Jo Allison is the head of content at Canvas8. She has a background in fashion journalism and 15 years of experience working in B2B publishing. A member of the senior leadership team, Jo joined Canvas8 over eight years ago to develop the membership offer. Before heading up the Library, she was an editor at a retail trends consultancy, where she specialised in luxury shopper behaviours. A mum of two and based in Sheffield, away from work, Jo can be found walking in the peaks or hunting down new clothing brands.

Eastern Europe

United Kingdom

Beauty

Technology

Make-up

Body care

Beauty providers

'American Apparel: bringing back the bush', Canvas8

'New book reveals women spend £6,500 on hair removal in their lifetime', Laserase Bolton

'A hairless revolution', Stylist

'Does IPL hair removal really work?', The Telegraph

'Lumea Precision Plus', Philips

'Hair removal – How much is it costing you?!', Lavender & Stone

'In-home beauty treatments boom', Focus PR

'Men's and women's shaving and hair removal – UK', Mintel

'In the wake of the recession, is the trend towards at-home salon and spa products still as strong?', Datamonitor

'Philips Lumea Precision Plus', Hannah Maggs

'Philips Lumea: 8 Week Update', The Black Pearl Blog

'Survey reveals the shameful beauty secrets we hide from our partners', Wahanda

'Are your body hair removal habits normal?', Women’s Health

'Brow-wow! British women are eyebrow OBSESSED', Cosmopolitan

'Philips Lumea Precision Buying Guide', Very

''Body hair? No, please!' – reveals Philips survey', MensXP

'Why beauty for Boomers isn’t about anti-ageing', Canvas8

With 75% of Brits believing that there’s more pressure than ever to remove body hair, women are increasingly looking for cheaper and easier alternatives to salons. Philips is hoping that its IPL hair removal device can be the solution, but can it get women to ditch wax strips and razors?

Cultivate

Living Well

Philips Lumea Prestige: at-home hair removal for wannabe beauticians

Blow Ltd: serving fast beauty at your convenience

American Apparel: bringing back the bush

What Women Want: how Gillette is normalising 'below-the-neck' shaving

ISSA: a beauty routine for your smile