone who has lost 60-70% of their hair and with this spray when you dry it with a hairdryer it won’t come off until it touches shampoo. You can go to the gym, can get caught in the rain, be having sex, and it won’t drip down your face. I think it’s just about to explode and I’ve had such a big reaction from hairdressers.”

With everything going right professionally for Jamie, there’s still some personal goals for him to achieve.

“Babies!” He exclaims when we ask what’s left for him. “I’m 35 now and I didn’t want to be 35 and have kids, I wanted kids at 30, but just in a funny way, the way life has taken us, everything now is just the perfect time. I’m in that place.

“I’ve got the salon, the products, so financially, businesswise it’s all good. More salons, keep pushing all my team to do as much as possible, a couple salons in different countries… watch this space I suppose!”

TA MMIE’S H A IR BA R, CUMBERNAULD

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he town of Cumbernauld lies 15 miles from Glasgow and up until now has offered little in the way of hair and beauty treatments for its 50,000-strong population but that’s something that Tammie’s Hair Bar is aiming to change.

For the fashion conscious of Cumbernauld, Tammie’s is offering a little slice of the metropolis highlife without the need to travel to Glasgow. Styling itself on the blowdry bar concept taking everywhere from the United States to London by storm, it’s a chance for clients to come in and get styled up for a night out, sipping on a complimentary cocktail, eating bar snacks, and enjoying themselves with their expert stylist.

It’s not just blow-dries and styling that Tammie’s offers, with their fully-trained and experienced staff offering all aspects of hair and beauty treatments. Whether you’re looking for a new hair colour or to get your make-up done before a night out, you’ll find what you’re looking for with experts in every department utilising the large space

that Tammie’s occupies.

There’s even an aesthetic beauty section offering Botox, fillers, dermaplanning and other treatments that are becoming increasingly popular.

Behind it all is Tammie Reid. With over a decade’s experience in hairdressing working in local salons, she identified a gap in the market for something different, more upmarket and set about making it a reality.

It’s that drive and ambition that’s made Tammie’s an instant success with weekends booked up well in advance and the first six weeks being consistently busy throughout.

She’s brought her team together from a range of different salons and trusts them to help deliver her vision.

Tammie isn’t resting on her laurels and knows the key to success is to keep her staff fully trained and up-to-date with the latest trends and skills that her fashion forward customer base will be looking for.

If the salon continues on its current road of success the plan is to look in other locations that, like Cumbernauld, are without an up-todate and on-trend salon in the area.

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ne of Britain’s fastest growing hair brands, Rush Hair have opened their latest salon in Holborn. With over 80 salons nationwide, the award-winning salon group synonymous with providing clients with beautiful hair at affordable prices has added to their growing reach with the new salon on Southampton Row. The team at Rush Hair have over 20 years’ experience in creating the latest on-trend styles offering high quality services and the latest treatments and trends to all their clients. Rush Hair is an industry leader in cut and colour services and their stylists are regulars at London Fashion Week, working backstage at Erdem, Peter Pilotto, Daks, and Anya Hindmarch.

The new salon offers the highest standards of hairdressing and service. Their goal is to provide beautiful hair at affordable prices.

The multi-award winning salon group have trained the team at Holborn to deliver the latest trends and techniques in cutting, colouring, and styling to ensure

your hair not only looks good, you also feel fantastic after a visit to the beautifully designed contemporary salon.

Noticing the potential and fantastic opportunity for a Rush salon in Holborn, Rush chairman, Andy Phouli commented, “I am delighted to announce our new salon in Holborn. Keeping up to date with new trends and techniques is a vital part of Rush Hair’s success and the team at Rush Holborn will be bringing the Rush Hair brand of creativity, passion and exceptional standards of hairdressing and service to the area. The salon opening hours are designed around today’s busy lifestyle and with early morning and evening appointments available; which allows clients to fit their appointments in around the school run, gym sessions or working hours.”

Opening Hours: Monday – Friday: 8am to 9pm Saturday: 9am to 6pm Sunday: 10am to 6pm To book call: 020 3474 0881

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Trevor Sorbie Trevor after winning British Hairdresser of the Year in 1985

s his artistic team stepped off the stage having wowed the crowd at Salon International 2016, SalonNV caught up with one of the most legendary hairdressers the UK has ever produced, a man who was sought after by Queen Elizabeth II herself – Trevor Sorbie.

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What you can’t accuse the Trevor Sorbie Artistic Team of lacking it’s excitement and and intrigue, and that’s clearly on the orders of the boss.

Speaking candidly, Trevor opens up about his opinion on many of the shows he’s seen in the past, and how he’s discovered the formula to excite his audience: “I shouldn’t say this – but I will – I’ve always seen hair shows as really boring. I know what’s coming next. I don’t want to know what’s coming next, I want to be surprised! The way I look at it is this: if you sit in a cinema and there’s a boring film your bum starts to ache, but when you’re watching a good film, like for me, The Godfather, it’s like ‘Oh it’s over? I could do another half an hour’ and I could watch it again.

