Drink this, you thirsty, thirsty hair!!

Here at Sulis, we are unashamedly in love with pretty much all of the Bumble and bumble products, so imagine our delight as news hit of a brand spanking new range of Bumble products. It has been the kick we needed to shake us out of our summer holiday slumber (apologies for the absence!!) Without further a-do, allow us to introduce you (and your hair) to your New Best Friends!

Bb. Mending






1. Mending Shampoo

This shampoo is for coloured, chemically treated and/or damaged hair. The product offers a gentle, mild cleanse, and begins treating damage without stripping hair of colour or reverting chemically treated hair. It provides a smooth, gentle wash without weighing the hair down.

Use with the mending conditioner or mending mask.

We understand the importance of knowing everything that you are putting into your hair.

The Ingredients-

• Panthenol (Pro-Vitamin B5): moisture balance, promotes healthy hair
• Pantethine: repair, strengthening, moisture, protection
• Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride: lightweight conditioning, detangling, softness, anti-static
• Lauramidopropyl Betaine: mild cleansing
• Creatine: conditioning, energy-promotion
• A lipid blend (consisting of Linoleic Acid, Cholesterol, Squalane, Barley and Wheat Germ Extracts): moisture replenishment, hydration, strengthening, softness, smoothness, shine, resilience

2. Mending Conditioner

This conditioner is for the truly damaged- take from that what you will! In hair terms, this is simply for those individuals who regularly colour or chemically treat their hair. Smooth evenly through hair after shampooing (using the mending shampoo) and leave on for two minutes. It’s a great intense conditioner for when there isn’t enough time for a masque.

The Ingredients

• Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E): protection, hydration, conditioning
• Creatine: conditioning, energy-promotion
• Pantethine: repair, strengthening, moisture, protection
• A lipid blend (consisting of Linoleic Acid, Cholesterol, Squalane, Phospholipids and Barley and Wheat Germ Extracts): moisture replenishment, hydration, strengthening, softness, smoothness, shine, resilience
• Phytantriol: heat damage and flyaway protection, hydration, moisture
• Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride: softness, moisture-lock

3. Mending Masque

For the ultimate moisture injection, this masque should be applied after using the Mending Shampoo. It is designed to increase elasticity and restores manageability and shine. Perfect for hair that is in recovery! Distribute evenly and leave on for a minimum of ten minutes- ideally wrap the hair in a hot towel.

The Ingredients-

• Pantethine: repair, strengthening, moisture, protection
• A lipid blend (consisting of Linoleic Acid, Cholesterol, Squalane, Phospholipids and Barley and Wheat Germ Extracts): moisture replenishment, hydration, strengthening, softness, smoothness, shine, resilience
• Creatine: conditioning, energy-promotion
• Panthenol (Pro-Vitamin B5): moisture balance, promotes healthy hair
• Phytantriol: heat damage and flyaway protection, hydration, moisture
• Panthenyl Ethyl Ether: manageability, hydration, conditioning

4. Mending Complex

This is a daily treatment for wet or dry hair that penetrates the cuticle then seals it for sustained repair, shine and manageability. Conveniently, this is also a leave-in product, so you really can apply then get on with your day. It smoothes on with the lightweight feel of a serum and transforms dull hair in minutes. We love!

The Ingredients

• Pantethine: repair, strengthening, moisture, protection
• A lipid blend (consisting of Linoleic Acid, Cholesterol, Squalane, Phospholipids and Barley and Wheat Germ Extracts): moisture replenishment, hydration, strengthening, softness, smoothness, shine, resilience
• Panthenol (Pro-Vitamin B5): moisture balance, promotes healthy hair
• Phytantriol: heat damage and flyaway protection, hydration, moisture
• Panthenyl Ethyl Ether: manageability, hydration, conditioning
• Creatine: conditioning, energy-promotion

Bb. Quenching






1. Quenching Shampoo

This is a really mild shampoo that cleanses the hair whilst treating it. If you brush or straighten your hair regularly, chances are that its more than a little dehydrated. For best results, use with Quenching Conditioner.
The Ingredients
• PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate: lightweight conditioning, softness
• Creatine: conditioning, energy-promotion
• Panthenol (Pro-Vitamin B5): moisture balance, promotes healthy hair
• PEG-8 Dimethicone: lightweight conditioning, softness, smoothness, gloss
• A lipid blend (consisting of Linoleic Acid, Cholesterol, Squalane, Phospholipids and Barley and Wheat Germ Extracts): moisture replenishment, hydration, strengthening, softness, smoothness, shine, resilience
• PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate: moisture balance

2. Quenching Conditioner

For chronically thirsty hair, ideally used with Quenching Shampoo, this conditioner begins the moisture replenishment in the shower. This conditioner is ideal for those who regularly straighten and style their hair. Leave in hair for 2 minutes after shampooing.

