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My Hair

Hair Romance - L Oreal Steam Pod - Before - After

L’Oreal Professional have teamed with Rowenta (inventors of the first steam iron) to release a new kind of hair straightening iron – the Steam Pod. It seems counter-intuitive, but it uses water in the form of steam to straighten your hair. In case it wasn’t clear, this is the before and after in my hair: [...]

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Christina Butcher - Hair Romance

When I was in New York I was interviewed for a Full-Length feature on the Dr Jart+ blog. They asked me about my quick beauty routine from top to toe. You can read more here.

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Hair Romance is in the pink

by Hair Romance on October 17, 2012 · 8 comments

in Hair Trends,My Hair

Hair Romance Pink Hair woosh

My obsession with pink ombre hair continues. The colour master Stevie of Stevie English Hair took his paintbrush to my hair again and dip dyed this gorgeous mix of tones. I can’t believe how much longer my hair looks when it’s straight. I was considering the big chop again recently but this fun colour makes me [...]

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Hair Romance - Hairdresser on Fire 1

Nicknamed the “hot girl factory” because of their impressive model clientele, Whittemore House was a salon I had to check out while I was in New York. An even better reason to visit is to sit in the chair of my favourite hair blogger, Reagan the Hairdresser on Fire. I wanted to take more photos [...]

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Beauty Bloggers’ Utopia

by Hair Romance on October 3, 2012 · 27 comments

in My Hair

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What a crazy month! I’m so overwhelmed with the support I’ve received for my 30 Braids in 30 Days – I think you even crashed my site yesterday when the ebook was released! Thank you to everyone who has tweeted, Facebooked and messaged me. It makes those sleepless nights so worthwhile. Last weekend, while I [...]

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Braids Braids Braids

Exciting announcement – Hair Romance is starting a new hairstyle challenge! I completed 30 hairstyles in 30 days and next month I’m setting a new challenge – 30 braids in 30 days! The hairstyles above are braids that were featured in my first 30 days hairstyle challenge, and I’m hoping to create 30 new looks [...]

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Hair Romance braided bun hairstyle - Italy 2

I created this braided Twist & Pin mini bun hairstyle to wear to our friends’ wedding after my hairdryer blew up the power to our villas in Italy. True story.  That’s the problem with industrial strength hairdryers when you’re on location. These photos were taken while I was in Tuscany, Italy, for the wedding of [...]

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Hair Romance - pink side braid hairstyle 4

I’m loving how the pink in my hair looks in braided hairstyles. This simple twist on a Dutch braid is a great hairstyle to keep your hair off your neck in summer. It also gets you another day’s mileage from your blow dry before you need to wash your hair again. A Dutch braid is [...]

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How to braid your hair - stretch it out

Whether doing a regular braid, French braid, Dutch braid, fishtail braid or any type of braid, here is my secret tip for making your braid look more impressive. Stretch it out Gently pull at the sides of your braid to stretch out your braid. This technique of stretching out your hair softens the look, makes [...]

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Hair Romance - multicolour balayage pink hair

If you follow me on Instagram, or Twitter, you will have seen a sneaky shot of me doing something crazy to my hair. Well, I would never colour my own hair but I put myself in the capable hands of Stevie English and all I said was maybe pink & orange? Yes, I now have [...]

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