“What makes that work? Well I got a big lesson from watching Eastenders and Coronation Street. It goes on at 7.30, you go to a scene, usually for around 40 seconds then it goes to another storyline, then same thing to another storyline, then they come back. The point I’m trying to make is they keep it moving, you’re not stuck on one thing. It moves and by the end of half an hour you’re like ‘Oh it’s finished!’

“If you’re on stage you can’t be ‘This is what I’m doing. This is what I’m doing. This is the hair.’ You’ve got to add some spice into the mix and I’m talking about education, business, humour – humour is a very important part of what I think works – and you just keep these balls in the air.”

Trevor has fully incorporated these ideas into his own shows making them interesting to watch regardless of your interest in the subject matter.

He says: “I’ve always wanted my shows to be so you don’t actually have to be a hairdresser to sit through one of my shows: entertaining, education, humour, all these little elements rolled into one. I’ve fortunately got a personality that though I don’t tell jokes I tell stories that happened to me that are true that are quite funny, but it’s not telling a joke, it’s a true experience.”

While there’s no doubt that stage work is the pinnacle of many hairdressers’ careers, and what they all aspire too, it’s a long and difficult route to get there. So what does Trevor recommend for young hairdressers starting out?

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“When I started hairdressing it was a tree with one branch,” he reminisces.

“Now that tree has many branches. I know a lot of kids like the idea of doing session work, fashion shows, platform work is very appealing, salon work, TV work, there’s so many more branches to that tree and my advice would be what do you really want to do? Do you just want to work in a salon or do you want the bright lights of session work, and to sit down and carefully think about it what branch of that tree because it wasn’t available in my time; I helped to create it, but it wasn’t there.”

A fountain of knowledge and still competing at the very top of his game alongside his artistic team, there’s no stopping Trevor Sorbie.

Trevor with current British Hairdresser of the Year Angelo Seminara

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Emil Mcmahon

THE CARETAKER

2017… I’M R E A DY FOR YOU!

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nother year almost over! 2017 is careering toward us and it’s time to look back at 2016, the highlights, the lowlights (it’s a terrible play on words I admit, but it says what it needs to).

As we analyse what the year brought and how our businesses flourished (or not), it’s a good time to think about 2017 in earnest. Planning is crucial to the success of your salon’s development, but it can be a challenge when you finally get to the end of December with all its festive chaos and all you want to do is to have some downtime in front of the TV, forget about work, and enjoy a bottle or two of fizz!

Downtime is a great leveller for us all, it makes the brain function better. We relax into a more carefree state of being and it is this that helps us think clearly and become more focussed. In the madness of salon life we tend to look at success and failure in a blur. There is always something else going on that needs our attention and any activities we might have actioned tend to get lost in the day to day running of the workplace.

So here’s what I am going to do with my year-end review. First of all I will ‘switch off’ for a couple of days. I’m going to enjoy Christmas, I’m definitely having a few glasses of champagne and eating as much turkey as I possibly can!

Then I will open my laptop, go back

to January 2016 and see what actually happened, from training through to revenue. I will look at all the feedback from students and build a plan to make sure that the sessions booked in for January 2017 are bigger and bolder to meet the needs of everyone who attends any course scheduled in the diary.

Every month of 2016 will be looked at and analysed so that I can identify the highs and the lows (we all have them) and plan activities to minimise the low points from a revenue perspective. That might mean putting on training courses that are offer driven, or it might mean inviting more students.

Whatever it is, each time I identify a low in any month my plan will be to set a challenge to do better in 2017.

My suggestion to you is: do the same! You might not have planned anything for January, don’t worry, you are not alone, but if you can see what the first month of 2016 brought it can be as easy as putting on some special daily offers to boost the coffers! Use your social platforms to spread the word about promotional activities.

Anything that helps kick start the New Year has got to be a positive step.

Make sure that the sessions booked in for January 2017 are bigger and bolder to meet the needs of everyone who attends any course scheduled in the diary.

Enjoy a few days of festive fun, then sit down and analyse your year, month by month and start planning for a successful, bigger, better 2017.

Happy Christmas Everyone.

Emil McMahon offers training on all aspects of customer interaction and social media.

For more details visit www.emilthecaretaker.com or email emil_mcm@hotmail.com

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SALON INSCENTIVES Whether relaxing or invigorating, there are plenty of scents and smells to give both your clients and staff a more enjoyable salon experience, beating the winter blues and seasonal affective disorder – there’s no need to be sad, embrace the cold and create a welcoming environment that your customers won’t want to leave!

Beefayre Winter Berries

This little candle packs a punch with its rich winter fragrance with spicy notes of cinnamon.

It would make the perfect token gift, presented in a beautiful gift box with botanical illustration.

