I never
thought that I could look glamorous whilst in the process of growing out
coloured hair and embracing my greys. But my amazing hairdresser Michael Charalambous
proved me wrong.
It has been eight months since I stopped colouring my hair. The good news is that the silver coming through is a great shade and also my strands are in a lot better condition that the rest of it. Overall, my hair is a lot softer and less brittle than it was after lockdown. I have also noticed that it is less frizzy.
“We need to
add more layers at the back to get rid of that rigid line,” said Michael on
inspecting my hair. “The grey strands will blend in better with the colour and
it will bring out your natural curl making it easier for you to style. We are
also going to change the parting from the side to the centre. It’s more modern
and will look better with the colour.”
Michael set to work weaving his magic with the scissors and before long I had the most fabulous cut and blow-dry. As I have so much baby hair I also had a fringe which Michael tells me is bang on-trend.
More shaped
and shorter than I had been for a long time, I actually left the salon feeling
fabulous. No mean feat when you are going through a transition of going
grey from dyed hair.
What is more
I received a lot of compliments on the new look (even one from a complete
stranger in a shop) ranging from "you
look five years younger" to "what a beautiful colour your grey
is".
It feels
liberating not having to go to the salon every seven weeks and having to use
powders in between – I preferred them to the sprays which always made my hair
look too matt and heavy – to cover up the roots.
The coloured strands fading over time will be an issue that l will have to deal with but, hopefully, as my hair grows fast it will not be too much of a problem. I also have the advantage of having Michael Charalambous as my hairdresser. He seems to have the solution for all my hair-related problems.
By Daralyn Danns
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