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Name: Aman Sidhu
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Notes on bridal, red carpet, editorial, and the discipline behind hair that holds.

bridalMay 2026

Bridal hair, down

The case for bridal hair worn down, and the discipline behind hair that reads as effortless but actually survives a ceremony, a sit-down lunch, and dancing.

bridalMay 2026

The half-up, considered

The most-asked bridal hairstyle, the engineering it actually requires, and the two main versions — soft gather at the crown versus a more architectural one at the back.

bridalMay 2026

The bridal updo, in five forms

Five distinct bridal updos — the low chignon, the soft updo with face-framing pieces, the polished ballerina bun, the textured chignon at the nape, the floral or jewelled updo.

bridalMay 2026

The veil, in three positions

Three veil positions and what each asks of the hair. The crown, the nape, and the headband — and why the veil decides more about the hair than the dress does.

bridalMay 2026

Wedding waves

Softer and more textured than the Hollywood wave. Why the brushed-out, beach-adjacent wedding wave is paradoxically the harder of the two to set well.

red carpet & editorialMay 2026

Red carpet hair

The looks that recur on the carpet, year after year — the sleek high pony, the wet-look chignon, the texture-and-bend Hollywood read, the sculptural half-up, the brushed-back blowout.

red carpet & editorialMay 2026

Old Hollywood, and what it asks of the hair

Veronica Lake, Rita Hayworth, Lauren Bacall — the 1940s original versus the 2026 brushed-out version. Who old Hollywood suits today, and the technique difference behind it.

bridalMay 2026

The low bun

The bridal updo that's been winning steadily for ten years. The most architectural, photographable, and forgiving of the great bridal looks — and the two versions worth knowing.

londonMay 2026

The London blow dry

A blow dry, the London way. Mobile, on-location, in a Mayfair townhouse or a Notting Hill flat or a hotel suite at Claridge's. The four versions worth booking.

bridalMay 2026

Before the day: notes on a hair trial

What the trial is for, what to bring, what gets decided, and why the wedding morning is calmer when the trial has done its work.

red carpet & editorialMay 2026

Celebrity hair, and what it asks for

The discipline behind a red-carpet finish, the difference between a salon gloss and a press-line one, and what brides take from the celebrity brief without realising.

bridal & red carpetMay 2026

Hollywood waves, and how they hold

Where the bend begins, how deep the S sits, and the difference between the wave most brides arrive with on Pinterest and the one that lives through dinner, dancing, and a flash.

guideFebruary 2026

The Dubai blow dry

What goes into a professional blow dry, the four finishes that hold in the humidity, and how to keep them past midnight.

tipsFebruary 2026

The hair that survives Dubai

Why the hair falls by noon, and what the morning routine can do about it. The shapes, the kit, the techniques.

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thoughts &tips

Bridal hair, down

The half-up, considered

The bridal updo, in five forms

The veil, in three positions

Wedding waves

Red carpet hair

Old Hollywood, and what it asks of the hair

The low bun

The London blow dry

Before the day: notes on a hair trial

Celebrity hair, and what it asks for

Hollywood waves, and how they hold

The Dubai blow dry

The hair that survives Dubai

thoughts &tips

Bridal hair, down

The half-up, considered

The bridal updo, in five forms

The veil, in three positions

Wedding waves

Red carpet hair

Old Hollywood, and what it asks of the hair

The low bun

The London blow dry

Before the day: notes on a hair trial

Celebrity hair, and what it asks for

Hollywood waves, and how they hold

The Dubai blow dry

The hair that survives Dubai

thoughts &
tips

thoughts &
tips