Biba's Dip Dyed Hair

Following on from the post I wrote yesterday. I survived the stress of the day (just about) and here's the results. What do you think?

Would You Let Your Daughter Dye Her Hair?

I'm at an uneasy junction as a parent right now. I must have been blinkered, but I really didn't see the huge change that moving from primary to secondary school would have on my little girl.

Just two terms in and she has become an independent, even more strong willed version of her younger self. Phone firmly planted to her being at all times, it's all about going out with friends, clothes and funky haircuts (that push the boundaries of school acceptance).

The hair conversations started tentatively after just a couple of weeks at high school. A new Pinterest board, with highlights and dip dye galore appeared in answer to my staling tactic, of proving to me, that she had thought about it properly.

I kept my head down in an attempt to avoid hair conversations at all costs. But I was only delaying the inevitable.

In a moment of weakness, I agreed to take her to the salon for a strand test, I was quietly confident that her hair wouldn't lift past a shade of ginger that she would hate and we could go back to normality (at least until the goth or punk stage hit).

No such luck. Her hair, it seems, shows no sign of its Chinese heritage.

I moved the goal posts (as all good parents do). Again I thought I was home and dry. A clean and tidy bedroom was surely a mountain too high?

I underestimated her steely resolve and now, here I am on the eve of the big deed, feeling really, quite sick.

Tomorrow, the beautiful long hair, that she has been growing forever, is going to get the shock of its life and I'm not sure I can cope with sitting through it.

Do you think she's too young?

How to do a French Drop Plait

I know that we promised to make our hair tutorials a regular thing and it's about time we got around to posting another one! This is a two minute tutorial on how to do a French Drop Plait.

Enjoy - and please do let me know how you get on!

Me Right Now : Original Sister

Its been quite a while since I joined in The Gallery. Life has kind of gotten in the way of small personal pleasures like that. But I'm back with this weeks 'Me Right Now' theme.

I'd just taken this picture of Biba when I read Tara's prompt. She's sitting in hair and make up at this weeks shoot for the new Original Sister Collection.

She had some awesome hair do's durning the day and I can't wait to see the official collection images. Biba had a great day and met some new friends. I know that Ali from Original Sister will be really pleased to know that Biba said that was the best shoot she'd ever done.

Go check out www.originalsister.com and the rest of the pictures in this weeks The Gallery.

How To Put Hair into a Bun

I'm a bit of a hair up legend at our dancing school shows, so in a moment of Saturday afternoon boredom Biba and I decided to create a set of 'How to - hair do' vids. 

If you have any style that you'd like help with, let me know and we'll see what we can do!

We hope you enjoy.

Journo Request... How to banish the grey!

Want to learn from a professional about how to cover those greys at home?

I'm looking for a women who has quite a spattering of grey hair who would

like to learn how to successfully colour it at home for a feature in a glossy women's magazine.

The lucky lady would get to attend a pampering photo shoot where she would have a consultation with a professional colourist who would then dye her hair for her, talking her through all the tricks she can apply when doing it herself at home.

She'd get professional photos taken of her new look plus receive a £25 voucher as a thank you for giving up her time. 

If this sounds like you and you'd be free to attend a photo shoot in London on June 14th (travel expense paid) please be in touch with:

- Your personal details (age, location, job etc)

- Why you'd like to have the makeover

- A photo in which we can clearly see your hair colour

- A contact number

Please email jessicapowell[dot]freelance[at]gmail[dot]com by 08/06/11

The Gallery: Hair

Tara really is trying to shame us all with photos of years gone by and this week's Hair theme certainly won't disappoint.

I've struggled to settle on just one of my many hair styles, so I'll leave it to you guys to choose your favourite. Be nice!

1988 : Dodgy perm

1992 : Cute bob

2003 : Streaky hell (I blame the pregnancy hormones).

2007 : Red bob

2008 : Blonde again

Don't forget to check out the rest of this weeks Gallery.