It's been a while...

Hi guys!

Gosh, it's been a while since I updated hasn't it? 

It's honestly not on purpose - I've been overwhelmingly busy with both my hairdressing business and with my other job which I have kept on part time, so between beautifying my amazing clients, doing shifts here and there, moving house, and trying to have a social life, I've hardly had a chance to update the old website!

However, things are soon to change and I will be revamping and refreshing the website in the next couple of months as we amp things up a bit with the business - big plans and big ideas!

So hold tight, and I'll be posting more posts with better stuff written soon!!

Mauve for Maeve

Sometimes, you need everything freshening up, but you don't want to go back to your usual high maintenance colour.

This was precisely the case for Maeve, a lovely blogger who's about to move to the big smoke to study fashion journalism. Not only did she need something trend led and stylish, but she needed to know that it wasn't going to eat up her student budget to keep up the colour!

We decided to go for a soft blended root with blonde ends, and then add a pretty lilac wash over the ends. This gave it a fun, street fashion look but it means that in a couple months, Maeve isn't going to be freaking out about her colour growing through!

Now pastels fade something chronic, but I gave Maeve a load of tips and recommendations meaning that she can top up the lilac colour on the ends as often as she needs to at home - which is a lot easier than weekly salon trips!

We finished it off by taking off a little length and adding a bit of shape, so it's easy to style or tie up but also looks gorgeous down and wavy.

Check out Maeve's blog, Full Of Fashion - and good luck with your A-Levels, Maeve! xoxo

Seeing Red!

Ombre is a lush natural look, giving the impression of summers gone by in warm, balmy climates.
But it isn't limited to natural colours, and sometimes the brighter dips give much more of a style punch!

Tiffen messaged me asking for something to funk up her long, dark hair. She was up for anything and wanted to keep the length. With very dark hair, it take a lot to lift it light enough for a lot of the silvers and pastels that are in fashion, and it always lifts up very warm.

With this in mind, and thinking of keeping the luscious shine and condition, we decided to simply lift it a couple of shades and then add a vibrant pillarbox red to the ends and a super deep, vampy chocolate to the roots.

We combined this with a gorgeous blunt fringe and a good trim - leaving Tiffen with possibly some of Cornwall's bright locks - honestly, the photos do this colour no justice!

I loved doing this, and Tiffen is such a babe - it was a total pleasure, thank you! xoxo

Fishtail Braids for Wedding Days

When I see a new braid on Pinterest (which is a lot) I generally decide I'm going to learn, there and then, how to do it. And last week it was dutch fishtail braids. 

These pretty little things sit against the head but give the look of a separate braid, They're neater and more secure than their french sisters, and the finish look is gorgeous! 

It means that even if your hair doesn't reach past your bum, you can get that "Milkmaid Braid" look.

Which is pretty much what my beautiful friend Naomi wanted, to a tee! 

I went to college with this lovely lady and whilst I branched my creativity into my hair, she put hers into being incredible at interior design - her house (and garden) are so lovely, I get envy every time I go!

I digress, these lovely lady is a "Lob" lover, so her hair isn't that long, but she's currently planning an elegant autumnal wedding for her and her musician fiance Darren, and said she would love to have braids if her hair was long enough...

On Saturday she was attending a friends wedding so we decided to have our first trial, and then she could see how it felt to have her hair up all day and see if she liked it and it lasted - which is such a good idea for brides-to-be! It gave her the chance to test-drive her style and then we can tweak it on the big day.

Here's what we tried out for trial #1...

As Naomi's hair has a natural curl and texture, we decided to keep that element and pull strands out and keep it fly-away and flattering. 

A halo of fly-away hairs is such a pretty, soft, ethereal look. The braid looked incredible and we have some ideas on how to maximise it's impactm but overall it was a roaring success!

Gorgeous couple and the best co-ordinating outfits!