Ingredients

• Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E): protection, hydration, conditioning
• Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride: softness, moisture-lock
• Phytantriol: heat damage and flyaway protection, hydration, moisture
• A lipid blend (consisting of Linoleic Acid, Cholesterol, Squalane, Phospholipids and Barley and Wheat Germ Extracts): moisture replenishment, hydration, strengthening, softness, smoothness, shine, resilience
• Creatine: conditioning, energy-promotion
• Dimethicone: gloss, smoothness, conditioning, protection

3. Quenching Complex

This is a daily leave-in treatment for wet or dry hair that hydrates and gives instant shine. This product is great for keeping flyaways at bay and refreshing your hair in-between washes. A real multi-tasker!
Ingredients
• A lipid blend (consisting of Linoleic Acid, Cholesterol, Squalane, Phospholipids and Barley and Wheat Germ Extracts): moisture replenishment, hydration, strengthening, softness, smoothness, shine, resilience
• Creatine: conditioning, energy-promotion
• Panthenol (Pro-Vitamin B5): moisture balance, promotes healthy hair
• Phytantriol: heat damage and flyaway protection, hydration, moisture
• Panthenyl Ethyl Ether: manageability, hydration, conditioning
• Sucrose: humectancy - flyaway protection

4. Quenching Masque

This masque is the ultimate luxury treatment to be saved for the weekly bubble bath! Leave in for ten minutes after shampooing, relax, and let that moisture return! The masque is a unique product in that it restores your hair’s natural moisture barrier rather than simply coating the surface of the hair. This results in lasting softness and radiant movement. Bye bad hair days!

Ingredients

• A lipid blend (consisting of Linoleic Acid, Cholesterol, Squalane, Phospholipids and Barley and Wheat Germ Extracts): moisture replenishment, hydration, strengthening, softness, smoothness, shine, resilience
• Creatine: conditioning, energy-promotion
• Panthenol (Pro-Vitamin B5): moisture balance, promotes healthy hair
• Phytantriol: heat damage and flyaway protection, hydration, moisture
• Panthenyl Ethyl Ether: manageability, hydration, conditioning
• Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice: moisture, soothing

Not sure what to get your mitts on first? Pop into the salon and one of our stylists will be more than happy to help you decide which products are best suited to your lifestyle and hair-type! Not long til London Fashion Week now people! Hang tight!! More soon xxx

Summer Breeze...

Work it with ease...

In true British style, after spending months lamenting the lack of sun, we have now taken up a new past-time: Lamenting the dreaded humidity. But of course!

Make no mistake, it's not that we aren't grateful for the opportunity to air the summer wardrobe, its just that it raises all kinds of hair issues- as if life wasn't hard enough.

The coping strategy? Wear it up. As always, we have your best interests at heart, and have compiled a selection of hair-up ideas to ensure that you look your best whatever the climate.

'Hair up' doesn't have to mean 'boring'. Sulis were horrified to see Cameron Diaz with a PONYTAIL at the premier of her new film 'Knight and Day'. There's a place for hair like that: Primary School.



Let us lead you away from the bland, and instead, inspire you to create some summer hair art of your very own.

Put a ribbon in it

With hairbands looking to make a bold comeback this Autumn, accessories are definitely something to go for. Ribbons are a cheap and original way to add interest to a style and look stunning woven into a plait or twist.







How to create this look yourself:

1. Prep dry hair with Bumble and bumble 'Grooming Creme' (£20.00)
2. Take a section of hair to one side of the head and feed your ribbon underneath it (as if you were to tie the hair up)
3. Make a small knot and then turn this knot to face the scalp.
4. Start to plait the section of hair in whatever way you choose and weave the ribbon in with the plait.
5. Secure with a transparent hair elastic- chemists/ pharmacies often do great ones- and grip in place.

For a softer look, gently tug strands loose from the plait and pull a few away from the braid to frame the face.





For an alternative on the plait, try a twist. Smooth a two-pence sized amount of Bumble and bumble Leave-in Conditioner (£16.50)through the lengths and ends of the hair to nourish and moisturise and secure at the tips. This is great for holidays as the product contains a UV filter. We laugh in the face of dryness!





The Vertical Roll

This is a bit of an old-school style, but still has the potential to be totally headturning. It also looks pretty intricate, but is actually not all that difficult to do- promise. Add a theatrical quiff into the mix, and you have quite a rocky, glamorous result.





The how to...

1. Spray hair with a moderate amount of Bumble and bumble 'Does It All' Styling Spray (£19.00). Gently backcomb hair all over at the root using a comb.
2. Smooth one side of the hair to the head and clip centrally at the back of the head using hair grips. (Leave a small 'fringe' section at the top of the forehead out).
3. Take the other section of hair and roll up from the tips to make a polo mint shape and pin in place covering your other gripped section.
4. Finally, take the fringe section and smooth it back in a quiff shape. Be as dramatic as you like and finish with Bumble and bumble Extra Strength Holding Spray (£16).





We leave you with a far cooler alternative to the messy bun!






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When Hair Goes Fairytale…

This month our hair is enjoying a fairytale all of its own. This is the moment when fantasy and reality collide, culminating in dreamy, romantic hair in the form of The Beehive.



