Friday 17 February 2012

Wedding Belles

We thought this week we would show you what we do for fun after work!  The Salon's are often approached by local causes and charities to see what we can donate to help raise funds for some fantastic causes,  our Ruthin Salon is nestled in the heart of the Vale of Clwyd in North Wales, and we were approached by one of our long standing Guests to see if we could help towards raising funds to bring the Eisteddfod to Denbigh in 2013.




With commitments to our Guests made for 2012, one thing our Staff Members have committed to give back to their community is some time, to help local causes, places, and people.

The Event organised was 'Wedding Dresses through the Decades' and we were approached to do the hair for the event.  This gave some stylists a fantastic opportunity to show off their skills, with wedding hair and styles ranging all the way from Medieval to Millenium!


With eccentric hair up's and styling to die for, Ruthin Castle hosted the Wedding Dress Show which was sold out before the tickets even got advertised!  Students from Ysgol Brynhyfryd, and local ladies all pulled together to help the Show come together.  Meanwhile backstage we had a chance to have a peek at some of the dresses and we could not believe the quality of what was going to go out on the catwalk that evening!  The dresses were stunning, ranging from Edwardian Quill dressed Hats with high neck dresses to understated but glamorous Navy Blue 1940's knee length dresses with matching veils.  The event sold out and raised literally thousands of pounds for a fantastic event!

We thought we would show some pics of our work backstage and show you all the hard work that goes into making the people look as amazing as the dresses!  Enjoy












Friday 10 February 2012

Tip & Trend- Birds of a feather

image courtesy of finefeatherheads.com




We have come across something that we are starting to really like the sound of here in the Salon.  Now we are through Christmas, everyone's looking towards Spring & Summer - and their holiday!  

The thought of long Sunny days and lounging  next to the pool or rocking it up in a Festival is becoming reality, and with that comes the thought of what we are going to be wearing, on our backs, and in our hair!




Well look no further... FEATHERS!  They hit America last Summer and we saw Nicole Scherzinger rocking them in her music video, and we were a bit like 'huh?'  But now with the thought of warm weather and festivals in our minds we are looking to how we can vamp up the festival look with minimal effort.







They are super easy to clip in, and come out just as easily, they have an amazing array of colours to suit every look and style, and they can be adapted with your hair so it doesn't look like you've got some rodent's poker straight foilage in your hair.  They curl and can be plaited, so you can have as much or as little as you like. 



Look out for them... we think they are going to be everywhere over the next few months!