We are closing over the Christmas public holidays, but we’ll be back to chop and colour from Wednesday 28th through to New Years Eve. We close again New years day  until January 4th 2012 ( sounds so Sci fi) Wishing all our lovely clients and friends a wonderful holiday season.

Here it is at last! The amazing shots that were taken backstage at #hairexpo when we were prepping for our “England Calling” Gen Next catwalk extravaganza.The show has been mentioned here in a previous post , and these photos were the talented models and dancers who rocked on stage for us. We had some of our favorite photographers shoot this collection: Chang&Cox Photography , and once again they have produced some incredible images. Byron and Hsin worked tirelessly for the entire day amongst utter chaos backstage, and the shots are a testament to their ability and professionalism. It was quite hard getting the models to the photographers whilst prepping for the show, and the whole process had to run on a pretty tight schedule, but we managed to get it done and the photos speak for themselves.The Hair Expo show was inspired by English Icons, and we had shot a collection with another photographer  another team fave the Amazing Nicole McCluskey .  This original collection was the inspiration for the “England Calling” show.

In the collection seen here, we wanted the English style and flair to come through but still have a different direction and add more fun and movement. It was loads of fun to produce, and I think that is visible in the final images. I often think by the time the pictures have made it to print that you don’t want to see them again, but this has not been the case with these two collections. We al love them so much and could look at them forever! #TeamEnglish

We have had a great little write up in Table Tonic blog   and i have just added the questions

Table Tonic Spotlight: Stevie English Hair

It’s great when your work gets published, but even better when you get a mention on the front cover! We have 2 collections going into this awesome new issue of HairBiz mag: 1 shot at Hair Expo (whilst prepping for our hugely popular  Gen Next show),  and the other by Joel Phillips. Joel’s story will also have an interview with this talented superstar who got a Highly Commended at Hair Expo.  Both collections were shot by oor incredibly clever collaborators CNCPhotography . We will post them both this week, so watch this space.

Stevie was asked by famous magazine to answer readers questions related to hair and fashion on their twitter page. Here is the full transcript  There was a few more questions on Famous Magazine facebook page that i needed to answer. so here goes.

Livi Jones Could you please ask what are the best tips fro growing hair and also which heat protectant products I should use for daily straightening?

I think the best way to grow your hair is to be healthy. Take hair and nail supplements, drink loads of water. We use original and Mineral products O&M, all there products have heat protectors in Atonic is one of my favorites.

Rubina Anver hi i would like to know what type of short hair suits a round chubby face please. thanks

Nothing that hits the widest part of the face. We recommend if your hair is short is to try a-symmetrical.

Maria Harris Hey, i was just wanting to ask, as i want to get my hair straightened, what is the difference between brazilian keratin straightening and a guava keratin straightening, and which one last longest. Also is a permanent hair straightening choice a good idea, or can it cause an effect to the scalp. any help is appreciated.. Thanks

We dont use either products. We use Bio-ionic kera-straight its a keratin product. You need to be sure that the product that you use does not contain formaldehyde as this damages health. Most products are safe as long as your going to a professional! Do your home work.

Mirika Tokhman What’s the best treatment to get for long dark hair & should I use different types, or just stick to one ?!

It depends what kind of issue you are treating and what kind of hair you have. We use a selection of treatments. We love O&M. But we use protein treatments for damaged highly coloured hair. We use moisture treatments for curly, dry hair. Again go see your hairdresser and see hwat they would recommend, otherwise email me with a pic.

Claire McAuliffe Alrighty… What are some good products to use on naturally curly hair that leaves your hair feeling nice and soft (enhancing curls) and not sticky, hard lke its full of product. Thankyou!!

Im sorry to keep going on about O&M but i love Seven day Miracle! it will leave your hair feeling great and you can use frizzy logic after which has organic argon oil, and helps makes hair soft and frizz free.

Michelle Taylor What is the best thing to do to keep oily hair from getting too greasy without washing it every day

You can use dry shampoos which are great, talcum powder is a great trick. There are shampoos that help with oily hair too.

Bec Nolte-Fletcher Stripping black from hair?! Have bleached & am now a deep red – wanting to go to light brown. Where to go from here? Bleach again & then light brown over the top or dark brown & then a lightener over the top. Need to get rid of the red! Thanks.

Im afraid yes you have to use powder lightener/bleach again, a colour will not lift through a colour. You will have to neutralise the undercoats too. So if you have red your colourist will use green to flatten out , if your undercoat gets to a scary orange we then use blue. Colourists use the old fashioned colour star. Go to your hairdresser, i would recommend,  colour correction is not for home.

Thanks famous weekly for having me.

We love Stevie’s face in the picture above, Rachael looks beautiful as always . #TeamEnglish

Stevie English Hair is not usually in the Bad News Business, but every now and then, something happens. Unfortunately, this particular ‘something’ happens to be the departure of our brilliant, talented Creative Director, Verity Griffiths. Verity has been an integral part of our team for over three years, and is moving on to greener pastures in her home country of New Zealand. It goes without saying that we will miss her terribly, but we respect and support Verity in anything she does. She has given everyone here so much, and will continue her fantastic work across the ocean.

Verity’s last day in the salon will be Saturday September 17, so anyone needing that final touch of the magician’s wand should hustle themselves an appointment before then.

We will have Pop up weeks when Verity will come back for the odd stint, but with Verity’s schedule with films will be unusual so we will not know when till quite close to the time. Make sure you LIKE Stevie English Hair facebook page as that’s where we will put the announcements.

We wish Verity all the love and luck. #TeamEnglishForever

Last week we were lucky enough to be asked by GHD to work on  a TVC featuring women who have survived  breast cancer. This advert will run on SBS for the whole year!  In years gone GHD have produced pink irons for breast cancer – a client the other day told me they were her fave. GHD have a long history of supporting this worthy cause, and we were very pleased to be asked.

Jade Cohen ,Elly Hanson and Leah Rowley were all on hand at Sun Studio’s to help create some great looks on these amazing women.

We are stoked that we are involved with a company who genuinely supports important causes, and that we could actively help out with this commercial. Well done #TeamEnglish and GHD.