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  • INOA thing or two about hair

    INOA thing or two about hair

    INOA by L’Oreal is a salon hair colour without ammonia meaning clients with sensitivity can colour safely without reactions, and enjoy longer-lasting colours to boot. I try INOA at Bettjemans salon in Kohimarama, Auckland…

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  • Frizz be gone

    Frizz be gone

    It’s hard to believe it’s twenty years since the launch of the classic Frizz-Ease serum from UK hairstylist John Frieda. Now comes a range of shampoos and conditioners to fight frizz by attacking its causes: hydration and damage…

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  • Pret A Porter Hair

    Pret A Porter Hair

    Sebastian and Wella showed their Pret A Porter collection for SS10 at a lunch at C.A.C. in Mt Eden hosted by Jessie Gurunathan where media got the lowdown on the hottest trends from runway to realway, demonstrated on models…

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  • Ringleader

    Ringleader

    Heading out on a windy, rain-threatened evening to the theatre I immediately reach for my cloche hat, hoping I can beat the weather before it whips my ringletty hair into a nest. And then I remember – I have options….

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  • Super Styling

    Super Styling

    While trying out a new hairdresser recently I was politely told I had "fluffy" hair. This can’t be good unless you’re Rachel Hunter in the 80s but painful truths can be the catalyst for change!

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  • Magnificent Seven

    Magnificent Seven

    Imagine having your hair styled by not one but seven world hair experts. Okay, unlikely, but achievable in a small way when you use the new Co-Creations range created in a colab with seven global hair gurus and Sunsilk…

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  • Au naturale

    Au naturale

    Whilst my hair felt much like it would after using any other shampoo or conditioner, what these products have going for them is their ingredient list. They contain such things as organic sweet orange oil, aloe vera and avocado extracts…

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  • Get some body

    Get some body

    Lifeless lacklustre locks? Go from limp to luxe with Joico Body Luxe and get bounce and body in your hair. The Body Luxe Shampoo and Conditioner contain Oat Protein Complex to physically thicken hair and Root Lift adds serious volume…

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  • Brilliant Red

    Brilliant Red

    I can personally vouch that redheads have more fun! But sadly red fades the most out of all the hair colours. Schwarzkopf has released Brilliance Intense Reds of extreme, long-lasting red shades with a special formulation locking colour in…

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  • Don't fade away

    Don't fade away

    L’Oreal’s latest goody for hair, ‘Elvive Colour Protect’ is a 4-part system with a treatment masque – genuinely a ‘treat’ ment for your hair – smoothed onto wet hair to prolong the time between colouring, and afterwards your hair literally glows…

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