Beefayre are inspired by the nature and plight of the honeybee and the glass with its bee motif can be reused as a pretty tea light holder. £8 – beefayre.com

Yankee Candle Christmas Eve

Traditional holiday fragrance of a warm hearth, sugared plums, and candied fruits, this is the ultimate in festive salon scents. Experience the authentic, true-to-life fragrance with pure, natural extracts, and renowned Yankee Candle quality. This classic 22oz jar candle reflects a warm, relaxed sense of style that’s always at home. £17 – thebrilliantgiftshop.co.uk

Jo Loves White Rose & Lemon Candle

Surround yourself with the scent of white Norma Jean rose laced with subtle strands of peppered citrus and soft cedar wood. Fresh and elegant, this fragrance literally blooms as it floats through the air. The latest venture from Jo Malone, you know you are guaranteed quality and excellence with Jo Loves. £50 – joloves.com

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Timeless Bayberry and Rose Ice White Candle

A welcoming fragrance that instantly makes you feel at home, no matter where you are.

The sweet meadow scent with rose buds and green leaf along with harmonies of blackcurrant and cassis, and restoring notes of jasmine and sandal wood. £25 – timelesscandles.co.uk

Rituals The Ritual of Light Candle

A limited edition scented candle designed to help you unwind, with a warming and soul soothing ritual that helps you find peace and serenity. For cold winter days it’s the ultimate in luxurious and seductively soft relaxiation.

With a long burn time, this candle combines the refreshing properties of sweet orange with the refined and warm aroma of cinnamon. £21 – rituals.com

ESPA International Winter Spice Candle

Savour the soft glow and intimate ambience of this iconic Winter Spice Candle with its signature festive blend of sweet orange, clove, cinnamon, and ginger. Soothing and uplifting, it will transport your salon to a festive setting. £45 – espaskincare.com

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Step-By-Step

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Step 1: Grooming - Start the journey by growing your eyebrows, and under no circumstance start plucking them when they look untidy! Leave them alone to get as hairy as possible then get them done professionally.

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Purchase your Beautiful Brows set. The kit includes six stencils, eyebrow powder, highlighter, highlighter brush, eyebrow

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brush, and tweezers, start by choosing your shape you can experiment till you find one that best suits you. Choose a colour that matches your own natural hair colour as this will help you achieve the most natural look.

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Apply the powder brushing AGAINST the natural grain of the hair: this will make the powder stick to your skin and become water proof. Brush back and forth once or twice depending on how defined you like your brows. The powder is really pigmented and buildable so a little goes a long way. I recommend using a small amount of powder for your wedding day as ‘less is more’.

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Brush your eyebrow hair with the brush end of the tweezers, apply a little bit of concealer under your arch and wait for it to dry, then add some highlighter. Highlighter can be applied under your arch, in your tear duct, and on your cheek bones.

Voila! Beautiful brows thanks to Beautiful Brows!

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2017 STYLE GUIDE

A new year, a new you, and the perfect excuse to refresh your look! A bold new colour or complete hair transformation could be the ideal way to show the world that 2017 is going to be your year. To give you some inspiration we’ve asked a host of top industry names to tell us what they think the big trends and hottest looks of the year will be.

POPPING PURPLE Neil Barton, Owner of Neil Barton Hairdressing and Goldwell Ambassador Purple is the go-to shade for 2017 with lilac, lavender and indigo tones taking the lead. Ash purples and lilac are following on from last year’s grey and silver hair trend and pastel shades. What shade works best for clients? It depends a lot on the colour of their hair, ash purples and lilacs are perhaps the most trend-led shades, as they’ve followed on from the tones of grey and work best on blondes – if you are working with dark hair something deeper like violet will shine through and can be as bold or subtle as you make it.

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CARAMEL-TONED TIGER EYE

FRINGE BENEFITS

Chris Williams, RUSH Hair

Karen Brown, Owner and Director of Hair by JFK

Inspired by the tiger-eye stone, caramel-toned, tiger eye hair, is the latest colouring technique.

Much like balayage, the tiger eye technique is when lighter shades are hand painted on a darker base. For example, caramel tones are painted on a dark chocolate base. This immediately adds warm to the hair and brightens up the face. Tiger eye hair is a great choice if you don’t like to constantly get your roots touched up as it grows out seamlessly.

Fringes are huge for 2017 and can instantly change your hairstyle. Whether you have long hair, a bob, straight hair, or curly hair, fringes are for everyone!

There are so many different fringe styles to choose from, from long to short and from side fringes to full fringes. Shorter fringes are great for long or oval faces but can be less flattering on round faces as they take off some length from your forehead. A shorter full fringe is great for framing your features and a long fringe or side fringe is great if you want to break down height in your forehead and make it appear smaller.

