The Journal
Hair tips, salon stories and Wanaka life — straight from the team.
A good hair mask is the closest thing to a salon treatment you can do at home — and a bad one is just expensive conditioner. The difference is whether it actually penetrates the fibre or just coats...
Most people buy conditioner as an afterthought to their shampoo. Stylists do it the other way around — the conditioner is the half of the duo doing the repair work, and the wrong one is why your ha...
Dry shampoo is the most misused product in most bathrooms — and the difference between a good one and a supermarket one is bigger than almost any other product we sell. Used right, dry shampoo buys...
If you're finding more hair in the shower drain, on your pillow, or in your brush than you used to, Genesis is the Kérastase range built for exactly that. Hair fall is one of the most common worrie...
If you've ever pinned a wedding hair photo and quietly thought your own hair would never hold that shape, extensions are often the answer. We fit them at UKIYO for brides all through the year, and ...
Tape-ins are easy to live with once you've got the routine sorted, and the routine mostly comes down to being kind to the bonds and keeping your move-ups booked. Nearly every problem we see in the ...
If you've searched "permanent hair extensions" you're probably picturing length and thickness that stays put. Here's the honest version: the methods we fit at UKIYO aren't literally permanent. They...
Short hair and extensions can work together more often than people expect — we do it regularly — but there's an honest line between hair that's ready now and hair that needs a little more length fi...
The question we hear most about tape-in extensions isn't how they go in — it's how long they last, and the honest answer comes in two parts that people tend to muddle together.The two clocks people...