Makeup Articles - Hair Care Advice

Hair says as much about our personal style and psyche as our choice of make-up or the clothes we wear. It is also a direct barometer of how good we feel about ourselves: if our hair looks great, we approach the day with attitude (quite literally with our head held up); on a bad hair day we feel utter misery and lack of confidence. The cult status of the ‘celebrity hairdresser’ speaks volumes about the importance of hair to today’s women - and explains why Orlando Pita, John Frieda, Nicky Clarke et al. have become household names allover the world.

While having great hair once meant having hair that was shiny, manageable and well cut, today’s hair is more about individual statement and expression. Your hair should set you apart from the group, not bind you to it (think 1960s bob worn as an identity badge). Today’s star hairdressers are distinguished not so much by a trademark cut as by shaping and enhancing the unique potential of each individual client. ‘You have to have a hairstyle that first and foremost suits you,’ says John Frieda. ‘It has to fit into your timeframe and say who you are.