SURFER CHICK TEXTURE Karen Thomson, Owner and Director of KAM Hair and Body Spa Texture is always super on-trend but seems to get more on-trend every year! Texture takes into concept natural beauty; so whether you have naturally curly, wavy, or straight hair, embrace it! Adding texture to straight hair is easy; all you need to do is to lightly tousle your hair with some sea salt spray - perfect for those who are on the go and in need of a quick stylish look. Textured looks can look soft and feminine or cool and messy and either way looks chic and effortless. Those with finer hair should opt for this look if they want to add instant volume. www.SalonNV.co.uk | 53

CREAM OF THE CROP Andy Heasman, Internationally Creative Director of RUSH Hair Super short hair is back and I for one love how this look compliments the facial bone structure, it’s really great for showing her cheekbones off. I like to keep it a bit longer on top to achieve a nice texture and allow some movement. This cut allows you to rock that bed-head style too with minimal effort. My favourite way to wear this is slightly grown out and spiked up a little at the front. I am so glad this trend is making it big again in 2017, as it is one of my favourite styles to work with.

GLOSSY BRUNETTES Claire Chell, Creative Colour Director of Francesco Group Glossy brunettes are fantastic colour palette, it’s no wonder this has been a popular look for a number of seasons now. The different tones in the brunette shade chart compliment a range of complexions and create a well-balanced effect when it is kept as natural as possible.

Sweet shades such as caramel and chocolate pair well together to give the hair dimension and movement. If your client is apprehensive about going dark, this look is perfect. It allows them to keep some lightness by adding some dark blonde shades but still gives the hair that glossy shine that only really comes with darker shades.

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WINTER WARMTH Natasha McIntyre, Senior Stylist at Paul Gordon Through the cold winter months we will see a lot of warmer tones in colour, whether that be in blonde tones, browns or red.’

Colour techniques are heading back to basics, keeping it simple but highly effective. Popular applications will continue to be root stretch/fade as it is not only stunningly noticeable, but suits a wide range of ages and colour choices and is also low maintenance.

Mid to long length cuts are back in popularity, but keep them on trend by adding soft layers and a stylish peeka-boo fringe to give it that stand out edge.

LOVE IS IN THE HAIR James Taylor, Barrie Stephen Hair As we move into 2017, we are seeing colours and techniques transition into deeper romantic and sophisticated shades. The ever so popular rose gold shades of summer are deepening and intensifying into rosy copper hues with subtle accents of plums, violets and magenta. Auburn will be red hot this winter, seeing coppers and light chocolates blending for that perfect autumnal colour choice that’s seductive and a real head turner.

Blonde hair isn’t going anywhere either, as our lighter haired clients will be seeking multifaceted platinums. Soft mixes of natural, pearl, beige, and nude tones will keep blondes looking vibrant, glossy, and healthy looking through the duller months. Butterscotch blondes add a warmth and a rich lustre for those seeking healthy and expensive looking blonde hair.

For those clients demanding drama and a high impact colour, black will deliver just that. It is a bold colour move but one that screams sophistication, elegance, individuality and one that will certainly attract attention - perfect for all those fashionistas out there. If you feel jet black is too bold for certain clients, try adjusting the colour direction with navy blues, blackcurrant purples, black cherry reds or matte black emerald greens can set off a multitude of different skin tones whilst still keeping your clients hair dark.

Natural muted browns are the only way to be a brunette through the cool season- from light ash brown, cappuccinos and mocha shades to dark bitter cocoa. Brown is a very versatile colour that appears velvety soft and rich. With all these colours exciting our pallet, the correct technique and application is vital to stay one step ahead.

We are seeking more all over colouring techniques emerging but that doesn’t mean colour has to look solid or heavy. Glosses can add multifaceted tones over existing balayage and ombres, colouring the hair with natural highs and lows whilst still injecting depth and tone.

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STRONG BONDS Kerry Mather, KJM Salons The newest technique for 2017 is strong bonds technology like FibrePlex and BC Fibre Force by Schwarzkopf Professional. It’s about not only creating amazing looks but also protecting and maintaining your clients’ hair in the process. To keep the condition of these edgy blondes be sure to ask your stylist for strong bond technology such as FibrePlex by Schwarzkopf. It’s mixed into the colour so your hair is being protected as its coloured, making it feel and look fresh and the BC Fibre Force is an at home hair care range that includes the bonding technology for stronger, healthier hair!

The cool weather is going to continue in 2017, keeping our blondes, brunettes & even balayages in the cool tones for the foreseeable future. Partnered with an angular androgynous cut and you’ll be turning heads everywhere you go. Braiding will continue to be popular and is a technique stylists should brush up their skills on as it’s becoming easier to do at home with things like YouTube tutorials.

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GLAM GREEN Dylan Brittain, Artistic Director and Owner of Rainbow Room International George Square Green hair is not for the faint hearted!

It’s bold, bright and great for anyone who likes to stand out from the crowd.

If you have blonde hair, this shade is easy to achieve and you can opt for a light peppermint shade or something a bit bolder, such as emerald green.

For brunette hair, green ombre is very popular and is a great way to brighten up those dark locks!

