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Product Spotlight — ANGEL.MASQUE
APPLY. ABSORB. RINSE. Apply to freshly washed hair and massage into hair and scalp for 2 to 10 minutes to fully absorb the benefits, follow with a refreshing rinse. For optimal repairing results, use after washing with ANGEL.WASH, and as part of our VOLUME...
The Hairdressers of Khayelitsha Mall
The hairdressing masters of Khayelitsha Mall. "Here in Khayelitsha we all do this work to survive." This brilliant, short film from Infringe Magazine looks at the lives and hair salons of hairdressers in Cape Town's Khayelitsha Mall.
The Kevin Murphy Brand
We love Kevin Murphy products and colour, and that's exactly why we use them in our salon. The Kevin Murphy brand remains at the forefront of an industry that they are deeply committed to and passionate about. From leading the trends with new, innovative hair designs,...
Tangle Me Not
Kevin Murphy Tangle Me Not repair set: Repair-Me.Rinse Repair-Me.Wash Un.Tangled Repair your hair with Papaya, Pineapple and Green Pea Protein. This set is available in our harrogate hair salon now.
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to all our customers, friends, family and our online community. We hope you all stay safe and well over the festive period. The hair salon will be open until the 24th December and then we will reopen on Wednesday 29th December.
Product Spotlight — HAIR.RESORT
This week, in our new Product Spotlight blog, we're taking a closer look at a hair styling texturiser — Kevin Murphy's HAIR.RESORT Create the iconic beach hair look that Kevin Murphy is renowned for with HAIR.RESORT. This oil-free, beach texturiser and finishing...
Hair Salon Gift Vouchers
Why not buy that special someone (or yourself) the perfect gift this Christmas... A French Reception Gift Voucher!!!Gift vouchers can be purchased in-store and online now:
Christmas Hair Salon Bookings
With Christmas just around the corner our stylists are booking up fast. If you're hoping to have a haircut or colour in December we would advise you to book your appointment as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Click the button bellow to book your next...
A Very Special Men’s Haircut
We were very pleased to welcome Ricky Wilson and his wife Grace into the hair salon this week. Both Ricky and Grace had their hair cut by Laurent, and loved the results. They were both absolutely lovely and it was fabulous to welcome them into our hair salon.
Our Ten Greatest Movie Hairstyles
In no particular order, here are our 10 favourite movie hairstyles on the hair blog. I'm sure we've missed some so comment below if you have a favourite that isn't on our list, otherwise enjoy: Chris Tucker—The Fifth Element: We could've chosen 10 hairstyles for the...
Kevin Murphy Christmas Offers
This Christmas we have a brilliant range of offers on Kevin Murphy hair products. Whether you're looking for the perfect gift, a treat for yourself or a bit of bargain, we've teamed up with Kevin Murphy to offer you discounts on a range of their products for every...
Product Spotlight — SHIMMER.SHINE
This week, in our new Product Spotlight blog, we're taking a closer look at a hair styling favourite in the hair salon — Kevin Murphy's SHIMMER.SHINE A multi-tasking treatment and finishing mist infused with nourishing baobab, immortelle, bamboo and antioxidant...
Hair Salon Photos
Our team have taken some lovely photos recently from inside the hair salon. It's been a busy period and our wonderful clients have been leaving the hair salon with gorgeous hair cuts and stunning hair colour, all thanks to our brilliant team of hairdressers! Scroll...
Male Models Wanted…
Throughout October we are offering gents haircuts with our stylist for £5. To find out more and to book an appointment please call the salon on 01423 709 777.
New Team Member!
We welcomed a new member to our team in September, assistant stylist Jemma Bollon. Jemma joins The French Reception with 4 years hairdressing experience and having trained in hairdressing at Harrogate college. She has previously worked with Wella and Gold Well...
New Hair Salon Sign!
The new shop sign at our Harrogate Hair Salon has gone down really well with both our clients and our staff, and we think it's gorgeous. A big thank you to Harrogate Sign and Display for installing it, our Harrogate Hair Salon has never looked so good! And don't...
Product Spotlight — KILLER.CURLS
This week, in our new Product Spotlight blog, we're taking a closer look at a firm favourite in the hair salon with our hair stylists — Kevin Murphy's KILLER.CURLS. This anti-oxidant rich, leave-in, anti-frizz, defining crème activates curls whilst adding moisture...
New Wave Pixie Haircut
The 1960 French New Wave classic Breathless may be the movie Jean Seberg and her New Wave Pixie Cut are best remembered for, however she sported the cut in the three movies she made before Breathless — the first three movies of her career. It was in 1957 that her...
Master Hair Highlighting — Hair Colour Training
Over the last week (Monday 30th August to Friday 3rd September 2021) our stylist Georgia Leworthy has been in London at the Toni & Guy Academy taking part in their Master Highlighting training course, and polishing up on her already brilliant highlighting skills....
