In this deeply moving episode, we're joined by Wendy, co founder of the Little Princess Trust, to hear the heartbreaking story behind one of the UK's most cherished children's charities.

Wendy shares how the charity was born from unimaginable loss after her five year old daughter passed away following a brave battle with cancer.

Determined to create something positive from tragedy, she and her family established the Little Princess Trust to ensure that other children facing cancer and hair loss could receive beautiful, real hair wigs free of charge, helping them regain confidence during the most difficult time of their lives.

We also explore the two pillars of the charity's work: Hope; raising vital funds to support childhood cancer research and Hair; providing high quality wigs to children and young people who have lost their hair through cancer treatment and other medical conditions.

This is a powerful conversation about love, legacy and resilience, and how one little girl's memory continues to bring hope, confidence and comfort to thousands of families around the world.

This week, Laura, Lisa and Gary are joined by Kat, better known as The Anti Hairdresser, for a powerful and honest conversation. Kat opens up about becoming a whistleblower, being dismissed from her job and signing an NDA. Together, they discuss racism in the salon chair and why discrimination should never be tolerated, the realities of running a business, the many hats salon owners and self-employed professionals wear, and the challenges of balancing work with motherhood and mum guilt. Expect real stories, honest opinions and an episode that challenges the status quo.

This week on Behind the Mirror, Laura, Lisa and Gary are joined by the incredible Conor James Doyle, dialing in all the way from Ibiza for an honest, insightful and entertaining conversation.

From building a successful career as a celebrity hairstylist to navigating life with ADHD, Conor opens up about the realities behind the glamour. Together, they discuss social media pressures, networking, travelling for work, managing client expectations, and what it’s really like building a personal brand in the hair industry.

Expect plenty of laughs, real talk, behind the scenes stories, and valuable insights for stylists, salon owners and anyone fascinated by the world behind the chair.

Whether you’re in the industry or simply love hearing the stories behind successful careers, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.

We talk to the owner of the No. 1 hair pin to talk about her innovative design that changed the whole hair up industry.

She’s the first ever designer to use architecture in hairdressing and we were left in awe!

Can you believe she has a hair pin that retails for more than a house? Alongside a budget friendly one that we can all wear proudly.

She’s adored by celebrities and even the royals! Come be inspired by this wonderful woman who pioneered something never done before.

This week, Laura and Gary are back with another round of salon stories, industry insights, and a few laughs along the way. They chat about some of the wildest client situations they’ve encountered recently, including a boyfriend who wasn’t happy with his girlfriend’s new hair colour and thought he deserved a refund!

The conversation also dives into why strand testing is so important before any major colour service, helping both stylists and clients avoid costly surprises. Laura and Gary compare different types of foils, discuss the huge variations in quality and price, and share their thoughts on whether paying more always means getting a better product.

To round things off, they tackle a hot topic: AI and ChatGPT. Is our growing reliance on artificial intelligence making life easier, or is it coming with a bigger environmental cost than most people realise?

Expect plenty of honest opinions, practical advice, and behind-the-chair stories from the world of hairdressing.

In this episode we meet Rae the founder of “We love Purple Hearts”. Think of this as a Michelin star but for hairdressers.

Covering scary topics in the industry like the lack of regulation, people selling courses from watching a YouTube video and hairdressers who are skipping out on having insurance!

Rae Palmer is not only a stylist herself, she’s regarded as one of the top 1% colourists for L’Oreal and she’s even been on Dragons Den for her salon invention!!!

She’s won more awards than we can mention and we love supporting her cause.

Cash flow saviour or just another fad cost to the salon?

We meet Danny from Vish who tells us what the company do.

If your salon is struggling with profits, you don’t want another price increase but you want to earn more, then you might want to give this a watch!

Did you know that it takes two litres of water just to flush colour down the drain! We investigate the problems of the environment caused by salons in this episode too.

We meet co owners Paula and Karen of the stunning alchemy clinic to discuss myths behind their clinic mirrors!

Ever fancied some touch ups or aesthetics but were scared of coming out looking like Jackie Stalone? You’re not alone and we speak to these leasing experts to tell us how it

Works and how to best find the “tweakment” that’s right for you.

We could have talked for hours it was amazing to know more! Eye bags… be gone!!

We welcome Dale, the owner of Beardy Beardy multiple time SHABA winners to the studio.

Dale tells us his pet hates in the salon and how his OCD means it took him two years to design the most flawless and perfect barbers!

Dale took the bold move at 27 to change career and beforehand had dabbled in more careers than some folk have hot dinners! It paid off though and he found the winner showing it’s never too late to change it up and boss it!

Laughs, tips and even salon scents from valentte! It’s another winner episode!

Join Lisa, Laura and Gary for an episode discussing all the myths surrounding “no haircut cream”. If it sounds too good to be true, that’s usually because it is!

Gary saves all his clients numbers in his phone and even messages them on their birthdays. He was surprised to learn that his own mum had called him “Gary son” in her phone…

Laughs as always, lies denounced and top tips from three pro stylists!