HAND PAINTED HAIR Gary Hooker and Michael Young, Hooker & Young With the development and growth of colour technology, we predict hand painted colour is going to be a huge trend for 2017. Schwarzkopf Professional’s Strong Bonds are making an incredible difference to our clients’ hair and their perceptions of colour. Clients aren’t afraid to explore their colour options, particularly those wanting to go blonde. Strong bonds have made colour much more accessible and safer for clients, with this comes the increase in demand for bespoke and individual colour services.

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Hair:

Craig Chapman

Photography: Barry Jeffery

Make-up:

Elizabeth Rita

Styling:

Kate Jeffery

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GEMMA HENSMAN Photography: John Rawson

Make-up:

Maddie Austin

Styling:

Desiree Lederer

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EVOLUTION Hair:

Gary Baker, UNITE Creative Director Assisted by: Estevan Garner, Cassi YoungPaxton, Cassie Stradling

Make-up:

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Styling:

Dean Hall

Concept:

Zoe Harte, UNITE Director of Global Education

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AUREO Hair:

Bernat Sayol at Salon Carlos Valiente

Hair assistants: Lorena Dies, David Pastor, Borja Carbonell, Alba Andreu Photography: Esteban Roca

Make-up:

Nacho Sanz

Styling:

Salon Carlos Valiente

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ELYSIUM Hair:

F.A.M.E. Team 2016

Photography: Kai Wan

Make-up:

Maddie Austin

Art Direction: Antony Licata

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BERENICE Hair:

Luciana Sabariz at Sabariz Hairists

Photography:

David Arnal

Make-up:

Alex Alva

Styling:

Eunnis Mesa

BRITISH HAIRDRESSING AWARDS Hair:

Craig Chapman

Photography: Barry Jeffery

Make-up:

Elizabeth Rita

Styling:

Kate Jeffery

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AVANT GARDE Hair:

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Photography: Barry Jeffery

Make-up:

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Styling:

Kate Jeffery

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Photography:

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Make-up:

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Styling: Ban&Ro

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ndrew Does Hair is his name, a statement of fact, and one of the biggest understatements in hairstyling. Because Andrew doesn’t just do hair, he does it to the highest standard imaginable, leading to him becoming a top educator, sorry, now international educator, and he has his own product line - ADH. He’s over in Ireland for Barber Cut Dublin, the biggest event in Irish barbering history to date, where I meet up with him to chat about his career in California and becoming one of the most popular men’s hairstylists on Instagram with over 100,000 followers. Perhaps surprisingly for a man headlining a country’s largest ever celebration of barbering, Andrew has a confession.

“This is horrible,” he laughs. “I’m doing Barber Cut Dublin tomorrow and I absolutely do not consider myself a barber! Not that I think there’s anything wrong with that, it’s just not what I was trained to be.”

Not through a lack of trying though he tells me.

After spending years cutting his own hair in his bathroom and with no real prospects of gaining a high school diploma, Andrew realised that hair

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styling was his passion and set about making it his profession.

“I wanted to be a barber because to be totally honest I was worried as a 17-year old that it was feminine to be a hairdresser and when you’re 17 that matters. So I wanted to be a barber but I couldn’t find a barber school anywhere near me so I ended up at a cosmetology school – and I was less than thrilled about that for the longest time. But now, all these years later, I’ve learned being forced to do women’s hair taught me things about hair that I wouldn’t have learned in most barber schools.”

It’s this unique style and merging of traditional barbering techniques with the skills learned from years of styling women’s hair that brought him to a wider audience via social media – Andrew was one of the first stylists to take advantage of the Instagram boom.

He says: “I got on there and started posting haircut pictures and at that time I had never gone to any events, I’d never mingled with any other barbers – I didn’t know what the rest of the scene was doing. I just worked away in my quiet little crab hole by myself and when I started posting I

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got my first 9,000 followers kind of by accident. I think a lot of it had to do with the fact that at the time barbers weren’t styling hair very well; they were wet-styling everybody where I was blowdrying everybody so my styles looked a little more finished.”

While this brought Andrew instant success and a level of fame he hadn’t previously experienced, it also brought a downside.

“I think most people don’t realise this but you should realise it: Instagram’s my highlight reel.

It’s like my best picture of my best haircut on my best day on my best looking clients. Every head you see on Instagram is usually a regular client, one I’ve cut a hundred times.

“So somebody would come to me and say ‘I found you on Instagram, you did this amazing thing. It took you an hour and a half on a head you’re very familiar with [but I want it] in 25 minutes because I showed up five minutes late and by the way I drove here from three hours away’ and I’m like ‘oh my god!’ So when I was doing that five to ten times a day it became really, really, stressful.

“I couldn’t charge enough money to make it worth the stress it was bringing on.” To get round this, and maintain some level of sanity, Andrew now doesn’t advertise where his current salon is on Instagram or any social media. Not that it’s decreased his popularity, with a six-week wait to get an appointment even after he raised his prices to three-times the average for his area, but what Andrew loves is that he now gets to focus on the regular clients that have been with him for years.

