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HairHistoryI’veneverbeenwhatyouwouldcall

adventurouswithmyhaircolour.I wasblondewhen

I wassmall,lightmousein myteensthenI noticedmy

firstgreyhairat 23andwasmortified.EventuallyI was

dyeingit in six-weeklysessionsformanyyears,but

afterI hadmysonI wasin a busyjobwithlotsoftravel

soI startedtothinkaboutlettingit gonatural.I had

somanyquestions– wouldit ageme?WouldI be

judged?WouldI nolongerbeattractive?

MycolournowMathewAlexanderhasbeen

myhairdresserfor 12 years.Hehelpedmedothe

greythingproperly,goingblonderwithhighlights,

whichwephasedoutgraduallyasthegreycame

through,usingtonerstokeepit ashywitha pearly

finish.Havinggreyhairis allaboutthecut– you

needtokeepit simpleandchic.

ProductPicksAthomeI alwaysusedavines

alchemicsilvershampoo,£24, aswellasredken

cleanManiacclean-touchMicellarshampoo,

£16.50, oncea weektodeep-clean.I usesomany

stylingproducts– I loveavedatexturetonic,£22.

JoyIsa ac s, founderof

ARgENTUMApothecary

NIcola De Bur let, owner

and founder of The PR Studio

HairHistoryI wasborna

redheadfrombrown-haired

parents,sotheginger

genemusthaveskippeda

generation.I’veonlyever

onceveeredawayfromred,

intotheworldofhighlights,

whichtookmetoblonde.

Well,strawberryblonde,but

I missedthepowerof redhair.

MycolournowI’mnot

loyaltoonesalon.Mostof

thetimeI gotoCuttingCrew

forL’OréalProfessionnel

Chromativesemi-permanent

colourin a mixofcopper.

ProductPicksA few

yearsago,I noticedmy

colourseemeddull.

Someone mentioned

sulphates in shampoos and

how they can strip the colour,

so I started using david

Mallett shampoo no. 1,

£30, and noticed a difference

immediately. I sometimes use

argEntuM l’étoile infinie

twin Enhancing Face oil, £82,

on the ends of my hair even

though it’s designed

for skin, and I love

sachajuan Hair

Powder, £14,

to give body

and lift.

My hair colour

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