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Grey strands of hair have never been so cool and feminine. A silvery main was the most sophisticated and elegant vogue hair colour rocking the web and the most glamorous catwalks last year. Davines hair colour at Combers The Emerging Catwalk trend for 2015The...
We are going through interesting times as a country and indeed the world globally. However I use the word country deliberately as this is how the media refer to the collective human spirit. What often gets lost on the media and certainly it seems with our...
WHEN it comes to Children’s hair, a good stylist should know it’s not just about the look, it’s about getting them through the door in the first place. The sights, sounds and smells of your average salon can be as welcoming to your...
MOST politicians want to be known for their policies.But there are a few who tend to get as much attention for their hair. Mrs Thatcher never appeared at the despatch box without her perfectly set trademark 80s matron look. Michael Heseltine may be retired...
I AM old enough to remember one of the first TV adverts for men’s aftershave.It was the early 1970s and British boxer, Henry Cooper, was hired to front a campaign for Brut. Who can forget Our ‘Enry’s famous slogan – ‘splash it...
You wont learn this at school and if you want to stay in education for your whole career you will probably never need to.Do you yearn for that top job but feel you have gotten as far as you can in your company? Perhaps you sometimes feel you are...
IT’S been a busy year as far as hair is concerned, with many different styles and colours gracing our presence. At Combers, I see all sorts of elements coming back into fashion, from the most boring plain Jane to the wackiest, most out there...
Hold on to your hairdryer, we are about to enter one of the busiest times of the year for any salon – Christmas and New Year. There are the office parties, school parties, family parties and pop-round-to-the-neighbours’ parties.In fact, break...
I love this time of year. One day I’m off on a Caribbean cruise, the next I’m walking into a bar on Ibiza. I could be sitting in the office canteen enjoying a steak pastie or breaking down on the motorway on my way to work.Confused? Well, no...
A friend told me that on the morning his wife turned Fifty, she put her arms around him and snuggled up to him as they lay in bed. He turned and said: “Now I know what it feels like to have old age creep up on me.” I hope he had a very big...
THE main topic of conversation in my salon right now is, you guessed it; The holiday. Some people have been on theirs already, some are jetting off soon while others want to go again.But as you pack your bags this summer and dream of faraway beaches or...
After months of debate, promises and manifestos, the talking is finally over and we have had our say. Did we really…a cross in a box?…I am pleased I have more say and power to make change in my own life. There was a time when the political...