“I don’t want to sound like I have an ego but I’ve been cutting hair long enough, and I have enough people that think I do what I do well, that I never want to impress anyone again. It’s exhausting to get a stranger in the chair and find out where their expectations are and try to meet them in some way. I’m like ‘this is what I can do, I hope it works out for you and if it doesn’t I’m sorry.’ It’s really weird and bittersweet to have a guy come in for a haircut and afterward want to take a selfie with me. I feel like I need to wear the Andrew Does Hair persona pants.

“I’d say about a third of my clientele has never heard the name Andrew Does Hair. They see the ADH product on my station but they don’t know that I own it, they just know that I use it and I like it that way.”

Here at Barber Cut Dublin, Andrew’s ADH line

is flying off the shelves as hundreds of barbers get the chance to pick up a brand not easily available outside of the United States and also get to talk with Andrew about it – something that Andrew believes is vital to his entire raison d’etre.

“Currently 97% of the products we sell go through a professional. We do offer it on the website but that’s a temporary means to an end as the brand is growing and we need the revenue of retail to keep it a brand for the time being. Eventually we want it all to be through professionals.

“I don’t want to be another internet brand who says ‘Hey I taught you about your hair, buy something from me’. I don’t want to teach your clients to do their hair, I want you to teach your clients to do theirs because I don’t want them to have to YouTube it or come to me. I don’t want to be an expert for anybody else’s clients but my own and so that’s sort of where I want to take my career.

“I want ADH to represent more than a haircut.

I want someone to see it in a barbershop and get excited that ‘Oh my gosh, I’m finally going to know how to use a blow-dryer and I didn’t have to google it.’”

In fact, ADH may be the only product in existence that plays down its own importance with its branding!

Andrew explains: “I would take somebody’s hair and I would style it and it would take me 10 minutes to blow-dry, a few minutes to tease it, and then I would go like this…” He mimes taking the teensiest amount of product from a jar, “and the first question every time was ‘What product is that?’ And to top it off product companies would be using that picture and saying ‘Buy our fibre clay putty’ and there was guys like ‘here take my money’.

“So that really irritated me and I was like ‘Good hair doesn’t come from a jar’. I wrote it on a post-it note actually! I had my graphic designer sketch it up and I posted it on Instagram and it got twice as many likes as my usual posts get.

The next day I went and got it trademarked and had it put on my jar.”

If it doesn’t come from a jar, then where does good hair come from? It’s the entire philosophy behind the Andrew Does Hair brand and comprises everything from his styling range to his educational talks, and it comes down to barbers adding value to the service they provide their clients.

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“Good hair comes from having a barber or hairdresser who know what they’re doing, has a relationship with you, and knows what you want and like. Good hair comes from knowing how to style your own hair. Keep it out of the sun and you’ll have better hair, keep it out of chlorine and you’ll have better hair. There’s a million different things that go into it but consumers have been programmed to look at the jar first; it’s always ‘What jar? What jar?’

“Everything that you deal with your client: the way you talk to them, what you tell them, what you ask of them, it plays into your expertise and what you know about hair and this is valuable – if you think to offer it! It’s so funny, all these barbers don’t want to look like they have an ego, I don’t want to look like I have an ego, but if someone is paying you to be their expert then you better know how to act like an expert.”

For more advice from Andrew Does Hair you can watch our full interview on my YouTube channel, Larry the Barber Man, or buy Andrew’s book, Typical Cosmetology Stuff, or if you get the chance to attend one of Andrew’s educational programmes you won’t regret it.

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BOOSTING SALON BUSINESS Many salons up and down the UK will have started 2017 with little or no plans for helping to build their business this year. It’s easy to rest on our laurels and rely on the same old clientele to keep booking their appointments, but what happens when they don’t?

Words: Emil McMahon

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etting new clients whilst keeping existing ones happy should be any salon’s main objective. Clients are spoilt for choice now and they are much savvier than we perhaps give them credit for, so it is crucial that you keep the regulars satisfied and always offer them new services and products to help maintain their commitment to your business. Bringing in new clients is more of a challenge; everyone wants to grow their salon client base but enticing someone into a new environment is a difficult thing to do.

What do salons need to do then? Firstly, plan a programme of activities that encourage existing clients to buy into it. A monthly schedule of promotions and offers is a great way to keep them focussed on returning to you.

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Offers for specific calendar events, like Valentine’s Day, Easter, Summer Highlights; all help you get your clients re-booking.

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Treatment packages that offer unhurried luxury and massage to make your clients feel pampered and spoilt can increase the average bill dramatically.

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Loyalty programmes are a great way of encouraging clients to return more frequently, make sure the reward is worth the effort though!

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Upselling of services that genuinely give the client a sense of ‘value for money’ are another perfect opportunity to build business and boost takings.

Gathering new clients is the challenge, but it’s a challenge every salon has to face if they are to survive and grow.

