There are a million and one things to organise about when you’ve said “YES” to a marriage proposal. Hair, makeup and fake tan are some of the more glamorous things to do and one’s we are focusing on today! Here’s a checklist just for you to help plan your perfect wedding!

1. Take some ideas of potential wedding hair to your stylist or salon, plus photos of your wedding gown. This enables your stylist to plan your look to suit the dress and create a unique schedule for you and your hair leading up to your big day. This will include cuts; colours and conditioning treatments to get your hair in tip top condition.

2. It is essential to take a camera to ALL your bridal appointments, this way you can keep a record of what works and what doesn’t. This enables you time to look at your photos privately and decide on a look that you’re totally happy with. When going to your fittings, whether it is for your dress, your hair, your make up or your flowers; bring with you as much information as possible. This allows your chosen specialist to build up a complete picture of how your day will look and feel.

Another great tip – Show the stylist your veil, headdress and any other accessories this way they can develop a style to suit all these elements.

3. Have a style already in mind? Consult your stylist about how you can prepare to achieve this, whether is be specific products, hair extensions or hairpieces make sure you give yourself enough time to achieve your desired look.

4. Wanting longer hair? A growing spree should commence at least 12 months before your wedding day; this also gives you enough time to train your hair. If you still need help, hair extensions are an option. Hair extensions not only can add extra length, but volume and extra colour too!

Tip – Wella SP Balance Scalp shampoo, Wella SP Balance Scalp Serum, Wella SP Hydrate Conditioner and Moroccan Oil treatment can all be used to aid hair fuller hair growth. Patrick Cameron has a fantastic range of hair pads and pieces to help accentuate fuller ‘up-do’ styles.

5. Worried about the cost of your hair? You can become a hair model for salons that are advertising. This way you can try out lots of different haircuts and colours to find your desired look. You don’t need to look like a model to be a model and the work is always supervised and at a smaller fee.

6. Don’t forget to book for the BIG day in advance as we can get booked up, especially in summer time!

7. Get a timeless colour that you will always look back on and adore. Book a consultation with your hair stylist/hair colourist to try help you decide. Once you have your chosen look maintain it! Use products to lock in that colour and keep your hair looking vibrant and shiny. Wella SP Colour Shampoo helps prevent fading and Wella SP Colour Conditioner locks the colour in. Wella also do Alchemy treatments to prevent hair from fading and also moisturises the hair, the treatment is great value for money as it lasts up to 4 weeks.

8. Don’t forget to try out some fake tans and glow on your special day!

Your wedding went brilliantly, your hair, dress, and make up all looked stunning. You’re now completely relaxed by the swimming pool. Yes, you even need to look after your hair while on your honeymoon. The last thing you want is to look back at your pictures and see dry lifeless limp hair. We recommend some products so this never happens.

• Wella SP After Sun shampoo to remove any residue such as chlorine or sea salt.

• Wella SP After Sun conditioner to moisturise sun stressed hair.

• Moroccan Oil to protect your hair and keep that shinny, healthy look while sun bathing.

• Wella SP hydrate finish,, a leave in-conditioner that detangles and moisturises your hair while you’re in the sun.

• Got curly hair? Your locks will need as much nourishment as possible. Curl cream from the Moroccan Oil range would be a great choice for you.

…And finally remember something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue and a silver six pence for your shoe!

Imagine your hair deeply nourished – banish those frizzy hair days, cut down your blow
drying up to 50% and add amazing shine. L’Oreal
Professional has proudly launched MYTHIC OIL. A lightweight treatment oil
packed full of Avocado oil- A, B1, B2 & D, essential fatty acids – Omega 3,
6 &9, which combined together penetrates the hair shaft to initially nourish dry – damaged hair and
then add grape seed oil – proven worldwide to enrich hair with essential fatty
acids and linoleic acid, one of the most powerful anti oxidants!!

Why are these ingredients so important to your hair? – typically hair is dry and most hair
types are prone to frizz, because of the way we live our lives.” continuous hair washing, blow drying to within
an inch of its life, then just to add insult to injury we then crush our hair
between straightening irons”. That’s before we have even started to think
about chemicals, YES COLOUR HIGHLIGHTS Chemical STRAIGHTENING and PERMS, these
all dry our luscious locks out. Sadly poor health also depletes hair of its
natural nourishment, swimmers subject their hair to daily (bleach baths) and
finally not forgetting men’s hair that is going grey, all these hair problems
result in dry frizzy hair.

