Katy Perry stepped off the plane on Sunday night in Tokyo showing off a new short bob that’s completely different from her usual pin-up girl curls. The crop is a classic style, and suits her face shape and bone structure but it’s a far cry from the bubbly California Girl style we’re used to Katy [...]

Paris Hilton is hitting the headlines again as she is being sued over a dispute regarding her hair extensions. HairTech International, the company behind DreamCatchers brand hair extensions, claims that Paris is in breach of contract. The company is suing her to the tune of $35 million. When Paris cut her hair in 2008, HairTech [...]

The beauty world’s hearts are all a flutter t the moment, after Jamie King turned up to the Disney Summer Party with a divine up do. The look, which combined plaits and tousled pieces of hair was glamorous and soft, showing off her fabulous bone structure perfectly. What do you think of Jamie’s hair?

According to a new study commissioned by Andrew Collinge, a two-time winner of the British Hairdresser of the Year Award, there are ten main reasons why women change their hair. I’ve had a few fair reasons myself from time to time, most often because I get bored of my look and want to switch things [...]

It is thought that hair loss is most prevalent during spring and autumn, so to keep your follicles in check over the next few months our product of the day is Hair by Revitalash. Hair by Revitalash is a unique hair conditioner that fortifies and strengthens hair to appear thicker. The foam is said to [...]

We’ve mentioned that there are two types of melanin which create distinct hair colourings. We’ve already defined one of them – pheomelanin, which creates red and yellowish hair. The second is eumelanin. Eumelanin creates skin and hair with black or brown shades to it. Those with darker skin therefore have more of eumelanin than others. [...]

Most of us have heard of melanin. It is a pigment, but there are actually two types of melanin which give hair and skin its colour. One of these is pheomelanin, which gives the body pink and red tones. Pheomelanin can be found in both light and dark-skinned people although females usually have more than [...]

According to scientists at L’Oréal’s research and development center in France, a treatment to reverse grey hair back to its original, natural shade could be just 10 years away from coming to fruition. “When hair goes gray, there is a progressive disappearance of the melanocytes (pigment-producing cells) from the hair. While there are still melanocytes [...]

Remember in the film Sliding Doors where Gwyneth Paltrow swaps her long mousy brown locks for a short and funky platinum blonde crop after breaking up with her boyfriend? The idea of drastically changing your look after a big break up or life-changing moment is fairly common. In a study conducted by Glamour magazine, 31 [...]

A rise in the popularity of hair straighteners is partly to blame for the soaring number of children being admitted to hospital with burns, a charity has revealed. The Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) said that the number of children hospitalised for burns has risen by more than 50 per cent in the past decade, [...]