Beauty
Tools of the trade for wow factor hair
As the windy season fast approaches the lightweight 1600 MaxPro hairdryer is the perfect tool to prepare yourself for the weather. It features two heat & two speed settings, a cool shot button, removable air filter and soft touch grip. The MaxPro will keep your hair smooth and manageable, to ensure you look your best at all times.
From gloom to groomed for UK dads
Transport yourself from gloom to groomed this Fathers Day with Wahl’s incredible Ultima 7200. If all the running around has left you feeling weathered, this bad boy is sure to give you a smooth, soft finish, leaving you looking and feeling great whilst you sit back, relax and recharge your batteries.
Foxhills launch outdoor spa treatments
There’s nothing like fresh spring air and top-to-toe pampering for a dose of the ‘feel good’ factor. Now guests at the Foxhills health spa in Surrey can combine the two with the launch of its outdoor spa treatments in the UK’s first Spa Garden.
New men’s grooming range to launch in style
Kyoku, the luxury men’s grooming range, have announced their participation at the Jaguar / Harvey Nichols event in-store on 27th April.
Cheat your way to beautiful summer curls
The perm is back! A key trend for 2009 is soft curls, full of volume and movement, which should look natural and in excellent condition. The new formulas and techniques are a girl’s best friend for root lift and volume as much as for curls.
Go organic for kinder hair colouring
Forget clumpy, peculiar-smelling henna-type products – organic colour just got sexy for the 21st century. Leading London salon Karine Jackson Hair & Beauty has introduced an exceptional new range of organic colour from Herb UK, which uses naturally derived ingredients that are kind and nurturing to the hair.
Not your average moisturiser
Paraben free and with an ingredients list that includes the likes of Avocado Oil, Beeswax and Golden Emu Oil, the newly formulated Golden Emu Oil Hand and Body Lotion isn’t your average moisturiser, but then again neither are its effects.
Michelle has a flair for hair
A Gateshead College student is helping blushing brides to feel and look great on their way down the aisle. Michelle Fowler, 35 from Burnopfield, Newcastle is a mature student at Gateshead College on a fast track NVQ Level 2 Hairdressing course. Michelle went to Business Link with a business idea and a lot of enthusiasm and she was able to establish her own wedding hair business.
Revitalise skin and hair with eco-friendly care
Hectic work schedules, poor diets and every day exposure to pollution can leave our skin and hair looking lacklustre. Bring back your healthy glow the eco-friendly way with the therapeutic new collection of organic and vegan-friendly bath and body treats from The Celtic Herbal Company - specialists in natural, handmade herbal soaps and pampering products.
Chemical-free skincare range reaps awards
Beyond Organic’s Regenerating Night Cream, winner in “Best Facial Skincare Category” at this year’s Natural Health Magazine Beauty Awards in April, is just part of a new and completely chemical-free range of skincare that is reaping awards for founder Marianne Tregoning.
Guys open up about their ‘hairmares’
New research released by head&shoulders reveals that over 1 in 10 European men say they think about hair falling out more often than they think about football and almost as many in the UK say they think about it even more than sex or their current partner!
Demi Moore twitters about her favourite stylist
Hollywood actress and twitter regular Demi Moore proves that the loyalty between a girl and her hairstylist continues long after the gloss spray has settled with her twitter plug for A-list hairdresser Tara Smith.
Easter treats for your skin
As Easter marks the start of spring, thoughts turn to the summer months and the inevitable summer wardrobe; clearly now is the time to start looking after our skin. So instead of the usual chocolate egg, why not celebrate Easter with a little pampering?
The race is on to win a Vogue photo shoot
Southern Hairdresser of the Year Rae Palmer and her team are celebrating after 22-year-old Senior Stylist and Colour Technician Louise Skillen landed a place in not one but two categories in the Southern and South Western Final of the prestigious L’Oreal Professionnel Colour Trophy – beating off stiff competition from over 1200 salons with their photographic entries.
Introducing the non-surgical ‘gutlift’ for guys!
Whether it’s the prospect of getting your torso out on the beach, your impending nuptials or just a burgeoning phobia of mirrors that’s spurring you on to get into shape, Karine Jackson Hair & Beauty has a fantastically easy way for men to tone up.