Hair Care

Have you always wondered what you would look like with longer or thicker hair, but haven’t had the time to commit to extensions? With Racoon International’s newly released Micro Weft’s, this is no longer a concern as they can be applied in just one hour.

West Row Hairdressing has pulled off an incredible triple awards nomination for 2007, cementing their position as Yorkshire’s leading salon group. Led by Directors Marc Westerman and Steve Rowbottom, the seven salon strong team has been shortlisted and/or winners in all 3 awards since 2002.

Rae Palmer is proud to announce that her South Coast salon has been shortlisted for HAIR Magazine’s prestigious consumer Awards, while Rae herself is a finalist in the British Hairdressing Business Awards’ Manager of the Year category - both for the second year running.

Leading London salon owner Karine Jackson has been announced as a finalist in the hotly contested London category of the British Hairdressing Awards. Karine, a former Charles Worthington stylist, is a renowned colourist and holds the prestigious L’Oreal Colour Specialist Degree, putting her in the top 1% of L’Oreal colourists in the UK.

The annual Most Wanted Awards, run by hairdressing bible Creative HEAD, has become one of the industry events of the year, with the Most Wanted gongs a much lusted-after prize.

Leading Yorkshire salon group West Row Hairdressing has been putting the hours in on the session circuit this month. Creative Director Steve Rowbottom is the man responsible for the gorgeous looks in L’Oreal’s new advertorial campaigns for Vogue and Elle, and has also been busy on his first shoot for the Hempz haircare brand, for who he’s been appointed European Creative Director ­ watch this space for the first stunning collection.

August and September brings a kaleidoscope of offers and events at one of London’s leading salons. Karine Jackson Hair & Beauty is holding a fab Colour Festival from August 1 to September 30, with some brilliant offers and prizes to be won.

The sizzle of sun exposure affects your hair just as much as it does your skin, with severe dehydration and damage. To soothe the burn and moisturize crackling, dry strands, Joico introduces the New K-PAK Sun Therapy. This revolutionary, three-step system actually repairs and reconstructs solar damage as it revitalizes moisture-stripped locks.

Europe’s renowned hair loss range, Alpecin, has been available on the continent since 1905 and is now available in the UK through professional hair salons only. Alpecin is a revolutionary, caffeine complex hair care range specially formulated to protect an individual for 24 hours and counteract premature hair loss.

The fringe is big news for hair in 2007, he we reveal how to get it right with essential tips from top London stylist, Karine Jackson.