Bobs, beehives and bouffants blows the lid on competition hairdressing

Bobs, Beehives & Bouffants, a biography by hairdresser Anthony Barnes-Smith, is set to cause a stir in the hairdressing industry. Telling the story of how a working-class lad from Teesside, once destined to work in the shipyards, become one of the world’s top hairdressers, the tale is set to blow the lid on the London hairdressing scene in the Swinging Sixties. Anthony, who now owns the award-winning Q Hair & Beauty in Chichester, started his career in Newcastle’s then-notorious Pink Lane, before moving to London in the decade that revolutionised hairdressing. Regarded as a ‘boy wonder’ of British stylists, he turned hairdressing into a fine art, won a host of top national and international competitions, was a member of the British team in the Hairdressing World Cup and rubbed shoulders with the great and the good of the fiercely-competitive industry. In his newly-published book Anthony, who is celebrating his 42nd year in the hairdressing industry, lifts the lid on the intense rivalry and internal politics of the competition scene. Bobs, Beehives and Bouffants will be available on 3 October and is sure to ruffle a few feathers both in the hairdressing industry and in the genteel city of Chichester, with plenty of people wondering if they feature in the tale. Don't forget HJ's souvenir coffee-table photo book, celebrating 30 years of the British Hairdressing Awards, is available now!