Wealden Times | WT179 | January 2017 | Health & Beauty supplement inside

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want to stick with the grey – but don’t want it to ‘yellow’, like
your granny’s was prone to. Philip Kingsley Pure Silver Shampoo,
£18 for 250ml, and Conditioner, £21 for 250ml, and White Hot
Brilliant Shampoo and their Luminous Conditioner, £12 for
200ml each (find this range at boots.com), are good places to start.
Meanwhile if you do opt to colour your hair, the golden rule is
not to stray too far from your natural (pre-grey) haircolour. Most
particularly, if colouring a whole head of grey, don’t go darker;
not only does it emphasise regrowth, but it can look opaque –
like you painted your head with shoe polish. In fact – a little
like having your brows shaped professionally and then doing the
maintenance yourself at home – I’d always recommend going
to a salon for an objective opinion about what would suit you.
If you opt for highlights, the chances are you’ll be locked into a
relationship with the haircolourist – though in my opinion (thank
you, Team John Frieda) the investment is worth every last penny.
I am constantly asked by strangers where I get my colour done.
However, if you’re covering up grey with a simple semipermanent
dye – do not EVER opt for permanent colour, until
you’re 100% rock-solid dead-certain about the shade – you may be
able to persuade the colourist to recommend a product for home
use. Or at least advise on what shade is best to look for, so that you
can maintain at home yourself. But one key piece of advice: when
it comes to explaining what you have in mind, a picture speaks
a thousand words. What’s ‘brown’ to you might mean anything
from milk chocolate to Green & Black’s 85%, to a colourist.
The great advance in recent years, meanwhile, has been
the launch of root touch-up products, which are a complete
godsend. They tend to be powder-based products which you
brush onto roots to keep you going till next you have time
for a haircolouring session (either at home or in-salon). Color
Wow Root Cover Up, £28.50, comes in a fantastic range of
shades from blonde to black (find it at victoriahealth.com), and
in my opinion can’t be beaten because it’s so easy to use.
My last best tip? If you’re having your hair salon-coloured, book
your next appointment when you pay for this one – and plan your
life around it. In my experience, it’s almost impossible to get lastminute
appointments with good hair colourists, and so if you leave
booking till you think you need it, you may find yourself wanting
to retreat under a paper bag or woolly hat, till you can bag a slot…
Bobbi Brown’s Grey Guidance
“When you go grey, more colourful make-up is
essential,” says Bobbi Brown. “Grey or white hair
drains colour from the face, so you need the lift of
make-up colour – soft shades, but not washed out.”
Bobbi’s recommendations:
Lipstick:
rose, red, apricot, peach (but not brown)
Blush:
rose tones, pastels
If you have brown eyes:
use a grey or brown shadow palette
If you have blue eyes:
use a shadow trio of grey, slate or navy
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