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5 Tips For Healthy Summer Hair…
Protecting your hair during the Summer months is a must for those looking to keep…
Introducing New Stylist Katie…
Hey my names Katie, the newest addition to the Raymond Bottone team. Having worked in…
Charlie Gets His Creative Juices Flowing…
It’s been a year since Stylist Charlie joined our talented team and since joining Charlie has…
The Benefits Of Balayage
Spring is fast approaching and with bespoke colour service ‘Balayage’ continuing to be a popular…
The Mummy Diaries love Raymond Bottone
Things certainly got exciting last week in the salon… We’re celebrating First we heard that…
Raymond Bottone Stylist Crowned Winner at Essex Salon Awards 2017
Raymond Bottone hair stylist wins Colourist of the Year 2017 at the Essex Salon Awards.
Protect Your Hair This Summer
It's no secret that the Raymond Bottone team love to colour hair and nothing excites…
New Year, New Hair Care
Raymond Bottone's Senior Stylist, Shelby and Senior Designer, Maria share their top tips on why it’s important turn over a new leaf and revamp your hair care routine both inside and out.
L’Oréal Colour Trophy Grand Finalists
Fresh from their win at the Eastern Region Finals Raymond and Kelly were put through their paces at the Grand Final of the L'Oréal Men’s Image Award Category on 13th June in London.
What a night!
Brentwood hair stylists paint the town red at L’Oreal’s Hair Fashion Night in ultra-cool Shoreditch.
Salon wins prestigious hair award for the second time
We are over the moon to have won the Eastern regional of the L’Oréal Colour Trophy Awards 2016 for a second time, and can’t wait to compete in the Grand Final event in June for the coveted L’Oréal Men’s Image Award 2016.
Introducing new stylist Kelly…
Hi my name’s Kelly May, the Raymond Bottone “Newbie” fresh from London...
Trending tresses this winter
Salon Director Raymond Bottone recently chatted to Molly Miller, beauty editor at the Brentwood Gazette, about winter hair trends. Here’s what he had to say...
Skin testing for hair colour services
3 reasons why you should never skip a skin test when having your hair coloured. Your wellbeing comes first at Raymond Bottone in Brentwood.
The latest hair trend from Paris
We’re seeing beachy hair and bouncy curls in the salon right now, and we think we’ve found the perfect colour service to complement them. Say a big hello to Ecaille, summer’s latest hair colour trend.
Summer Hair Colour Trends with Shelby
Thinking of a colour change this summer? Shelby shares the secrets behind Isla Fisher and Jennifer Lawrence’s gorgeous natural-looking summer tresses...
A day in the life of a L’Oreal Colour Trophy regional finalist
Read about our day at the L’Oreal Colour Trophy regional finals 2015...
L’Oréal Colour Trophy success for Raymond Bottone
The fizz is out at the salon and the team are celebrating. We’ve just learnt we’ve been chosen to go through to the Regional Finals of the L'Oréal Colour Trophy 2015.
Raymond’s favourite looks from the Oscars
Raymond Bottone talks about his favourite hairstyles at this year's Oscars.
Men’s Hair Trends Winter 2015
Award-winning stylist Raymond Bottone takes a look at the latest men's hair trends for winter 2015.
Christmas Party Curls: Step-by-Step
Want to turn heads this Christmas with some Hollywood glamour? Shelby, at Raymond Bottone in Brentwood, shows you how to achieve big, bold and bouncy party hair with these professional tips.
Ferne McCann loves Raymond Bottone Hair Salon
TOWIE’s glamorous Ferne McCann chose Raymond Bottone as her go-to salon in Essex.
Hair trends for A/W 14
This month we're celebrating our 5th anniversary of opening the Raymond Bottone salon in Brentwood. Taking the birthday theme here are our 5 favourite trends from the runways this Autumn...
The Chronicle Loves Our Hair Salon
When it comes to a new look Molly Miller, Beauty Editor of the Essex Chronicle, says, "There was only one place to go which was Raymond Bottone in Brentwood."
Welcoming L’Oréal to Raymond Bottone
Raymond Bottone hairdressers have recently introduced the L’Oréal Professionnel hair care range to their Brentwood salon.
