Hairy Business – Hairy Truths

So you want to be a Hairdresser

Posted on September 8, 2020September 2, 2020 by cwcurtis

Hairdressing has been the one constant in my life, I remember smells from sitting on the salon floor chewing hairpins as my Mum worked on elaborate creations, telling a little white lie about my age to my aunt to get a Saturday job in her salons when I was only 12 and that sickly nervous […]

A world of changing colours: Part 3 – The Mixed Colourers

Posted on May 19, 2020May 3, 2020 by cwcurtis

My years working in research taught me more than just what was happening in the beauty industry, it often demonstrated my limited awareness of things. Over the 16 years in R&D that awareness grew and expanded as I learned to open up and assimilate new truths as they appeared. In this blog, my third instalment […]

A world of changing colours: Part 2 – The DIY Colourers

Posted on May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 by cwcurtis

While working in research a large part of my job was to assess how the beauty industry was changing, the insights generated helped to inform my actions and recommendations. I am sharing with you in this blog my second installment of what I have witnessed in Retail/Box colour and like in my previous Professional colourist […]

A world of changing colours: Part 1 – Professional Colourist

Posted on May 5, 2020April 28, 2020 by cwcurtis

As a beauty Professional I have been a keen observer of how technology and developments in both product and education have pushed the industry in recent years. When I worked in research a large part of my job was to assess how the beauty industry was changing, the insights generated helped to inform my actions […]