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A Brazilian Story.....

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It's been a few good years now since the miracle worker that is the Brazilian blow-dry, the most exciting thing since the hair-dryer, was on everyone's lips...and heads! Then of course came the whole media HOOha over the ingredient:  Formaldehyde and everyone went FORMA-MENTAL!  - clients would be asking what was the percentage, if it had any, or worried how dangerous it was if they had it done already....were they gonna drop down and die!?! - basically scaremongering at it's best - which I always find this country excels at beyond any other European country! So as everyone was worrying over those formaldehyde fumes (which let's face it - it is the hair stylist that really needed to worry about breathing them in , rather than the client - hot air rises ...remember?) the EU throws in an acceptable maximum amount of formaldehyde in the product itself which was of course a lot less than the original ones that made it to our shores - and everyone was ready to breath

Baby-Boom!!: Pregnancy and Colouring your Hair.

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Someone once said there are a few milestones in life.... Of course you get your first birthday.... jump to your sweet sixteen...that 18th birthday party... followed swiftly by the 21st.... next you know you are creeping to your 30s!! - It actually does move quite fast looking back... While all of this is happening to you, your friends and counter-parts are going through the same thing... so the next thing you know those weird in-built alarms go off: Number One : 'The I need to get Married Alarm!' It really does seem that all of a sudden you do get in-undated with wedding invites... and as much as celebrating such occasions with friends is great, having about 5 of them a year - and in different countries - can be quite time-consuming and pocket-busting! Alarm Number Two: 'I need to have a Baby Alarm!' Broody Time......it is quite weird seeing your friends who never had a crumb of maternity showing through them all of a sudden change into this wannabe-incub