So with the office christmas party looming and those cocktail party invites racking up and you already in a quandary as to how to wear your hair, then all you need to know is that “Half Up is THE NEW UP”… Not since Kate Middleton made it her wedding hairstyle of choice back in 2012 has the half up, half down do’ had such a moment. Kate looked undeniably beautiful on her wedding day but her hair was rather on the tame side… So The 2014 catwalk version is you’ll be pleased to hear a lot sassier with a grungy, textural undertone.

It’s not about creating a a half ponytail anymore – the focus now is on pulling the hair off the face and that can be achieved by as little as pinning two short strands of hair back. At the recent House of Holland catwalk collective a simple kirby grip held hair back off the face to great effect, and also seen at the Etro collective the long haired lovelies modelled a twisted rope or fishtail plait to add interest and definition to the new half up!! So whatever length of hair you have this look can be easily achieved, start with a great blow dry (add as much body and texture as possible) then simply add a slight wave or curl, flick or kick and opt for a fashion forward half up pinned back look or go for a more demure sexy tousled Bridgette Bardot inspired mussy half beehive…

All super easy to achieve and leaving you ready to dance the night away into this exciting party season and just remember “Half Up is THE NEW UP”

Will Eagles

Artistic Director

So with party season hurtling towards us and with Christmas around the corner there is no better time to grad a pair of curves and get super styling. Choose from two different sized barrels tongs and two different shaped wands, one conical and one flat and create Hollywood Waves, Voluptuous Volume, Laid back Luxe, or Classic Curls…

Hair trends come and go but ultra stylish, beautiful curls and waves will never falter. Steal the style of any celebrity, Kim Kardashian Hollywood inspired glamour waves, Kate Moss and her rock chic flat waves or beyond beautiful Rosie Huntington-Whiteley curls all you will need is the curve in your life…

So head to cream and grab the curve range whilst limited stocks last and all for the amazing price of £110 each… and just remember Curls can last as long as you do!!

Will Eagles

Artistic Director

The dip-dye and ombrè trend is still huge in the salon but we are loving this new, fresh take as some of our clients are wanting more colour intensity and richer warmer tones ready for the autumnal season change… ‘Bronzlites’ consists of adding a myriad of deeper base colours fused with warmer tones and using the lite technique you can be as subtle or as daring as you want and you can customise the colour placement to either frame lighter panels to farm your face or to add statement pieces in just the right place to suit your current look…

Start with a deep base colour of matte richè chocolate (this contains less red than a normal chocolate tone) or a bronzed dark blonde or any cool natural base for that matter then make your colour bespoke and unique by asking for contrasting colour panels where you need them… Try creamy blondes, pinky rose gold, strawberry blonde to soft caramel or opt for soft pastels, nudes or even a modern day baby pink. With these infusions of warm, rich tones your whole hair will feel lifted and refreshed.

So get to grips with this hottest colour trend and join the ‘Bronzlites Brigade’ like Sarah Jessica Parker and Megan Fox and bring bronzlites into a dull autumn…

Will Eagles

Artistic Director

Brought to the forefront by the late Vidal Sassoon, it has been copied and admired over the world by every female on the planet and after this weeks poll Victoria Beckham came out as queen of the bobs… Victorias ‘Pob’ (posh bob.. the name it was dubbed after her posh spice days fused with a killer bob) has taken the top spot and whilst she was known for her short, sleek style throughout her girl group days, it wasn’t until hairdresser Ben Cooke gave her an asymmetric short bob that the world sat up and took notice. Since then it’s been the one of the most memorable celebrity haircuts of all time, and one most copied and requested in every salon…

Following Victoria were two other fashion icons famed for their bob, 60’s designer Mary Quant and American Vogue editor Anna Wintour. Mary was one of the first to rock the Sassoon bob cut in the swinging sixties and she became the face of the Sassoon brand and her bob set the scene for the fashion forward way of thinking of that time and Anna Wintour is renowned for her fierce forward way of fashion thinking but her bob has always remained elegant and immaculate…

So here are the top 10 bobs of all times listed below:
1. Victoria Beckham
2. Mary Quant
3. Anna Wintour
4. Alexa Chung
5. Jennifer Aniston
6. Beyoncè
7. Rihanna
8. Fearne Cotton
9. Twiggy
10. Katy Perry

So take inspiration from any of the above and remember there is no better way to embrace Autumn/Winter with a new look and a flawless beautiful bob is a pretty good way to start..

Will Eagles

Artistic Director

60s Mods… Every season has its signature decade and this year it’s main focus is on the swinging 60s. Think knee high leather boots and luxe polo necks, ruffled leather shirts and printed tunics…

Fairytale… Think a dark and dangerous take on the modern fairy tale and indulge in embellished capes and ruby coats…

Normcore… Normcore is described as ‘perfectly boring fashion’ and the key to this trend is beautifully tailored trouser suits, soft wool jumpers and loads of classic grey, navy and black (nothing boring to me about that)…

Feeling Blue… pink has reigned supreme in recent seasons but the mighty blue has fought back. From colbalts to teals and everything in between we’ll all be feeling blue this autumn

So embrace these winter ready trends and hit the high street and grab yours before everyone else does!!

Will Eagles

Artistic Director

Visit our exclusive beauty lounge for all the essential treatments you desire from top to toe… The seasons huge beauty trend is “The Statement Brow” as seen on supermodel supremo Cara Delevigne and Kendall Jenner so enjoy the ultimate in eyebrow styling. A bespoke 7 step treatment including tinting, waxing, and threading to redesign and define your brows, or steal the look from every fashionista recently seen at London Fashion Week and get gelish hands and feet!!

