04Press
The nationals call Melissa about colour, cut and what a salon should feel like. Melissa talks about the work, not who sat for it.
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National titles covered in
2017
First feature
Hair
What Melissa will discuss
Whose
What Melissa won’t
The TelegraphThe GuardianELLEHarper's BazaarGlamourStylistCosmopolitanGood HousekeepingHello! Fashion
The TelegraphThe GuardianELLEHarper's BazaarGlamourStylistCosmopolitanGood HousekeepingHello! Fashion
01Coverage
A selection of national coverage. Full clippings available to journalists on request.
2026CosmopolitanGrey blending: the colour service everyone is asking forExpert column
2026The TelegraphThe quiet rise of the private hair appointmentFeature
2025ELLEThe precision bob, and why it still mattersBeauty editorial
2025Harper's BazaarBritain's most awarded salon, and the woman behind itProfile
2024The GuardianWhy gender-neutral pricing should be the industry standardOpinion
2024StylistBalayage that survives a British winterExpert commentary
2023GlamourAfro hair expertise, the award-winning approachFeature
2023Good HousekeepingWhat your hairdresser wishes you'd stop doingTrusted expert
2022Hello! FashionThe Manchester salon booked out three months deepTrend report
02For journalists
Expert comment, trend analysis and industry opinion, usually same-day. Headshots, bio and salon imagery on request. Questions about clients receive the same answer every time, warmly: no.
Talks well aboutOn the record
Balayage & lived-in colour01
Grey blending02
The private appointment economy03
Afro & textured hair04
Salon experience design05
Gender-neutral pricing06
Bobs, short hair & texture07
The Manchester scene08
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