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Taking on the Universe

We shared on Facebook earlier in the month the beautiful Nena France being crowned the new Miss Universe Great Britain for 2015. Her hair secret is of course Gold Class and the team were on hand to help her celebrate her win last week.

Well tended, healthy tresses are important to us all and for Nena’s winning look we wanted everything to look ‘natural’ so multi-tonal shades of dark browns were used to compliment her own natural hair. A full set was applied to add volume and a little length.

Having met Nena at a Pia Michi shoot back in 2011, where Inanch styled her hair; she soon became a loyal client and extension devotee as she clinched the Miss London title in 2013. Moving forward to Miss Universe, Gold Class became her official sponsor as Joe Emir commented:

“We chose to sponsor her because of her loyalty to us and her beautiful personality. We knew that she would be one of the favourites to win the title and will be a fantastic ambassador for Great Britain in the world finals”

Inanch and team joined Nena and other model friends at a local bar to help celebrate her win in style. Her sash and crown were on hand for a few extra shots and to coo over.

We will be following Nena’s progress as she competes in the world series for Miss Universe early next year – we might even offer to carry her bags as it’s to be set in an exotic location. Inanch will be tending to her tresses between then and now to make sure her hair remains healthy looking. Keep an eye out for her in more Gold Class shoots early next year too …


A do to say ‘I do!’

Hair extensions are often used to enhance a bride’s hair for their special day, and it was even better when Inanch & Joe Emir from Inanch London were invited to the wedding itself – IN TUSCANY no less!!! We should really be talking about the hair but I think the photos from the magical venue and romantic setting for the Big Day have us very envious indeed.

The bride looked equally magical. Opting for a low romantic bun with plenty of volume and that’s where Gold Class made it’s debut. The bride-to-be popped into the salon a month before her big day for a consultation with Inanch and to talk through her look and colours. With her colours re-done a custom-made Gold Class Clip In was made by Inanch to take into account her new shades and blend naturally to her own hair.

Inanch fitted the Clip-In on the day. She started by blow-drying and tonging Nora’s hair in to nice loose waves. Then, with the front section clipped out to one side, the back was tied in to a low ponytail, before adding the clip-in hair pieces around her ponytail. The hair extensions and Nora’s hair had been pre-curled at this point and so all that remained was to pick the sections, create knots and pin securely to create this stunning elegant look. The side sections were loosely pinned and some strands were teased out for a natural, soft look. Finishing off by applying some light hairspray by Inanch’s favourite, Unite Haircare.

Veil or no veil was still a last minute bridal decision but either way this style would have worked, and the bride finally went with fresh flowers to compliment the bun. We asked Inanch about using flowers in your hair “You can get a florist to put a wire in to the flower for you which then allows you to insert it in to the hair just like you would with a pin. If it’s hot, and especially if you’re abroad, try to keep the flowers in water as long as possible.”

A truly fairytale wedding and many congratulations and thanks for sharing their special day must go to the new Mr & Mrs Jury. Wishing you the very best for you future happiness. xx


A Hatrick in Hair Extensions

She’s only gone and done it again! Three wins in a row for our Inanch claiming the fiercely contested Best Extensionist accolade from The Hair Awards. This also lands her in the coveted Hall of Fame too. Only a handful of hairdressers are in the Hair Awards “Hall of Fame” and Inanch is the first extensionist to achieve this in the history of The Hair Awards!

The Hair Awards are run by Hair Magazine, the UK’s leading consumer hair publication, and is judged by both readers of the magazine and an elite panel of hairdressing industry experts. It’s the Hair Oscars! If you’ve not already got yourself a copy of this month’s Hair Magazine The Big Reveal then you can take a sneak peek here.

Having fought off some other leading extensionists in the UK, Inanch had been able to show that she has moved on from pure application to be breaking ground and moving extension application on with her Healthy Hair Days philosophy and creation of our fabulous private label hair extensions, Gold Class. “Inanch’s skill and expertise make her the queen of the extensions world” – The Hair Awards 2015

“We are absolutely thrilled to earn this prestigious accolade” Inanch Emir “And we can’t wait to support the rest of our team and lucky Elite-10 salons extensionists in their entry next year.”

We’re just waiting for the award itself to land and we will share some more snaps of Inanch’s fabulous achievement as we celebrate some more! Inanch will also be exhibiting her 3 fabulous Hair Awards entries from 2013, 2014 & 2015 at her London salon from next month and invites our Gold Class certified salons to visit her salon to have a look at each entry for inspiration and ideas.


What a weekend!

Well our very first exhibition is over and we loved it! Pro Hair Live 2015 London at Olympia was a great way to launch Gold Class to fellow passionate extensionists. Sat alongside the Professional Hairdressers own stand and the Red Carpet & Bridal Stage, our stand looked amazing with a pod using our media coverage montage to make Michelle Heaton’s face from one of our collection images. Michelle spotted this on twitter and replied “Wow! That’s a rather large picture of my face hahaha xxx”

We were staying in the Hilton Hotel Olympia with quite a few other exhibitors and we had a good laugh with the Balmain bunch on the table next to us at dinner each evening.

