Importance of Skin Tests before Colour Work Firstly, we apologise for the graphic image. But would you really want to risk a reaction like this...?? Here at Barbarella hair salon, our hairdressers and stylists perform skin tests as standard before colouring your hair. This is to protect [...]
Micro Ring vs. Glue Hair Extensions Why have hair extensions? Volume Unless you are one of the lucky ones, most people have quite thin hair. With old age, pressures of life and medication come weaker follicles. Having hair extensions can give your hair a real kick [...]
Mens Hair Trends 2016 - spring/summer season The catwalks for men’s spring/summer 2016 collections showcased a continuation of the vintage revival and hairstyles are following this pattern. The great thing about this is that the majority of different hair types will be able to reproduce these styles. [...]
Ombre, dip dye, Ballyage? Let us explain... Ombre hair may have been around for a while, but it is being heralded as one of the hottest hair colour trends for this year! Long or short hair, you can enjoy this trend. It can be a subtle change [...]
Do you want some hand painting with your dye? Those in the know realise we're not inviting you to a finger-painting session in the salon. So we've put together a little dictionary to unjarble the jargon you may hear while you're sitting with us. Let's add some [...]
We think that platinum blonde will be a big trend this summer... Our team love creating stunning transformations with a striking platinum colour. Always a very chic hairstyle that is perfect for the spring summer season.
We have searched high and low for a higher-end brand to compliment our current range of products... something that was ecologically friendly with ethically sourced and organic ingredients. And we found just the thing. We are delighted to introduce the KEVIN.MURPHY range - and we love it! What [...]
To celebrate our 3rd birthday, we are giving away a free cut and colour to someone who likes, shares or tweets the Happy Birthday (to us) post on our Facebook wall. Winner announced Saturday. Good luck!
Vintage inspired hairstyles Whether you’re a rockabilly rose or a Marilyn Monroe maven, vintage hair will always be in fashion (ok, so the mullet probably won’t ever be en vogue. But then again crimping is coming back into fashion, so who knows!). So here are our four [...]
