Wednesday, 19 March 2014

A cut for a new season



Having cut down on the use of heated appliances, not highlighting my hair and religiously applying hair masks a couple of times a week has paid off. 

It had been about 11 weeks since I had had my hair trimmed by hair supremo, Michael Charalambous, who surely is one of the best cutters on the planet. My ends weren’t fried and my tresses were in remarkably good condition.

“We only need to take off a couple of centimetres and get rid of the graduation at the back,” said the maestro. “We should keep it long for the summer.”

Now, according to Michael, is the time to let your hair grow. “If you are going to have layers in your hair they should be long so that there is some movement. Don’t go overboard on product. For the coming season hair maybe longer but there is no need to over style. What you want is some understated spontaneity,” he said.




We may be thinking of kissing good-bye to the big bouncy blow-dry and seeing the return of poker-straight hair, but Michael points out that it doesn’t suit everybody.

“It looks great if you are petite, but others need a bit of bounce. Keep the sides straight and add a bit more body to the back to make the style more flattering,” says Michael.

When styling your tresses, Michael advises against using metallic brushes as they can burn the hair. Instead go for natural bristle or ceramic ones as they will do less damage.  

If you colour your hair, now is the time to go half a shade lighter to make a gradual transition to summer.

My hair was amazing: sleek and shiny. A look any celeb would be proud of on the red carpet.

By Daralyn Danns

For appointments with Michael visit Nyumba www.nyumbasalon.com