It was the first time we had shown our application machine and we can say how impressed everyone was on the compact size and design. We even had a suggestion to give it a name it was so cute. So if you have a suggestion, please let us know. Our complete range of brushes and combs were on show, alongside our clip-ins and aftercare ranges with UNITE and Philip Kingsley. Although it was our Hair Wall with our 25 shades that stole the show.

Day 1 was quite a nervous affair as the Inanch Team were on stage demonstrating application and cutting & styling techniques. With not a spare seat in the seminar, crowds formed to hear the team share their passion for glamorous hair and tips for working with the different methods with Inanch showing pre-bonded, Lee working with micro rings and Roberto on taped hair. Our models were of course our own Gold Class Girls including close friend to Inanch, Michelle Heaton. Inanch had also on stage the gorgeous models Ianthe Rose, Imogen Leaver and Sara McLean.

With old Miss England friend and compare Andrew Minarick asking questions, the team were on stage for around an hour and available for photographs and questions afterwards. Michelle kindly had a quick interview with the Pro Hair Live team which should be featured online and in the magazine soon. We will keep you posted as soon as it’s available to see! Our beautiful models roamed around the show and enjoyed a snap on the Fudge stand and were stopped everywhere to have a closer look at their hair and show-stopping PiaMichi gowns.

Day 2 meant we had a much needed lie in as the stand was ready for us to start working on our models again. MTV’s Ex On The Beach star, model and DJ Mel Reeves joined us as Roberto applied a full head of extensions and styled her hair to perfection with a crowd of on-lookers. It was also a day to catch up with the great and good from the industry and share our story.

Our Elite-10 campaign had salons making the journey to Pro Hair Live just to see us. Completely humbled by this and the response of salons wanting to be one of the first exclusive destination salons for us. We have some tough choices to be making now as we look through the applications. We even had stylists claiming to be ‘Gold Class Stalkers’ as they have been following our work on social media and waiting for us to come to Pro Hair and see for themselves. A huge thanks to everyone who stopped by to wish us well and take an interest in our hair and products.

We have a couple of our new Trolleys available to buy at our show offer price for the next 10 days only. To get one of our state-of-the-art trolleys delivered to your salon for only £750+VAT, please get in touch by the end of Friday 8h May.

To check out more pictures from our two days – check out our Twitter & Instagram feeds.


Standing Ready – The ‘Must-Have’ Hair Extensions Trolley

Our hair extensions trolley in the salon has been the envy of many extensionists from around the world and we are often contacted about it to ask where we got it from. We have now produced our very own bespoke version designed by the lady herself, Inanch, with the professional extensionists in mind. A year in the making, this state-of-the-art trolley has everything required to make an extensionist’s life easier, quicker and at the same time, showcasing those beautiful hair strands ready to go on your clients’ hair.

We have created two versions – the full trolley and also a handy counter-top version for mobile work or tighter spaces. We are also opening this up to non-Gold Class salons to be able to purchase, although our own #Elite10 salons will get these at a preferential rate and with full Gold Class branding to help promote the service at their salon.

The main trolley is made from black perspex to give a professional finish that is easily wipeable and comes with a draw to keep your hair extension tools safe & tidy as well as offering storage for your spare hair. The non-slip matt on top holds either your application machine or tools as you work. Rising up the back of the trolley is the individual hair strand holder with 8 rows and to a maximum length of 60cm. The etched vertical divider-line in the centre allows you to hold 2 heads of hair extensions so you can be ready for your next client, or can help you with colour blending by arranging your extensions to customise the look you are creating. All on silent wheels, allows the trolley to swiftly move around the salon to whichever position is needed.

The counter top is the hair stand alone and sits neatly on your work station or reception to help attract your extension service.

Here’s a first glimpse but these will be on our stand at ProHairLive later this month so come and see them for yourselves. They will be available with an exclusive Show Offer for those ordered at Pro Hair Live and delivered free-of-charge to your salon.

If you can’t make it to Pro Hair Live and want to place an order for one, please email to get your name on the waiting list and we will be in touch soon.


The search is on for our #Elite10

We are busy with our preparations for ProHairLive Olympia later this month and we are starting our search for the #Elite10 salons to join the #GoldClassRevolution now.

We only plan to work with 10 select salons this year to maintain our exclusivity and keep focusing on quality over quantity. Check out our select salon criteria and if you want to join this exclusive family then please come to see us at Pro Hair Live at stand D6 to find out more about the hand-selected private label hair, expert application, accredited aftercare & healthy looking hair regime.

If you are unable to make Pro Hair this time, but are still interested in becoming one of the #Elite10 then please get in touch & register here.


