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Facing up to the wig issue

Simon Beale, the man behind Great Looking Hair, is the go-to man for women who require help with their hair.

October 26, 2011 09:59
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ByJan Shure, Jan Shure

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For most of us, the biggest questions we have to face relating to our hair, is how much to have cut, or when to have our highlights retouched. But for some women, who have suffered the esteem-shredding horror of hair loss through alopecia or following chemotherapy, there are more fundamental questions, such as will I ever be able to look at myself in the mirror again.

Simon Beale, the man behind Great Looking Hair in Brent Street, Hendon, is the go-to man for women (and men and even children) who, mainly for reasons entirely unrelated to fashion, require help with their hair.

The ex-Carmel College pupil, ex-Vidal Sassoon stylist and ex-kibbutz volunteer, set up GLH after 35 years in conventional hairdressing, having encountered "many clients with problems relating to thinning hair or more severe hair loss due to alopecia or as a result of chemotherapy."

After researching the market for wigs and solutions available for hair-loss, he was struck by the poor advice on offer, and also by the poor quality and high prices of many products.