September: the month that fashion comes alive and London is abuzz with ultra fash pack tribes cramming their way into shows to see British fashion at its best.
For me it is the time to freshen up the colours and coiff the hair of the leading fashion and beauty directors and celebrities that attend the events. The ladies are blow dried and styled, mani-ed and pedi-ed before they slip into their gorgeous outfits and are whisked away in a waiting car from my private floor at Hari’s… This month I attended the GQ party and caught up with the very cool Jaime Winston, who I had just worked with on a Marie Claire shoot, and giggled with Lily Allen who was extremely controversial and the talk of the night. But for me the highlight was a cheeky wink from Dave Grohl, the lead singer of the Foo Fighters and a secret crush of mine!!
Being a GQ grooming judge, I swapped tales of bathroom antics with various creams on my face and treatments in my hair, which I’d tested by smearing on different halves of my face (to the bewilderment of my flat mate). The other judges and I have been truly engrossed in this mammoth task!
For the last two weeks I have entered a very different hair world styling the Pussycat Dolls and Anastasia in a whirlwind of TV and photo shoots in the run up to their albums. I shook my booty in the studio with the very cute Pussycat Dolls and then whizzed off to Ireland with the opera singer Katherine Jenkins, who I’m giving a soft girly Zoe makeover.
Days at Hari’s have been spent teaching the guys Gucci hair and powdered braiding and crimps, as I gear up the team for their seasonal styling menus. I’ve been shopping for cashmere blankets, choosing beautiful blinds for the beauty rooms and working with writers on our new chic and cool menus. I’m loving Hari’s and all the new areas it is taking my career.
My Saturdays are now spent in the super sparkly studio of Strictly Come dancing because my bezzie Lisa is a contestant. Come on guys get voting for Lisa!
