Hair transplant technology

Thought I would share this with you as I think its pretty amazing and interesting!

This week I have been mostly......

COLOURING: my nails 'Jermyn Street' by nails inc. a lovely brownish, greyish, mink shade

READING: 'Style Diaries- World Fashion from Tokyo to Berlin' a great little book about international fashion bloggers complete with plenty of pictures of the people behind the blogs and their personal style- Urban Outfitters £16.99

TRAVELLING: South Kensington, West Hampstead, Putney, Twickenham, St Margarets its been a busy old week on the hair front and I have met some great new clients as well as catch up with some of my lovely regulars. Happy Birthday Miss Pearson for today! xxx

BRAINSTORMING: for the next development of the business hopefully launching in Autumn...all still hush hush just now though I am afraid...TBC!

Intensive care for damaged hair

Are the ends of your hair weak and brittle from too much lightening, chemical relaxing or heat styling?

If so you need a product which will restore and repair the hair from the inside out.

Protein RX Anti breakage treatment mask from Frederik Fekkai does just that.

Made with an exclusive soy and milk protein complex this treatment is designed to work internally to mend and strengthen the hair to prevent future breakage and has a lovely creamy vanilla fragrance.

Apply after shampooing to towel dried hair, working from the mid lengths to the ends only (conditioning products need not be applied to the root area)

Ideally pin up your hair and wrap in a warm towel or cover with a cap for at least 10-15 minutes.

This is not a wash and go product, if you do not leave it on for the required amount of time you will not allow the ingredients to work their magic.

When it comes to rinsing, use the coolest water temperature that you can stand to have on your head, cooler water allows a more thorough rinse and helps to close the cuticles so that they lie flat allowing better reflection of light and promotion of shine.

This product can be used 1-2 times per week.

All of my product reviews are unbiased and based purely on my experience of using them with clients and on my own hair.

This treatment is my favourite for highly lightened and bleached hair in need of some tlc!

Available at Space NK for £24.

Or alternatively you can book a single treatment with me as an add on service for £5. Please mention at time of booking.

dreamy Diptyque

I have a huge obsession with candles! I love the soft light they create and the mood enhancing benefits of their fragrance.

I am currently burning Diptyque Baies during appointments- this candle has notes of rose and blackcurrant.

I adore Diptyque, the fragrances are so yummy! With their expansion into body care and personal fragrance perhaps there is hope that they may eventually launch a shampoo and conditioner range too, mmmmm imagine just how good your hair could smell!!

GHOSTS (grey haired over stressed twenty somethings!)

Today I read an interesting article on Daily Mail Online about the rise in the number of women going grey in their twenties.

At 26, I myself have recently noticed a couple of white hairs showing up across my parting and it is quite shocking when you witness them for the very first time.

Notice I use the word 'white' and not grey.

There is actually no such thing as grey hair. We perceive people to be various shades of 'grey', but this is just determined by the percentage of white hair they have mixed in with their own natural hair colour.

Some people blame stress where as others believe it is genetically determined.

Whatever the reason there are varying different colouring techniques available to help disguise these white hairs, ranging from allover tints to cover the white hair completely to highlights and lowlights to help blend the white hair away, and what works best for one person can differ to the next, depending greatly on your own natural hair colour and the level of maintenance you are comfortable with.

Read the full article by Clare Coleman here

Primrose Hill and Pugs

Today my brother and I took off for a wander around Camden and afterwards I showed him Primrose Hill.

I love looking out over the city from the top, its such a peaceful spot, and in Summer to sit with a picnic and watch the word go by is bliss and day dream of one day owning a pretty pastel coloured house here.

I always end up wanting a puppy every time I come here too - I saw all kinds of cutesy little ones today on their walkies, including a lovely little pug called Freddy. I love pugs!

Antique chic & cream tea by the sea

In recent years I have become increasingly interested in interior styling.

As a combined result of moving in with the boy and discovering a real passion for hunting out unique and interesting pieces of furniture/accessories for our nest, getting engaged and proceeding to endlessly research wedding styling ideas and recently working part time with the hugely inspirational event planning and styling company By Appointment Only Design, I now enjoy nothing more than a good rummage around an antique shop or home interiors boutique.

Some of my best finds have been our beaten chesterfield sofa and armchair, our vintage trunk which we use as a coffee table and a pair of beautiful chandeliers which were discovered at Kempton Park race course antique fair (take a car, I can guarantee you will buy...lots!!) a lovely fireplace which now has pride of place in our boudoir filled with candles, and today a wooden antique look 'street lamp' inspired lantern which I simply had to have and cradled all train ride home to ensure it arrived back safe and sound!

As a hairstylist and colour specialist I find that my creative streak and eye for detail can naturally be applied to other forms of expression and I get great pleasure from making things look good, whether it be hair, an outfit or a room in my flat!

Today my little brother, my man and I popped down to Brighton for the day.

I have mentioned a couple of my fave interior boutiques from this town before on my blog so today I thought I would tell you about another-Brighton Archictectural Salvage- this place is amazing!

Specialising in fireplaces but also selling all manner of accessories and antiques, this store is an Aladins cave of curios.

Be sure to check out the back yard with its array of brightly coloured ceramic pots and garden mirrors (OMG love the idea of garden mirrors! just need a garden first)

I also couldnt help but drool over the free standing bath which I admire every time I pass Fired Earth it looked extra specially appealing today due to the fact that we have been without hot water in our flat for best part of a week now, imagine a soak in this baby with a nice chilled glass of champers....dreamy!

It was bitter cold in Brighton today and as we passed the cozy inviting light of The Mocked Turtle tea room we were drawn in.

I have never noticed this place before but it is so cute! We had a really scrummy cream tea before catching our train back to London.