Top Tools Of The Trade...

Having the right tools for the trade is imperative if you are to maintain a professional service and things are no different at Lotus Styling.

The team place massive importance on using the very latest scissors and clippers and are always at the forefront of advances in this area. Daren explains: "It's vital to have the right equipment. Most salons use only two sets of scissors but we use four.

We have one called the barracudas (pictured), another is called Deltas, and then we have texturising scissors and then the normal scissors that we have and there are two types.

We have serrated scissors and then there is the Japanese samurai swords scissors. These scissors are sharper than surgeons' scissors. When you cut skin it pinches but when you cut hair it is protein so has to be sharper.

We also use top-of-the-range clippers, they are quieter and don't get so hot. We have the smallest hairdryers on the market so we don't have to use big and heavy driers. In fact, it's fair to say that whatever comes out we are at quick to acquire the tools that are at the forefront of technology."