When you are feeling in urgent need of an injection of glamour a visit to Errol Douglas, one of the most highly sought-after hairdressers in London, is called for.
Putting your tresses into the hands of Errol is a reassuring
experience. He always carefully discusses with you what you want, be it a cut and or/a
blow-dry.
In my case, Errol
suggested giving the ends a quick dusting, as he called it, to ensure that they
were sharp. This man is certainly not scissor-happy, he kept his word. He
really did just go over the ends. Style wise, his advice was to go for the
tousled wave.
My hair has plenty of movement and Errol said my blow-dry
would last a good few days. If he dried it sleek with all the humidity in the
air, it would fall flat in no time.
While Errol set to work, he told me about his current “hair
collection”. “We are seeing a lot of sculptured and chiselled cuts at the
moment,” he said. “It’s almost a reinvention of the “Mia Farrow”, one of the
most successful haircuts of the last century. It can either make you look more
masculine or more beautiful dependent on your bone structure. You need good
cheekbones to pull this off.”
The new version, according to Errol, is slightly layered at
the back, sides and neck.
If that look isn’t for you, there are plenty of others that
the maestro has created. Errol also highlighted the increase of razors to
create a spiky texture. There are also crops with the weight of the hair on the
top. Or you could go for a unisex look which is shaved at the back.
For me these looks are too daring, so I asked Errol if is
the bob still around? I always end up going back to a version of this classic.
Apparently, for spring we can expect to see shorter (cut to the cheekbone) more
graduated versions with chiselled fringes.
There will also be plenty of big, natural fluffy curls which
always look sexy, and is the look that I went for. Oh, by the way, matt is
the new shine.
After prepping the hair, Errol blow-dried it using a medium
sized round brush adding movement as he went along.
In a matter of minutes, I was transformed. I left the salon
with a spring in my step.
By Daralyn Danns
Errol Douglas (www.erroldouglas.com)
