These tips and tricks will help you survive April showers
WORDS: ANNIE MILROY. PHOTO: GETTY
Smart styling
It’s kind of obvious, but putting your hair in a low bun or tied-back ponytail will help protect it against all possible weather scenarios. Using a gentle hair tie such as W7 Silky Knots Skinny Hair Scrunchies, £4.70, Tesco, will create a stylish look while keeping everything secured and weatherproof. Gather hair at the nape of your neck and secure with a scrunchie – either slick down any straggly strands with some hairspray or tong some curls into the front for an easy look.
Feed your locks
Hair growth slows down in non-summer months so just as the flowers come into bloom help your hair grow stronger and longer with a replenishing shampoo like L’Oréal Paris Elvive Dream Lengths Shampoo, £6, Superdrug. The creamy shampoo is enriched with a cocktail of keratin, vitamins, and castor oil to protect against breakage and split ends. So, with daily use, you’ll soon have a stronger, longer, and healthier head of hair.
Forget frizz
Using products specifically targeted to minimise frizz will help you get through the damp spring months. Rainy days cause frizzy strands to misbehave, so using Noughty Frizz Magic Shampoo, £7.99, Boots, will help to soothe and smooth your frazzled locks. Use it every time you wash your hair so that the anti-static ingredients like marula oil and daikon extract can get to work. Massage into your scalp to help cleanse, hydrate, and, most importantly, smooth your locks.
SOS kit
There’s nothing worse than styling your hair, only for the weather to ruin it the moment you step outside. Luckily, Larry King Haircare Flyaway with Me Kit, £19, cultbeauty.co.uk, has your back. Simply work some of the smoothing cream into those areas that need taming and either using the comb or brush end of the tool, secure flyaways and frizz with ease. The supercharged formula will help to add a dose of shine, enhance definition and control frizz. Keep on you for any hair emergencies while out and about.
Perk things up
Spring weather can cause hair to look lacklustre and flat due to the moisture in the air. Give those strands a helping hand and create an extra dose of volume by adding Color Wow Raise the Root Thicken + Lift Spray, £11, lookfantastic.com, to your routine. Spray directly on to roots on damp hair and either blow-dry or leave to air-dry as normal. The formula will immediately add height and volume, without dulling colour, plus it doubles as a heat protector. This hard-working
