Adam Reed - Hairdresser & Founder of 'Arkive by Adam Reed'

Man In The Mirror

This week my guest is one of UK’s top hairdressers, Adam Reed. Adam has been nominated for Hairdresser of the Year multiple times, he has worked with superstars such as Madonna and One Direction as well as the great and good of the fashion, publishing and celebrity scenes over the last 30 + years. He is also a brand ambassador for ghd and L’Oréal Professional.

Adam has just launched 4 perfumes for hair & skin that are part of his 'Arkive Makes Scents' range. He is a huge fragrance fan and, in fact, has a ‘fragrance library’ as part of his Arkive by Adam Reed salon in Covent Garden, London. I’ve never met anyone that has such an encyclopaedic knowledge of products and brands and his list of favourites from his daily routines is probably the most extensive ever!

We also spoke about Adam’s neurodiversity (he was diagnosed as having ADHD fairly recently) as well as the struggles he’s had with his mental health in the past. This episode was recorded in early November 2024 in Adam’s Arkive salon in London. I really appreciated how open and candid Adam was and I hope you take something from the conversation we had.

Adam mentioned too many products for me to link them all here, so due to word count restrictions it’s probably better that I just list them:

Marvis - Liquorice Toothpaste

Fenjal, Vaseline Intensive Care & AKT - Deodorants

Estée Lauder - Advanced Night Repair

Imperial Leather - Hand Soap

Skin Rocks by Caroline Hirons - Gel Cleanser

Kiehls - Facial Fuel range, Beard Oil

Bodegas - Bath Gel

Diptyque - Tuberose Candle, Tam Dao Fragrance

Mason Pearson - Hairbrush

Charlotte Tilbury - Magic Cream

This Works - Sleep Oil

Santa Maria Novella - Jojoba Oil

Reome - Active Recovery Broth

YSL - Nu Concealer

Heckles - Products.

Gloved by Tom Daxon - Hand Soaps

Boots - Eye Mist

You can find Arkive Hair & Skin Fragrances here:

https://arkiveheadcare.com/collections/fragrances

The Arkive hair products are here:

https://arkiveheadcare.com/

Arkive on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/arkivebyadamreed/

Adam’s personal Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/adamreedhair/

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