2025 Wrap Up – Setting yourself up for sucess

December Wrap-Up: Close the Year With Intention, Not Exhaustion December isnโ€™t just the end of a yearโ€”itโ€™s a powerful pause point. Before rushing into goals, resolutions, and pressure for โ€œwhatโ€™s next,โ€ this is your invitation to wrap up the year with clarity. To look back honestly at what worked, what drained you, and what quietly…

Going From Dark to Light Hair

Looking to go lighter in 2025? We asked our team what advice they had to get optimal results. Check out. Jess - "If you currently have dark hair and want to be blonde, patience is key, especially, if there is previous colour in your hair. You'll need a few sessions of lightening and bondpro treatments…

A Message from Chantel

Hey! It has been a while since I have written for our blog in the lifestyle portion. Mostly because my life has been flipped upside down the last couple years with my son's health. Long story short, I do love writing and I am excited to spend more time with it for 2025 (no resolution…

Winter Haircare

Winter can be a tricky time with hair due to weather, temperature and our favourite, STATIC! Ha ha! Let's hear what some of our team has to say about winter haircare. Tori - As we head into winter, I would recommend 2 products for your hair arsenal! Eleven Australia Smooth Me Now Thermal Spray; this…

Hair Loss Heros – Products Explained

We won't pretend to be experts on hair loss but it is something we see come through the salon quite often. It is a top concern in the salon and we completely understand why. Hair loss can be devastating. There is a really great article about hair loss HERE. Now, typically when our guests are…

Myth Busters – Dry hair edition

If we were to guess how many people struggle with dry hair it would be over 85%. One of the most common concerns in our shop is the integrity of the hair. How do you know id your hair is dry? It will be limo, feel like straw, it may tangle and it dries super…

What We Define As Self Care

Photo by Joel Mott via Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/LaK153ghdig We are pretty big advocates of self care + good hair around here. So, we asked our team what they do for self care. Here's what they said: Ali - "I like to read and bake." She describes self care as "doing something you enjoy without there being…

Listening To Our Bodies

Photo by Artem Kovalev on Unsplash We have heard it all before - our body tells a story. The simplest being our physical body. It can tell us we are in pain, pleasure or hungry. Its incredible really that it sends messages to our conscious to take action. When it comes to our inner wellbeing,…

Dodgin the curve balls with Chantel

Hey! How is it going? If we haven't met before, I am the Owner, Creative and Educational Director of Chantel Funk + Co. The shop was created in 2012 as an extension of me. It has been a wild ride. In addition to the shop I am married to the love of my life (he…

Soul Comfort

Nothing says January more than comfort. It's restoration season and while new "health goals" are at their highest point, so can be depression. As a society we are conditioned to believe this is the time of year we are meant to be productive. Achieve big goals and shooting high. Historically this is a season of…