A revolutionary new hybrid of nail enamel and gel, cured dry in seconds under an LED light resulting in a 2-3 week manicure and resulting in fabulous hi-shine looking nails. Always wanted lashes like the girls in the mascara adverts… well now you can with the added edition of Flirties individual lashes. Adding volume, length, and a natural looking glamour, you can have the skyscraper lashes you’ve always lusted after and with complimentary removal after 2-3 weeks and all in under 60 minutes you can have lashes for all occasions.

Compliment all these beauty buzz treatments with BeBeau waxing, a natural, gentle and effective way to remove unwanted hair with minimal discomfort and excellent results and last but not least don’t forget to finish the look from top to toe you’ll need the sun kissed golden glow of a Tantrix spray tan! Achieving that all year round summer bronzed look like every A-list star this revolutionary organic tanning system with natural sunscreen helps protect and rejuvenate the skin, enabling a longer lasting slow, even fading spray tan leaving you with beautifully sun kissed, flawless skin…

So with London over and out and Milan Fashion Week in full swing here’s to a beautiful 2015…

Will Eagles

Artistic Director

Behind the scenes, the most talented hair and make-up artists in the world work like a well-oiled machine to set the next season’s hair and beauty trends… Here is the lowdown on the hot bed of emerging new hair trends seen on the catwalk and working there way into a salon near you ready for the start of 2015…

The catwalk was full of glitz and glam, with glitter, embellished diamanté and even soft lace all worked into hair by clever braiding techniques. This made the hair look like it was adorned and floating with accessories (this will be a huge trend for next summers bridal looks) Hair also went back in time to compliment the 1970’s/1990’s revival… 70’s saw effortless waved hair with that added flirtatious bounce and the 90’s saw new-rave inspired knots, plaits and twists now being hailed as the ‘cyber twist’…

So if these styles aren’t quite your thing then fear not… Classic tumbling waves and centre partings still reigned supreme and show no signs of making there fashion exit just yet, also undone glamour and sexy bed head hair for all lengths and textures is top of every fashionistas list and let natural texture shine thorough with the help of soft subtle colouring techniques, ombrè is out and childlike sun kissed panels are in….

So with London over and out and Milan Fashion Week in full swing here’s to a beautiful 2015…

Will Eagles

Artistic Director

The new glamour is moving away from ‘perfection’- it’s effortless and understated, authentic and natural. Embrace Undone Glamour with Osis+ Glamination products and discover the fascinating freedom of imperfection… Glamination is the first female styling range infused with liquid minerals for styling performance with natural movement and luminous shine. Feather-light formulas with liquid minerals spread to form an even film that laminates the hair and creates a smooth, highly reflective surface. For a mineral shine effect and touchable styling performance choose any of the amazing range to suit the mood… Start with Prime + Prep spray, an all round hero product, it basically provides the support for any hairstyle adding lightweight heat protection and shine, or choose the Glamination foam, supple foam with a gorgeous perfume that adds skyscraper lift and hold without feeling sticky or tacky. Add a few drops of shine elixir for sleek smooth looks with diamond like shine and finally finish with Glamination shine hold hairspray (does exactly what it says on the tin) and is the icing on the glam cake…

So don’t just take my word for it pop into the salon and see the wonderus world of Glamination for yourself

Will Eagles

Artistic Director

We are all extremely delighted and thrilled to have been crowned salon of the year. Scott Smurthwaite MD of Cream is fantastically proud for his Gloucester salon team to be named Citizen Salon Of The Year.

Scott founded the business 15 years ago and has watched it grow from strength to strength. After being nominated and voted for by Citizen readers, the salon sent in a portfolio of its work to judges. Displaying all our award winning work from various national and international magazine features, front covers to our twice win at The British Hairdressing Awards for Wales and South West hairdressers of the year and for our Business Director Of The Year at The British Hairdressing Business Awards it shows our ethos of delivering really great hairdressing as well as passion for our craft and delivering amazing customer service.

The team is the success and all the staff are so committed, we have got some very talented individuals and some have worked for the company for between 10 to 14 years which showed their amazing loyalty. From our in-house training facility teaching our fantastic trainees their first steps into the hairdressing world, to our continuing charity work with Pied Piper Appeal and Shaping Futures, to our bespoke beauty department and wedding hair specialists we have the best team of dedicated, professional hairdressers and we would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every client for every vote and nomination we received and for the loyal and everlasting support…

Will Eagles

Artistic Director

Ensuring there was plenty of drama on the red carpet for 2014, this year’s best dressed ditched the safety of the black gown and embraced vibrant reds, pinks and coral. Leading the pack was January Jones in scarlet Prabal Gurung, while Claire Danes wore fire engine-red Givenchy and Christina Hendricks chose ruby Marchesa. At the rosier end of the colour spectrum, Zooey Deschanel chose magenta Oscar de la Renta, Julie Louis-Dreyfus was in crimson Carolina Herrera and Lena Durham wore a rainbow of pink hues in her cascading Giambattista Valli Couture… So take note of this huge emerging colour trend for Autumn/Winter and invest in every scarlet hue available.

So with scarlet safely stealing the limelight very scarlet embossed starlet also showcased another huge emerging trend that night for soft, sexy hair… Normally the red carpet is awash with stuff up-do’s but this new trend saw gorgeous cascading waves, textured big blow-drys and breezing a much needed breath of fresh hair into this awards were Halle Berry and Kaley Cuoco’s sharp crops!! Short hair ruled this scarlet coloured carpet and it will be making a huge impact on you too…

Will Eagles

Artistic Director