The Journal
Hair tips, salon stories and Wanaka life — straight from the team.
A great colour appointment is only half the work. The other half is everything you do between visits. Here is how to protect your colour.
A practical, in-the-chair view of how long balayage really lasts in New Zealand, what speeds up the fade, and the small daily choices that buy you another month before your next appointment.
The UKIYO team explains what happens in a complimentary colour consultation, what we assess, and how it sets you up for the result you actually want.
Picking a colourist is one of the most personal decisions you will make about your hair. Here is what we have learned from a decade of consultations and a fair share of colour corrections.
We are not anti box dye for the sake of it. But after years of fixing the aftermath, here is what we wish every home colourist knew before reaching for the supermarket shelf.