Hair color – Hairy Truths

Henna

Posted on August 25, 2020August 15, 2020 by cwcurtis

Henna has had a recent resurgence in the use of hair colouring and I was also pleased to read it is being looked at more closely in textile dying as it is a less-toxic approach to filling our lives with colourful cloth and yarn. Although a natural dye it does have its challenges for both […]

50 Shades of Grey – embracing your grey hair

Posted on June 2, 2020May 14, 2020 by cwcurtis

You’ve done it, you’ve helped someone or you yourself have grown out your artificial hair colour and now you want to make sure your natural grey/white hair looks great. In this blog I look at the changes in grey/white hair and share ideas on how to maintain and keep grey/white hair looking great and healthy. […]

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 […]

What’s in the BOX: Box Color

Posted on April 21, 2020April 17, 2020 by cwcurtis

I have wanted to write this blog for a while, and having worked on both professional and retail brands of colour I would like to approach this topic from an and/and rather than an either/or perspective. As a chemist my formulation approach is similar in the lab whether it is Professional or Retail colour. However […]

Hair Colours; What’s in a name? Seemingly not the same.

Posted on March 3, 2020February 29, 2020 by cwcurtis

There are so many brands of colour available not only from different manufactures but also from the same manufacturers. It’s a daunting task trying to select a shade just right for your own hair and it is an even more daunting task if as a Professional you need or want move from one colour range […]