European Spa Convention 2012

The 2012 European Spa Convention will be taking place alongside Professional Beauty 2012 at London's ExCel. Use the links to see info for the events.

New Reading List Books in Stock

There are loan copies now available of Anglomania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion, which is on the Historical Perspectives of Hair and Fashion module reading list.
There are also copies of Sport and Exercise Nutrition, Lanham-New, in stock - this title is on the Sports Nutrition reading list. There is a student companion website to accompany this book that includes multiple choice questions, short answer questions and essay titles that might help you with your studies. See the back cover of the book for the website address.

New Books in Stock

There are now loan copies of Chinese Qigong Massage: general massage available. Also, due to student demand, there are now extra copies of Special Effects Make-Up, Vinther, in stock.

British Fashion Awards 2011

The 2011 British Fashion Awards take place today, 28th November. To keep up to date with all the latest news, and to see the photo galleries of last year's awards, see the event website

Guidance on Fish Pedicures

The Health Protection Agency, which is an independent organisation dedicated to protecting people's health in the United Kingdom, is offering guidance on the management of the public health risks from fish pedicures. Follow the link to see the information.

Clothes Show Live 2011

The Clothes Show Live 2011 will be taking place at the NEC Birmingham 2-7th December. See the event website for more info, to see the 2010 event photo gallery and to sign up for the newsletter.

Imagine- Vidal Sassoon

Tomorrow evening, 22nd November, on BBC 1 at 10.35pm, you can see a biopic that details the significance of Vidal Sassoon’s hairdressing career as well his early life, which included seven years in an orphanage and time as a soldier in the Israeli army. The programme includes interviews with Mary Quant and John Frieda.