Leila

Children Dying to grow up!

by Leila, March 16th, 2010

Hi guys, In last 2 weeks of the Hairdresser’s Journal there has been articles on what age a child should be allowed to dye their hair. There is so much pressure for kids to look good. If its not clothes& make -up its hair! And its not just people in the public eye such as Katie Price [...]

Should Hair extensions be banned???

by Leila, March 3rd, 2010

Hey Guys, After i put my opinion of hair extensions being banned on here the Oxford Mail wanted to use my words for their regular column THE ISSUE. I thought FAB get my opinion out there….but when it came out in the local paper on Thursday 25th Febuary I couldnt help myself but laugh. With me not wanting the extensions to be banned and doing [...]

London fashion week!!

by Leila, March 2nd, 2010

Hey guys, Since the 19th Feb I’ve  been following London’sFashion week, and not just for the clothing, I’ve been checking out how these designers are working with hairstyles. On Friday 19th I saw Paul Costelloespring/summer range which may I ad looks fab!! he worked withvery slicked back ponytails (wet look) with strong fringes. Paul’sautumn/winter range was just [...]

Extermination of the extension!!

by Leila, February 19th, 2010

Hey Guys, It’s all going on in the hair extension world with alot of bad press. I am not going to agree with these so called reporters and hair scientists, as they are only focusing on the negative points to hair extensions, when they should be “researching ” into the topic from all aspects!!! They can say its not [...]

What’s Hot and What’s Not in 2010…..

by Leila, January 22nd, 2010

Hey guys, Check out the new (or should I say old in some cases!!) hot & not so hot hairstyles for 2010. Its back to those messy, loose, easy, bed head styles!!! GOOD TIMES!!! As many of you may know this is my kind of look! I can’t believe the mullet is back! However not the frumpy 70’s version. The new [...]

Style Book…

by Leila, November 26th, 2009

Hey Guys, I have now updated the style book after all this time!! oooopps sorry to keep you all waiting, But with thanks to little Gemma (Our work experience girl) we have finally finished this months update. We have also added Men’s Hair and some rather trendy Hair up looks!! I’m in the middle of working [...]

The illusion of colour….

by Leila, October 20th, 2009

hey guys, Just a quick update! Luke has just started his colour training and after the 1st session he’s picking it up quick, and with lots of homework to do by next week he should be flying! So with fingers crossed Luke learns his colour wheel etc he will be ready for models within the next [...]

Hair Extensions

by Leila, October 20th, 2009

Balmain Hair extensions are now availiable as a service in the salon. I attended the course back in february 2008 and Carly in February 2009. I have done several full heads of extensions one of which took place at Curl up and Dye last month i am still awaiting pictures so i can show you!! Balmain are Fantastic quality of real hair, with [...]

The Training Has Begun…

by Leila, October 14th, 2009

With the roles reversed on the training programme it’s looking good!! Just over a week ago Luke did training on his hair extensions and did really well with total perfection! It was a great experience for me as its opened up a new field to my career and I’m looking forward to it!! With colour,perming and hair [...]

Enduro Africa…..

by Leila, September 12th, 2009

..With Lucie and her bright ideas to challenge herself ,she has to decided to sign up to 8 days off roading across South Africa’s wild coast in October 2010 raising money for charity! There are four charity’s that the money will help they are: UNICEF Senteble Nelson Mandela’s Children’s Trust & Touch Africa As some of you may know Prince Harry [...]