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A proper French Twist

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We have had so many hairstyles through the years some with success....... others a bit less... but one hairstyle that has been with us for a very very long time is the French Twist... and it is getting a bit of a comeback! Somehow for me when I think of a French Twist or a French Roll as I tend to prefer calling it, I think: Audrey Hepburn Breakfast at Tiffany's - which in essence is actually a variant of it with a high bun. Being a relatively simple hairstyle there are many ways of doing a french roll, giving you a variety of results and executions.. Due to popular culture, we tend to attribute the style of the 1960s, but in reality the actual hairstyles has been with us much before that..... errm,...centuries before infact, since Ancient Greece as shown on this image of a Muse from a vase dating back to the 4th century B.C. But let's talk proper French Twist, how do you do that? To get a traditional French Roll one would need to brush their hair out fi...

Olaplex - the hair revolution is here!

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If you are colouring your hair you should be looking at Olaplex! - It really is as simple as that! Olaplex has been around in the U.S. for just over a year but it has only just hit the UK shores with just a handful of salons offering the service - but rest assured this is just going to be super huge! Olaplex first came to our attention thanks to Kim Kardashian,.... her super transformation from a dark Brunette to a Blonde baffled the lot of us, some because they thought it is insane, some because they thought it did not suit her, others because she was trying too hard!.... but what most hair stylists were thinking was: 'How does she still have hair?' - and the answer to that is Olaplex! So what is Olaplex? Well, the actual ingredient is a bit of a big mystery, though the speculation is that it is some sort of polymer that is activated with peroxide and coats the hair, but quite frankly I'm not gonna go all Sheldon Cooper on you for as long as the results a...

Summer Olympics? - Going for BRONDE!

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Have you noticed that all through Celeb world Blondes have been getting darker? That white platinum blonde has been non-existent for a good year or so... with the exception of the epic fail that was Kim Kardashian's Blonde ambition. In the last few years the Fashion and Beauty industry has been pushing the 'Natural is beautiful' tag. Automatically a lot of the fashion campaigns and adverts in general has been selling less bold looks and moved to a far more natural look overall - models slowly started looking a bit more real and the very alien 'fashiony' model took a step back. Think Cara Delevingne arguably the most present model this past year - possibly because she is someone you can relate to - slightly rebellious, does not conform much -  could easily be the (HOT) girl next door .....and her hair colour? Not quite brown, not quite blonde...it's BRONDE! The original poster girls for this are of course Gisele Bundchen and Jennifer Lopez... but ...

A Wright wedding and a de-TOWIE in progress.....

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We get to the first of June and as a friend landing into Heathrow airport put it best: 'I just landed in November!' - Ironically by mid afternoon it had turned into July! - typical schizophrenic London weather... Thankfully there was an event to brighten our grey days - and that was Mark Wright's and Michelle Keegan's wedding pictures on HELLO... that's unless you were invited of course and got that live on the day.. (then again you would still have no pictures - as phones were not allowed... though unlike the MET Gala - there was no Madonna Rebel around!) But how gorgeous did she look? - ok he did too... but Michelle..... well we all expected her to look great on her wedding day there definitely was no doubt about that - but that dress by Galia Lahav and the overall look was just stunning! Here at The Hair Colour Clinic, we had another Wright to deal with, and that was changing Mark's cousin Leah's hair from Brunette to a Summer Blonde... ...

Met Ball 2015: When Anna MET the Rebelhearts

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Being the most famous and possibly the most influential editor-in-chief in the world you must be used to  people doing exactly what you say! So it must have been serious shock horror for Anna Wintour when a bunch of A-listers decided not to listen to her at all! For this year's Met Gala, Host Wintour had put a total ban on any selfies and/or the use of social media.... she did however realise very quickly that these A-listers may not be as easy to control as her Vogue employees.... starting with Ms. Rebelheart herself:  Madonna.... Leading the pack to a cheeky selfie.... Not those cheeks! or these... Bey! The Theme to the Gala this year was China: Through the Looking Glass... Miley Cyrus in this Alexander Wand dress boasted about going Commando for the occasion. She also opted for a Pastel Blue Jelly look on her usually Platinum hair,...not sure quite feeling the look ...and there is nothing like studs and flesh to follow a China Theme.... (really bit...