Hair Care & Styling Journal

Welcome to the Hairporium Hair Care & Styling Journal — your editorial hub for everything hair. From breaking UK hair industry news to hands-on DIY tutorials, professional styling guides, and expert commentary, we bring you the tips and trends shaping how Britain wears its hair. Whether you’re perfecting your curls, protecting your colour, or learning salon-quality tricks at home, every article is written to help you understand, care for, and celebrate your hair.

Do £3 Hair-Thickness Serums Work? A Stylist’s Guide

Do £3 Hair-Thickness Serums Work? A Stylist’s Guide

A budget thickening serum has gone viral with mature UK shoppers. Here’s what thickening products really do, how to apply them ...

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Close-up of grey hair strands in natural light

A new angle on greying links hair pigment loss to the body’s protective cellular responses. We unpack what the science means, what it doesn’t, and how to care for changing...

A new angle on greying links hair pigment loss to the body’s protective cellular responses. We unpack what the science means, what it doesn’t, and how to care for changing...

Glossy cocoa-brown hair with soft dimension and warm brunette tones

Cocoacore is the glossy, expensive-looking brunette trend tipped to overtake honey blonde in 2026. Here’s what it is, how to request it, and how to keep it shiny in real...

Cocoacore is the glossy, expensive-looking brunette trend tipped to overtake honey blonde in 2026. Here’s what it is, how to request it, and how to keep it shiny in real...

Nicole Kidman wearing her hair in defined natural-looking curls

Nicole Kidman’s curly throwback is a timely reminder that soft, defined natural texture is back. Here’s how to get frizz-controlled curls with a cut and routine that suits real life.

Nicole Kidman’s curly throwback is a timely reminder that soft, defined natural texture is back. Here’s how to get frizz-controlled curls with a cut and routine that suits real life.

A collage of celebrity pixie cut before-and-after transformations

A practical, UK-focused guide to choosing a pixie cut, using celebrity transformations as inspiration—plus consultation tips, styling advice and maintenance guidance for a confident chop.

A practical, UK-focused guide to choosing a pixie cut, using celebrity transformations as inspiration—plus consultation tips, styling advice and maintenance guidance for a confident chop.

Woman with defined natural curls in soft light

A UK-focused guide to choosing shampoos and conditioners for curly hair, with practical routine tips on cleansing, conditioning, detangling and managing hard-water build-up for better definition.

A UK-focused guide to choosing shampoos and conditioners for curly hair, with practical routine tips on cleansing, conditioning, detangling and managing hard-water build-up for better definition.

Screenshot from Meet My Mafia King On Christmas featuring styled hair in a festive scene

A festive screen review sparks genuinely useful hair lessons: why UK winter humidity frizzes styles, how silk reduces friction overnight, and simple steps to keep holiday hair looking polished.

A festive screen review sparks genuinely useful hair lessons: why UK winter humidity frizzes styles, how silk reduces friction overnight, and simple steps to keep holiday hair looking polished.

Khloé Kardashian wearing a curly long bob hairstyle

Khloé Kardashian’s curly lob proves party hair can be polished without being high-maintenance. Here’s how to request the cut, style it three ways at home, and keep curls looking fresh...

Khloé Kardashian’s curly lob proves party hair can be polished without being high-maintenance. Here’s how to request the cut, style it three ways at home, and keep curls looking fresh...

A box of permanent hair dye photographed with its packaging

Ammonia-free box dyes are popular for lower odour and easy grey coverage—but good results hinge on preparation, sectioning and aftercare. Here’s how to colour at home with fewer surprises.

Ammonia-free box dyes are popular for lower odour and easy grey coverage—but good results hinge on preparation, sectioning and aftercare. Here’s how to colour at home with fewer surprises.

A collage showing a hairstyle shaped into a bow for a festive look

A quick, festive way to style your own hair into a bow, plus the hold tricks that make it last through Christmas Day.

A quick, festive way to style your own hair into a bow, plus the hold tricks that make it last through Christmas Day.

Collage-style beauty image illustrating 2025 beauty hot takes

CNN asked three prolific writers to sum up beauty culture in 2025. Here’s what their big themes—appearance inflation and novelty trends—mean for UK hair habits, salon choices and 2026 routines.

CNN asked three prolific writers to sum up beauty culture in 2025. Here’s what their big themes—appearance inflation and novelty trends—mean for UK hair habits, salon choices and 2026 routines.

Vogue’s 2025 celebrity hair transformations — from Amal Clooney’s chic chop to Timothée Chalamet’s buzzcut — reveal a new appetite for intentional, wearable change. Here’s how to take the idea...

Vogue’s 2025 celebrity hair transformations — from Amal Clooney’s chic chop to Timothée Chalamet’s buzzcut — reveal a new appetite for intentional, wearable change. Here’s how to take the idea...

Short haircut inspiration showing a modern cropped style for women over 50

From Sixties-inspired French bobs to the Scandi chop, these 2026 short-hair trends for women over 50 focus on tailored shape, easy styling and confident, modern polish.

From Sixties-inspired French bobs to the Scandi chop, these 2026 short-hair trends for women over 50 focus on tailored shape, easy styling and confident, modern polish.