Category Archives: Inspirations

The Chloe Blo

“Bouncy, blown-out Charlie girl hair.” Sarah Mower A look ahead to autumn /winter, and here is the Chloe Blo. This hair by Guido is polished and beautiful. It is the kind of blo that makes girls walk taller. It is … Continue reading

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Sakuran

Last night I watched this film, directed by Mika Ninagawa, a famous Japanese photographer who works in fashion and advertising and who is known for her incredible, bright images. It blew me away with the sets and the costumes – … Continue reading

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Beautiful hair in Harpers Bazaar

How beautiful is this hair? It’s taken from a shoot in Harpers Bazaar. Great style. So many women would love to leave the salon with this very do. It has just the right amount of wave with exactly the right … Continue reading

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Hair by Hanneli

I found this on my favourite blog of the week with other beautiful hair pics. I love this and thought you might too…

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Dress Design Decor

How I love this blog! I wanted to share it with you. Daily doses of things this lady loves. Images that make me smile on a windy London day .

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More plaits!

I found this shot by Marcello Geppetti in 1961 of Brigitte Bardot. Another great summer braid look.

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Mexican Inspiration

I thought I would share some pictures with you. I was once told by the great  Gaynor Hodge on a presenters course that to keep your mind alive you should mix up what you see each day. So, for example, if … Continue reading

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Nuno da Costa

I have mentioned Nuno many times in my blog. We started working together about 18 months ago when I met him through Hari’s salon. He is a self-taught illustrator who is talented beyond belief, and his work adorns the the … Continue reading

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She Does Hair

She Does Hair. I love this. It has so many how-to-do styles, and although it has been done for young girls’ school and church hair (well, it taught me a twist or two!), when I spoke to my assistant she rated … Continue reading

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If I had a salon…

If I had a team of my own and they where fully Zoe trained in my kinda “hair love” way then I would include, as part of my junior training, the Shampoo film. The lead character, George Roundy, is based … Continue reading

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Loving Luella

My wonderful friend Nuno sent me this as I am the biggest Luella collector. It’s a design from her final show.

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References I love

I call my friend Ellen: the chick with the best references. We met over a picture. I sent a photograph of the “kitten” – a haircut that I did five years ago – to the offices of Elle magazine and … Continue reading

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UK’s Most Wanted

Creative HEAD stepped up the style stakes this year with its inspiring UK’s Most Wanted awards, which proved full of surprises. I brought along a few friends for a special Creative Head shoot. They loved the evening and the shoot, which had such … Continue reading

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The long and the short of it…

In my hairdressing life there are two things that I have come to realise: 1. I am, in fact, a hairdressing nerd, reveling in facts about cuticles and cortex’s and all the sciencey things. I spend hours on my Mac going … Continue reading

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Colour Crushes

This season I created a colour menu of techniques inspired by my ‘Colour Crushes’. We all have them – crushes – no longer exclusive to hot boys, the modern day crush can be the latest handbag, nail colour or you … Continue reading

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London’s new nail girl!

Who would have thought that a simple idea I had over six months ago – an inkling of what the next big thing could be – would become so huge for me?! I certainly didn’t predict this! The Sunday Times … Continue reading

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Colour inspirations

My fashion head turned to colour this month with the release of new colour techniques for Hari’s. I have made up big boards of all my inspirations with a mish-mash of old and new ideas. My starting point was a … Continue reading

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Tomorrow’s stylists, today’s inspiration

Christmas time in a salon has to be one of the most fun places to be! Hari’s has been buzzing with clients that arrive bearing gifts of champagne, chocolates and thoughtful, often funny, things for all the staff. Some are … Continue reading

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November 08

The writing of the style book continues… I spend an entire morning moseying around various bookshops wearing my modern day detective outfit (long winter vintage coat and new Chanel Mary-Janes) so that I look like a potential beauty book buyer. … Continue reading

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October 08: Obsessive Referencing Disorder…

After the close of the spring/summer shows I sprang into action to review all the looks and design my new collections, which I’ll soon be releasing to the press for Hari’s. I’m creating a colour and seasonal look menu and … Continue reading

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