Neon Medusa Hair

Feel the fear & fu***ng do it anyway!

I used to say no to everything out of fear, but my god I’m glad I said yes this time.

Here it is, in all its glory. May I present:
“The Northern Lights”

My first ever BIG colour change & full head of vivids. Disclaimer this was all done with Pulp Riot when the best people owned it 🤫 we swiftly followed the owners to their new community.

This was also the hair that made C&S reach out and send me a PR package asking if I’d like to be affiliated with them. So I am proud to say I’ve been working with them for 5 years now! 👏🏼

The before was a gorgeous virgin head of hair (my favourite!)

A spoken clip that I added into my award entry and it helped secure my first ever win!

Honestly, these are my whys! This is why I love what I do! I will continue to learn, grow & perfect my skills to make sure I provide the best service for you all.

Look at that! A heavenly amount of Framar foils! 😍 my back was killing after this 😂

An artist cannot be confined! The more mess the better the outcome!

One of my favourite parts about Vivids is this particular scene! Creating the colours to match the base & the goal! Honestly it tickles my brain like you wouldn’t believe!



More gorgeous colour theory p**n!

Framar colourtrack

Process porrrn!

Moree process p**n

Holyyy 💩!!

I DID THAT?!!

Sometimes it’s really really hard to believe in yourself, after I did this I ate myself up about the things I did wrong, about what I should have changed, what I should have done differently.. instead of just enjoying the masterpiece I created.

My client was happy! I should have been happy.. and ya know I think that’s why this has taken me 5 years to post. Because I didn’t feel good enough: but I look back now and for my first ever vivid, which I just jumped head first into without slowing down and planning: I fookin smashed it & honestly: I don’t think anything I’ve created since actually brings me as much joy as this head of hair!

Anyway if you made it this far then Thankyou for reading & enjoying!

The year is 2021 & a ballsy Lj decided she could do anything!

Who wants to see this amazing transformation?!
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📍 Kidmore End, Reading
📱 DM // Booking Link
✨ Alternative Hair Stylist
🌱 Vegan & Cruelty Free Hair Products
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Summer is the perfect time for a change! This restyle and colour change was so fun!

P had a huge chop because she a gorgeously thick head of hair and kept getting too hot. Then I used a Red High lift tint with added yellow to give her a vibrant yet deep orange/red

Who’s up next?
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📍 Kidmore End, Caversham
📱 DM // Booking Link in Bio
✨ Alternative Hair Salon
🌱 Vegan & Cruelty Free Hair Products
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Neapolitan hair but make it purple! 😍

Think I nailed this brief honestly! Trying to figure out the sectioning was a task but we got there in the end! So pleased with the outcome of this one!

I love it when you guys come into me with the best ideas for colour and placements.
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All colours used Danger Jones International Danger Jones
Strength K18 Hair UK
Styling Diva Pro Styling ghd professional
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📍 Kidmore End, Reading
📱 DM // Booking link in bio
✨ Alternative Hair Stylist
🌱 Vegan & Cruelty Free Hair Products
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So you want to know what the difference between a Balayage & Highlights are?!

Well let’s get into it.. slide along and you will come out the end clear on the differences 👏🏼

Balayage:

Balayage is actually a technique not a look, but somehow it got lost in translation and now clients have claimed it as a whole look.

So what actually is it, balayage is where colour is swept across the surface of the hair, this means the sweeping gives it a blended, softer & less structured look.

This means it can mimic hair that is lightened naturally in the sun.

Highlights:

Highlights are usually a traditional foil application. The entire woven/sliced section will be saturated from root to tip, because of this it gives a more uniform outcome.

Balayage:

Due to the nature of how a balayage is applied, and the roots not typically being coloured it means the maintenance is very low!

Balayage doesn’t give off harsh regrowth lines so you could go a few months between appointments.

Depending on the colour you could get your balayage done twice a year and come for toner top ups in between. That’s one way to save money 😜

Highlights:

Because highlights usually start at the root, there will be a more visible line of regrowth. This means that this service has a higher maintenance rate.

Touch ups for highlights can vary depending on your natural hair colour, the overall look and honestly how much you can handle seeing the regrowth.

(Some of my clients don’t mind a regrowth but others it drives them crazy)

Typically the recommended length between appointments is 6-8 weeks.

Balayage AND Highlights.

Balayage & Highlights: The best of both.

Yep that’s right.. I was getting to the good bit.

A lot of stylists do combine both techniques depending on your desired outcome.

I’ll be honest, I always incorporate some sort of teasylight or babylight when I’m doing a balayage - it doesn’t feel right without it. Unless my client is dead set on not having the top section broken up then I won’t.

Tip outs are often done during highlighting services as well - which will refresh the mid lengths & ends that don’t get included in the foil.