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All Rochdale creative team
The photo on the cover of the winter 2019 issue of Real Rochdale Magazine is the work of an all Rochdale creative team.

New hair & beauty training hub opens at Hopwood Hall College
Rochdale’s hair stylist and owner of longstanding ‘Couzens’, Greg Couzens, opened the brand-new hair and beauty training centre at Hopwood Hall College on Monday 11 November.

Perm
Ladies and gents, it’s official - the perm is back! Not as we know it... Dismiss the 70s frizz, or the 80s crunchy curls, today’s new and improved version is very different from the past. Today’s perm or ‘new wave’ is much softer and kinder to the hair.

Magazine cover hair and photo by Greg Couzens
Greg Couzens, owner of Couzens Hair Salon on The Walk, was the hairdresser and photographer for a magazine cover photo shoot at St Clement’s, Rochdale.


Going Grey
Are you are considering going short this year? The choppy pixie cut is where it is at for 2019. Some of our favourite ‘A’ listers, Kate Hudson, Scarlett Johansson, CaraDelevingne and Katy Perry have embraced the super short pixie cut.

Greg Couzens part of magazine cover creative team
Greg Couzens, owner of Couzens Hair Salon on The Walk, was the hairdresser for a magazine cover photo shoot at The Baum in Rochdale town centre.

Balayage
When you look back through the years of fashion the 70s isn’t a decade that usually inspires us, but did you know that the most fashionable colouring technique today was created in the 70s? Balayage is a freehand colouring technique created by French technicians.

Princess Bubblegum
The trend for autumn shouts out fun and embraces your femininity.Many celebrities are enjoying the bubblegum pink look. Elle Fanning, Jesy Nelson of Little Mix, Kim Kardashian and Ariana Grande to name a few.

Greg Couzens invests in Rochdale Online
Popular town centre hairdresser Greg Couzens has become a shareholder in Rochdale Online.