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You can hold Cheryl Cole (with her perfectly coiffed, sexy hair) and more recently Drew Barrymore, (with her hyper-real, retro hairstyle that surely can’t be achieved with backcombing alone) responsible for the current global obsession with super long hair.
And, like Cheryl and Drew, if you have neither the time nor the inclination to wait for your locks to grow before the next, new hair trend takes your fancy - follow suit, take the A-list option and fast-track your hair to ‘long and lustrous’ with a bit of help from the experts this summer.
We put hair extensions to the test and ask if they really are a good option when you don’t have a celebrity hairstylist on speed dial?
Balmain Hair Extensions
Balmain Hair Extensions at Venus Hair Design, Brighton
Yes, you read the heading right. Never mind that you didn’t get on the list for this summer’s most-wanted jacket by the house of Balmain, you can now have the hair instead. Venus Hair Design in Brighton is just one of the many hair salons in the UK who are trained to use the very same real hair that is made by Balmain and used for their catwalk shows in Paris. Obviously I couldn’t wait to try it.
If, like mine, your hair has a natural length that won’t grow much past your shoulders, hair extensions are a great way to add length and variety to your style for summer.
Before the extensions were attached, Jackie, my stylist, answered every question I had and talked me through some points I hadn’t even considered, which really put my mind at rest. Being a hair extension virgin, I decided to go for it and ditch my Pob for Cheryl Cole inspired lengths.
Afterwards my hair looked amazing, but my initial enthusiasm quickly wore off when I realised how high maintenance long hair extensions can be. Styling takes a while to adjust to and my old wash-and-go routine had to be replaced with a drying and styling regime that required more time and effort than I had imagined. I soon remembered why I cropped my hair in the first place, so I could lie in bed that bit longer in the mornings.
Luckily, you can have the extensions cut and styled while they are attached, so you can experiment with different lengths and styles before it's time for them to be removed.
Prices from £450; enq 01273 775322. venushairdesign.co.uk.
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