Banish those visions of Winehouse in her darker days- or those slightly staid early 60’s versions- the new beehive is more ‘Disheveled Ice-Queen’. We know it’s hard to take at the moment, but as we all know, good hair needs planning. This is the perfect look to take us into Autumn/Winter!


Tradition gets adventurous as the catwalks play with texture and colour to create a modernistic urban fantasy. As fashion experiments with chunky cable knits worn over billowing maxi skirts, beehives provide the perfect partnership, combining powdered palettes and light, airy volume with tough leather headbands and plenty of attitude.



The modern beehive is all about movement and wearability. Karl Lagerfeld sent models down the runways with textured height from the crown scooping back to be pinned at the nape of the neck, giving the illusion of shorter hair. The good news is that this look is suitable for those with bobbed to long-length hair. Have a look at the styles below for inspiration…







The Beehive How-to

1. Spray Bumble and bumble Surf Spray (£17.50) to dry hair and blow dry into the hair to create texture and malleable hold.

2. Backcomb your whole head using a fine tooth comb. The best way to create real height is by working a fine tooth comb about three centimeters away from the root and pushing down firmly towards the scalp. Work down the hair from the root to about three quarters of the length of the hair.

3. Once back-combed, smooth the hair’s surface, using a soft bristle brush to create cloud-like volume.

4. Loosely smooth hair back to create height and pin in place. Use headbands a la Karl and Prada to cover up the join if you wish.

5. Generously spray Bumble and bumble Extra Strength Holding Spray (£16.00) to finish the style.

Remember, the shape you are going for is rounded, wispy and o-so-slightly rebellious. Beehive? BEHAVE! Xx

One step A-head...

If you thought it was only hair that got our pulses racing, you'd be wrong. Sitting pretty in the upper levels of our all-important list (alongside David Beckham's rather dashing suited cameo at the England/USA match) is statement headgear. This doesn't include helmets or NY baseball caps- more the elaborately delicate pieces by milliner Stephen Jones and Phillip Treacy. Like art? Wear it on your head. Why the hell not...

Explicately Intricate: Chanel Haute Couture SS09

If you don't know him, U need 2: Charlie Le Mindu (ss10 Girls of Paradise)

Headgear Pioneer: Gaga

Phillip Treacy

Sulis couldnt resist having a play! Check out Sven Bayerbach's creations below:

We <3>!

Let us know what you think... xx

Yo Ho (A Stylist's Life For Me)

A glimpse through our (black and white) Sulis keyhole...




Melanie Lewin, Co-Founder and Technical Director

Sven Bayerbach, Creative Director

Luigi Inglese, Co-Founder and Salon Director

Images: Rose Stuart Smith

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Texxxxturrre!!!

Just a little bit purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...!!

It’s been building for a while, and we can now confirm that the rumors are true: The straightening irons have been exiled. Harsh? We think not. Too many hours of too many days have been wasted steaming the soul out of our innocent locks, and now, it’s time to liberate that natural texture. Flicks? Kinks? Bring it on.

The texture of your hair changes every five to seven years, so rather than fighting it, we think it makes a lot more sense to go with the flow.

Love her or hate her (we love), one woman who looks great embracing her natural texture is Sarah Jessica Parker. If you haven’t seen the latest SATC film, we advise that you do, if only on a hair-based level!

The infamous Carrie Bradshaw is seen sporting curls in various guises throughout the film, one being the beautifully voluminous textured curls pictured below.
Inspired?

Step 1: The key to having great curls is to make sure your hair is well moisturised, otherwise it will become dry and be prone to frizz, so always wash your hair with a great moisturising shampoo and conditioner. We love Bumble and bumble Crème De Coco Shampoo (£16.50) and Conditioner (£17.50).

Step 2: Once you have towel dried your hair add some Bumble and bumble Styling Spray (£11.00 for an o-so-convenient travel sized spray) which will help lock in moisture and intensify your curls.

Step 3: The key to drying curly hair is to use a diffuser on your hairdryer. Tip your head upside-down and gently scrunch your hair as it dries with the diffuser, as this will help give you volume at your roots. Don’t hold back!

Step 4: Next use a tail-comb (the small comb with the narrow end) to create a deep side parting over one eye and flip your hair to one side.

Step 5: To finish use a small amount of Bumble and bumble Defrizz Shine Serum (£27.50) onto your fingers and then use to twist and define random curls.

Step 6: Lightly spray with a flexible hair spray like Bumble and bumble Holding Spray (£16.00).

Et Voila! So much quicker, so much better for your hair!

If Carrie doesn’t do it for you, this definitely will…

Sabatini White featured a number of delectable waves. The style was centre-parted and flat(ish) on top, with loose waves creating volume through the mid-lengths and ends. Soft, fresh and beautiful, this is ultra feminine, wearable hair at it’s best.
Or take a peek at Chloe. Whats not to love?

Soon… xx