Mythic Oil is L’Oreal’s offering to solve all of these problems and best of all it leaves
your hair with an amazing shine (NOT a heavy greasy veil like other hair
treatment oils).

The biggest buzz in the hair world in 2011 is Argan Oil based hair treatments and Keratin based
anti frizz blow dry’s. Individually both of these promise to strengthen,
nourish and stop frizz in its tracks. So, if you tried either of these
treatments we would highly recommend MYTHIC OIL. The MYTHIC blow dry you can do
at home and is very very easy.

1 After shampooing and towel drying section your hair into 8 orange segment sections (or 4 if you have very fine or short hair)

2 Spray the MYTHIC OIL on to the palm of your hands and warm, gently massage into each
section concentrating on the ends and mid lengths of your hair, working your
way up to the crown.

3 Leave your hair to rest for two minutes, this allows MYTHIC OIL to penetrate the hair
shaft and work its magic! Now blow dry your hair as usual – you can also apply
additional styling products

4 To add amazing shine pump a small amount of MYTHIC OIL onto your hands and sleek over the mid-
lengths and ends of your dried hair

We have tried and tested this brand new product on all hair types in the salon and can
honestly say it delivers what it promises to: NOURISHMENT, SUPPLE MANAGEABLE
HAIR, LONG LASTING ANTI-FRIZZ PROTECTION, SPEEDS UP BLOW DRYING TIME, and what
everyone wants from their hair AMAZING SHINE.

Here at hair1direct.co.uk we predict L’Oreal Professions MYTHIC OIL will become the most
wanted hair product for 2011.

KERATIN BASED HAIR TREATMENTS – 3 April 2011

The biggest buzz in hair salons is “SMOOTHING SYSTEMS”, “KERATIN BLOW-OUT SERVICES”, “ANTI-FRIZZ TREATMENTS” and fantastic “SHINY, DEEPLY CONDITIONED HAIR”.  There are so many different systems entering the UK, some are salon professional treatments applied by stylists, equally THE BROCATO CURLINTERRUPTED 2:0 SMOOTHING SYSTEM and LA-BRASILIANA both have great “at home” packages that you can try yourself.

The key ingredients in all these products and services is KERATIN, the natural substance that is found in all hair types – by infusing KERATIN based products into your hair, you are immediately evening-out the porosity of your hair.  If you have CURLY, FRIZZY, UNMANAGEABLE HAIR or hair that is difficult or time-consuming to style it is well worth investigating whether a KERATIN PROTEIN based BLOW-OUT will help you with your hair-care regime. 

Treatments can last from one weekend to 3 months giving you shiny, smooth, manageable hair and will speed up your styling time by up to 50%.  For home use the BROCATO system has a SMOOTHING and HYDRATING shampoo, a CURLINTERRUPTED Smoothing and Hydrating conditioning treatment, an ACTIVE HAIR INFUSION SERUM and importantly the BROCATO CURLINTERRUPTED KERATIN SPRAY.  This collection of home treatments will enable you to have a salon professional anti-frizz system that you do yourself in the comfort of your own home!!!

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Having just arrived in the office this week, the new SEBASTIAN PROFESSIONAL COLOR IGNITE collection for single tone hair. This is great hair shampoo and conditioner for clients who have one colour put over their hair but equally we would highly recommend these products for people who dye their hair at home. Singled Toned hair tends to have an even porosity from root to tip, Color Ignite Mono Shampoo gently cleanses colour treated hair. A key ingredient is pomegranate extract which helps seal the cuticle of each individual, thus giving the hair amazing shine and preventing colour fading.

A top tip when using any shampoo for coloured hair is to make sure you brush your hair thoroughly before washing, this will loosen up and help remove any debris or environmental elements that are deposited on the hair (because coloured hair is porous it absorbs pollution) Thoroughly soak your hair with water and always shampoo your hair twice and rinse thoroughly before you apply the conditioner or hair treatment. Read the rest of this entry »

For the past 18 months my hair has been thinning due to stress (previously I had fine hair but lots of it)!  Having read that Sebastian Professional Thickefy Foam really does thicken hair I thought I would give it a go.  How pleased I am that I did!! 

My hair looks and feels much thicker, it doesn’t leave a sticky residue on my scalp and the volume is fantastic. 

I am now on my 6^th  bottle  and I will continue to use it in the future.  Why don’t you give it a try, you will be thrilled with the results.

Paula x