Fashion Audit: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

Fashion Audit: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow: It's nearly the end of 2011 and this year has been one long hair-o-thon. Early in the year, long wavy hair was all the rage: As the ye...

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

It's nearly the end of 2011 and this year has been one long hair-o-thon.

Early in the year, long wavy hair was all the rage:

As the year progressed, even the A-listers went for a crop:

And now as we approach party season, it's Charlie's Angels mania: the super sexy layered look is back and worn either straight and effortlessly messy or with big rollers:

And here's a guide on how to achieve this season's party hair:

- get a super layered, all over cut, maintaining the bob effect on the lengths of the hair and ensuring that the layers go up as far as the fringe (for maximum retro effect)
- try scattered lights with a similar base colour to differentiate the layers
- condition to the max: my favourite treatments on the market currently are either the brazilian keratin blow dry or the Paul Mitchell awapuhi wild ginger treatment - both are in-salon treatments, last for around 3 months and do not straighten the hair but reduce frizz and static.
-after washing and drying, style hair using heated curlers or tongs (curlers add more volume)

For recommendations on salons that provide any of the above treatments, please leave a comment. The salon of the moment has to be Edward James London in SW11, which is an Aveda salon, meaning that they mix up colours from scratch using completely ammonia free products and the colour does not fade or make the hair crunchy at the ends over time.