The Only Gray · Pepper Place
What I use.
These are the three I reach for most, and the ones I keep having to explain in the chair. If you buy through the links on this page I earn a small commission — it costs you nothing extra, and I only put my name on things I actually use on my clients.
Metal Detector
Hair lost its shine? Color fading too quickly and/or going brassy? Won't hold a curl — or frizzes the second you leave the house?
Here in Birmingham, the culprit is in the water — heavy metals, hard minerals, and yes, even microplastics. They dull your shine and pull your color brassy fast. Metal Detector clears them out — so your color stays true and your shine comes back. And stays back.
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Centerpiece
I keep robbing this off my own retail shelf to use on people in the chair, which tells you everything. It's the one that makes hair feel like hair again. It's a conditioning spray that does about ten jobs at once — it detangles, knocks the frizz down, puts moisture and shine back, and strengthens the hair while it does it. Sea buckthorn oil, vitamins A and E, hyaluronic acid. Mist it through damp hair before anything else, layer it under whatever you style with, or use it on second-day hair to bring it back. It goes on light, so fine hair can wear it too.
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On A Cloud
If your hair's been through it — highlights, heat, all of it — this is what I reach for. The whole line works together, and it puts the strength back. It's a bond-builder, built on baobab oil-protein. The shampoo cleans gently instead of stripping what little is left. The masque does the real repair — it goes down into the fibre and rebuilds the bonds that lifting and hot tools broke. The leave-in oil carries that repair through the day and seals the cuticle while you style. If you're going lighter, or you're on hot tools most days, this one is not optional.
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It's not just about my clients looking great when they leave the salon today — it's about their colour and texture and shine continuing until they're back in my chair. I do not cut corners.
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The only line he retails
Three
He actually reaches for
34 Years
Behind the chair