ghd are offering salon clients the chance to win a real pink diamond, worth £3600, in a new campaign to raise awareness of their charity fundraising Pink Diamond stylers and Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

McIntyres Salons’ own Michael Howie has his work featured, as part of the Sebastian Professional Cult Team, across the three David Bowie inspired covers of this month’s Hairdressers Journal.

Out tomorrow, 6th September, the three alternate covers feature looks inspired by iconic rock star David Bowie as he enjoys another career high following the release of this year’s ‘The Next Day’ album, his first in ten years.

Buy selected ghd straighteners from McIntyres Salons online shop and receive a free ghd Heat Protect Spray worth £9.95.

ghd straighteners are the industry leaders combining excellent quality with stylish design and some great limited editions. Buy any of the ghd Candy or Jewel limited edition straighteners, as well as ghd’s revolutionary Eclipse stylers, and you’ll get a free ghd Heat Protect spray, worth £9.95, which provides an invisible barrier against everyday heat damage on damp or dry hair.

Wella System Professional has launched a new collection of products, the Luxe Oil Collection offering “a lightweight and luxurious way to hair transformation”.

The collection uses Keratin and almond, jojoba and argan oils to hydrate and nourish and consists of five products, a Keratin Protection Shampoo, a Keratin Restore Mask, a Keratin Boost Essence, SP Luxe Oil, and SP Luxe Light Oil Keratin Protection Spray.

The finalists for the 2013 British Hairdressing awards have been revealed following a day of judging where McIntyres own Kay McIntyre was in attendance as current Scottish Hairdresser of the year.

The entrants to fifteen categories, nine regional and six specialist, were cut down to a shortlist of six finalists with a selection of their industry peers, including past BHA winners and Hall Of Fame members, anonymously judging their efforts.

Luxury hair styling brand ghd have revealed their latest limited edition styler, the ghd V Pink Diamond hair straightener set.

It’s customary that ghd introduce a Pink styler as part of their charity and amazing fund raising drive around Breakthrough Breast Cancer and have so far raised over £7million by donating a percentage of each ghd Pink Diamond limited edition hair styler sold.

ghd has launched a Diffuser for use with their Air hairdryer to help you achieve perfectly formed curls and waves as you blow-dry.

Designed in collaboration with top stylists, the new Diffusser will lift and separate hair as you dry for soft volume, adding a frizz free finish to naturally curly hair or loose, nature waves in straighter hair. It has been designed to work exclusively with ghd’s Air hairdryer.

McIntyres Salons’ own Kay McIntyre is one of the previous winners of a British Hairdressing Award interviewed by Hairdressers Journal ahead of this year’s event.

Kay is the current Scottish Hairdresser Of The Year as well as winning the title in 2001/2 and 2010/11. This third win also meant she was inducted to the British Hairdressing Awards Hall Of Fame alongside the likes of Trevor Sorbie, Earl Douglas and Nicky Clarke.

McIntyres are delighted to welcome top hair stylist and colourist,Jon Withrington. Jon is Sassoon London educated, managed one of the UK’s leading salon groups in Kensington and headed up a regional salon groups education strategy, McIntyres hope to extend their education as well as provide a top precision cutting and colour expert to their portfolio and artistic team. Jon is delighted to be coming to a City on the up and was attracted to McIntyre’s through their creativity. Jon says he is excited at coming to Scotland and is looking to develop a clientele where he can showcase his talents.