ProHairLive Field Trip

We headed to Pro Hair Live Manchester earlier this month on a scouting mission! We are proud to be at the next ProHairLive event which will be in London for the first time next month so we wanted to head up north to touch base with some of our fellow exhibitors and check out the amazing free seminars as Inanch herself will be on the Bridal & Creative Zone stage during the exhibition so it’s your chance to get top tips for red carpet hair.

It was a great chance to catch up with some industry friends and stopped by the Glenn Lyons seminar at the Business Zone to hear him talking about the basic principles of trichology and the connection with hairdressing which was brilliant. We couldn’t miss a stint on the Bridal Stage when the lovely Paul Falltrick was talking bridal, hair extensions & updo’s to give us some great hair inspiration and presentation pointers!

It’s always great to get tapped on the shoulder by your peers to have a natter and answer your questions about our new Gold Class brand. Lovely to see you all and make sure you come and see us on Stand D6 – tickets are on sale now and add a diary note to head to the Bridal Stage on Sunday at 12pm as we show you how to transform three models & maybe a celeb or two!

Highlight of the day had to be Roberto & Inanch spotting our Professional Hairdresser Mag Front Cover with Mischa Barton from November last year – it was huge and we couldn’t miss a selfie opportunity!

The journey home wasn’t bad too as we got an email to confirm we are FINALIST for this year’s Hair Awards with our Clip In extensions!!


Heading to Hollywood

Last month flew by for us and we were lucky enough to spend a week state side – all in the name of research of course!

We hit LA with a list of amazing places to see and people to catch up with. First up was top USA celebrity hair extensionist Sheila Stotts who we have been in touch with for a while and could not pass up an opportunity to get together and share all things hair extensions over a drink. Such a lovely and talented lady and naturally Inanch & her got on like a house of fire!

Having spent a little time window shopping in Beverly Hills and Rodeo Drive, we headed to Hollywood as the Dolby Theatre was prepped and ready for the Oscars. We’ve practised our acceptance speeches too!

Whilst we were in West Hollywood, we had to head to celeb hot spot salon Nine Zero One and meet up with the fabulous team who are responsible for creating those stunning hairdos we see on the big screen and in US magazines! So lovely to see the salon in full swing with many famous faces starting their Oscar preparations and at their new spot in Melrose Place. Good luck girls in new your new home xx

We also made time to spend with our very special friends Siva Kaneswaran and his gorgeous fiancee Nareesha McCaffrey who both moved out to LA last year. This lovely couple showed us the best places to hang out including a fantastic bike ride from Santa Monica Beach to Venice Beach and a sumptuous lunch at The Beverly Hills Hotel! Now back home, we can’t wait to start putting our inspirations and dreams into reality. Watch this space …


Hold us to our New Year’s Resolutions

Last year was most definitely great for us with the launch of our brand; establishing our hair as the number one choice for celebrities and seeing our Healthy Hair Days philosophy come to life. So we caught up with our founder Inanch Emir for a few New Year Resolutions to give us a hint of of what’s planned for the year ahead.

1) Introduce more colours to the range – ash tones are set to be big in 2015.

2) Make this the year the year we showcase Gold Class on a big stage – we’re talking the industry’s best exhibition and we’ll be there. Come see us at Pro Hair Live London as we unveil our system and hair for our fellow professionals; and follow Inanch & her team on stage as they create some amazing looks with her signature Glamorous style.

3) Spread the Healthy Hair Days message wide.

4) Enjoy being part of the Inanch London 10 years birthday celebrations – all this hard work has lead to the development of Gold Class so it’s definitely worth celebrating.

It’s going to be an amazing year for us so keep in touch to check we are ticking our resolutions off.


#Hairspiration into the New Year

With award season & an abundance of Christmas parties upon us, we asked our founder Inanch Emir, for some hairspiration to see us through to New Year. “Think Great Gatsby celebration of hair” was the reply; adding “I am loving Marcel waves on shiny healthy hair.” Our previous Facebook post shared just this look with a low bun & side waves on Gold Class extension client, Joy Desmond. Her vintage look was perfect as she enjoyed a recent charity ball with the PM & Simon Cowell.

Don’t be afraid to use some accessories in the hair to hold back buns and stray hairs. With Downton Abbey back on our screens at Christmas this trend is set to stay for a while.

We turn to last week’s British Fashion Awards for an abundance of style. The winner of the British Style Award, Emma Watson’s side sweep with opposing side parting is perfect for your Christmas Party with curl softening the look.

Also on trend is the the sleeked back look as seen in the Winter Dior collection and sported by iconic model Kate Moss at the Fashion Awards and is now Mel B’s signature look for The X-Factor and out & about (Victoria Secret Parties & Cosmo Award Wins)

Don’t forget your post party workout and follow your #HealthyHairDays regime to keep your tresses cared for and looking perfect.