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Fall In Love With Your Hair Again… And Again

Fall In Love With Your Hair Again… And Again

When did you last fall in love? Falling in love with your hair can be a constant issue because everyone wants the hair they don’t have… until now. Your hair is something that a lot of people forget about when it comes down to it. You remember to take care of your skin, your clothes, your body. However, do you ever think about how you feel about your hair? Do you need to fall in love with it? We all know people who have straight hair and want curly hair. People who are blonde and want to be a redhead….

Best Hair Info-graphic for Your Perfect Hairstyle

Best Hair Info-graphic for Your Perfect Hairstyle

Stop looking for the best hair info-graphic because we’ve got it right here on Don’t Call Me Penny. Direct from Lily Jackson Hair + Makeup you’ll fine the best solution for your face shape, type of hair, hair style and hair colour. What are you waiting for? The majority of us tend to stick with the same hairstyle for years on end. We get used to looking a certain way and it can be difficult to get out of the routine. If you like what you’ve got, then there’s no problem with staying with what you know. However, it can…

Maintaining Beautiful Hair As You Get Older

Maintaining Beautiful Hair As You Get Older

Maintaining beautiful hair as we age is a very common issue for many women. Due to hormones and other factors, hair does natural thin over the decades. So how can you minimise the effects of ageing on your hair? If you are finding that your hair is quite dry or frizzy, or perhaps you have more hair in the drain each and every time that you have a shower. When we age, our hair does too, and aging hair can be a real pain. So knowing how to take care of it all is really important. A few simple tips…

New Job? Confidence Tips To Help You SHINE

New Job? Confidence Tips To Help You SHINE

New job? You may need some special confidence tips to ensure your first day and first impressions really count. How you look is secondary to how you feel – except when you LOOK good you FEEL amazing… especially in a new role. So, you’ve recently secured a new job, congratulations; you’ve achieved something to be really proud of. The next few months will be an exciting whirlwind of learning and developing as an employee.So some extra confidence tips won’t go astray. It can be nerve-wracking when your the new girl at work. Your confidence might need a little boost so…

Great Hair Stylists, and How To Find Them

Great Hair Stylists, and How To Find Them

Great hair stylists have common factors that ensure they attract and keep customers. However, finding them is another issue. So how can you find the perfect hairdresser for you? Why is it that men seem to easily find great hair stylists? Most men seem to have it easy when it comes to salon life (a small trim or buzz cut will be appropriate for the majority of customers). However, for women, visiting a hair salon is often quite a prolonged affair especially for someone who nurses long or unruly hair. We need our hair washed, trimmed, cut, styled, treated, coloured,…

BoHo Dreaming: Easy Bohemian Style for Hair + Fashion

BoHo Dreaming: Easy Bohemian Style for Hair + Fashion

Eclectic, gypsy, sexy, toussled and relaxed – it’s no wonder bohemian style hair and fashion are so popular. You can go all out for a full gypsy/ Coachella festival vibe or just add an accessory or two as a nod to the trend. Either way it’s the gorgeous bohemian style every cool chick has in her wardrobe – from Fergie and Nicole Ritchie to Kendall Jenenr and Gigi Hadid. If you’ve ever browsed Pinterest or Instagram and wondered how these boho girls achieved their stunning relaxed style, here are a few bohemian style ideas! Clothes Bohemian style clothing covers a…

Hot Hair : Be A Sexy Redhead

Hot Hair : Be A Sexy Redhead

A sexy redhead is what everyone wants to be this season, so you’ll need tips on how to take care of your vibrant mane. Being a sexy redhead is one of the hardest hair colours to manage. Unless you are a natural redhead, red hair fades quickly, regrowth is more obvious, and some colours may stain sheets and towels. To LEARN MORE please click the title.

Stunning New Season Hairstyles

Stunning New Season Hairstyles

Spring will be here soon so it’s time to consider stunning new season hairstyles. Award-winning hairstylist, Uros Mikic from Kinky Curly Straight, has created a gorgeous new collection – LUNA

Finalist for 2016 Hair Expo Australian Hairdresser of the Year, and winner of the 2016 Hair Expo Hairdresser/Barber of The Year, Uros continues to gain accolades from across the world. The LUNA collection shows you why. To READ MORE please click the title.

Laura Ciccone : Hairstyle Queen

Laura Ciccone : Hairstyle Queen

When Laura Ciccone cut off her cousin’s hair.. it wasn’t good. Laura was five and her cousin was three, with flowing long hair. The hair was stuffed into Barbie’s bag and Laura’s cousin was blamed for cutting off her own hair. Ooops. Since then, Laura Ciconne has dramatically increased her hair cutting skills. Originally studying beauty when she left Year 12, it didn’t hold the fascination for Laura that was provided by hairdressing. Her apprenticeship salon, Hair Machine, introduced Laura to fashion and the competitive side of the hair industry – Awards. Moving to Kinky Curly Straight as a qualified…

Cherie Falco : Kinky Curly Straight

Cherie Falco : Kinky Curly Straight

There is a hairdressing salon I’m just crazy about; Kinky Curly Straight in Norwood, South Australia. Owner Uros Mikic is a multiple national and international award-winner with a unique style that truly celebrates the highest art of hairdressing. But wait until you meet Cherie Falco. I have featured some of Uros’ work for both  men and women with new hairstyles for 2016. Plus some of his more adventurous works, with Historical Movements, the award-winning Future of Hair and some luscious new hairstyles for women. So I guess it’s no surprise that one of the senior stylists with Kinky Curly Straight,…

Best Hair Products I’ve Tried : Moisturise and Thicken

Best Hair Products I’ve Tried : Moisturise and Thicken

Hair & Beauty treatments are an ongoing topic on my 88.9FM Fashion and Home radio show as I am always interested to share the latest trends and products with my listeners. I was recently introduced to some products from Paul Mitchell…and I have to say… they are among the best hair products I have tried. I have been using the moisture-inducing Paul Mitchell Instant Moisture Shampoo and Instant Moisture Conditioner because my hair is coloured and tends to be dry. You do have to be careful that products designed to add moisture don’t also add WEIGHT to fine hair like…

New Men’s Hairstyles for 2016

New Men’s Hairstyles for 2016

Uros Mikic knows a thing or two about hair; men’s and women’s. His Kinky Curly Straight salon in Norwood, South Australia, is as inspiring as it is creative (see what he did to MY hair). Starting in his Mother’s hairdressing salon in Ljubljana, Slovenia, when he was just 14, Uros worked his way around the world hairdressing courtesy of a side career in Rugby. Uros has won many national and international awards including Salon Business of The Year (2015), Rising Star Male (2014) and Men’s Photographic Awards (2014 + 2015). So when I found he had created some serious new…

Is This The Future of Hair? Uros Mikic Thinks So.

Is This The Future of Hair? Uros Mikic Thinks So.

The International Hair Awards are undeniably the premier place to see globally relevant hair fashion. Once again, Adelaide-based hair maestro Uros Mikic has been placed as a dual-finalist. The Association of International Professional Press (AIPP) Awards has placed Uros’ creations in Best Men’s Collection and Best Commercial Collection categories. Established in 1997, the AIPP Awards recognise outstanding achievement by professional hairdressers in photography and presentation of their work. Judges include 74 magazine editors from 35 countries representing nearly all trade publications for hairdressers. This is Uros’ 2nd consecutive finalist nomination in the AIPP’s which boasts a new participation record with…