Hello new Adele.

Louisa won, Coldplay danced with apes, One Direction left the business, but nothing, NOTHING compared with the overwhelming appreciation of Adele's new hair on the X Factor final. The beehive is no more, and there are lessons to be learnt here;

A shorter, less fussy style take can take years off you.

A middle parting refreshes your whole face, not just your hairdo.

You can over-egg the contouring and take your sultry brown smoke right up to your eyebrows and still look fresh and cool, because your hair is. Just. Perfect.