Finding the right style for your face shape

HEART


Draw the attention towards your cheekbones and eyes. Layers are the key to the perfect style.

OVAL


The most versatile shape, just about anything will suit. Experiment with fringes, length, pixie cuts and texture.

ROUND


Keep the look soft and the length chin level or longer. If you're looking at fringes, side swept is the most flattering.

SQUARE


Long, soft layers with a side swept fringe or part, or even a textured pixie cut look great with this face shape. The cut should soften the angles of your jaw and forehead.

Hair S.O.S. - Split Ends

This has to be the biggest complaint by anyone with longer hair. Not only does it compromise the health of our hair, split ends can determine the length our hair can reach and still hold style without leaving us looking like the Crazy Cat Lady from The Simpsons. Unfortunately, split ends cannot be completely repaired, only prevented.

The major causes of split ends are:
- lightening hair and going blond

- heated styling tools

- brushing damp hair

- teasing hair for height

- tying up hair too tight

and even your health can cause split ends.

Thankfully, there’s so much we can do to prevent the damage, like using heat protectant sprays, good quality restorative treatments and ends elixirs, fabric hair ties, having regular hair cuts every 6-8 weeks and eating a high protein diet. But while these products help, they are only a temporary fix.

Heat Protection Spray

Ends Mender

Strengthening Mask

Product Spotlight - Redken Diamond Oil

Tired of dull and dry hair? Redken have now cornered the market on shine enhancement with their Diamond Oil Range. Designed to deliver replenishing oils to all three levels of the hair fibre, it smooths out the hair cuticle and leaves behind reflective shine until the hair is washed again. Also featuring Redken’s Interlock Protein Network, this range will strengthen the hair from the inside out and rebuild it’s surface. 

With a shampoo, conditioner and mask, this range is best followed up by the Shatterproof Shine Oil, in both the Intense and Medium lines, both targeted at specific hair types to boost shine, strengthen and protect from damage as well as being silicon free. 

Inspiration: The Donut Bun

This has got to be the easiest hair style out there to manage and also one of the most chic. It can be worn in so many ways and put together in minutes with a few simple steps. 

1- Tie your hair into a ponytail. This can be can be done at any point on your head; the higher, the more edgy and cute, the lower it’s placed can create a more classic look.

2- Slide donut around ponytail.

3- Here you can either tease your ponytail to create a fuller, more textured look or left smooth for a sleeker look.

4- Smooth hair out evenly over donut and secure with a hair elastic. I usually find the stretchy plastic ones best for this step as you don’t have to double wrap the band and move the hair’s placement.

5- If there are any loose ends you can either tuck them under the donut and secure with french pins or if the hair left over is particularly long, twist or braid and secure around the bun for a little extra detail. 

6- Spritz lightly with hairspray for touchable hold. 

For smooth ponytails

Products to help the style:

Hair Donut

For flexible hold 

Product Spotlight - SP Volume Range

Limp, fine hair? SP has you covered. They have created a range specifically designed to get the most out of fine hair, giving it strength and creating light volume all the while being completely weightless. With a shampoo, leave in conditioners and a mask, you now need to look no further. 

The entire SP range is treatment based, meaning you’ll get more out of it than your regular over the counter variety. The Shampoo, when left in for two minutes doubles the cleansing power as well as nourishing the hair so you don’t have to worry about heavy conditioners to follow up. In their places, complete the regime with the leave in mousse and use the mask once a weak to boost the strength and style in your hair.

The Volume range is best followed up with SP’s Delicate Volume for incredible results. A weightless styling mousse, it provides UV and heat protection against blow dryers as well as a soft hold and silky texture. For best results, blow dry the mousse directly into the roots or scrunch into wavy and curly hair for soft control.