The summer
had played havoc with my hair. Bursts of sun and more frequent washing had once
again left my tresses looking too yellow. As this is not particularly
flattering on my skin tone, I quickly got an appointment with Josie Weston at
Daniel Galvin, the go-to salon for colour.
Josie agreed
that the current hue was not doing me any favours. She told me she was going to
tone it down and add a tad more dark (shade 5) to the ends as they had really
faded.
As I looked
round the salon, there were a lot of people there to cover up the greys. I
admit to being one of them as I do have some of those annoying white things
that seem to stand out dramatically against the rest of the dark brown.
A
hairdresser that I had been working with suggested that I should go with nature
and let it take me where it takes me. Not long ago the Duchess of Cambridge had
been photographed with a few stray greys. So I put the question to Liz Edmonds,
colour director, and Josie: when is the right time to go grey and who
can pull it off?
“There is
not a right or wrong time,” says Liz. “If you are confident and dress
fashionably you can carry it off. You also need to have a good haircut such as a bob and
always keep it looking immaculate.”
But here is
the punch line: “There is no doubt about it, grey hair will make you look 10
years older,” stresses Liz.
A family
member of Josie’s decided to go grey because she could not be bothered with the
upkeep. She found that she was having to have her roots redone every couple of
weeks.
“It did make
her look older and dowdy. There is no doubt about it,” says Josie. Luckily, she
was not bothered by other people’s opinions. However, after five years, she
called me up and asked to make an appointment as she wanted to go back to being
a brunette.”
Josie did an
amazing job on my locks. I emerged a stunning shade that has since been admired
by other hairdressers, which is praise indeed.
I love my
natural colour which is almost black, so like a lot of women, I will continue
scheduling in visits to the salon to mask those little blighters for as long as
possible.
By Daralyn
Danns
Daniel
Galvin has recently opened a new salon in Abingdon Road, Kensington, London.
Housed in a period building it provides the perfect backdrop for Daniel Gavin’s
highly-acclaimed colour and hairdressing services. Visit www.danielgalvin.com