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Bring a Friend is a timeless classic promotion that calls on your existing clients help, if they bring a friend both get a special offer that fits a salons budget perfectly. My recommendation is to offer the client and their friend a cut and blowdry each at 50% off, and whilst it might feel like a huge discount, if the clients enjoy the experience then it is worth it… a happy regular and a new salon client.

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Colour promotions are another great way of encouraging new clients. Lots of salons now seem to do this in February to help fill up what is a historically quiet month. Try doing it before Easter as a way of being different and encouraging new clients to book then.

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Give away a free product to every new client (without upsetting the existing ones).

Everyone loves a freebie and a full size product can be a good way of you getting a new client and actively starting their journey of using professional products. Ask your supplier for some help here, you never know what they might do to assist you.

Whatever you want to achieve you must use social media to share the activities and promotions with your clients, their friends and followers, and you really have to create a story that captivates the imagination of anyone who looks at your different social platforms. As more and more people use Facebook, Instagram, and other sites to find out what’s going on, so it becomes necessary for businesses to create a visual representation of their salon, their team, the services and products offered.

Never underestimate how important social media is in helping keep your existing clients happy, they want to know what you are doing, and if you can involve them, so much the better.

Potential new clients will check out what you post, and if they like it that’s when they may well decide it’s time to book in to your salon.

Instagram is a brilliant way of involving clients, especially if they post a selfie after visiting your salon and use an appropriate hashtag such as #yoursalonname.

Think about your strategy, what are you going to do to boost business from your salon regulars and what are you going to do to bring in new clients. Then think about your social ‘marketing’ plan so that they work together. Make sure your team are fully on board with everything and understand each aspect of the activities, from the dates they occur to the involvement they have with sharing the offers through their social world.

And finally, make sure you have regular training planned for you and your team, from product knowledge to techniques, retail skills to client communication, each aspect of your salon’s daily life should be looked at and where possible, training arranged to strengthen each element.

In summary: Plan, share and educate, and be social with it!

men’s tips from the men’s room

The beginning of the year is the most dreaded period for barbers. It is notoriously quiet but leading stylist Joseph Lanzante has some top tips to help keep your business afloat during the bleak winter season.

The key is to start preparations in December. Hand clients promotional materials or cards in December and give them an incentive to come in after the New Year. Offers which work well include a halfprice shave with every haircut throughout the entire month.

In January start shouting about your salon. The power of social media and word of mouth is undoubtable. Give customers 10% off if they quote a key word when they visit the barbershop. Keep your social feeds updated daily with interesting and engaging posts but be careful not to bombard followers with information. Keep it light and fresh so customers enjoy looking at your feed. This is the best way to keep your shop in their minds.

A great way to stand out from the crowd is to continue doing service promotions throughout the month. Host a special shaving night and show customers how to shave properly with a Mach3 razor so that they can do it at home. Most men have never been taught how to shave properly so they would really appreciate that. It would create interest in your shop and help to build relationships with clients.

You could also hold a Men’s Night where you serve up refreshments. It would be somewhere men could go and enjoy some drinks and food while getting their hair cut.

It is a bonus and a social activity that is away from the norm which is appealing to people who have January blues. This will help to keep the momentum going throughout the month.

The final piece of advice I have which is incredibly important is to also use January to prepare for February and March as they are also quiet months. Business doesn’t properly pick up again until Easter.

Keep up with promotions and incentives for customers, perhaps you could start a loyalty card which needs to be complete by Easter to get a free haircut.

To hear more from Joseph visit: www. josephlanzante.co.uk or call 01200 425 559 or follow Joseph Lanzante on Twitter @ JosephLanzante

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Aesthetics

AESTHETIC TREATMENTS As we mark the end of another year, it’s a great time to take stock and look around us, both at the past year and at the one ahead. In 2016, we’ve seen a great change in the aesthetics world, with trends leaning far more towards the natural look than in previous years.

While the demand has still been incredibly high for fuller lips a la Kylie Jenner, the trends all suggest that we’re moving away from that ‘plastic’ aesthetic and more towards a youthful, natural look. It’s not cool to look too ‘done’ these days, and while women like the Kardashians do look fabulous and have of course had very skilled work done, I personally think that a subtler look will be soaring in popularity in 2017, no matter your age.

Words: Dr Nestor

I believe that a key beauty trend in 2017 will be about tackling the different effects the ageing process has on our looks – not just dealing with the obvious lines and wrinkles.

There are more signs of an ageing face, and working on reducing those can help clients to maintain their beauty in a more naturallooking way. The recent Pirelli calendar has brought these beauty ideals to the fore, with some older celebrities looking fabulous for their age, and I can see this becoming a real trend in the next few months, with women wanting to emulate their idols to achieve this youthful but natural look.

