Cocoon News

Welcome to the first of our regular Cocoon Hair & Beauty newsletters keeping you in the know on the latest trends in hair, beauty and fashion but first...Cocoon wins Best Independant Retailer Award! At the recent Reading Retail Awards Cocoon Hair & Beauty won the coveted Best Independant Retailer Award. We would like to thank all our clients, staff and friends for their support. Without you we are nothing. In other news things have been very busy at Cocoon recently with a number of new arrivals on our Cocoon Hair team. Charlie joins us from another Reading salon as a Senior Stylist and is already making a great name for herself, Charlie loves creative work including re-styles, colour, and hair up. Trina joined us in late August as a Style Director having been in the hair industry for over ten years working in Dublin.

Summer Fashion Changes

As summer draws to a close, there is a dramatic change afoot. Fashion is switching abruptly from flowing and feminine lines in gentle pastel colours and ditsy floral prints, to sharp suits, oversized silhouettes and vivid jewel colours.

Fashion and beauty often complement one another by contrasting, and nothing is going to girly-up your tailored trouser suit more than a feminine hairstyle in muted shades of brown, ash blonde and copper.

Make-up is toning down too; summer 2011’s statement eyes, bright red lips and colour pop nails are being replaced by smoky, autumnal beiges and nudes on the eyes, clear lip-glossed pouts and pale grey nail polish. To get your autumn hair bang on trend, forget using bright, vibrant block shades and Hollywood ‘power-hair’ a la Cheryl Cole. Instead, try gentle braids, loose and low ponytails and messy layers.

Whatever length your hair is, sleek and chic is out in favour of uneven, choppy styles with a disheveled, feminine finish. Leading the celebrity pack, Rihanna has traded her fiery red locks for a more natural brunette shade; Keira Knightley has perfected the art of the tousled ‘up do’ - the ultimate accessory for masculine-influenced fashion; and Pixie Lott has gone for the chop with a short and sweeping hairstyle, making her look even more gorgeous and girlish than ever.