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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Exterior view of an African family-run hair shop in Leicester

A family-run African hair shop in Leicester is closing on Christmas Eve after 30 years, prompting reflection on the vital role community hair retailers play in the UK for textured...

A family-run African hair shop in Leicester is closing on Christmas Eve after 30 years, prompting reflection on the vital role community hair retailers play in the UK for textured...

Paris Hilton wearing a hat and sunglasses as her hair appears a darker shade

Paris Hilton steps out with hair that reads dramatically different from her trademark blonde—prompting a wider conversation about going darker, glossing, and how to make colour changes look polished in...

Paris Hilton steps out with hair that reads dramatically different from her trademark blonde—prompting a wider conversation about going darker, glossing, and how to make colour changes look polished in...

Zendaya wearing a sleek bob hairstyle at an event

Zendaya’s festive-season bob is the chic chop inspiring UK salons—here’s what to ask for, how to style it for parties, and how to keep the shape sharp through winter.

Zendaya’s festive-season bob is the chic chop inspiring UK salons—here’s what to ask for, how to style it for parties, and how to keep the shape sharp through winter.

Press photo for Muddshovel’s album Little White Hair

A pop-culture title becomes a springboard for smarter grey-hair conversations—covering what greys are, how UK salons blend them, and the at-home care that keeps silver looking polished.

A pop-culture title becomes a springboard for smarter grey-hair conversations—covering what greys are, how UK salons blend them, and the at-home care that keeps silver looking polished.

A man with long hair prepares to have it cut for charity

A BBC report on Herefordshire’s Tim Howson donating hair to The Little Princess Trust in his father’s memory, plus practical guidance on growing, prepping, and cutting hair for donation.

A BBC report on Herefordshire’s Tim Howson donating hair to The Little Princess Trust in his father’s memory, plus practical guidance on growing, prepping, and cutting hair for donation.

Sculptural holiday hairstyle with gravity-defying shape

Vogue spotlights Haitian-American hair artist Kayra Theodore and Nara Smith’s first creative festive style—an editorial moment that helps decode architectural, gravity-defying hair for real life.

Vogue spotlights Haitian-American hair artist Kayra Theodore and Nara Smith’s first creative festive style—an editorial moment that helps decode architectural, gravity-defying hair for real life.

Cher wearing a bleach-blonde wig at a New York afterparty

Cher has surprised fans with a bleach-blonde wig in New York. We unpack what the look suggests about high-contrast hair trends and how to trial blonde without damaging your natural...

Cher has surprised fans with a bleach-blonde wig in New York. We unpack what the look suggests about high-contrast hair trends and how to trial blonde without damaging your natural...

Zendaya has unveiled a fresh bixie cut—short, layered and effortlessly modern. Here’s how to translate the look for real life: what to ask your stylist, how to style it, and...

Zendaya has unveiled a fresh bixie cut—short, layered and effortlessly modern. Here’s how to translate the look for real life: what to ask your stylist, how to style it, and...

Collage of Lisa Rinna’s 2025 hairstyles, including a sharp bob and slicked-back platinum look

WWD’s round-up of Lisa Rinna’s 2025 hairstyles spotlights anti-fluency hair: micro bangs, crown volume, vivid colour and slicked-back platinum polish. We break down the techniques and how to try them...

WWD’s round-up of Lisa Rinna’s 2025 hairstyles spotlights anti-fluency hair: micro bangs, crown volume, vivid colour and slicked-back platinum polish. We break down the techniques and how to try them...

Model with glossy, high-shine single-tone hair colour under studio lighting

Colour drenching is forecast to lead 2026’s hair colour conversation, prioritising saturated tone and shine over high-contrast highlights. Here’s how UK clients can interpret the trend and update existing balayage.

Colour drenching is forecast to lead 2026’s hair colour conversation, prioritising saturated tone and shine over high-contrast highlights. Here’s how UK clients can interpret the trend and update existing balayage.

Close-up of grey eyebrows alongside grey hair, showing natural brow texture

Choosing an eyebrow shade for grey hair is less about “going grey” and more about flattering undertones. Here’s how MUAs match taupe and ash tones to silver, salt-and-pepper, and warm...

Choosing an eyebrow shade for grey hair is less about “going grey” and more about flattering undertones. Here’s how MUAs match taupe and ash tones to silver, salt-and-pepper, and warm...

Zendaya’s dark mocha curly pixie-bob is the festive cut of the season. We break down what to ask for in the salon, how to style it at home, and how...

Zendaya’s dark mocha curly pixie-bob is the festive cut of the season. We break down what to ask for in the salon, how to style it at home, and how...