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BEAUTY<br />
GREAT<br />
LENGTHS<br />
Ahead of her forthcoming nuptials<br />
with former Made in Chelsea<br />
co-star Hugo Taylor, Millie<br />
Mackintosh shares her tips from<br />
Kérastase ambassador James<br />
Galvin on how they added inches to<br />
her hair before her big day...<br />
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in Crystal<br />
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Millie’s<br />
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marvels<br />
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Kérastase Masque<br />
Extentioniste, £31.70<br />
Kérastase<br />
Fusio-Dose,<br />
£48.35, from<br />
hbhair.com<br />
Why did you want to grow your hair<br />
ahead of your wedding, Millie? Did<br />
you have a specific style in mind?<br />
“I’m getting super excited about the<br />
wedding now. I don’t want to give<br />
away too much but I wanted to grow<br />
my hair for the style I’m planning. I<br />
also want my hair to look super<br />
healthy and in good condition. That’s<br />
something that I’ve struggled with for<br />
a couple of years. I’ve found that it<br />
breaks all the time and stays at the<br />
same length – I haven’t been able to<br />
get it to grow. I love long hair because<br />
you can do loads of fun styles with it.<br />
“I also think it’s really important<br />
that the hair doesn’t take anything<br />
away from the dress. It all has to work<br />
in synergy.”<br />
What have you done to help it grow?<br />
“I’ve been taking Lumity<br />
supplements; they’re also good for<br />
my nails, which have become really<br />
strong. And I’ve been really happy<br />
with my hair and my skin.<br />
“I’ve also been using the Kérastase<br />
Extentioniste products, which are<br />
great for brides or anyone who wants<br />
that extra couple of inches.<br />
“James [Galvin] at Kérastase has<br />
been giving me regular trims – he<br />
calls them micro-trims. Just a tiny bit<br />
off every six to eight weeks, which has<br />
really helped; normally I’d go every<br />
couple of months. He will take off<br />
about half a centimetre, so you don’t<br />
really notice it. It’s the worst when<br />
hairdressers take off loads, especially<br />
before your wedding. Luckily, I really<br />
trust James.”<br />
Have you changed your usual haircare<br />
routine since the hair growth?<br />
“I’ve been a lot more careful with<br />
using hair tools and have been using<br />
a really good heat protector,<br />
Resistance Ciment Thermique. And<br />
just being more gentle with my hair<br />
generally. I would say that using a<br />
heat protector is key for antibreakage.<br />
James showed me a way to<br />
straighten my hair – he said if you go<br />
over it slowly, you’re basically frying<br />
it, so go over it quite quickly.<br />
“I was worried that I was getting<br />
breakage from tying my hair up so<br />
I’ve been putting my hair up with<br />
clips rather than ties – or using<br />
Invisibobble curly ties that are like<br />
telephone cords.<br />
“I’ve been applying regular masks,<br />
too. So I will put a mask on and go<br />
into the steam room, which is<br />
another tip James has given me – I’ll<br />
do that once a week. Kérastase does<br />
this really amazing treatment called<br />
Fusio-Dose – it makes<br />
your hair so shiny and it<br />
dries really nicely.<br />
Depending on how my<br />
hair feels, I use it once<br />
a month or every two<br />
weeks. I will literally be<br />
using it on the day of<br />
the wedding.”<br />
How far in advance of<br />
your wedding should<br />
you book your hair trial?<br />
“It depends on the bride and if you<br />
think you’re going to need more<br />
than one trial. I’ve been meeting<br />
James for two months and whenever<br />
he does my hair we’ve been talking<br />
about it and having a play around.<br />
He understands the look I want and<br />
he understands my hair.<br />
“We’re going to do a trial with the<br />
make-up artist, too – and I’m really<br />
excited for that. We’ll probably do it<br />
two or three weeks before.”<br />
‘I want my hair to<br />
look super healthy<br />
and in good<br />
condition. It’s really<br />
important that it<br />
doesn’t take anything<br />
away from the dress’<br />
How does bridal hair differ from<br />
wedding-guest hair?<br />
“It depends on what you’re wearing –<br />
I don’t stick to the same hairstyle for<br />
every wedding. As a guest, I really<br />
love the halo braid. I love plaits – or<br />
something in the hair like a<br />
headband is nice. It depends on the<br />
wedding. Sometimes I’ll do up-dos if<br />
it’s somewhere hot, because you<br />
don’t want your hair getting frizzy –<br />
and hair on the back of your neck is<br />
a nightmare. It’s down to where the<br />
wedding is and what the dress code is<br />
– and what I’m wearing. I’ll decide<br />
on my hair after I’ve decided what<br />
I’m wearing.”<br />
Do you have any hair<br />
regrets?<br />
“Yes: when I decided to<br />
get a fringe a couple of<br />
years ago. I’ve got quite<br />
a lot of hair and it’s<br />
quite fine and wavy. In<br />
humidity it can frizz. I<br />
can do a basic blow-dry<br />
but I’m not amazing at<br />
styling. I didn’t get a grip on that<br />
fringe; there was a lot of pinning it<br />
back. I didn’t own the fringe, the<br />
fringe owned me. That won’t happen<br />
again but you have to try things.”<br />
Who are your hair idols?<br />
“Rosie Huntington-Whiteley’s hair is<br />
always well styled. My friend Zara<br />
Martin has insane hair. She wakes up<br />
in the morning and it looks silky and<br />
perfect and it’s down to her waist –<br />
major hair envy. That’s the dream.”<br />
INTERVIEW: KATE LOCKETT. PHOTO: JANE McLEISH-KELSEY
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