Hair Care

Working long hours is no longer an excuse to neglect your tresses as essensuals Covent Garden introduce new opening hours that cater to early birds and night owls. With attention paid to every conceivable detail the essensuals Covent Garden team have created an urban chic oasis at the salon where clients can enjoy the ultimate essensuals experience.

Since finishing work on Sex & The City: The Movie, where she headed up the hair department for the LA leg of filming, session stylist Tara Smith has been busy with various celebrity clients for shoots and events prior to starting on a new film with Demi Moore in April.

Celeb hairstylist Errol Douglas MBE has been working his magic on Destiny’s Child star Kelly Rowland today after she visited his salon for a new style. British Hairdresser nominee Errol, specializes in both European and Afro hair and is the current Afro Hairdresser of the Year.

Colour powerhouse Rae Palmer Hairdressing is today celebrating the news that they have reached the Western Regional Finals of the L’Oreal Colour Trophy, the UK’s leading catwalk hair competition.

Leading London salon Karine Jackson Hair & Beauty is celebrating reaching the finals in two prestigious awards. Karine herself is a national finalist at the GHD Awards, while protégé Simon Hall has qualified for the London Regional Finals of the L’Oreal Colour Trophy with the gorgeous bobbed image above.

Superdrug has announced that sales of home perming kits are up 50 per cent on the same period in 2007 - and that over the last week alone they sold more than they did in all of February 2006.

Two thirds of British women (73 per cent) admit that their hair affects their confidence according to a national poll by new hair loss supplement, Viviscal, with styles forced upon them as children leaving a lasting impression.

Carolyn Newman Colour Director for Charles Worthington gives her top trends, must have products and tricks of the trade for this season. Here’s how to turn heads this spring . . .

Sick of the annual celebration of smug coupledom in February? Then say no to Valentine’s Day and pamper yourself instead! Gorgeous London salon, Eleven at 11 Blenheim Street, is offering a respite from the excess of hearts and flowers this Valentine’s Day.

Errol Douglas will attend a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on February 13 to receive an MBE for services to hairdressing. The top stylist, whose Knightsbridge salon celebrates its 10th birthday this year, is among the cream of the hairdressing industry, and at just 43 years old has already won or been nominated for several of the world’s most coveted hairdressing awards.