Most women know that there are surface and sub-surface structural changes in multiple facial tissue layers including skin, fat, muscle, and bone. As our collagen breaks down, skin becomes less elastic, thinner and drier. We lose our even skin tone. This all contributes to a dull, aged complexion. We know that good skin health, with clinically proven systems as well as Botox and fillers, combat these effects. If we are subtle and appropriate with treatments, the results are natural and attractive. Our aim should be ‘you on your best day’. Clients who have had too many of these treatments are now instantly identifiable, and women don’t want to be a part of this club any longer. These days it’s all about looking wonderful for your age, rather than trying to stay twenty-five forever.

Many clients don’t realise that as we age, our facial skeletal structure and proportions change. A youthful face presents higher cheeks, a 1/3:2/3 ratio of upper lip to nose and lower lip to chin. With age, this ratio approaches 1:1.

In the same way that our body loses bone density, so does our face. There are two dynamics that happen in the ageing face, bone expansion and bone resorption. We lose bone density in the maxilla and mandible

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(upper and lower jawbone respectively). This causes an appreciable reduction in facial height and a moderate increase in facial width and depth. The models in the Pirelli calendar all still have a defined jawbone area, which looks jowl free. To achieve a similar look, I would recommend filler in the cheek and chin area, to help lift and elongate the face to its youthful years.

Another sign of ageing is when peri-oral (mouth) lines appear and we lose our youthful pouts. This is a result of the mandible (lower jaw) losing bone, as well as loss of volume in the lips and the ageing effects of skin around the mouth. Helen Mirren, Robin Wright and Uma Thurman all have surprisingly smooth skin around their mouths and full-looking lips, but they remain looking natural as their

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eyes all have crow’s feet at the outer corners, balancing out the look. Under their eyes is also smooth and plump, which is very flattering as the eyes are often the first part of our faces where we notice ageing. Our orbits (eye sockets) expand as we age, making the eyes look deep-set, sunken and tired. The ladies have reduced this effect but kept those expressive lines for a beautiful and natural look that has you second-guessing if they’ve actually had procedures! I’d recommend using a very smooth, thin filler for both under the eyes and around the mouth to replicate their look, softening the lines and restoring lost volume.

In terms of the lips, filler will always be popular and I can see it becoming even more so in 2017, with women becoming less scared of the process and taking the leap, especially as more sophisticated formulas are now on the market, promising a subtler finished look. Performed correctly, lip fillers can really enhance the whole face, and for older ladies, subtly-placed fillers can give us back the rosebud pout of our youth in minutes. The key word here really is ‘subtle’; small amounts of filler injected in various sections of the lip gives an understated fullness that just lifts the whole face.

The mid-face is typically the next part of our face to show signs of ageing as we lose our cheeks. They atrophy and fall down our face, thereby deepening our nasolabial folds and marionette lines (from corner of mouth to jaw line) – this gives us an unhappy and sad look.

We use fillers in the cheeks to help unfold the nasolabial lines and restore cheeks to their former height and beauty.

The forehead also loses fat while the skin around the mouth gets fleshier. Ideally, a woman’s forehead will have a lovely convexity.

Laying down a thin sheet of filler can help restore this shape to keep the face looking bright and smooth, without looking frozen, and will still allow for expressions and natural behaviour in the face. Facial muscle movement becomes limited with some treatments, and can often be a real giveaway when you’re trying to ascertain if someone’s had treatment, so I can foresee that this kind of filler will become more popular with women looking to retain full facial features while keeping the ability to be expressive and natural; it’s keeping that youthful look in a believable way.

Injectables and surgery can correct and restore what the years have taken away. In the right hands, and with the right products, treatments carried out appropriately can help us take control of how we age. We can look phenomenal for our years, and I really do think this is going to be a huge trend in 2017, with women taking back the power over the ageing process to look and feel fabulous for many years to come.

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“The key word here really is ‘subtle’; small amounts

of filler injected in various sections of the lip gives an understated fullness that just lifts the whole face.“

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JANUARY 2017 TRAINING DATES Date

Duration Course

Company/School

Location

Cost

Contact

3rd Jan

2 Days

2 Day HD Brows Course

High Definition

Leeds

£1,395

0844 801 32 47

5th Jan

2 Days

2 Day HD Brows Course

High Definition

Leeds

£1,395

0844 801 32 47

5th Jan

5 Days

Salon Creative

Sasson Academy

London

£995

020 7399 6902

9th Jan

2 Days

2 Day HD Brows Course

High Definition

Leeds

£1,395

0844 801 32 47

9th Jan

1 Day

The Ultimate Tape Course

Beauty Works

Manchester

£300

0843 289 5198

9th Jan

5 Days

LRA 5 Day Course

Lubna Rafiq

London

£2,200

07939 154 400

11th Jan

1 Day

Refresher Class

High Definition

Leeds

£95

0844 801 32 47

12th Jan

2 Days

2 Day HD Brows Course

High Definition

Leeds

£1,395

0844 801 32 47

16th Jan

2 Days

2 Day HD Brows Course

High Definition

Leeds

£1,395

0844 801 32 47

16th Jan

1 Day

Master Class

High Definition

Glasgow

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