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Discovering Your Ideal Hairstyle: A Creative Approach Introduction: Meet Lee from Impressions Hairdressing Hello, I’m Lee from Impressions Hairdressing. In today’s blog post, we’re diving into a topic that puzzles many: How do you best decide on a new hairstyle for yourself? This post is… Read more: Discovering Your Ideal Hairstyle: A Creative Approach

Hello, Lee here from Impressions Hairdressing. Today I will delve into a topic many of our clients often wonder – why is professional hair colour better than doing it at home? I know; I can almost hear you saying, “Lee, of course, you’d say it’s… Read more:  The Hairdresser’s Time Machine: Why Professional Hair Coloring Matters

Lee, our salon Director, would like to share a quick tip to help you get the hairstyle you desire when visiting a salon. In this day and age, we all desire flexibility in our hairstyles. However, when clients come in, they often have several options… Read more: Unlocking Your Dream Hairstyle: The Power of the 8 out of 10 Rule

One of the biggest frustrations is going into a hair salonand not getting the haircut that you want. That’s one of our biggest frustrations because, of course, ifthat happens, we don’t keep as many customers, and weare not as busy as we want to be.… Read more: The Question We Ask To Make Sure You Leave The Salon Thrilled

When we do a consultation at impressions, we feel it’s the tool that lets us laser in on what a client wants or does not want with their hair. However, a vital ingredient must be present in all consultations for them to be effective. And… Read more: The Missing Ingredient That Must Be present For A Great Hair Cut.

Curiosity is a great strength, I think, in a hairdresser. And the reason I believe this is it’s a form of caring to be curious. I’ll give you an example. When somebody comes into the salon, and we ask…. What do you do with your… Read more: How We Make Your Hairstyle Feel Like You.

I want to talk to you about hearing and listening. It’s something that I was thinking about the other day, when I was, funnily enough, my wife was talking to me. And I suddenly thought, am I hearing what she’s saying to me? Or am… Read more: Feel Like No one Listens? Here’s Why.

Well, combine these two things to getA long-lasting haircut that you love. Suitability + Likeability What do we mean? Well, it’s possible to have a great haircut and not like it. Weird right… Let me explain. That’s what we call at Impressions, suitability.The technical aspects… Read more: Ever Wondered How To Get A Hairstyle You Love?

We often get asked in the salon. Should I have layers in my hair? And will layers make hair look thicker? Will Layers Give My Hair More Volume And Look Thicker? And the example I often give is it’s rather like going into a restaurant.… Read more: DO LAYERS MAKE HAIR LOOK THICKER?

Crazy question for you….. What is the difference between cutting a mannequin head and cutting a real person hair? Now, you might be thinking, Lee, you’ve gone mad, but bear with me. When you cut a mannequins heads, you can do any hair cut you… Read more: Don’t Get Treated Like A Dummy.

What Causes Dull Hair? Dull and lifeless hair can make you look older. It may be caused by using the wrong products or a diet that is lacking in vitamins and minerals. This blog post will share with you some of the reasons why dull… Read more: How Do You Fix Dull Hair?

When I was growing up I was a Star Trek guy never got my friends fevered passion for Star Wars. In recent years the Disney Star Wars films have reached legendary status in the Boniface household.Because every time I go to a Star Wars film… Read more: I Hate Star Wars But Love Mandalorian

A video covering a hair cut I did the other day.It started with seeing Miley Cyrus doing a cover of a Blondie song.I loved her Miley Cyrus 2020 mullet inspired haircut.And then just chatting to someone about Paul Weller’s hair. And also chatting to a… Read more: Miley Cyrus Hair 2020 Hair Inspired Hair Cut.

As a hairdresser, I work in the changing industry…However, changing hair style can sometimes be scary.In this video is how you can change a hairstyle without making it immediately short..I call this Evolution over revolution.I the vide I use a mannequin with a short bob… Read more: How To Make Changing Hairstyle Less Scary Evolution Over Revolution.

⁣When out socially over the years being a hairdresser can be an up there with being a Docter when you tell someone what you do…⁣⁣The stories tumble forth of haircuts or colours that were not quite right.⁣Now, of course, the first thing to consider in… Read more: How To Increase Your Chance Of Getting A Great Haircut By Over 50%⁣

This is the shag haircut.Having been in the biz for quite some time it felt like a bit of a throwback.However soft tousled movement in hair is very on-trend.And more importantly great if you happen to possess curl or movement in your hair.I started with… Read more: Shag Haircut Got Wavy Hair? This Could Be For You.

This textured bob haircut from the kitchen collection has a bob outline with a layer for texture. The video below explains this haircut and who it would work on well and perhaps the people who need to avoid this type of shape.

I remember cutting my first wedge haircut way back in the 1980s when I first began my career in hairdressing. That is not to say this is not a relevant hair cut today far from it. The basic shape can be adapted to a numerous… Read more: The Wedge Haircut.

The bob is a classic. Not only that its never out of fashion because of that versatility. The video below explains a classic graduated bob with a bit of graduation. It’s great for clients that love bobs.. maybe a bit scared of too many layers… Read more: The Graduated Bob… With A Wee Bit Of Graduation