Welcome,

Recently I've seen a few people who are dissatisfied with their haircut or colour, and when speaking with them, have discovered that they're trying to fight their natural hair texture or colour.  Most people have limited time and energy to do their hair everyday, so the less you have to do to get it into a great style the better.  Read on for more hair advice.

 

Also this month I came across a study about luck - and was interested to find out that 'lucky people' actually take a more proactive approach to the world, thus opening more 'lucky' opportunities up to themselves - read on if you want to know how to become luckier.

Warmest wishes,

Imogen Lamport, AICI

Hair Advice

Don't fight nature - the closer you colour your hair to it's natural shade, the easier it will be to maintain, and can often be more flattering than shades far removed from your natural look. You may just want to intensify the colour, or remove the grey (light black as my son likes to call it), whilst staying true to your roots.  If you have a cool complexion, you can't lighten your hair more than 2 shades without it becoming brassy - even with toners as they tend to wash out too quickly.

 

Don't fight nature again - the more you work with the natural texture of your hair the easier and quicker it will be to style. If you have ringlets, then sporting a sleek, straight haircut is going to mean hours of fighting your hair with heated tools, and the first spot of rain will bring it back to it's natural state. Use your natural hair texture to your advantage, find a good hairdresser (if you don't already have one) and talk to them about what cuts will work with your waves etc, so that you can spend minimal time with the hairdryer.

Fine hair needs less product, or it will quickly look limp and greasy. It also needs a precision cut to keep it looking good, not stragly.

 

Work with the shape of your face:

• the longer the face, the less volume at the crown - go for volume at the ears instead. A heavy fringe works well.
• the shorter the face, the more volume at the crown or length required to elongate and slim.
• Asymmetrical faces (that's most of us) require side parts (if you have a hairstyle with a part). A centre part will emphasise the asymmetry of your face.

Improve Your Luck

According to psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman at the University of Hertfordshire and author of The Luck Factor, you can become more lucky by practising the following behaviours, beliefs and attitudes:

1. Maximize Opportunities and be Open to Change

People who are lucky like taking risks and enjoy change. They grab hold of opportunities as they arise.  Lucky people talk to other people (and not just the people they already know), which opens them up to more potential opportunities.   Unlucky people like routine and will distance themselves from change.

2. Your Gut Instinct Is a Great Advisor

Become more lucky by listening to your gut instinct or intuition - what you're actually picking up is subtle clues from micro facial expressions, body language or other factors that don't necessarily seem obvious.

3. Expect Good Luck

Lucky people are sure that overall their future looks positive. Over time, that expectation becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy because it helps lucky people persist in the face of failure and positively shapes their interactions with other people.

4. Make Lemonade out of Lemons

Turn bad luck into good. Take control of the situation by seeing the positives that can come out of any situation. Even in times of trouble the lucky use these episodes as learning experiences and move on, not dwelling on the bad times.