Bob Recine was first introduced to hair when he met legendary French hairdresser Jean Louis David…
Read MoreHair Artist — Bob Recine
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Track of the Week - David Bowie
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It's been a long time since I listened to much David Bowie but I downloaded his last album—Blackstar, this week…
Read More* We Are Hiring
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The French Reception is currently looking for talented hairdressers, colour technicians and apprentice hairdressers to join our team.
Read MoreBlow back hairstyle trend
The blow-back hairstyle (think Elvis or James Dean) may be synonymous with men's hair but it's a great hairstyle on women and is currently as popular on the catwalks as it is with A-list celebrities.
Read MoreBlow-Dry Night.
Have you ever found it difficult to recreate that salon blow-dry at home? Would you like to learn professional blow-drying techniques?
Read MoreTrack of the Week Mashrou' Leila
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How times have changed…
Read MoreTrack of the Week Black Panther
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I haven't seen Black Panther yet but if the soundtrack is anything to go by then it should be brilliant.
Read MoreGin Anyone?
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As our regular customers will already know we love a good Gin and Tonic at The French Reception, especially when we're giving them to our clients.
Read MoreTrack of the Week The Fall
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The Fall have been many things in their nearly 40 year career—genre defying, the most prolific band of the British post-punk movement, some kind of Northern English magical realism.
Read MoreBig Head Poetry.
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Maia Flore's work fits somewhere between reality and her own imagination.
Read MoreThe Low-Down.
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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.
Read MoreSomething for the Weekend.
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Leeds Art Gallery is currently exhibiting German fluxus/performance artist Joseph Beuys' (1921–1986) sculpture and drawings from the 1950's onwards and it's well worth a visit.
Read MoreIt's going to be a white Christmas!
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Track of the Week Future Islands
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I've been unable to stop myself listening to the Future Islands latest album 'The Far Field' for a while now.
Read MoreMedina Duggar and Nigerian Hairstyles
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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.
Read MoreOur Ten Greatest Movie Hairstyles
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In no particular order, here are our 10 favourite movie hairstyles.
Read MorePride and Hair
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We might be a bit late with this post. After all Leeds Pride was a few months ago.
Read MoreTrack of the week Penguin Cafe
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This week our favourite track comes from Penguin Cafe.
Read MoreThe Pixie Haircut
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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.
Read MoreNina Beier // human hair wig
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"The slowly grown hair has been flattened and processed for eternity, and marks the definitive end of a hairstyle..."
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