As a small business, the recommendations and reviews we receive literally mean the world to us. We love hearing all our existing and new clients feedback and experiences at YOKE & every time we get left a review on Google or Facebook we literally do a little dance!
Just to say thanks for all the kind words and for your recommendations to your friends and family we will be randomly pick one person a month to receive a treatment and blow dry just to say thanks.
So if you have a spare 5 then please show us some love and leave us a cheeky review on Google or Facebook.
Also if you haven't been into visit us, please check out a few of our reviews below!
As part of YOKE's mission to be conscious of the environment and the effects humans have on our planet, we have found an amazing initiative which has allowed us to donate hair.
I read an article last year about a group of environmentalists in America using human hair and fur to create booms and mats to minimise and clean up oil spills. After much hunting and emailing I managed to find a gentleman based in the UK working on the project.
"There are over 2500 oil spills a year on average. There are also over 370,000 hair salons in the US and over 200,000 pet groomers. They each cut on average two pounds (one kilo) of hair/fur per day. These fibers can be felted into mats or stuffed into recycled burlap sacks or pantyhose in order to make environmentally friendly booms and waddles which soak up oil.
Matter of Trust uses hair/fur/fleece donations in several ways. Fibers are felted into mats on site or at partner felting sites or they are stuffed into sheaths such as donated nylon stockings or burlap coffee bean bags to make booms.
Mats, booms, and loose fibers are used in classroom oil spill clean up demos. Mats are used by hazmat teams in oil spill cleanups and by public works departments in storm drain cages to keep motor oil drip spills out of waterways. Booms are best for encircling spills or “sandbagging” a beach to keep sands clean.
On November 7, 2007 the cargo ship named Cosco Busan accidentally hit the San Francisco Bay Bridge and spilled 58,000 gallons of Bunker C fuel. Within hours, Matter of Trust coordinated efforts with hundreds of volunteers to place booms and mats along San Francisco’s Ocean Beach.
So rest in the knowledge that when you pop in for a cut, your locks are being sent off to help keep our beautiful and fragile oceans clean.
N.B If you are a hairdresser reading this and would like some more info or the contact details for the guy we donate to please drop us an email & we will gladly help you out!
After the windiest rainy shoot possibly ever, the team managed to persevere to get some amazing images that have now been published in beau Nu Magazine.
As a real sucker for detail I took my time deciding on our coffee offering at YOKE and picked local roasters Owens to do the job.
Owens is 100% ORGANIC, Fair Trade sustainably sourced coffee and roasted locally in Ivybridge.
They started roasting in 2010 and from day one have insisted on using the finest, 100% organic and Fair trade beans.
I got so hooked on excellent coffee when living in Oz, that I completed my Barista training in Sydney as I was desperate to know all the secrets to making the perfect coffee.
After much deliberation at YOKE we decided that individual french press' (cafetieres) were the way to go (pod coffee machines create so much waste and single use plastic, espresso machines are too pricey for a non-coffee shop and instant was NOT an option!).
Please check out a bit more about Owens over on their website & come in and give it a try at YOKE!
You might remember that freezing cold couple of days a few months ago when it actually SNOWED in Plymouth - well a group of us were outside shooting for an Editorial submission with Emma Barrow.
Despite the snow, freezing wind and blue hands we nailed the shoot and the images have appeared in this months Salyse mag.
On Sunday we held a mini launch party at YOKE to celebrate our opening for all the team and their families.
Olivia from The Beautiful South Photo Company came along and set up a beautiful photo booth for us to play with and capture some cool images and we were treated to amazing vegan cakes from Boston Tea Party and delicious gin from Plymouth Gin.
Thanks so much for all the help and support and for everyone that popped along!
On Sunday the YOKE squad headed up to Cheltenham for the Western Regional semi finals for the L'Oreal Colour Trophy. Steve and I have both been involved in the Colour Trophy as part of other teams throughout our careers so it was an awesome opportunity to show the guys exactly how polished L'Oreal is when it comes to creativity and curating banging shows and live events.
L'Oreal Colour Trophy is in its 63rd year, making it the longest running live competition and undoubtedly one of the biggest and most prestigious hairdressing events of the year. The comp showcases some of the brightest hairdressing talents across the country, whilst ensuring that hairdressers nationwide are continually inspired to celebrate ‘Hair Inspired by Fashion’.
The competition is split into 4 categories: Colour Trophy Star Award, L'Oreal Mens image Award, L'Oreal Colour Trophy Award, and the L'Oreal Afro Look Award. The competitors across the Uk and N.Ireland are then split into 8 regions with semi Final events held at each of them throughout April. At these shows the winners are selected to go through to the The Grand finals in London, held in June.
The show consisted of the competitors finishing their looks live and a show curated by The RUSH art team and the L'Oreal Artists.
As the sun was finally starting to shine in Plym Town a group of us creatives jumped at the chance to get a shoot in by the sea.
Below are a few of the behind the scenes shoots - finished images to come over the next few weeks.
Thanks for a beautiful morning Ladies!