Thank you so much Naomi, it was such a pleasure! xoxo

Pastels and Plaits

When Tegan asked me if I could do her hair for her brother's wedding, I jumped at the chance. The last time I'd seen Tegan was at the Glastonbury Festival, and she had her hair the most beautiful array of colours! 

I love nothing more than some vibrant hair, and it always looks the best in elegant hair ups.

She wasn't fussed on what she wanted, but as a bridesmaid she was under strict instructions that it had a plait, and that it was swept to the side, so that's exactly what we did. 

She had a pretty, pastel pink rose to sit in the curls too, which added the most beautiful finishing touch.

I added a dutch braid which I then pulled out to add a little texture and then pinned up some lovely loose curls. We gave it a little height at the crown and twisted it back from the face for a soft, flattering, long-lasting finish.

Thank you Tegan, it was such a pleasure and I hope you had the best day! xoxo

Soft Ombre and "The Lob"

Ombre is a trend that keeps on coming back. From the harsh dip-dyes we all had back in 2012, to the new "Sombre" - which basically just means a gentler, more subtle ombre.

It gives you the opportunity to have vibrant, multi-tonal blondes, without worrying about regrowth every 8 weeks.

It allows you to have that glossy dark, where blonde resists shine.

It's low maintenance, high fashion, and universally flattering - all you need to do is pick the right shades and proportions for your skin and hair.

Today I visited Sarah, who wanted her grown-out highlights refreshed with something low maintenance but pretty, with a combination of warm chocolates and bright, fun blondes. 

We decided to do a soft ombre (occasionally known in fashion mags as "Sombre"), and we blended in a gorgeous rich, mocha brown with caramel, rose gold and platinum tones, which created the most gorgeous fusion of colours.

To finish, Sarah wanted a good trim and a lovely chunky fringe cut back into her hair, framing her gorgeous eyes. When we began the appointment, a lot of the photos Sarah pointed out to me were of bobs, but she still wanted to be able to tie her hair up. So we decided on a "Lob" - or a Long Bob to most of us!

This cut allows you to keep gorgeous texture in the hair, particularly through the back where we sliced through some longer layers and took off sightly more length. This gave the cut structure and softness, so that it'll look as lovely blow-dried and curled as it will left to dry in the sun. We then left the front slightly longer to flatter Sarah's face shape, and make it easy to tie back when she's busy with her two little ones or when she's rushing off to work.

Check out Sarah's AMAZING Emma Bridgewater collection! Major crockery envy!

The overall look tied together beautifully, and it was such a pleasure to spend the morning with Sarah!

Thank you so much! xoxo

Pretty Braids and Structured Waves

A couple of weeks ago, Alice asked me to do her hair up for a wedding.
Simple! Lovely! What better way to spend my Saturday morning, I thought. A few curls and pinned up.
And it was lovely, and it would've been simple, and then Alice told me the wedding was going to be up at the beautiful Beacon Crag, a gorgeous clifftop location overlooking Porthleven harbour with spectacular views of the Atlantic Ocean.

In fact, the Cornish birds amongst you may have been here for the Porthleven Masked Ball - and if you have, you'll know the whilst beautiful, it's a bit blowy up there!
And unfortunately, on this particular day, it happened to not only be blowing a hoolie, but it was a bit damp out there too.

We decided we would be best to proceed with a hair up - curls down would fall flat in an instant - and of course, a lot of hairspray!

Alice wanted something soft and feminine but with a good structure and a polished edge, so we came up with this little look.

We gave it a little bit of height for a glamorous edge, and then swept it all to one side with a Dutch Braid - I loved how her highlights looked in this! Gave it such a pretty texture.

We then clustered the curls up at one side and then loosely pinned the front section back, which was soft and feminine around Alice's face without falling in her eyes! This also meant that should any sneaky pieces fall out in the wind, they'll look delicately dishevelled rather than like it's been messed up in the wind!

It was such a pleasure to help you get ready Alice, thank you so much! xoxo