Skin care has taken the internet by storm over the past year, we're now all loaded with knowledge about cleansing, exfoliating and moisturising. But what about hair care? Hair and skin are both made up of the same thing, keratin. Just like your skin, your hair and scalp need looking after too! We're going to […]
In our previous blog post we talked about some shampoo ingredients that could be harmful to your hair. But how do you actually identify them and read your shampoo labels? Turning round your shampoo bottle and looking at the ingredients list can be like trying to read a foreign language. We're here to teach you […]
When salon shampoos are sometimes ten times the price of shampoo you can buy from a drugstore, it can feel hard to justify. So why are salon shampoos so much more expensive, and are they worth it? View this post on Instagram A post shared by kmshairuk (@kmshairuk) Are salon shampoos better for your hair? […]
There are so many ways to protect your freshly coloured salon hair. Hopefully you've had a good chat to your stylist and bought all the right follow up products for your coloured hair. The next step to protecting your colour is so simple: Wash your hair in cool/cold water. Told you it was simple. There […]
This week we have been super busy blondifying a lot of our clients! Lockdown has let most of our roots grow out a lot longer than normal, so there have been some extra satisfying transformations. There are so many different combinations of blonde to suit all of our clients, and we are in love with […]
If you are or have been a bottle blonde, you'll understand the lifelong struggle against yellow tones. After getting out of the salon, it might take 4 or 5 weeks until those brassy tones sneak back in. But we've found the holy grail of blonde haircare, and it is so simple. https://www.instagram.com/p/B8GwB8GAbeB/ What is purple […]
There are a lot of hair products out there today. A lot, a lot. There are styling products that promise to make your hair thicker, smoother, blonder, curlier. But a lot of the time, none of this will work if you haven't got the essentials down. The haircare essentials that ensure your hair is healthy […]
How to prepare for your hair consultation at the Hair Boutique Exeter Why do we have consultations? We always have a colour consultation with our new clients before dyeing their hair. This is so we can have a chat and figure out what you want from your colour and do a patch test. It gives our […]
Between 9AM lectures, revision and having a social life, often student's hair can take a backseat. It can be a bit grim, you're up all night, your shower has the water pressure of someone gently crying on you and funds are low. Here's our hair guide for students, filled with hair tips and tricks to […]
As a salon that specialises in colour, we get a lot of brunette clients that are desperate to go blonde. Some clients expect the transformation to take one sitting (occasionally it does), but in reality, going blonde is a long process. Sometimes in order to achieve the dream blonde, we must first go yellow, and […]
It's only 6 weeks till Christmas and that means it's time to get organised! We've got Christmas haircare gift sets galore that work out to be a bargain. All of these gift sets are available to buy from our salon and there's a set for every hair type. Pop in and have a chat to […]
If your hair has been feeling dull lately, if with every brush of your locks a chunk of precious hair breaks loose, if your straw-like strands are starting to attract crows; you may be suffering with a very serious case of damaged hair. For those of us that have bleached our hair, we know the […]
