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