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About the author By Eleanor James
Eleanor James writes the guides and stories on Queen of the Air: hair care advice, ways into hairdressing and beauty training, hair accessories and the history of hairstyles. She checks each claim against published sources cited in the text. Portrait of the author generated with AI.