I arrived back from Mexico and one of my clients, Katherine Jenkins, was working on the new TV show ‘Pop Star to Opera Star’. I arrived on Friday at the ITV studios on the South Bank, and Katherine and I went through ideas for her hair that night – but when I took a look at the dress, there was nothing “soft tong with a tousle” about it at all! It was full-length, yellow and the diamonds that she was planning to wear with it spelled “Major Glamour”. So, I chose to do a look that I adore on her and have done versions of for things like Proms in the Park.
I thought I would write up the how-to because hairdressers ask me how to do this all the time when I am training. It seems to scare some stylists.
When I was at Headmasters I christened this “Starlet Siren” and I think it kinda sums it up. Here goes:
1) I blow-dry after applying Sebastian Mousse Forte (for which I am having the flushes of a new product romance) and Shu Uemura Essence Absolue on the ends. I use a big round bristle brush for this.
2) From the nape of the neck, tong with WAM tongs (the only ones I find that do this really well). Hold the tong horizontally and then slide out the tong and clip straight up.
3) Work in lines across and up the head every two inches.
4) Leave to cool and mist with spray (I use Silvikrin Hydrostyle).
5) Take out the clips and brush through with a Mason Pearson and use the palm of your hand to push in crests.
6) Take a big blusher brush and spray it with hairspray then use over the top section to gloss the hair and smooth flyaways.
7) Sit back, satisfied there’s more to you than a paddle brush blow-dry!
Thats really nice, thanks for the how to!