Kevin Murphy and Ocean Waste Plastics
In 2018 Kevin Murphy made the decision to manufacture all of their bottles out of 100% Ocean Waste Plastic (OWP) in a bid to help clean plastics out of the oceans. For every package that is made from OWP instead of virgin, it is like removing 4-5 plastic bags...
Harrogate’s Best Rated Hair Salon!
The French Reception has been voted as one of Harrogate's 3 best hair salons! We're so happy that all the hard work our dedicated team has put in over the last 5 years has been appreciated by, not only our brilliant customers, but also the Three Best Rated website....
Hairdressing Job — We Are Hiring!
Hairdressing job at The French Reception! The French Reception has quickly become Harrogate's go-to hair salon and was recently voted as one of the top 3 salons in Harrogate. Now in our 6th year of trading we are again looking to expand our team as we grow the...
Hair Braids
We’ve been practicing braiding hair in the salon today, it’s a tricky skill to master, whilst taking inspiration from the paintings of artist So Yoon Lym. The Dreamtime is a collection of large scale acrylic paintings of hair braids in exquisite detail, that emphasise...
Big Head Poetry
Maia Flore's work fits somewhere between reality and her own imagination. Her medium of choice—photography, allows her to build imagined realities and distort the world around her. For 'Big Head Poetry' she uses hair and a classic portrait picture style to create...
The Low-Down
We have the low-down for you this weekend on a grown-up, low-maintenance and minimal style that's currently all the rage: the low ponytail. The low ponytail is a versatile hairstyle that won't take you long to master and is a great addition to you styling arsenal. No...
The Pixie Cut
We've started the day with a pixie haircut, also know as a short texturised crop. I love this cut on women and it's been popularised recently by celebrities such as Katie Perry, Cara Delevigne and Scarlett Johansson. It can seem like an intimidating cut at first,...
Nina Beier – Human Hair Wig
"The slowly grown hair has been flattened and processed for eternity, and marks the definitive end of a hairstyle, a period and a mood. There is something callous about human-hair harvesting, reminiscent of the cruel social asymmetries, when impoverished peasant women...
Hair Type
We recently came across an artist called Monique Goossens, she takes some great photographs. However it was something a little different that caught our eye, she has created a typographic font using offcuts of hair. To our eyes it's rather beautiful and amazing. To...
COLOR.ME by Kevin Murphy
We’ve recently changed our hair colour line to COLOR.ME by Kevin Murphy. We love Kevin Murphy hair products and were overwhelmed by COLOR.ME when we were first introduced to it. COLOR.ME delivers high performance, natural looking results whilst moisturising and...
It’s Going to be a White Christmas!
This week on the hair blog, it might not seem like it's going to be a white Christmas this year with the unseasonably mild weather we're currently experiencing in Harrogate, but the latest hair trend is set to make it a white one whether it snows or not....
Point Cutting
Point cutting is a technique we often use at The French Reception, it removes bulk from the hair’s ends and creates texture. It also creates an uninterrupted flow of layers and graduation as well as movement in a haircut. As a fundamental hairdressing technique it can...
Hair Artist — Bob Recine.
Bob Recine was first introduced to hair when he met legendary French hairdresser Jean Louis David through his friendship with Andy Warhol as a young musician and artist in 1970's New York. Recognising Recine's talent, David invited Recine back to Paris with him,...
Blow Back Hair Trend
The blow-back hairstyle (think Elvis or James Dean) may be synonymous with men's hair but it's also a great hairstyle on women and is currently as popular on the catwalks as it is with A-list celebrities.This slick, high volume hairstyle needs heat and a great hair...
The Art of Balayage
French for sweep—Balayage is a technique for colouring hair that’s perfect for the summer. It gives a sun-kissed, natural look to hair by painting colour onto its surface rather than saturating it. This soft, subtle technique is completely bespoke to every client, but...
Gin Anyone?
As our regular customers will already know we love a good Gin and Tonic at The French Reception, especially when we're handing them to our clients. Our staple Gin over the last 12 months has been Portobello Road (still one of our favourites) but more recently we've...
Hair Trend — Autumn/Winter 2017-18
We’ve been looking into autumn/winter 2017/18 trends recently at The French Reception and short bobs have to be one of our favourites.As a Vogue France “star style” for the coming months, this cut has recently been seen on the catwalks of Balenciaga, Céline and...
Colour Trend — Autumn/Winter 2017-18
This week at The French Reception we’ve been looking at colour trends for the coming autumn/winter season, so as the weather gets colder and the landscape starts to shift from green to red and orange hues, we’re taking a leaf out of mother natures book and choosing...
Medina Duggar and Nigerian Hairstyles
This week on the hair blog, Californian Photographer Medina Duggar, who lives and works in Lagos Nigeria, celebrates Nigerian women's hair styles 'through a fanciful, contemporary lens' in her ongoing series of photographs called Chroma: An Ode to J.D. Okhai Ojeikere....