National Hairdressing Award Finalists
Brentwood hair salon, Raymond Bottone, had a great night at the final of the L'Oreal Colour Trophy Awards 2014 after winning the UK Eastern Region trophy.
Charity Haircut with Jaye
We visited the SNAP Charity last week on a mission to help Rachel Glandfield raise £1000. She had her long locks cut off in exchange for donations.
Stylists do the Moonwalk
With over 17,000 people at this years Moonwalk London Sara and Ami braved the bad weather to raise money for a great cause.
Hairdressing Award Winners
Raymond Bottone, a hairdresser in Brentwood has won the Regional Finals of the L'Oreal Colour Trophy.
Ombré Hair Colour
Spring is here and we've just had a lovely review from an Essex Blogger on this seasons latest colour trend.
The Oscars
It seems that how you look on the red carpet at the Oscars, is just as important as winning an award. There were some great hairstyles on the red carpet at the Dolby Theatre yesterday, slick chaps and glamorous curls.
The Brit Awards 2014
This years Brit Awards was my favourite yet. Disclosure was amazing, such great talent from such young musicians and to see Pharrell performing his new track 'Happy' was brilliant, I love his production at the moment, it's very....funky?
Our Charity Morning For SNAP
We believe that a hair cut can certainly put a smile on someones face, we decided to use this ability and our talents to help raise money for local charity SNAP.
My Winter Suit
I love one off clothes stores that offer something truly unique, with a few stores catering for the ladies of Brentwood I feel us guys have been waiting for something new and unique and it’s here at last.
It’s Big Hair Time
Our very own stylist Shelby wowed the Brentwood Gazette beauty column 'Ask Molly' last week, so much so Molly couldn't wait to tell the world.
A Very Happy Blogger
This week we received a wonderful review from Essex blogger 'An Essex Wife'. Master stylist Sara cut and coloured blogger Alice's hair.
Your ideas go a long way
Customer feedback can really help to improve a service or product and over the last few months I’ve been speaking to our clients asking for their views on how we are performing.
A Sunday Lunch
Hankering after a nice roast and after hearing a lot about The Shepherd and Dog in Harold Wood I decided to get myself booked in...
Exciting News
The Raymond Bottone Salon has been selected by major hair distributor ‘Salons Direct’ to give expert advice on new hair tools, products and thoughts on everything hair.
Tell us a Hair Secret
We thought, why not on this weeks blog ask you what tips and tricks you have to making your hair look great at home?
A Star Is Born
We had great news this week, assistant hairdresser Shelby passed her hairdressing course with flying colours. 2 years has flown by and we cannot wait to put Shelby on the salon floor.
Wear The Curls
Many guys coming into Raymond Bottone Hair Salon seem to despise their curl, they either cut it short or do their upmost to groom the curl away.
Raymond’s 5 tips for Healthier Hair
The myths that surround our hair never cease to amaze me, questions like “does my hair get used to my regular shampoo and conditioner?” come frequently.Your hairdresser should be able to tell you the facts and the do’s and don’ts of looking after your hair.
7 Questions with stylist Ami
Senior Stylist Ami has been at the Raymond Bottone Hair Salon for 2 years, she's known in the salon for her more modern and caring approach to hair care and loves a chat with her clients.
7 Questions with Raymond Bottone
Whilst awards, tours and the running of the salon are not unusual to salon owner and men's specialist Raymond Bottone, we thought it would be great to share some of the things that you may not know about this young hairdresser.
What makes a good hair cut?
We’d love to know your opinion on what makes a great salon experience...
A Note From Raymond Bottone
I present our salons two on trend looks for this Spring and Summer in illustration. My love for creativity and inspiration from my clients has led me to a new way of presenting hair trends.
Raymond & Sara On The Road
Raymond and our Master stylist Sara visited Outlook Care Home in Brentwood Essex. After a few snips and a good chin wag the residents were looking sharp.
Destination Fame 2013
Following Raymond's national hairdressing award last year we felt it was time for the girls to follow suit.
Charity Fashion Show
Our girls worked their magic at a charity fashion show in Shenfield. The event was to raise money for the charity SNAP to help Essex youngsters with special needs and disabilities and their families.