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If you haven't yet booked your Christmas appointment please get in touch. I've a few spaces available at the moment. Xx

Unfortunately it's been confirmed that masks are back for salons.

In England government guidance on visors and masks has changed.

As announced on the 27 November 2021, Boris Johnson has confirmed that from Tuesday 30 November at 4am, face coverings will be mandatory in shops and on public transport, including hairdressers.

See you all soon. X

Just a little note to say Christmas is only 12 weeks away. If you would like a Christmas appointment and you haven't already done so please let me so I can get you booked in. X

“She just cuts hair.”
By : Maggs Elizabeth

She uses intense trigonometry to figure out the exact angle to cut your hair in order for it to lay correctly.

She uses scissors sharper than knives very closely to her hands and fingers with centimeters to spare moving them quicker than your eyes can follow.

She puts her body in odd positions to make sure she is level and can see each strand of hair she is moving, causing major damage to her body while she’s standing and bending for 12+ hours straight.

She buys pays to sharpen her shears and gets new shears yearly that cost anywhere between $50-$2,000 with no payback, just to make sure your hair isn’t damage from the tug of dullness.

“She just colors hair.”
She uses chemistry to create a special formula to work with your hair, that most likely won’t work with someone else’s.

She uses time that works against her, as two minutes too late will blow the cuticle in your hair and/ or fry it off.

She strategically places mixtures to blur lines and create a subtle blend and/or dimension.

She changes the combination for each client as mineral build up and pollution from water/environment/ products will react differently.

She changes the color of your hair without knowing exact genetics which play a huge part in reaction to chemicals.

She spends 3 hours moving her arms and bending her body into awkward positions to ensure perfection.

She copies an image from the internet that was a 12 hour session with 5 stylists working, by herself in 3 hours.

“She just plays with hair.”
She spends 50% of her work day using tools as hot as your oven.

She styles your hair exactly like that Pinterest picture that’s actually a wig.
She constantly breathes in fumes from hair products and she can’t tell you the last time she didn’t have a hair splinter.

She squeezes you in for a last minute style as she’s already been on her feet for 10 hours straight.
She has her arm above your head moving it back and fourth for an hour to blow dry it flat.

“She just does hair.”
She spends an hour doing a 4 year olds hair because she can’t sit still but it’s mommy’s wedding day. Mommy cries when she’s done because her daughter looks beautiful.

She spends 3 hours with a teenager who tells her every single person messes up their hair and she doubts this one will get it right. Suddenly brunette isn’t her color, she needs it back to blonde next week.

She colors a 35 year olds hair who has been using box color for 15 and didn’t tell her beforehand, so the chemicals reacted and caused it to smoke making this process 6 hours that could’ve been 2. She’s now being yelled at by her next client for running behind.

She wraps a 80 year olds hair in rollers for an hour to ensure she looks beautiful for her husbands funeral. Her daughter calls week later to thank you for making her mother feel beautiful.

She works when she’s sick because there is no calling off when you work with personal appointments.

She works when a family member is desperately ill in the hospital because her clients have gray showing and they have a meeting tomorrow.
She misses her best friends surprise birthday party because it’s prom day.

She works until 10pm because her clients hair reacted differently and nobody can figure out why.
She gets woken up by texts at 3am asking if she can get someone in the book soon.

She makes extremely close connections with her clients and spends all of her social energy on them.
She doesn’t get “vacation days” because people need her in order to feel beautiful.

She missed her child’s first soccer game because she was already scheduled two colors and cancelling would just be “silly.”

She doesn’t work 8-4 or 9-5, she works first client to last with no real promise if she can make it home for dinner tonight.

She also hasn’t eaten lunch the past three days because she’s had no time between clients.
She spends hours researching new techniques and finding educational classes to attend on her one day off.

Her life revolves around hair. Her brain constantly goes from math to science to social to psychology to client and back to math. She works hard physically, emotionally, mentally, psychologically. Every day. With no breaks and definitely no silence.

But I must remind you, she’s just a hairstylist. She just does hair.”

I’m not sure who wrote this
But wow!
Beyond truth right here

I've started to contact clients to move any November clients to December. Stay safe everyone and see you all soon. X

Please note guidelines from 8th August 2020

New Look to the salon......covid ready

Please remember your masks for appointments. This is for your safety as well as mine. Thank you. Also how cute is this puppy showing how to do it.

Due to the continuing circumstances surrounding Covid 19 & the Government's rules to close non-essential businesses I will have to remain closed.
The guidelines say that I may be able to reopen on 4th July, but I will keep you up to date with any changes.
I will do my best to get each & every one of you in ASAP & as SAFE as possible.
I am continuously keeping up to date with NHBF rules & requirements and will do my utmost best to ensure the safety of each & every one of my clients. I have received training & understanding of proper sanitisation & disinfection practices & procedures consistent with the current highest industry standards & I have also completed the Barbicide Covid 19 certification for hair industry training.

In order to keep you safe there will be a few changes taking place:-
• Only 1 Client in the salon at one time.
• No use of toilets.
• No Magazines ( you can bring your own but must take it away with you).
• No drinks to be served (but you are welcome to bring your own).
Clients to wear a mask (provided by themselves).
• I will be wearing a mask, gloves & apron & these will be changed after every Client.
• Salon & equipment cleaned between each Client.
• Each Client to have a clean gown & towel.
• Clients having a colour must arrive with CLEAN but DRY hair.
• Any Client feeling ill or with symptoms must rearrange their appointment.
• The Salon and equipment will be deep cleaned each night following the training and guidelines received.

Unfortunately, due to these changes and added expense I am going to have to put up my prices by a small amount. I pride myself on being one of the cheapest salons around and aim to continue this. However, I have to be realistic and the safety of my Clients come first but unfortunately this all comes at an added expense.

Times have changed - but We are all in this together.
I will send you a message to confirm opening and details on how to book appointments as soon as I can. Until then I send you all hugs and best wishes.
TAKE CARE AND STAY SAFE.
Love Rachel x

While I've not been using my scissors I've kept myself busy keeping up to date with some courses.