Saturday 28 February 2015

Getting LFW Ready - My Marc Antoni Makeover

      

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Here's something I've not actually done before - a salon review! I get so many of you asking about my hair that I'm surprised I haven't done a post like this sooner!

As you can see from the 'before' photos, my hair was a tragic mess; 3 inch roots, awful faded colour, butchered homecut fringe and frazzled ends - and desperate to not look like a total trainwreck at LFW, something had to be done! I have a long Marc Antoni history - they're the people actually responsible for first dyeing my hair pink back in 2012 and I truly believe it's down to them that it's still so long and lush to this day - I dread to think how fried my hair would be if my mum was in charge!

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I've grown very attached to the salon, especially as my hair appointment takes 4 hours at a time - I always love seeing the familiar faces and everyone is so awesome!  I had my hair done in the Fleet salon by Alex - I'd love to take you through the process step-by-step, but I'd definitely get it wrong as surprisingly, I'm kind of a rookie when it comes to hair!  They started by lightening my roots - luckily I'm naturally a dark blonde, so no heavy bleach is required, then they wash it off and apply the colour.  I'm always very clear with what colour I want - quite a bright pink so that it fades slower, but without being too 'electric' - I like it duskier.  Through my directions they created a pink shade tailored to me, and advised me on what they think would work best for longevity, which is always extremely helpful as I hate re-dying my hair myself, it never looks the same!  This involved mixing up a couple of different combinations to fix the home dye damage I did myself (oops!) but I'm so happy with the result; the perfect pink!

Next came the haircut, which is where Dan took over - he's an award winning hairdresser and I used to model for him at shows, so can definitely trust him with my hair!  I hadn't had my hair cut in over 10 months (I know, shocking right?!) and although I didn't want to lose any of the length, it was totally dead at the ends and I had a lot of breakage.  I asked them to take off the damaged bits but to not make it too blunt, and to fix my tragic attempt at a fringe (realistically I should just grow it out, let's be honest).  I probably lost about 2 or 3 inches, but it's amazing to be able to run a brush through my hair properly, and for it to look thicker and healthier!

I always forget how important it is to upkeep your hair, and I should really put more effort into mine seeing how much I put it through!  Huge thank you to Marc Antoni for rescuing my 'do before LFW - I'm so ridiculously happy with the results!  What do you guys think of the makeover?

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16 comments:

  1. amazing colour and your hair looks so healthy :)

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  2. Such a lovely color ! Really suits you well :)
    Thanks for sharing xox

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  3. Ahh your hair is so pretty! Love the new colour, it really suits you :)

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  4. Gorgeous colour and cut! I haven't been to the salon in ages either, I'm planning a trip soon but have no idea what to have done! Haha xx

    The Persephone Complex

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  5. Your hair is so pretty! Quite jealous of the lenghtXD haha
    Love the color you got, so gorgeous♡

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  6. The colour suits you so well!! It looks so lovely xx
    Holly x
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  7. Super style and love the colour!


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  8. i am loving this new colour, its brought your hair back to life xx

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  9. SUCH a lovely colour!
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  10. I thought you had changed your hair in your new video. Looks lovely!
    Ashleigh | Being Ashleigh

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