the perfect retreat

Just had to share  this beautiful little retreat my love treated to me too ...

So The Stables is located at Southend on sea, we left this little place once, stayed in and cooked both nights:) As my boyfriend and I still live at home we don't get much chance to put our cooking skills into practice, and our 'cuisine' was very enjoyable! (haha) honestly.

He knows me too well to pick somewhere this perfect

Do you know any little getaway gems like these? If so PLEASE recommend!

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March March March!!

So ! I've been extremely neglecting of my blog recently but its been the busiest month and still on going!

I know this page is mainly about my work, but i thought I would quickly share the month of March before we get back to business!

Ice Bar London - The Dream Idol Boys  (what a treat) - The Script - A beautiful wedding - Gourmet Burger Kitchen (mmm!) - My Birthday Cupcakes - My Surprise 21st Meal - The morning after... - Birthday Presents!  Its been the busiest month and the most perfect!

''there may be bundles of it on the floor but you will still have long hair''

So, even though I've been hairdressing for 5 years now I still like to refresh my knowledge. It is so easy to fall into the same routine over and over again! To all fellow stylists- if your using that same sectioning pattern for every haircut/colour you do ... its time to refresh!! I'm guilty of this crime too! Don't get me wrong  Its good to stick with what you know will work well but if hairdressing legends never took those risks they wouldn't be where they are now!

  Anyway, every six weeks or so my work pals and I have a creative training evening with JR, former - Eastern Stylist of the year and Avant Garde Finalist. I was lucky enough to work and be trained by this wonderful character and to get a front row seat insight to the way he creates.

  My model was extremely easy going (which is always a help!) but her one wish was to keep her long hair! I  learnt so much from this little haircut and that you can really push the boundaries and end up with something exciting!- be daring and take a few risks. I wish blogging came with a 360 view because the texture had a real rock and roll feel once i was finished with it! 

As technical as this haircut was it still has an editorial finish and is do-able for the client

Comment are welcome:)

Love C

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Sassoon SS13 The Muses Collection

Thought I'd add a little post of Sassoon's S/S collection. I'm always a big fan of their work and they are a huge inspiration

I'm not going to ramble on, its just mainly for the images, the gentlemen has to be my favorite image, great use of colour and texture within a really bold haircut.

Let me know what you think!!

Love C 

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Party parrot - coral bliss

I don't know about you girls.. And guys;) but I've become a serious lipstick addict! At the weekend I lost one of my lipsticks so I purchased it again yesterday! Along with another addition!

Both M.A.C lippys...

 - Coral Bliss is from the cremesheen range so it's really creamy and glossy on the lips. Being blonde and very pale I was a little apprehensive about wearing a lipstick with an orange tone but have been pleasantly surprised that this shade suits me! It's quite pale and not too vibrant.

-Party Parrot!! - what a shade ! From the matte range so it's very vivid, pink but with a tinge of coral. It's from M.A.C's New limited range so stock up while it's available! Loving this already, I know it's still cold and we're not feeling too summery yet but who said you can't brighten up a little in February?

Are there any shades you would recommend for S/S13? By M.A.C ? What other brands would you recommend?

Comment-Comment!

Love C 

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(wonky lips)

Both retail for £14.00 each

M.A.C Cremesheen Coral Bliss

M.A.C Matte Party Parrot

the S&S13 merge

 Hey!

Thought I'd share some of my color work from the last few weeks!

I find that generations above me are far more dramatic with their hair than us young-ens!

We are most definitely still in winter, however I try to move my clients into their spring/summer colors earlier on!

I'm working on coming away from deeper shades and merging into adding lighter slices/pieces, to give us a new base to work on when the sun hits us!!

Cutting work in first 3 pictures are by a gentlemen who I work closely with, he creates sharp, geometric cuts which give me an exciting platform to work on.

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the powder statement

Out of all the lovely products I use in the salon hair powder has got to be my no.1 favorite!

For a lot of people who use wax in their hair i recommend this also- easier to use, long lasting and non greasy!
I've found my long locked ladies with hair that's lacking in volume, love this also!

Simply shake the powder into root area and work it in with your fingers! - almost like scratching your head.

Unlike other products , hair powder will not disappear until you've washed it out, so next day hair can be amazing also! Tip your head upside down, give it a shake and it will bounce up again!

I use both of the powders below! L'oreal super dust has a great applicator and distributes a good amount of product. Retails around £12

Schwarzkopf got2be is also brilliant, the applicator holes are more spaced apart so the dust if very spread out, however this retails around £4 and is sometimes on offer!

Both these little pots don't look as if they hold much product but i can tell you that they last forever! I keep waiting for mine to run out!

Happy Powdering

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