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COMPLETE<br />
COLOUR KIT<br />
WANT TO ACHIEVE YOUR COLOUR<br />
DREAMS? ALFAPARF MILANO HAS<br />
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO MAKE<br />
YOUR VISIONS A REALITY…<br />
IT’S NO SECRET that this is the era of<br />
colour. “It’s having a moment,” says Paul<br />
Stafford, owner of Paul Stafford in Belfast and<br />
ALFAPARF Milano global brand ambassador.<br />
Over the past few years the influence of<br />
Instagram has been felt. “People are becoming<br />
more conservative about their cuts – they want<br />
a change while still retaining their length, and<br />
this is when they turn to colour.”<br />
“A big game-changer was the bleached<br />
grey trend, which made its way out of the<br />
backstreets of London and Berlin and<br />
captured the imagination of the public,”<br />
Paul continues. “It indicates an element of<br />
freedom in choosing to have grey hair, and<br />
gives the option to move into metallic coppers<br />
and rose golds.”<br />
Now colour is more exciting than ever,<br />
Paul chooses ALFAPARF Milano colours<br />
to achieve his unique vision, most recently<br />
in his new collection. “My most recent<br />
collection was inspired by ’90s New York club<br />
culture,” he reveals. “ALFAPARF Milano<br />
Revolution Neon colours enabled us to create<br />
bright colours and adapt them in a modern<br />
way – great colour palettes give you the<br />
freedom to do this.”<br />
And he shares his wisdom regularly at<br />
Xpert ACCADEMIA in Dublin. “I’m at the<br />
Xpert ACCADEMIA about three times a<br />
month and most of my staff have ALFAPARF<br />
Milano Colour Master degrees,” he explains.<br />
“I can hardly keep up with the rate of<br />
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CREATIVE HEAD IRELAND